A MONTH after securing an historic Major victory at the US Masters, Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama continued his impressive showing after firing a three-under 68 at the PGA Championship to move ominously into a tie for fourth on Kiawah Island.
The 29-year-old sits just two back of 36-hole co-leaders Louis Oosthuizen and Phil Mickelson as he makes a bold bid to win consecutive Majors. South Africa’s Oosthuizen was six-under and in sole possession of the lead until his lone bogey dropped him into the two-way tie with the 50-year-old Mickelson whose play on Friday was the story of the day with his 69 card.
Korean star Im Sung-jae continued his own impressive showing at the Ocean Course with a solid level-par 72 and he will enter the weekend in a share of seventh alongside 18-hole leader Corey Conners and three others. The 23-year-old Presidents Cup International Team star posted matching 36s on both nines as birdies at the par-five seventh and par-four 14 offset bogeys at Nos. 3 and 14.
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