Stenson joins PGA leaders

British Open champion Henrik Stenson grabbed a share of the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship with an eagle and two birdies in a five-hole run. EPA/JASON SZENES

British Open champion Henrik Stenson grabbed a share of the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship with an eagle and two birdies in a five-hole run. EPA/JASON SZENES

Published Jul 29, 2016

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Springfield, United States - British Open champion Henrik Stenson grabbed a share of the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship with an eagle and two birdies in a five-hole run.

The fifth-ranked Swede matched Americans Patrick Reed, who has six birdies and a bogey in round two, and Jimmy Walker, who fired a five-under par 65 in Thursday's opening round and has not teed off yet.

Rain-soaked Baltusrol, where play was halted for 41 minutes when morning showers left the course unplayable in areas, was surrendering low scores to star shotmakers.

Stenson, who opened with a 67, began on the back nine and made bogeys at 12 and 13 but answered with an eagle at the par-5 18th and birdies at the second and fourth holes.

Reed, whose best major finish was a share of 12th at the British Open two weeks ago, went four-under on the back nine and then birdied the second to reach five-under.

He dropped back with a four-foot par miss at the third hole for his first bogey of the round but sank a four-footer for birdie at five to rejoin the leaders.

Reed sank a 10-foot birdie putt at the 11th, a six-footer at 14 and then drained a mammoth 40-footer to birdie the 15th. After finding a bunker on his approach at 18, he blasted out inches from the cup for a tap-in birdie.

One back of the trio in front were Germany's Martin Kaymer, American Jordan Spieth, England's Ross Fisher and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo. - AFP

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