PGA Championship 2016 Leaderboard: Latest Scores and Standings from Friday

Henrik Stenson's remarkable run of play continued on Day 2 at the 2016 PGA Championship.

Less than two weeks removed from a record-setting win at the British Open, Stenson has proven he's still in complete control of his game, notching a second consecutive score of 67 to sit at six under halfway through the tournament and top the leaderboard early on Friday. 

The Swedish golfer hasn't posted the best totals on either day, but the consistency has him in a strong position to win the second major of his career. 

Here's a live look at the leaderboard as Friday's action continues:

After consecutive bogeys on the Nos. 12 and 13 holes undid some of the strong work Stenson did earlier in the round, the 40-year-old finished the day with a flourish, tallying an eagle on the No. 18 hole to take the tournament lead. 

Though he topped the leaderboard after the morning wave of golfers, Stenson's day wasn't as strong as Patrick Reed's, who is in a lofty position thanks to a second-round score of 65. The back nine has been crucial to Reed's rocketing up the standings. On Thursday, he hit three birdies without a bogey on the back nine. Friday, it was four birdies without a blemish. 

Birdies are wonderful and all, but eagles are better. So check out Hideki Matsuyama pulling the string on his second shot on the No. 2 hole Friday, courtesy of the PGA Championship: 

The 24-year-old Matsuyama is one of several high-profile players chasing their first majors. The season so far has seen a first-time winner take home the trophy at each major.

If the likes of Matsuyama or Reed can break through and win at Baltusrol, it would continue the trend and give golf fans plenty to think about as they head into the latter portion of the PGA Tour season and get excited for what's to come in 2017. 

Other players who are in the mix include Jordan Spieth, who improved upon an opening-round 70 with a score of 67 on Friday, and Martin Kaymer, winner of the 2014 U.S. Open and 2010 PGA Championship. 

Spieth wowed the crowd with a nifty shot from the puddle-ridden cart path on the No. 7 hole to save his round. PGA.com has the highlight: 

However, SB Nation's Kyle Robbins notes that Spieth may have broken a rule during the lengthy ordeal of dropping the ball to find relief: 

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The same Rule 24-2 dictates that Spieth can not only take relief from the obstructions (the casual water and the cart path, if he had chosen) but he must take complete relief from the obstructions. That means he’s not allowed to drop the ball in an area where his stance or swing is affected by the original obstruction. Camera angles can do weird things, but from the slow-motion screenshot above, it seems that Spieth’s front foot is still in the puddle. If the PGA of America agrees, that will likely cost him a shot. Gary McCord on the TNT broadcast noted the same observation.

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In a tournament this competitive, one stroke can be the difference between glory and disaster.

Last year's winner and world No. 1 Jason Day is also lurking. He shot two under in the first round and is feeling confident about his form going forward. 

“I’m very excited about how I hit it today,” Day said Thursday, per the New York Times' Zach Schonbrun. “To be able to go out there and see the shot do what I need it to do was exciting for me. Really positive stuff going into the next three rounds.”

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Day is in a good enough position where he doesn't need to crush the ball in the second round to stay competitive, but the same can't be said for Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman faltered on Thursday with a score of 74, putting him well back of the tournament leaders.

It's a disappointing start for McIlroy, who missed the cut at the U.S. Open but tied for fifth at the British Open and has had otherwise excellent form for much of this season. 

He's probably too far back to make much of an impact in this tournament. That means there's a good chance it will be the likes of Stenson and Spieth fending off the young, hungry challengers like Reed and Matsuyama over the weekend as the PGA Tour wraps up it's last major of the year.