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.

By Scottie Scheffler standards, his second round at Quail Hollow wasn't quite scintillating—his 68 moved him to give under on the tournament—but it was exactly what he needed. After an uneven opening round rife with mudballs in which he salvaged a two-under finish,

Just three top-25 players in the world are within five shots of the lead through 36 holes of the PGA Championship, yet Scheffler finds himself one of them.