Fox, Hiller top-25 at PGA Champs, Ko top-10
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New Zealand golfers Dan Hillier and Ryan Fox have made moves up the leaderboard in the second Major of the year, the PGA Championship played in Pennsylvania.
Both are tied for 22nd at even par, just four shots behind leaders Americans Alex Smalley and Maverick McNeal, at the halfway stage.
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Starting at the 10th hole, it was a tough beginning to the second round for Fox, who recorded three bogeys in his first five holes.
But he fought back with birdies at the 16th, the 2nd and the 5th.
His mixed round continued over his last four holes, trading birdies for bogeys, to eventually post an even par 70 for the second straight day.
Hillier was more consistent, as he opened with five straight pars before a birdie at the sixth.
But he came back the next hole when he chipped in for an eagle at the ninth.
It was a tough finish for this year's New Zealand Open champion with two bogeys spoiling his scorecard.
He ended up carding a one-under 69, to join Fox on even par.
The pair are, however, in touch of the leaders Americans Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy, who're both at four-under.
Meanwhile Dame Lydia Ko is well-laced after the first two rounds of the latest LPGA Tour event in Cincinnati.
Ko is fourth at five-under overall, two shots behind the leaders Amanda Doherty (United States) and Korea's Jin Young Ko.
