Justin Rose finding his groove at Oak Hill

IN POSITION: Justin Rose used Friday morning to put himself in position to not only vie for his second career major but bolster his campaign to make his sixth Ryder Cup appearance. Pic: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images

While the afternoon crowd was jockeying for the lead, Justin Rose used Friday morning to put himself in position to not only vie for his second career major but bolster his campaign to make his sixth Ryder Cup appearance.

The 42-year-old Englishman briefly danced with the lead before settling for an even-par 70 on Friday to post a 36-hole total of 1-under-par 139 at Oak Hill, tying himself with Canada’s Taylor Pendrith as the top finishers through two rounds of the PGA Championship as the lead pack got started in the afternoon wave. Rose has been a consistent PGA contender in the last three years finishing T13 or better.