Adam Scott keeps rolling at PGA Championship

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The rain let up at soggy Oak Hill.

Adam Scott kept right on rolling.

The co-leader from the opening round pulled ahead of everyone else with another flurry of birdies today at the PGA Championship, taking advantage of a course softened even more by morning showers.

Scott, who opened with a 5-under 65, pushed his score to 7 under through 12 holes — two shots clear of the field. He had four birdies, most notably sinking a 40-foot putt at the second, though a couple of bogeys kept him from stretching his lead even more.

The early starters had to break out the umbrellas and rain gear for showers that turned heavy at times, though the course seemed to be draining well and there no stoppage of play.

The dreary weather provided another chance to attack the soft greens that made Thursday seem more like a regular tour event than a test of major proportions.

No one took advantage like Webb Simpson. He was 7 under through his first 15 holes and making a run at the major championship scoring record before a bogey at the seventh — his 16th hole of the round — stemmed his momentum. No one has ever posted a round lower than 63 in one of golf's biggest events.