Article: Skipping way up leader board Kendall fires course-record 65, is four strokes off lead

Skip Kendall said he wasn't fully awake when he teed off at 6:49 a.m. Friday.

So naturally, he had the round of his dreams.

Kendall, of Fox Point, fired a 7-under-par 65, a competitive course record on the No. 3 course at Medinah Country Club, and vaulted onto the leader board midway through the 81st PGA Championship.

Kendall, 34, was at 5-under 139, four strokes behind leader Jay Haas going into the third round today.

"It was just a great day for me. It was one of those rounds you really dream about, especially in a major," Kendall said. "I held it together pretty well on the back side (after shooting a 30 on the front) and I'm very happy to be where I am."

Kendall's 65 erased the old mark ...

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