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US PGA Championship: Day 2 in Numbers
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US PGA Championship: Day 2 in Numbers

After another fascinating day's play at the US PGA Championship and a rainy Valhalla, we have more insight and interesting numbers to bring you, to help add some colour to Friday's drama.

Rory McIlroy

9– under par going into the weekend for the leader Rory McIlroy at Valhalla

25- under par for the World Number One in his last 10 rounds at the PGA Championship

41- under par in the Northern Irishman’s last 10 competitive rounds of 2014

7– birdies in 11 holes from Rickie Fowler on day two

1– par from the American in that run of holes

7– under par for McIlroy already this week on the 13th, 15th and 18th holes

74– for Tiger Woods, which means he misses the cut

2– is the hardest hole at the Championship so far, with only 11 birdies being made at the par four over the first two days

1–the margin two time Major Champion Martin Kaymer missed the cut by, which fell at one over par

18– the closing par five is offering the players the most joy at Valhalla so far this week, averaging only 4.5.

66 – a five under par second round from Fowler - Mr Consistent - means the American moves one round closer to finishing inside the top five in each Major this year

312.5– yards was the average driving distance for McIlroy on day two in Kentucky

– under par for two-time US PGA Champ Vijay Singh at the halfway stage, as the Fijian turned back the clock on day two

75– per cent of fairways found from big-driver Jason Day on Friday as the Australian moved into a tie for second

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