American JB Holmes will take a one-shot lead into the third round of the 90th USPGA Championship after another brutal day at Oakland Hills, BBC reports.
Holmes shot 68 to edge to one under with England's Justin Rose (67), American Ben Curtis (67) and South Korea's Charlie Wi (70) on level par.
Conditions became more difficult as the day wore on and Holmes' early lead was never threatened.
Sergio Garcia was two over after a 73 and Phil Mickelson ended three over.
Penal rough close to fairways and greens and slick, hard putting surfaces were the cause of much angst as most of the 156-man field struggled on the course dubbed "the monster".
"It's easily the hardest golf course I've played," said Garcia, who double-bogeyed the short 17th.
Holmes leads from Rose in USPGA
FE Team | Published: August 10, 2008 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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