Matt Jones leads Jason Day after round two of 97th PGA Championship
Last Updated: 15/08/15 8:51pm
Matt Jones stormed to the top of the leaderboard on 11 under after completing a 65 when play resumed on day three of the weather-hit PGA Championship.
Jones shared top-spot with fellow Australian Jason Day at the end of the second day, which was brought to a premature end when a violent storm struck at Whistling Straits, but he extended his advantage after he completed his final six holes on Saturday.
"It's amazing to be in the lead," said Jones, who is making just his eighth appearance in a major. "I've been in the lead in a tour event, but a major's a different story. I'm going to have fun with it and I'm pretty relaxed on the golf course.
"It's hard to say if you ever feel a week like this coming. You're a golfer, so you expect weeks like this. But I had some good weeks this year and I've had bad weeks and that's the nature of the game.
"I'm a streaky player, I know that. I'm trying to get better at that part of my game. But I'm just managing my golf ball better this week than I probably have in previous years on tour and I'm putting well this week."
Jones’ superb 65 placed him two strokes ahead of Day, but his compatriot said that past experiences at majors is setting him up for “something big in the future”.
Day has recorded nine top-10 finishes in his last 19 majors, memorably battling attacks of vertigo to finish ninth in the US Open in June and missing a birdie putt on the 72nd hole at St Andrews to get into a play-off for the Open.
"I've put myself in the position, so the only thing I have to change is the end result," Day said. "I just think that it's easy for some people to get there quicker than others. Some people make it look easier than others.
"The experiences that I've had in the past in previous finishes, I think it's setting me up for something big in the future. And I just really have to keep plodding along and really keep doing the stuff that I'm working on."
Meanwhile, England's Justin Rose is three strokes off the lead after a round of five under par, consisting of eight birdies.
Three players are tied-fourth on seven under while Jordan Spieth resumes on six-under par following a round of 67.
