LAST UPDATE | 18 May

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER CHARGED into the lead in Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship.

Scheffler is 11-under par following a blistering round of 65 at Quail Hollow. He is three strokes clear of Alex Noren in second place going into the final day.  

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Rory McIlroy is 12 stokes behind the leader after a third-day round of 72. His one over par round included birdies on holes 14 and 2 but dropped shots on 15, 17 and 3. 

A severe thunderstorm postponed the scheduled 8:15am (12.15pm Irish time) start and forced organizers to re-draw the groups into trios off the first and 10th tees starting at 11:43am in a bid to finish the round by sunset.

Rain-soaked areas, saturated by showers for four days before the tournament began, and gusting winds made the layout even trickier.

World number two McIlroy, who won last month’s Masters to complete a career Grand Slam, and defending champion Xander Schauffele were to have started in the second group off the first tee the morning.

Instead, they ended up teeing off five hours and 13 minutes later from the 10th tee alongside American Chris Kirk.

Four-time major winner McIlroy, who has won four times at Quail Hollow and owns the course record of 61, dropped his approach at 14 inside four feet and made the birdie putt, but stumbled with bogeys at the par-five 15th and par-three 17th and the par-four third hole.

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World number one Scheffler, a two-time Masters champion, joined two-time major winner Rahm and 36-hole leader Vegas, without a top-20 finish in 16 major starts, on seven under par as the last group made the turn.

Scheffler opened with a bogey but answered with a tap-in birdie at the par-three fourth hole, an 18-foot birdie putt at the fifth and an eight-foot birdie putt at the par-five seventh to put the American on seven-under.

Scheffler finished his round in style, with an eagle on the the par four 14th hole and birdies at 15, 17 and 18.  

– © AFP 2025

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