Will Zalatoris leads US PGA Championship while Tiger Woods battles back to make cut

American Will Zalatoris fired a bogey-free five-under-par 65 to lead the PGA Championship while Tiger Woods battled back to make the cut after Friday's second round.

Zalatoris, last year's Masters runner-up and the 2021 US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, secured a one-stroke lead over Chile's Mito Pereira going into the weekend action.

“I've kind of had an attitude with the majors, especially since the Masters, where I wanted to enjoy the experience as much as I could,” said Zalatoris.

“I don't want to leave anything – looking back from 20 years from now I don't want to regret my attitude or anything like that.

“So I just make sure that after really every single shot I hit, it's just – I don't want to say life or death, but make sure I'm fully committed to everything that I do because we only get four of them a year.”

Woods shot a second-round one-under 69 that put him at three-over par for the tournament, one shot inside the cut line. He was in danger of missing the weekend before rallying with two birdies over the final six holes.

“You can’t win the tournament if you miss the cut. I’ve won tournaments – not major championships, but I’ve won tournaments on the cut number,” said Woods, who nearly lost a leg after a car crash 15 months ago. “There’s a reason why you fight hard and you’re able to give yourself a chance on the weekend.

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“Just the fact that I’m able to play golf again and play in our biggest championships.

“I’m not going to be playing a lot of tournaments going forward. They’re going to be the biggest tournaments. I want to be able to