Scottie Scheffler wasn't paying attention to all the drama next to him in a star-power group or ahead of him on the leaderboard Friday at the PGA Championship.
Scheffler kept doing his best with the swing he had, responding to his lone bogey with a pair of birdies until he was within striking distance of 36-hole leader Jhonattan Vegas and became a large presence on leaderboard filled with so much inexperience in the majors.
"I like the position I'm in going into the weekend," Scheffler said after a 3-under 68 left him only three shots behind at Quail Hollow.
Vegas had the lead for the first time in a major and didn't back down. He finished late Thursday with five birdies on his last six holes for a 64 and had what felt like only three hours of sleep. He was tired, but it didn't show until the end.
He missed a 3-foot putt on the 18th hole and took double bogey. He still shot 70, and his lead remained two shots going into the weekend.