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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Rory McIlroy took stock of his game and the shots required at Baltusrol and reached a most logical conclusion Tuesday. He believes the PGA Championship will be his best chance this year to win a major.He overlooked the obvious. It now is his only chance this year to win a major.McIlroy is not alone.Except for the three players who have achieved the ultimate in golf this year by winning majors -- Danny Willett at the Masters, Dustin Johnson at the U.S. Open and Henrik Stenson at the British Open -- the PGA Championship is all they have left.The focus starts with McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day. They began the year as the modern version of the Big Three because they had captured five of the previous six majors and took turns at No. 1 in the world ranking.But they have come up empty in the majors -- so far.Spieth is feeling it as much as anyone, mainly because he nearly won them all a year ago with a major performance that ranked among the best ever. So when a question was posed to him Tuesday that expecting 20 more years like that would probably be a tough benchmark, Spieth leaned toward the microphone and interrupted.Probably? he said.Even with two victories and a chance at the Masters that he threw away with one bad swing at the wrong time, he has been noticeable in the last two majors by his absence from the leaderboard. Spieth, who turns 23 on Wednesday, had contended in five straight majors. He finished 13 shots behind in the U.S. Open and 22 shots behind at the British Open.I set my own expectations so high, Spieth said. So have I met them this year? Not yet.He still can.So can Day, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour this year. Stensons victory at Royal Troon surely gave hope to players who have yet to win a major, from Sergio Garcia to Lee Westwood, from Rickie Fowler to Matt Kuchar.Baltusrol was soaked with nearly 2 inches of rain overnight, though the Lower Course was in remarkably good shape for a full day of practice on Tuesday in sweltering conditions that only add to the pressure of players trying to break through.McIlroy was especially optimistic given the length of Baltusrol, exceptionally long (7,462 yards) for a par 70 that doesnt have a par 5 until the final two holes. He is among the top power players in the game, and his driving is aesthetically beautiful because of his balance.That wasnt lost on McIlroy as he blasted a 345-yard drive off the first tee in the Long Drive Competition and made his way around the course. He looks ready to go, and he will find out Thursday what kind of traction he has.McIlroy was asked to describe his season in one word, and after some thought, settled on neutral.Thats another way of saying he has been spinning his wheels.I feel theres been times where I got a little bit of momentum, and then sort of got set back a little bit, he said. Its been a little stop-start in a way. But its hard. Im trying to stay as positive as I can. I feel like I am positive because my game is in good shape. But I guess just maybe running out of patience a little bit and trying to make it happen.I dont know if theres one word to describe this year, he said. But I think you get a sense of how Ive felt about the year and trying to get better and trying to get my name in the mix, and hopefully I can do that this week.His record in the PGA Championship is in his favor. McIlroy has won the Wanamaker Trophy twice in the last four years, and he has three other finishes in the top 10. Even though he grew up in Northern Ireland, the American brand of golf suits him best. Baltusrol is big, and likely will be soft with the overnight rain, the steamy heat and the threat of thunderstorms.McIlroy won the Irish Open before a home crowd this year. That was a big deal. He still has the FedEx Cup playoffs, which he has never won, and the Race to Dubai to complete the European Tour season. He struggled again when asked for a grade to his season, settling on better than a B.I could change that into an A-plus on Sunday, he said. Theres a lot of golf left, last major of the year. I want to give it my all to get in the mix and try to win another one of these things before I have to wait another eight months. Cole Sulser Rays Jersey . Woodson said during a radio interview Thursday that the Knicks Carmelo Anthony doesnt get the same calls as other superstars. 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Although England rallied through Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow to reach 103-5 at stumps, they remain 352 runs behind their hosts who chalked up 455 in their first innings.World No 1 spinner Ravichandran Ashwin cranked up the pressure on the visitors, returning 2-20, while debutant Jayant Yadav also impressed with 1-11 off seven testing overs. Englands cause wasnt helped when Joe Root (53) ran out Haseeb Hameed for 13 and then fell trying to hit Ashwin over the top, and Farbrace said the players had to show more collective application with the bat.We were very pleased with this morning - we thought we showed some good skills with the ball - but then we are massively disappointed with this afternoon and this evening.Cooky [Alastair Cook] got out to an excellent ball and then young Has was run out; when you lose a wicket to a run out its always a tough one to take. Alastair Cooks off-stump is broken by a Mohammad Shami There was that period where we looked like we got a bit frenetic, we didnt cope particularly well and those are times when youve got to show a little bit more resilience and fight.We saw that at the end from Stokes and Bairstow, who showed that if you get stuck in and apply yourself you can bat on that surface. Weve got to adapt to it - we have no choice. Paul Farbrace admits Ben Duckett must improve his technique England have their work cut out to get close to Indias first innings total, which featured centuries from Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, and Farbrace said the key would be to bat time.ddddddddddddhe key thing for tomorrow morning, and it is a very old cliche, is that we bat until drinks in that first hour and if Stokes and Bairstow can show the same courage, guts and good application of technique it will become slightly easier, he said.Whatever conditions you play in you have to believe that the longer you are there, the easier the conditions become and the more accustomed you come to them. David Gower has some batting tips for struggling Duckett Those two tomorrow morning have got to show the same fight theyve showed tonight and the hope is they can put a good partnership together and weve got to eke out as many runs as we can.Watch highlights of day two of the second Test at 2pm and 5pm on Sky Sports 2, each showing followed by the Verdict at 3pm and 6pm respectively. Make sure you join us for live coverage of day three from 3.45am on Sky Sports 2 and across our digital platforms. Also See: Watch highlights Day two report Commentary Scorecard ' ' '