Thatta baby!”  And he leaned in for a bro hug.  That was the extent of their exchange, but that was all that was needed to be said.

Following an 18-hole stretch at the 107th playing of the PGA Championship highlighted by mud balls that led to differing opinions and plenty of clubhouse controversy, Round 2 was highlighted by a man rising up the leaderboard who has dealt with his fair share of adversity.

Homa started on No. 10 and shot a blistering 6-under 30 on Quail Hollow’s challenging back nine and finished with a 64, leaving him at 5 under for the tournament. It bested his previous low round at a major at the 2024 Masters by three shots.