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PGA Championship Glance

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) - A brief look at the second round Friday of the PGA Championship:

LEADING: Robert Streb shot the 30th round of 63 in a major to tie Jimmy Walker at 9-under-par 131.

CHASING: Emiliano Grillo and Jason Day were at 133, with Henrik Stenson at 134.

LOOMING: Two-time major champion Martin Kaymer, Patrick Reed and Brooks Koepka were at minus 5, with Reed shooting 65 Friday.

ON THE BEEM: Rich Beem, the 2002 PGA winner now working for Sky Sports, made the cut in his only tournament this season, shooting 69-72-141.

SHOT OF THE DAY: Streb sank a 20-foot putt on No. 9, his final hole of the day, to finish off his 63.

SURPRISE OF THE DAY: Phil Mickelson opened with a triple-bogey 7, then proceeded to chip away, including a birdie on the final hole, and made the cut at 1 over.

GOING HOME: Rory McIlroy, a four-time major champion, bogeyed the relatively easy par-5 18th to miss the cut. Dustin Johnson, who won the U.S. Open in June, also failed to advance.

CLUB PROS: All 25 club pros failed to make the cut.

NOTEWORTHY: Nine of the top 12 players, including the co-leaders, have never won a major. Only Stenson, Day and Kaymer have done it in that group.

QUOTEWORTY: "I think in the history of the PGA Championship, that's the worst start of any player's round. I'd have to look that up." - Phil Mickelson after opening with a 7 on the par-4 1st hole that included one shot into the street outside Baltusrol.

TELEVISION (EDT): Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., TNT Sports; 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., CBS Sports.

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