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Block nearly pours in his birdie putt, but it dies to the right on its last turn. No matter! He taps in for his third sensational 70 of the week and soaks up the love pouring down from the gallery. This is quite the story. Meanwhile a two-putt par for Justin Rose, who signs for a 69. Back on 16, Viktor Hovland pars, a most acceptable outcome having lashed his tee shot towards the trees down the left.
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-7: Conners (15)
-6: Hovland (16)
-5: Koepka (16)
-3: DeChambeau (16)
-2: Rose (F), Suh (15), Scheffler (15)
-1: McIlroy (F)
E: Block (F)
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Bryson DeChambeau makes like Michael Block and lands his tee shot at 15 three feet from the flag. Brooks Koepka sends his pin high, but a good 30 feet to the right of the cup. He nearly makes the birdie putt, but the ball stops one turn short. Par. DeChambeau steers his right-to-left slider in, though, and back-to-back birdies is some reaction to that careless dropped shot at 13. Pars for Conners and Scheffler at 13. Meanwhile up on 18, Rory McIlroy has a route to the green from the trees, but only finds the front fringe. No matter: he nearly bundles in the chip, then tidies up for a second 69 in a row. And it’s a 71 for Shane Lowry, who remains in the mix at +1.
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-6: Hovland (13), Conners (13)
-5: Koepka (15)
-3: Rose (16), DeChambeau (15)
-1: McIlroy (F), Suh (13), Scheffler (13)
E: Block (16)
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Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka take to the 1st tee. DeChambeau’s name is announced, and he’s booed, loudly and aggressively, for some time, before he takes his tee shot. That’s some clear and unequivocal abuse, presumably a result of the pair’s defection to the LIV tour. Bryson bashes his drive down the track. Then Koepka is called to the tee, and his name is drowned out by booing as well. “That’s not good, guys,” mutters a sole voice of reason. Koepka waits for the hubbub to subside, then sends his drive into the rough down the right. Both players look a bit shocked at the level of grief they’re copping. It’ll be interesting to see how they react to that, and whether it’ll affect their game.
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While we wait for the third round to start heating up, our man at Oak Hill, Ewan Murray, has something he wants to say. Here’s his take on the effect a rejigged calendar has had on golf’s fourth major.
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Welcome to Moving Day at the 105th PGA Championship! After 36 holes, the top of the leaderboard looked like this …
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-5: Scheffler, Conners, Hovland
-3: Suh, DeChambeau
-2: Koepka, Tarren
-1: Pendrith, Rose
E: Block, Straka, Mitchell, Lee, Svensson, McIlroy, Lowry, Bradley, NeSmith
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… while these (selected) big names missed the cut …
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Matt Fitzpatrick, Billy Horschel, Rickie Fowler, Kim Si-woo, Brian Harman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Francesco Molinari, Luke Donald, Alex Noren, Matt Kuchar, Joaquin Niemann, Gary Woodland, Tom Kim, Jason Day, Jimmy Walker, Emiliano Grillo, Cam Young, Seamus Power, YE Yang, Danny Willett, Bob MacIntyre, Im Sung-jae, Sam Burns and Webb Simpson
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… and that left us with a tee sheet that looked like this (all times BST). It’s on!
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1.10pm: Mark Hubbard, Rikuya Hoshino
1.20pm: Yannik Paul, Denny McCarthy
1.30pm: Jordan Spieth, Lee Hodges
1.40pm: Zach Johnson, Justin Thomas
1.50pm: Patrick Rodgers, Kazuki Higa
2pm: Alex Smalley, Thomas Detry
2.10pm: Tyrrell Hatton, Phil Mickelson
2.20pm: Tony Finau, Chris Kirk
2.30pm: Taylor Montgomery, Thomas Pieters
2.40pm: Adrain Meronk, Dean Burmester
3pm: Cameron Smith, Jon Rahm
3.10pm: Thriston Lawerence, Tom Hoge
3.20pm: Xander Schauffele, Ben Taylor
3.30pm: Chez Reavie, Lucas Herbert
3.40pm: Taylor Moore, Pablo Larrazabal
3.50pm: Sam Stevens, Padraig Harrington
4pm: Joel Dahmen, Nicolai Hojgaard
4.10pm: Adam Hadwin, Matt Wallace
4.20pm: Hideki Matsuyama, Max Homa
4.30pm: Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood
4.40pm: Hayden Buckley, Sihwan Kim
5pm: Sahith Theegala, JT Poston
5.10pm: Stephan Jaeger, Victor Perez
5.20pm: Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott
5.30pm: Beau Hossler, Kurt Kitayama
5.40pm: KH Lee, Harold Varner III
5.50pm: Eric Cole, Ryan Fox
6pm: Patrick Cantlay, Mito Pereira
6.10pm: Cam Davis, Dustin Johnson
6.20pm: Keegan Bradley, Matt NeSmith
6.40pm: Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry
6.50pm: Min Woo Lee, Adam Svensson
7pm: Sepp Straka, Keith Mitchell
7.10pm: Justin Rose, Michael Block
7.20pm: Callum Tarren, Taylor Pendrith
7.30pm: Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka
7.40pm: Viktor Hovland, Justin Suh
7.50pm: Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners
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Ewan Murray has filed his report from Oak Hill, have a learn right here:
One other best-of-day 66 for Brooks Koepka … and so the two-time champion goes into the ultimate day on the lookout for a victory that will make him solely the third participant within the PGA Championship’s stroke-play period to win the title 3 times. He’d be up there with Jack and Tiger, no biggie. Viktor Hovland, Corey Conners, his outdated pal Bryson DeChambeau and a number of different massive names could have one thing to say about that. It ought to be an amazing day of golf. See you tomorrow!
-6: Koepka
-5: Hovland, Conners
-3: DeChambeau
-2: Rose, Scheffler
-1: McIlroy
E: Block, Suh
+1: Fleetwood, Perez, Jaeger, Cole, Lowry, Lee
+2: Reed, Kitayama, Fox, Davis
Two putts for Scottie Scheffler, who got here again in 34, repairing a little of the harm of that front-nine 39. A 73 and he enjoys a self-deprecating chuckle. He’s nonetheless on this! Two putts as properly for Corey Conners; a level-par 70, and he’ll play within the penultimate group tomorrow with Bryson DeChambeau.
Conners sends his iron from 176 yards pin excessive, 15 toes to the left of the flag. Scheffler, somewhat nearer in, pops his the same distance to the proper. Each can have first rate seems to be at birdie.
Scheffler and Conners crack their closing drives down 18. For differing causes, each might be wanting to get to the clubhouse: Conners to settle himself after the drama of 16, Scheffler as a result of he’s simply not been on all of it day. One final push!
Pars for Corey Conners and Scottie Scheffler on 17. That’s notably treasured for Conners, who seems to be completely calm regardless of what went down on 16. In the meantime up on 18, Viktor Hovland can’t get shut along with his splash out of the bunker – he was on a downslope – and although he almost drains his 25-footer for par, that’s a closing bogey. He indicators for a level-par 70. Bogey to complete for Justin Suh, who indicators for a 73.
-6: Koepka (F)
-5: Hovland (F), Conners (17)
-3: DeChambeau (F)
-2: Rose (F), Scheffler (17)
-1: McIlroy (F)
E: Block (F), Suh (F)
Brooks Koepka provides his verdict to Sky. “I missed within the right spots … I made a couple of extra putts in the present day … I’m simply wanting ahead to tomorrow … I’ve actually gotten uninterested in leaving putts brief … I’ve to only maintain doing what I’m doing … I’ve received to play yet one more spherical and see the place it places me.”
Viktor Hovland’s tee shot at 18 finds the tough down the left. His second finds the bunker guarding the entrance proper of the inexperienced. He’ll be short-sided. In the meantime again on 17, Corey Conners, who ought to be reeling from that double, calmly fires two pictures down the monitor to seek out the inexperienced in regulation. Scottie Scheffler on in two as properly.
Michael Block speaks to Sky. “It was all by having an amazing perspective … the Rochester followers had been in full pressure … it felt like hitting a house run … I’m an enormous golf fan and I keep in mind watching Justin Rose successful the US Open at Merion … I believed I used to be going to lose my thoughts! … I’ve this sport, but it surely’s by no means transferred over to the PGA Tour … I’ve the arrogance to shoot one other 70 tomorrow and see the place it finishes!”
Corey Conners can’t make his bogey putt – a 5 in any case that will have been outrageous, inform the reality – and his first transfer backwards of the day is a double bogey. He drops out of the lead, which is now collectively held by …
-6: Koepka (F), Hovland (17)
-5: Conners (16)
-3: DeChambeau (F)
-2: Rose (F), Scheffler (16)
-1: McIlroy (F), Suh (17)
E: Block (F)
One other 66 for Koepka
Bryson DeChambeau’s 40-foot birdie effort by no means seems to be like dropping. Brooks Koepka’s 25-foot go almost does! However each must accept pars. They depart the scene to heat applause, a world away from the booing they suffered on the first tee. The pair shake fingers in a pleasant trend. See, love will prevail. A second 66 in a row for Brooks, a level-par 70 for Bryson. They’re -6 and -3 respectively.
Conners, now below all types of strain, 40 yards from the inexperienced, short-sided behind a bunker, whips deliciously excessive, touchdown his ball softly on the inexperienced. He’ll take a look at bogey from 15 toes. If he will get out of right here simply dropping one stroke, it’ll be some escape! In the meantime DeChambeau and Koepka are each on 18 in regulation. Neither are notably shut, although.
Conners has been given aid, the ball having plugged on the financial institution. A free drop. No penalty. However he can solely drop within the thick filth on the financial institution into which he hit his second. An ungainly stance, and so his third baseball-style shot disappears into extra thick nonsense additional down the opening. He’s not put a foot improper till now, however this might show pricey. Main-championship golf, everybody!
The PGA referee goes by means of the choices. Corey Conners works out how and the place he can take a drop. Whereas they faff and fuss, Scottie Scheffler knocks his strategy into the center of 16.
Critical hassle for Corey Conners on 16. He drives right into a bunker down the proper of the opening, then slams his second into the financial institution inches above the face of the entice. His ball plugs, and he’s going to want a ruling. Right here comes the decide!
What was that about Brooks Koepka’s putter letting him down? Properly, it’s made up for any earlier misdemeanours now! He sends a 45-foot tramliner into the cup on 17 and joins Hovland in second spot! DeChambeau’s pretty content material, too, punching the air in delight as he rolls in a 15-footer to finish an up-and-down from the greenside filth.
-7: Conners (15)
-6: Koepka (17), Hovland (16)
-3: DeChambeau (17)
-2: Rose (F), Suh (15), Scheffler (15)
-1: McIlroy (F)
E: Block (F)
Membership professional Michael Block shoots 70!
Block almost pours in his birdie putt, but it surely dies to the proper on its final flip. Irrespective of! He faucets in for his third sensational 70 of the week and soaks up the love pouring down from the gallery. That is fairly the story. In the meantime a two-putt par for Justin Rose, who indicators for a 69. Again on 16, Viktor Hovland pars, a most acceptable consequence having lashed his tee shot in direction of the timber down the left.
-7: Conners (15)
-6: Hovland (16)
-5: Koepka (16)
-3: DeChambeau (16)
-2: Rose (F), Suh (15), Scheffler (15)
-1: McIlroy (F)
E: Block (F)
Scottie Scheffler scoops his ball elegantly out of the bunker and leaves a three-footer that salvages his par. Corey Conners strokes in his birdie putt to assert the lead for himself. In the meantime up on 18, Michael Block hammers a hybrid that almost will get over the shoulder of the bunker guarding the entrance of the inexperienced … and he’ll take a look at a closing birdie from 15 toes!
-7: Conners (15)
-6: Hovland (15)
-5: Koepka (16)
A birdie eventually for Scottie Scheffler! He makes it on the accessible brief par-four 14th, however all of them rely, and he wanted that. He strikes again to -2 … but it surely’s simply not understanding for him in the present day, as he thuds his tee shot at 15 right into a bunker on the entrance. His taking part in companion Corey Conners turns up the warmth by sending his 9-iron to eight toes.
Hovland can’t make his birdie putt on 15. Conners rigorously settles for par on 14. Rose can’t stand up and down from a greenside bunker at 17 and drops a stroke. DeChambeau pars 16, an honest outcome since he’d pulled his drive into the timber. Then Koepka leaves his brief birdie putt excessive on the left. The flat stick’s let the massive man down a bit in the present day. Had it been somewhat hotter, you’d suppose he’d be main this match now.
-6: Hovland (15), Conners (14)
-5: Koepka (16)
-3: DeChambeau (16)
-2: Rose (17), Suh (15)
-1: McIlroy (F), Scheffler (13)
E: Block (17)
It’s raining once more. Victor Hovland misses a straight uphill eight-footer on 14 for birdie, however doesn’t let issues get to him. He sends his tee shot at 15 over the flag and can have one other look from the same distance. In the meantime up on 16, Koepka takes a courageous line along with his strategy over a bunker guarding the pin, and is rewarded when his ball lands six toes from the cup.
Rory McIlroy speaks to Sky.“As comfy because the pairing was [with Shane Lowry] the circumstances had been uncomfortable … beginning off was powerful … I did properly to be a pair below however gave a couple of again … I held it collectively on the best way again … total something within the pink is an effective rating … I went on the market and free-wheeled it … no matter occurs, occurs … circumstances had been powerful … you simply must embrace it … I’m going to want to have that very same perspective tomorrow.”
McIlroy shoots 69
Bryson DeChambeau makes like Michael Block and lands his tee shot at 15 three toes from the flag. Brooks Koepka sends his pin excessive, however a superb 30 toes to the proper of the cup. He almost makes the birdie putt, however the ball stops one flip brief. Par. DeChambeau steers his right-to-left slider in, although, and back-to-back birdies is a few response to that careless dropped shot at 13. Pars for Conners and Scheffler at 13. In the meantime up on 18, Rory McIlroy has a path to the inexperienced from the timber, however solely finds the entrance fringe. Irrespective of: he almost bundles within the chip, then tidies up for a second 69 in a row. And it’s a 71 for Shane Lowry, who stays within the combine at +1.
-6: Hovland (13), Conners (13)
-5: Koepka (15)
-3: Rose (16), DeChambeau (15)
-1: McIlroy (F), Suh (13), Scheffler (13)
E: Block (16)
Having pushed their balls into the financial institution at 14, Koepka and DeChambeau take turns to flip delicate chips to 3 toes. A shock, nevertheless, as Koepka permits his downhill putt to squirt large proper of the cup. An enormous probability for a birdie that will have given him a share of the lead spurned! DeChambeau cleans up for his birdie and returns to -2.
McIlroy sprays his drive at 18 into the timber down the left. Again on 14, Koepka and DeChambeau take turns to fireplace their drives into the face of the thickly coated banks guarding the entrance of the inexperienced. And on 13, Hovland clips his strategy pin excessive to 12 toes, however then fails to hit a makeable straight birdie putt with confidence. Only a par 5.
Bryson DeChambeau almost makes his 25-footer for par, but it surely stops simply in need of the cup. He slips again to -1. It’s a double whammy for him, too, as a result of he’s given Brooks Koepka a learn for his birdie putt, and the two-time champion makes no mistake. In it goes, and the gallery erupts. They’re not booing Brooks now! In the meantime Rory McIlroy chips up the swale gamely to 3 toes, then does his finest to overlook the bogey putt, but it surely drops after a fast look-see across the rim. And the way concerning the 46-year-old membership skilled Michael Block?!
-6: Hovland (12), Conners (12)
-5: Koepka (13)
-3: Rose (15)
-1: McIlroy (17), DeChambeau (13), Suh (12), Scheffler (12)
E: Block (15)
One other birdie for Michael Block! It is a sensational story! He arrows his tee shot at 15 straight on the flag, leaving himself an uphill four-footer for birdie. He’s not lacking it, and because the gallery holler, he wears the look of a person who doesn’t fairly understand how he’s managing to stroll on air, however having fun with each second nonetheless. Only a par for his companion Justin Rose, who stays at -3.
Bother for Rory at 17. He sends his drive into thick tough down the left, then his second right into a fairway bunker. His third flies over the inexperienced and down a swale on the again. That’s not the place you ever need to end up on a Donald Ross course. Some hassle for Bryson DeChambeau at 13, too: over the again in three, he nudges out of the filth however the slope of the inexperienced takes his ball off on a journey, a superb 25 toes previous the opening. Each gamers with severe work to avoid wasting par, or extra realistically restrict the harm to bogey.
In it goes! We now have a tie on the high. The rain has stopped once more, and Transferring Day is coming to a boil!
-6: Hovland (12), Conners (11)
-4: Koepka (12)
-3: Rose (14)
-2: McIlroy (16), DeChambeau (12)
-1: Suh (11), Scheffler (11)
Birdie for Michael Block at 14! That’s completely timed, because the cameras had been on him all the best way down the green for a CBS stroll ‘n’ discuss. He earns a fist-bump of congratulations from his companion Justin Rose. He’s +1. In the meantime the chief Corey Conners leaves himself some work at 11, leaving his first putt 5 toes brief, however he’s exhibiting no indicators of buckling below the load of main a significant championship, and rolls in his par putt calmly. Thoughts you, Viktor Hovland has the chance to hitch him, having almost slam-dunked his second at 12. He’s left with a three-footer for birdie.
Having did not birdie the comparatively straightforward 14th and fifteenth, Rory McIlroy makes one on 16. That’s the results of a 330-yard drive down the center adopted by a wedge from 117 yards to seven toes. He’s -2. In the meantime up on 12, Brooks Koepka fires his second straight on the flag and tidies up for a birdie that strikes him to -4.
Viktor Hovland sends a mild draw into the center of the par-three eleventh. He rolls within the 20-footer that is still for a birdie that brings him again to degree par for his spherical … and takes him to inside a shot off the lead.
-6: Conners (10)
-5: Hovland (11)
-3: Rose (13), Koepka (11)
-2: DeChambeau (11)
-1: McIlroy (15), Suh (10), Scheffler (10)
A few pricey errors for Justin Rose on the par-five thirteenth. He sends his strategy large proper, then flubs his chip from the cabbage. His second try works out properly, although, and restricts the loss to a single shot. He’s -3. That might have been worse.
Rory McIlroy pours within the 15-foot par putt! On the face of it, nothing to have fun. However had he dropped a stroke, he’d have performed 13, 14 and 15 in degree par, they usually’re the best holes on the course. He’ll definitely be feeling higher than his compatriot, although: Shane Lowry, having despatched his tee shot to 3 toes, pulls the birdie putt large left, and that’s an appalling miss. Lowry had parred 13 and bogeyed 14, so it’s been a really deflating stretch for him. McIlroy is -1; Lowry +1.
Viktor Hovland sends his strategy at 10 to eight toes. He thinks he’s received the birdie putt, but it surely loops out and he wanders off with a wry smile on his face, nonetheless two behind Corey Conners. In the meantime up on the par-three fifteenth, Rory McIlroy shoves his tee shot down the swale to the proper, and solely simply manages to get his chip as much as keep on the inexperienced. Some work to do for his par.
Rory McIlroy manages to scramble his par at 14, however that wild drive price him the chance to make one other treasured birdie. He stays at -1. In the meantime the rain has instantly began coming down once more. Arduous. It’s not anticipated to final too lengthy, nevertheless.
Scottie Scheffler comes up in need of 9 however manages to stand up and right down to scramble a par. He’s out in 39, although, not on his sport in any respect. That par putt from six toes solely simply grabbed the left-hand fringe of the cup, too. In the meantime his taking part in companion Corey Conners, the match chief, salvages a par of his personal with a fragile punch out of the thick tough to the aspect of the inexperienced, the place he was short-sided. He stays two away from Hovland and Rose.
Viktor Hovland isn’t too far-off from draining a 45-footer on 9. He’ll take par and hits the flip in 36. His taking part in companion Justin Suh makes a 30-footer for par, although, and that avoids three bogeys in succession. He turns in 37. They’re -4 and -1 respectively. In the meantime Rory McIlroy sends a wild tee shot on the risk-and-reward 14th in direction of the timber on the proper. That will have misplaced fairly a couple of yards coming again down a close-by cart path. Rory seems to be suitably involved.
One other birdie for Justin Rose! He sends his tee shot at 11 over the flag, and rolls the dead-straight 12-footer he leaves himself into the centre of the cup, lifeless weight. He saunters off with the air of a person who doesn’t have a care on the earth. He’s on it proper now, he actually is. As is his taking part in companion Michael Block, who rattles in a 20-footer to maneuver to -1. What per week the membership professional is having! However simply as Rose closes in on Conners, so the Canadian eases additional clear, wedging his second at 8 from 130 yards to 4 toes, and making his first birdie of the day! And it’s back-to-back birdies for Rory McIlroy, who screws his wedge into 13 again to kick-in distance. The rain having stopped, the scoring is hotting up!
-6: Conners (8)
-4: Rose (11), Hovland (8)
-3: Koepka (9)
-2: DeChambeau (9)
-1: McIlroy (13), Lee (12), Suh (8), Scheffler (8)
Justin Suh drives into the timber down the proper of 8. The inevitable outcome: a bogey that drops the 25-year-old Californian to -1. However his taking part in companion Viktor Hovland whips his second from the tough 140 yards out to 10 toes, and makes a birdie that brings him again to -4. In the meantime a few gamers be a part of Tommy Fleetwood within the clubhouse lead at +1: Stephen Jaeger and Victor Perez, who each card 69s in the present day.
Regardless of the massive break, it’s a fourth bogey of the day for the world quantity two Scottie Scheffler. His wedge into 7 almost spins again off the inexperienced, and although he virtually drains the par putt from distance, he’s tapping in for bogey. In the meantime one other par for the chief Corey Conners, who’s making like Nick Faldo at Muirfield in 1987 proper now. And eventually a putt fails to drop for Justin Rose, who fires his strategy at 10 straight on the flag, just for his eight-foot birdie effort to unluckily horseshoe out. So near narrowing Conners’ result in a single stroke, but to this point.
-5: Conners (7)
-3: Rose (10), Koepka (8), Hovland (7)
-2: DeChambeau (8), Suh (7)
-1: Lee (12), Scheffler (7)
E: Lowry (12), McIlroy (12), Svensson (11)
Birdie for Rory McIlroy at 12. That’s the reward for a booming drive adopted by a wedge clipped to 5 toes. In goes the putt and he strikes again to degree par. Fours for Brooks and Bryson at 8; you’d take pars there any day.
BREAKING NEWS: Justin Rose finds a fairway! He does so at 10. That’s solely the ninth time he’s hit one this week, in 35 makes an attempt. To be truthful, at -3, it’s not been doing him an excessive amount of hurt. In the meantime an enormous break for Scottie Scheffler on 7. He sends his tee shot below a tree, and makes an attempt to ship his second low over the creek working throughout the green. His ball clips a tree, bounces into the water, after which out the opposite aspect. Fortunate Scottie.
Min Woo Lee hasn’t featured on a lot of the protection but. He would possibly now, although. The up-and-coming Aussie had traversed the entrance 9 in 35 pictures. Degree par for his spherical, degree par for the match. However now he rakes in a 60-footer throughout 11 for a birdie that takes him into the pink at -1. The gang get behind him, and he presents the ball as a memento to a fortunate punter. Can he match his older sister Minjee in turning into a significant champion? He’s received the sport all proper.
The excellent news for the gamers: the rain has stopped. Off come the waterproofs, down go the umbrellas, and up go the possibilities of making some birdies on a mushy, extra receptive course.
Scheffler whips out from the grassy financial institution at 6 along with his lob wedge. He can solely ship his ball 15 toes previous the opening. His roller coming again is all the time lacking excessive on the proper. Bogey. A cautious two-putt par for Conners. Up on 7, Koepka takes two putts for bogey. Just a little succour for Brooks: DeChambeau can’t make his birdie putt. Impulsively, Corey Conners has a two-stroke lead.
-5: Conners (6)
-3: Rose (8), Koepka (7), Hovland (6), Suh (6)
-2: Scheffler (6)
Scottie Scheffler pulls his tee shot at 6 large left. Then he pulls his second shot. He’s lucky to not dunk into Allens Creek, however his ball sits down in thick oomska on the financial institution and there’s not a lot inexperienced to work with over there. Additionally out of place: Brooks Koepka at 7. He pulls his drive in direction of the timber on the left, and is compelled to take his medication, punching out. He advances his third to the apron of the inexperienced, however he’ll want to empty a protracted one if he’s to avoid wasting par. A very good birdie probability for Bryson, although, who clips his second pin excessive to eight toes.
Justin Rose holes his third monster putt in a row! He trundles in a 35-footer on 8, and while you’re sizzling, you’re sizzling! He’s -3. Viktor Hovland in the meantime stops the rot with an up and down from a bunker at 6. Par. That might have been a 3rd consecutive bogey in any other case. He stays at -3.
Michael Block, club-pro hero, seems to be in a spot of hassle as he follows up a double-bogey on the sixth by hacking his approach up the seventh. However he curls in a giant left-to-right par saver, and the gallery explodes in delight. He factors and smiles at a supporter within the crowd. He’s received loads of them. They’ve received his again. Tommy Fleetwood is a well-liked man as properly, and he soaks up some love on 18 as he pars to seal a advantageous spherical of 68. He’s +1 and positioned properly for a nothing-to-lose shy on the title tomorrow. Justin Thomas gained from seven behind final yr, in any case.
-5: Conners (5)
-4: Koepka (6)
-3: Hovland (5), Suh (5), Scheffler (5)
-2: Rose (7), DeChambeau (6)
E: Lowry (10), Lee (9), Svensson (9), Pendrith (7)
+1: Fleetwood (F), Perez (16), Kitayama (15), Cole (13), McIlroy (10)
Corey Conners performs the par-three fifth conservatively, discovering the protected coronary heart of the inexperienced, a long way from the flag. He rolls his lengthy birdie putt six toes previous, however holds his nerve to knock within the one coming again. He stays within the lead at -5. In the meantime on 6, DeChambeau splashes out from the bunker to 6 toes, however leaves the bogey putt excessive on the proper and can crash again to -2. Two protected putts for Brooks, although, and he stays at -4.
Bryson DeChambeau drops, then sends his third shot into the bunker to the proper of the inexperienced. Brooks Koepka in the meantime is on in regulation. Miles from the pin, however he’ll take that on a gap that’s seen 40 double-bogeys already this week. In the meantime up on 7, Justin Rose rattles in one other lengthy putt, this time for birdie, and he rises to -2. If he can simply get his mojo working from the tee, the 2013 US Open champ might be onto one thing right here!
Bryson sends his tee shot into the drink down the proper of 6. A 3-putt bogey for Viktor Hovland at 5. In the meantime up on 9, McIlroy makes it three bogeys in 4 holes, failing to stand up and down from the thick stuff together with the inexperienced. He’s +1 and all that early momentum has been spirited away.
-5: Conners (4)
-4: DeChambeau (5), Koepka (5)
-3: Hovland (5), Suh (5), Scheffler (4)
-1: Svensson (8), Rose (6)
Justin Rose has scrambled an above-average variety of pars this week, on account of driving like a comic. However none higher than this. He flays his tee shot on the treacherous sixth miles large left, and may solely advance his second additional up the tough. However from 100 yards he muscle mass his third onto the inexperienced, then drains the 30-footer he leaves himself. He stays at -1, and if he finally ends up successful this PGA, having hit a risibly low variety of fairways, it’ll be some of the astonishing sporting tales in a wee whereas. Come on Justin, make it so!
It’s back-to-back birdies for Brooks Koepka! He sends his tee shot on the par-three fifth to 12 toes, and pours within the putt. He’s now one off the lead … which is now solely held by Corey Conners, as a result of Viktor Hovland has hacked his approach up the 4th, ending up with bogey. He didn’t hassle a single blade of grass on the green. Some happening a 622-yard gap. Par for DeChambeau at 5, by the way, no imply feat since he flied the inexperienced along with his tee shot. A fragile lob wedge out of the tough saved his pores and skin.
-5: Conners (3)
-4: Koepka (5), DeChambeau (5), Hovland (4)
-3: Suh (4), Scheffler (3)
-1: Svensson (7), Rose (5), Pendrith (5)
Rory McIlroy can’t stand up and down from a greenside bunker at 8. He misses an eight-footer for par on the excessive aspect. The price of discovering heavy tough from the tee, and he’s given each of his early birdies again to the sphere. He’s degree par once more. The one comfort: he’s made his two bogeys alongside the toughest stretch of the course. If you happen to’ve received to do it someplace, do it there. We’re all about constructive pondering spherical right here.
In contrast to his taking part in companion, Brooks Koepka performs the lengthy par-five 4th within the fuss-free trend. Two massive cracks down the center, then a wedge from 100 yards to eight toes. In goes the straight putt, and that’s the 2018 and 2019 champion’s first birdie of the day. It’s the type of day it is advisable grind it out; is there a greater grinder in world golf thank Koepka? He’s -3.
