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* Spieth soars into contention with a 67 * Swede Lingmerth takes clubhouse lead * Iwata ties major record with a 63 (Updates after Spieth cards a 67) By Mark Lamport-Stokes KOHLER, Wisconsin, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth, looking to carve out another slice of golf history at this week's PGA Championship, once again delivered a special performance to surge into contention during a dramatic second round on Friday. The Masters and U.S. Open champion, bidding to claim his third major title of the year and join an elite club, took advantage of relatively calm morning conditions at a sun-baked Whistling Straits by firing a five-under-par 67. World number one Rory McIlroy, back in action to defend his PGA Championship crown after five weeks out due to an ankle injury, carded a second successive 71 to trail by five strokes.
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