Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa took a share of the lead into the ultimate spherical because the US PGA Championship headed for a Sunday shootout at Valhalla.
Schauffele bounced again from a pricey double bogey on the fifteenth to birdie the final two holes and card a 3rd spherical of 68, his 15-under-par whole matched by Ryder Cup team-mate Morikawa due to a 67.
Fellow American Sahith Theegala was a shot behind following his personal 67, with Shane Lowry, Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland on 13 beneath and Robert MacIntyre and Justin Rose one other stroke again.
Lowry lined his first 17 holes in 9 beneath par and wanted to birdie the final to card the primary 61 in males’s main championship historical past however missed from 12 toes and needed to accept a record-equalling 62.
“To be trustworthy, I might have appreciated it if I went one decrease, and I’m disillusioned to overlook it, however I went out with a job to get myself again within the event, and I did that,” the 2019 Open champion mentioned.
“It’s going to take plenty of the identical [to win]. Someone may come from behind because the course is gettable. I’m going to take pleasure in what I did and exit and combat arduous and provides my finest to win this trophy.”
Quote of the day
“Fairly common in comparison with my enjoying accomplice” – Justin Rose when requested to sum up a 64 recorded within the firm of Shane Lowry, who carded a flawless 62.
Shot of the day
Hometown hero Justin Thomas hit a woeful tee shot on the par-three 14th, however made up for it with a spectacular chip in for birdie.
Spherical of the day
Shane Lowry equalled the bottom rating in males’s main championship historical past, narrowly lacking a birdie putt on the 18th for an unprecedented 61.
Statistic of the day
Maybe the results of Friday’s arrest caught up with Scottie Scheffler, who was additionally with out common caddie Ted Scott as he attended his daughter’s highschool commencement.
Best gap
The par-five 18th was the best gap for the third day operating, yielding three eagles, 44 birdies and simply two scores over par for a median of 4.36.
Hardest gap
The par-three 14th performed as the toughest for the primary time, the 256-yard monster yielding simply 4 birdies, 22 bogeys and two double bogeys or worse for a median of three.28.
Climate forecast
Patchy fog will probably be doable to start out the day, in any other case excessive stress will present largely sunny skies and far hotter temperatures by way of the afternoon. Highs will possible attain the mid-80s with a light-weight northeast wind of 5-10 mph.
Key tee occasions (all BST)
1905 – Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre1915 – Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland1925 – Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry1935 – Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa
