Tiger on making PGA cut: "They have put Humpty-Dumpty back together!"

Tiger Woods hasn’t given up hope of challenging for an unlikely 16th major title after overcoming a slow start to battle through to the weekend at the PGA Championship.

Woods, making just his second competitive appearance since suffering career-threatening leg injuries in last February's car crash, bounced back from a four-over 74 on the opening day to card a second-round 69 and head into the weekend on three over.

The 46-year-old - who won the PGA Championship when it was last held at Southern Hills in 2007, mixed four birdies with a bogey and a double-bogey to leave himself tied-53rd and 12 strokes behind halfway leader Will Zalatoris.

Bubba Watson equalled the lowest round in PGA Championship history with a brilliant second-round 63, narrowly missing out on matching the all-time major low on his final hole, with Woods eyeing a Bubba-esque performance to play his way back into the tournament.

"You can't win the tournament if you miss the cut," Woods added. "There's a reason why you fight hard and you're able to give yourself a chance on the weekend. You just never know when you might get hot. I've won tournaments being on the cut number.

"I'm hoping I can shoot a number like Bubba did. That's where my mind is at right now. I've got to do some things physically to get myself there tomorrow and it will be a quick turnaround. That's the reward you get for just making the cut. You get to tee off early the next day, and hopefully I can get it in.

"The weather is supposed to be a little more difficult and be a little more testy, and hopefully that's the case. If that's the case, hopefully I can post a good round and at least move up the board, get myself within striking distance on Sunday. I'm pretty far back, but you just