DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - Saturday is known as "Moving Day" on the PGA Tour. Jordan Spieth will need to do a lot of moving if he's going to catch Brooks Koepka at the PGA Championship.
After two rounds at the year's second major championship, Spieth is at 5-under-par after a 66 on Friday. That leaves him seven shots behind defending PGA champion Koepka, who is re-writing the record books. Koepka followed his opening-round 63 with a 5-under-par 65 on Friday. His 12-under score of 128 at the halfway point shattered the 36-hole record for any major championship. The previous record of 130 was set at the Masters by Spieth, at the U.S. Open by Martin Kaymer, at the British Open by Nick Faldo and Brandt Snedeker, and at the PGA Championship by Gary Woodland.
Holding a big lead going into the weekend, Koepka is in position to become the only golfer in history to rule as back-to-back champ at the U.S. Open and PGA Championship simultaneously. Koepka will go for a three-peat next month at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach in California.
Spieth and Adam Scott are tied in second position at -5. Spieth carded six birdies Friday to counter two bogeys in his round of 4-under-par 66. Not only is Spieth going for his fourth major title, a victory at the PGA Championship would give him the career Grand Slam (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA) at age 25.
Scott posted Friday's best round, with a 6-under-par 64.
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson is among several golfers tied for fourth place at -4. Tiger Woods narrowly missed the cut at +5 after a 73 on Friday. John Daly, the 1991 PGA champion who was allowed to use a cart this week because of various ailments and injuries, finished at +11. He has now missed the cut 18 times at the PGA since his victory 28 years ago.