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2026 PGA Championship | Third Round

NEWTOWN SQUARE – The first two rounds of the 108th PGA Championship challenged the field with overnight rain and wet conditions for the morning cycle of Thursday’s tournament opener and cold, blustery conditions for the Friday morning crew. In both cases, PGA of America pin placements made the course even tougher.

That second round of the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club concluded with Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy holding the co-lead at 4 under par after 36 holes.

The punitive rough, brutal morning winds, and what World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler described as “kind of absurd” pin locations kept the leaderboard exceptionally tight. Despite a tough three-bogey start, Smalley rebounded with a 69, while McNealy battled to shoot (67). A massive pack of heavy hitters remains firmly in the hunt, including Hideki Matsuyama and Chris Gotterup just one shot back at 3 under. Meanwhile, Scheffler ground out a 71 to join two-time PGA champion Justin Thomas and Cameron Young at 2 under, and Rory McIlroy fired a clean 67 to safely make the weekend at 1 over par.

A historic 58 players sit within six shots of the lead, creating the most crowded 36-hole leaderboard in tournament history. The difficult scoring conditions ultimately caused the cut line to settle at 4 over par, sending 73 players packing. There were moments of high drama late in the afternoon on the cut line loop. Former champion Justin Rose spectacularly kept his weekend hopes alive by chipping in for an eagle on his final hole to finish at 3 over, while Michael Kim holed a lengthy eagle putt on his final shot to safely clear the line at the exact same mark.

The stringent (+4) cut line claimed an incredibly distinguished group of elite players, headlined by Bryson DeChambeau, who missed his second consecutive major cut after finishing at 7 over despite a late flurry of three straight birdies. Joining him on the wrong side of the line was World No. 6 Tommy Fleetwood (+5), whose tournament unraveled after making only two birdies all week. Other top-tier stars who failed to advance included former major champions Viktor Hovland (+6), Wyndham Clark (+5), Keegan Bradley (+6), and Adam Scott (+8). Highly ranked contenders like Russell Henley (+5), Tyrrell Hatton (+6), and Max Homa (+12) also fell victim to Aronimink’s relentless defense, making for a star-studded list of early exits.

2026 PGA Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

T1 Alex Smalley -4 (69)

T1 Maverick McNealy (-4) (67)

T3 Hideki Matsuyama (-3) (67)

T3 Aldrich Potgieter (-3) (72)

T3 Chris Gotterup (-3) (65)

T3 Stephan Jaeger (-3) (70)

T3 Min Woo Lee (-3) (69)

T3 Max Greyserman (-3) (69)

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Log Jam at The PGA Championship

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2026 PGA Championship | Second Round

NEWTOWN SQUARE – Welcome to the second round of the 2026 PGA Championship, held a few miles north of the City of Brotherly Love – Philadelphia. There are 33 players within two strokes of the lead, setting up for a Friday and weekend to remember. A former host of the BMW Championship, the Aronimink Golf Club delivered in its return to professional golf, providing a tough test of thick rough, morning dew, and gusty conditions.

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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler headlines a log-jam of leaders at 3-under. Of the “Big 4” favorites entering the tournament – Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick – only Scheffler is under par.

When the PGA Championship post-round press conference moderator asked McIlroy to describe his opening round Thursday, and the six-time major winner needed just one word, not fit for print. “S—,” McIlroy said after his rough finish with bogeys on his final four holes for a 4-over-par 74.

LIV golfer Bryson DeChambeau had an even “S—ttier” day. DeChambeau did not speak to reporters after his round, and he’s in danger of missing his third cut at the past four majors. DeChambeau missed seven greens in regulation and needed 33 putts to get through his round, which did not see a birdie until his final hole, the ninth. He shot a (+6) – (76) and is T-135 with a 1:45pm tee time today.

The cut is projected at (+2).

2026 PGA Championship | Leaderboard After 18 Holes

T1 – Martin Kaymer -3 67

T1 – Scottie Scheffler -3 67

T1 – Alex Smalley -3 67

T1 – Aldrich Potgieter -3 67

T1 – Stephan Jaeger. -3 67

T1 – Min Woo Lee -3 67

T1 – Ryo Hisatsune -3 67

PGA Championship | Major

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NEWTOWN SQUARE – Founded in 1896, Aronimink Golf Club will host the PGA Championship for the second time in its history and first since 1962 (won by Gary Player). Aronimink also hosted the 2003 Senior PGA Championship and 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Originally designed by the legendary golf course architects Donald Ross and Gil Hanse who completed a restoration of the course in 2018.

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The 2026 PGA Championship will feature a 156-player field and will have a 36-hole cut, with the low 70 players (and ties) advancing to the weekend.

Truist Championship winner Kristoffer Reitan will make his PGA Championship debut. The PGA TOUR rookie became the second player from Norway to win on the PGA TOUR and the second player to win a Signature Event for his first career PGA TOUR title (Jacob Bridgeman/The Genesis Invitational); finished No. 3 in the 2025 DP World Tour Top 10 to earn his TOUR card for the 2026 season.

Reitan hopes to follow the winning ways of fellow Norweigan Viktor Hovland.

In search of his first major championship title, Rickie Fowler enters the week with three consecutive top-10 finishes on TOUR (T8/RBC Heritage, T9/Cadillac Championship, T2/Truist Championship); best finish at the PGA Championship is T3 (2014).

The 2026 Field features:

A total of 93 PGA TOUR winners who have combined for 445 titles, led by Rory McIlroy (30)

Exactly 31 players in the field have won at least one major championship, led by Rory McIlroy (6), Brooks Koepka (5) and Scottie Scheffler (4).

Thirty players in the field competed in the 2018 BMW Championship when it was hosted at Aronimink Golf Club, highlighted by all of the top five finishers: Keegan Bradley (Won), Justin Rose (2nd), Billy Horschel (T3), Xander Schauffele (T3), Rory McIlroy (5th). They know the course.

A total of 26 different countries and territories are represented in the field, with 100 of those players coming from either the United States (85) or England (15); next most is Australia (six).

No international player has won the PGA Championship since 2015 (Jason Day, Australia).

Fourteen past PGA Championship winners are: Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Jason Dufner, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Shaun Michael, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jimmy Walker and Y.E. Yang.

There are 10 PGA TOUR rookies: Chandler Blanchet, Dan Brown, Alex Fitzpatrick, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, John Parry, Marco Penge, Kristoffer Reitan, Adrien Saddier, Jordan Smith, Sudarshan Yellamaraju.

 

PGA: Scheffler Surges Ahead

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CHARLOTTE – (Wire Service Report) Golf’s reigning Player of the Year, Scottie Scheffler, broke out from of a logjam of leaders with a brilliant finish to seize a three-stroke lead as the cream rose to the top in the third round at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.

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On a day when strong, capricious winds tested the patience, judgment and execution of the game’s best, Scheffler rose to the challenge with a 6-under-par 65 that was little short of brilliant under the circumstances.

The world number one and two-time Masters champion posted an 11-under 202 total with one round remaining, while Alex Noren vaulted into second place with a similarly barnstorming finish for a 66.

The Swede, who birdied four of the final five holes, was alone on 8-under.

Davis Riley (67) and J.T. Poston (68) were four shots behind in a tie for third.

Scheffler was far from perfect, accruing three bogeys, but he more than made up for those blemishes with seven birdies and a brilliant eagle at the driveable par-four 14th, where he hit his tee shot to inside three feet.

He added birdies at the 15th, 17th and 18th holes to stamp himself as a hot favorite for a third major title.

Only a few holes earlier, five players had been tied for the lead.

“I hung in really well today,” Scheffler said. “I just battled really hard. Did a good job of staying patient and hit some nice shots. I definitely struck the ball a lot better today than the last couple of days.”

While Scheffler will clearly be the man to beat on Sunday, Noren, 42, cannot be totally discounted.

He holed a 30-foot bunker shot at the 15th, then an eight-footer at the 17th followed by a 15-footer at the last.

This is just his second start back since missing more than seven months with a severe hamstring tendon injury.

“Today was probably the best scoring day I’ve ever had,” he said. “I had so many bunker shots that kept me in the game.”

Noren said he had enjoyed time with his family during his enforced absence, but was delighted to be back in action.

“It’s good to take a break sometimes. It’s also great to be back with a purpose in life again,” he said.

Halfway leader Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela fell into a tie for fifth with a bogey on Hole 18, leaving him at 2 over on the day, alongside South Korea’s Si Woo Kim (71) and Spain’s Jon Rahm (67).

Masters champion Rory McIlroy continued his struggles with a 72 to trail by 13 shots.

Even a 50-foot putt he holed for par at his 16th hole did not raise a smile.

Earlier, the start of the third round was delayed due to lightning in the Charlotte area. The round was slated to begin in twosomes at 8:15 a.m. ET. Instead, officials regrouped the players in threesomes and play began off the first and 10th tees at 11.43 a.m.

PGA Championship: All Vegas

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By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk

CHARLOTTE – We’re 36 holes into the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and Jhonattan Vegas still leads. Even the guys in Vegas didn’t have that one.

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With rounds of 64-70, Vegas has consecutive under-par rounds for first time in 17 major championship starts (46 rounds). This is his seventh second-round lead/co-lead on the PGA TOUR but stands only 1-for-6 to date (2011 American Express) in converting to a “Dub.” His most recent 36- hole lead came at the 2019 John Deere Classic (T37)

Vegas became the 16th player to hold the outright lead after the first and second rounds of a PGA Championship, with six of those going on to win. The most recent: Xander Schauffele/2024).

Over the many years, the PGA Championship has had only five wire-to-wire winners (outright lead after each round), with Brooks Koepka (2019) the most recent.

Vegas is the first Venezuelan to hold the lead/co-lead in a major championship.

International players have won 14 of the first 22 events this season.

Alex Smalley (T7/-4) became the last player in the field following Sahith Theegala’s WD on Wednesday b/c of a neck injury.

Notables to Miss the Cut at (+1) include: Jordan Speith, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry, Ludvig Åberg, Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed, Sungjae Im, Jason Day, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka, and Dustin Johnson, among many others.

PGA Championship Leaderboard | After 36 Holes

1 Jhonattan Vegas 64 70 134 (-8)

T2 Matthieu Pavon 71 65 136 (-6)

T2 Matt Fitzpatrick 68 68 136 (-6)

T2 Si Woo Kim 72 64 136 (-6)

T5 Max Homa 73 64 137 (-5)

T5 Scottie Scheffler 69 68 137 (-5)

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PGA Championship Today

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By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk

CHARLOTTE – Quail Hollow Club will host the PGA Championship for the second time. The previous PGA tournament was back in 2017, and it was won by Justin Thomas.

The field is headlined by 49 of the Top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, with only Billy Horschelmissing because of hip surgery. The players are headlined by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Xander Schauffele, No. 4 Collin Morikawa and No. 5 Justin Thomas.

International players have won 14 of the first 22 events this season: Hideki Matsuyama/Japan, Nick Taylor/Canada, Sepp Straka/Austria/twice, Rory McIlroy/Northern Ireland/three times, Thomas Detry/Belgium, Ludvig Åberg/Sweden, Karl Vilips/Australia, Viktor Hovland/Norway, Min Woo Lee/Australia, Garrick Higgo/South Africa, Ryan Fox/New Zealand.

Quail Hollow certainly plays to McIlroy. The reigning 2025 Masters Tournament champion and World No. 2 is a four-time winner at Quail Hollow Club, winning the Carolina’s Truist Championship in 2010, 2015, 2021 and 2024.

The 2025 PGA Championship | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Quail Hollow Country Club (Charlotte, NC)

ARCHITECT: George Cobb

YARDS/PAR: 7,626 yards/Par 71

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: TBA

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Xander Schauffele

PAST RESULTS: (link)

OVERVIEW: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup

OFFICIAL SITE: (PGA Championship) – (Official Tournament Site)

PGA Championship | Field, Updates and Tee Times

Field: (link)

Schauffele, Morikawa in Front at PGA

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LOUISVILLE – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – It was moving day at the PGA Championship. And there were plenty of top golfers that made a move up the leaderboard during the third round of the event on a sun-drenched day at Valhalla Golf Club.

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Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa are at the top of the leaderboard at 15-under-par, but six players are within two shots of the lead and 15 will begin Sunday’s round at 10 under or better.

Schauffele overcame a double-bogey at No. 15 and finished his round with back-to-back birdies to post a 3-under-par 68. He’s tied with Morikawa, who shot a 67.

“A lot of guys took it low to climb their way up,” Morikawa said. “I assume tomorrow is going to be the same.”

Sahith Theegala shot 67 and is one shot back at 14 under, while Shane Lowry tied the course and PGA record with a 62 and is at 13 under along with Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland. Another shot back at 12 under heading into the final day are Justin Rose and Robert MacIntyre.

“There’s blood in the water,” said Schauffele, who led after his opening round 62 and after the second round.

“There’s so many guys on that leaderboard there,” Hovland said.

The third round will begin at 7:45 a.m. local time on Sunday, and the final pairing of Schauffele and Morikawa will tee off at 2:35 p.m.

It marks just the second time since 2005 that six players were within two shots of the lead at the PGA. There were also six players within two shots after 54 holes during the 2020 event at TPC Harding.

And, according to Elias Sports Bureau, it will mark the most players to start the final round of a major that are double digits under par. The previous record was seven, which was done three times, the latest at the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews.

“Look, I’ve played against all these guys; it’s not like any of these guys are new,” Morikawa said. “They all have their accolades within themselves, and really anyone can go low.”

Schauffele, who had nine birdies during his opening-round 62, had it to 15 under with three birdies in his first 14 holes. But he flew it over the green on the par-4, 15th hole and into the deep rough.

It led to a double-bogey 6, but he recovered with a wedge shot to about 2 feet for birdie on No. 17. A third shot chip on the par-5 18th hole led to another birdie.

“I mean, you summed it up for me; it was easy going there the first round,” he said. “Everything felt super easy. Felt like I’ve had to work for a lot of my birdies the last two days. Haven’t been able to make many putts. I feel like I’m still hitting the ball pretty nice. If I can just get the putter going a little bit, it should free me up.”

Morikawa got his one bogey out of the way on the second hole. He then made birdies on Nos. 3, 5, 10, 15, and 18. The two-time major champion had a chance at the Masters last month but finished tied for third.

“I’m going to tap in just kind of that mental state I’ve been in, not only those two, but in other tournaments I’ve played well in,” he said. “I think the goal for me tonight before my tee time is just to be as mentally sharp by that first hole. I think looking back at a month ago at Augusta, I felt sharp in everything, but I feel like I could have had a little bit of self-talk before I went out on that first tee and really just not got ahead of myself. Not that I did, but two holes really cost me back there. Tomorrow is just going to put everything I have out there and see how it plays out.”

Theegala made bogey at Nos. 5 and 6 but recovered. He made six birdies in his final 10 holes to post a 67. His birdie at No. 18 pulled him to within one shot of the lead.

Lowry, the 2019 Open champion, matched the lowest round ever in any of the four majors. Four players had previously posted 62s in the majors, including Schauffele, who did it in the U.S. Open last year and the first round this week.

Lowry was 29th heading into the third round and quickly jumped up the leaderboard. He shot a 29 on the front nine, reeling off four straight birdies at Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5. It was the first time anyone had shot a 29 over nine holes at Valhalla during four PGAs.

But the round could have been better. He had three birdies on the back nine and could have added another at 18. Lowry hit his drive into the right rough at the par-5 hole and then his second shot went to the left rough. He then missed an 11-foot putt for a birdie that would have given him a 61.

“Yeah, it was pretty good; I enjoyed it,” Lowry said. “I enjoyed every minute of it, obviously. … Look, I went out there with a job to do today, and my job was to try to get myself back in the tournament, and I definitely did that.

“Probably the most disappointed anyone can ever be shooting 62. I knew what was at stake (at 18). Just didn’t hit the ball hard enough. Had it on a good read and just broke away from the hole.”

DeChambeau chipped in for eagle at No. 18 to get to 13 under, while Hovland made birdies at Nos. 17 and 18.

The weather is expected to be in the 80s and sunny on Sunday, setting the stage for a frantic finish.

–Field Level Media

Koepka Wins His Third PGA Championship, Fifth Major

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ROCHESTER NY – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – American Brooks Koepka dialed up seven birdies and slammed the door on playing partner Viktor Hovland to win the PGA Championship on Sunday at Oak Hill Country Club, securing his fifth career major title and the first by an active member of LIV Golf.

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Koepka stuck his approach at the last hole pin-high and received an ovation as he ascended to the green. He pumped his fist and embraced his caddie after a final-round, 3-under 67, finishing at 9-under 271 for the week.

Koepka won the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Opens and the 2018 and 2019 PGA Championships and battled knee and hip injuries for some time after that. With his fifth major, he surpassed names such as Rory McIlroy and Ernie Els and tied the likes of Byron Nelson and Seve Ballesteros.

Hovland, the 25-year-old Norwegian, made a long birdie at No. 18 to tie Scottie Scheffler for second at 7-under 273. It was his best finish at a major and his third straight top-10 finish.

Trailing by one at the 16th hole, Hovland attempted to get out of a fairway bunker and his ball embedded in the face of the bunker in front of him — the same misfortune that befell Corey Conners of Canada when he led the championship Saturday evening. Hovland was given free relief but had to punch out.

 

Koepka Leads by One at PGA Champ

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105th PGA Championship | Final Round

ROCHESTER, NY – Brooks Koepka became the first player to have multiple rounds of (66) or better in an event at Oak Hill Country Club when he posted his second straight (66), his 17th round of 66 or better in a major.

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The 2018 and 2019 PGA Champion Koepka seeks his fifth major title and third PGA Championship holds the 54-hole lead by one stroke heading into the final round today.

Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners each seek their first major title and history is in their favor as the last two winners at Oak Hill were first-time major winners (2013 PGA Championship/Jason Dufner, 2003/Shaun Micheel).

Since 2000, 10 players have won the PGA Championship for their first major title: 2020/Collin Morikawa, 2017/Justin Thomas, 2016/Jimmy Walker, 2015/Jason Day, 2013/Jason Dufner, 2011/Keegan Bradley, 2010/Martin Kaymer, 2009/Y.E. Yang, 2003/Shaun Micheel, 2002/Rich Beem, 2001/David Toms).

Four players have three rounds of even-par or better: Viktor Hovland, Corey Conners, Justin Rose, and PGA Tour pro Michael Block

Block has second-most birdies by field with 13 (most: 14, Justin Rose)

PGA Championship | Leaderboard After 54 Holes

1 Brooks Koepka 72 66 66 204 (-6)

T-2 Viktor Hovland 68 67 70 205 (-5)

T-2 Corey Conners 67 68 70 205 (-5)

4 Bryson DeChambeau 66 71 70 207 (-3)

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PGA Championship | Preview

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ROCHESTER, NY – (Staff Report from PGA Tour Brunch) – The 2023 PGA Championship is the 31st event of the FedEx Cup regular season and second major championship of the year. Just 14 events played over the next 12 weeks remain before the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Oak Hill Country Club’s East Course in Rochester, New York, is hosting its seventh major championship and first since the 2013 PGA Championship.

The 2015 PGA Championship winner – Jason Day – is coming off a win at last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, his 13th career PGA Tour title and first since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship (5 years, 8 days prior). Day has won in back-to- back starts twice in his Tour career: 2015 PGA Championship-2015 FedEx St. Jude Championship (then The Barclays) and 2016 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard-2016 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.

The last player to win on Tour and win a major the following week was Rory McIlroy, who won the 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational followed by the PGA Championship.

Two PGA Tour members are making their major championship debuts: Tour rookies Nico Echavarria and Ben Griffin. Echavarria, who won the Puerto Rico Open, is the only rookie to win on Tour this season, while Griffin played in the final group on Saturday at THE PLAYERS Championship with eventual champion Scottie Scheffler (finished T35). Among the other 14 players making their major debuts is David Micheluzzi, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2023 who made his PGA Tour debut on a sponsor exemption at last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson (T-67).

At No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Patrick Cantlay is the highest-ranked player that has not won a major championship. Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup Champion, has seven wins over the last five seasons, the third-most of any player in that span and most of any player that has not won a major (McIlroy/9, Rahm/9). Cantlay has three Top-10s in 24 prior starts in majors (T-3/2019 PGA Championship, T-8/2022 Open Championship, T9/2019 Masters Tournament).

Wyndham Clark is making his first start since winning the Wells Fargo Championship, his first career PGA Tour title. Clark is one of eight first-time winners on the tour this season and enters the week No. 32 in the Official World Golf Ranking (first start as a top-50 player in the OWGR). He is making his sixth career major start.

Rickie Fowler has five consecutive Top-20 finishes on Tour and following a T-14 at the Wells Fargo Championship in his most recent start, Fowler moved into the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time since the ranking published November 29, 2020.