KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- A brief look at the second round of the 94th PGA Championship on Friday on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island (All times EDT):
LEADING: Tiger Woods, Carl Pettersson, Vijay Singh and at 4-under 140.
TRAILING: Ian Poulter at 3-under 141.
TIGER TALES: Woods had two putts completely circle the cup and looked ready to spin out before falling back in. He is leading a major halfway through for the second time this season.
ON THE REBOUND: Singh was the only player to shoot in the 60s, finishing with a 3-under 69. He's winless in nearly four years,
MAJOR REPORT: U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson missed the cut with rounds of 79 and 72.
SHOT OF THE DAY: Carl Pettersson hit a wedge shot from the sand about 20 yards out on No. 1 for birdie.
RYDER CUP: The top eight Americans in the Ryder Cup standings after the PGA Championship automatically qualify for the team. Hunter Mahan (No. 9 in the standings), Rickie Fowler (No. 12) and Brandt Snedeker (No. 13) missed the cut.
KEY STATISTIC: The scoring average for the second round was 78.11, the highest since the PGA Championship switched from match play to stroke play.
NOTEWORTHY: There were only four scores under par on Friday after 44 players broke par in the opening round.
QUOTEWORTHY: ''if you had a golf course like this and you asked me to go and play golf in windy conditions, I'd say no, I'm not going to play. I guess nobody is going to go out and play in conditions like this. But it is a major, and we have to go out there and just struggle'' - Vijay Singh.
KEY TEE TIMES: 3 p.m., Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh
TELEVISION: Saturday, TNT, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; CBS, 2-7 p.m.

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