Walker and Streb matched the lowest 36-hole score in PGA Championship history, with Streb becoming the 28th player in history to shoot a record-low 63 in a major Friday.
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Masters champion Danny Willett struggled and was three over through 16 holes. “I don’t know how to explain the incredible feeling it is to play here in this area, to have the people be as supportive and as kind and loyal as they’ve been to me and my family over the years”, Mickelson said.
“We’ve done all of this before so there’s nothing that we haven’t seen as far as weather delays”, he said.
The Northern Irish four-time major champion carded a one-under 69 in his second round, but finishing at three over saw him fall one shot shy of making the weekend.
Kevin Kisner made a move up the leaderboard after being one of a few players to complete their third round at the2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club.
Jimmy Walker has won the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol, earning his first major win, The Associated Press reports. A gloomy forecast for Sunday raised the possibility that the season’s final major might have to be extended to a fifth day.
Defending champion Jason Day trails the leaders by two shots at 7-under overall.
“The rain (Friday) really changed the way it’s played”, Mickelson said.
But after missing the green with his approach, the four-time major victor took on a hard chip from heavy rough right of the green and needed three attempts to find the putting surface. Henrik Stenson closed with a 63, needing his best golf to hold off Mickelson.
Six pairings did not even start their third rounds and 37 players were on the course when play was stopped at 2:15 p.m. Day won previous year at Whistling Straits.
Thirty-seven had completed their third rounds before the klaxon sounded to suspend play.
The fourth round of the PGA Championship will be played with the lift, clean and place rule in effect.
With storms in the forecast for Saturday afternoon, Haigh said the PGA did not “significantly” consider a two-tee start Saturday morning in threesomes. 6 inches of rain fell at the Baltusrol Golf Club overnight. The ball is always running away from the hole. The crowds grew throughout the day, swelling to 10 deep around the first fairway as Jordan Spieth teed off. But when the horn blew for weather at 2:14 p.m., the excitement turned to a collective groan.
Streb, who has one PGA Tour victory, rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on his last hole, the ninth at Baltusrol, for the 30th round of 63 ever shot in a major championship.
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It’s most of the same Monday, too, with scattered thunderstorms and intermittent mostly cloudy stretches expected and a 50-60 percent chance of rain most of the day.
