Frustrated McIlroy leaves a good number out there

'I haven't played the par-5s well this week, that's been the big thing,' he said. 'If I'd have played those better, I'd have been right up there.'

DRIFTING: Rory McIlroy bogeyed the last three holes to turn a good second round at the PGA into a frustrating one. He lies eight back of leader Phil Mickelson in Kiawah Island, S.C. 

KIAWAH ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA – Rory McIlroy fought his way back into the PGA Championship mix on Friday before finishing with three consecutive bogeys to shoot even-par 72 and leave his chasing a stacked leaderboard.

The poor finish on the brutal closing holes into the wind, combined with his grim performance on the par-5 holes in the first two rounds, leaves McIlroy tied for 39th at 3-over par, eight shots behind the leaders.