Matt Fitzpatrick rises to joint second at PGA Championship as Rory McIlroy makes cut

Matt Fitzpatrick rises to joint second at PGA Championship as Rory McIlroy makes cut

Fitzpatrick carded five birdies and two bogeys in his 68 at Quail Hollow but has world No 1 Scottie Scheffler for company

Rory McIlroy avoids almighty embarrassment at PGA Championship as Masters champion narrowly makes cut at Quail Hollow

McIlroy narrowly made the cut to stick around for the weekend at Quali Hollow The Masters champion finished bang on the cut line on the second day McIlroy heads into the weekend nine strokes behind leader Jhonattan Vegas  With the prospect of an almighty embarrassment averted, Rory McIlroy has earned himself another couple of days at the PGA Championship. Only he will know if that’s a blessing or a burden on the back of the past two. For now, hi…

England’s Matt Fitzpatrick rises to equal second at US PGA - Jersey Evening Post

Matt Fitzpatrick ripped up the form book to move into contention for a second major title as Masters champion Rory McIlroy narrowly avoided an early exit from the 107th US PGA Championship. Fitzpatrick has slumped from eighth in the world rankings at the beginning of last year to his current position of 85th and admitted after an opening 68 there were times this season he did not want to be competing. However, the 2022 US Open champion, who sack…