PGA Championship 2024 at Valhalla Golf Club: Live updates from Day 3 in Louisville
The excitement that accompanied Round 1 of the PGA Championship, and Xander Schauffele's historic performance at Valhalla Golf Club, turned to sadness — then the bizarre.
Friday's second round will be remembered for the death of John Mills, a 69-year-old man from Crestwood who was working in the major tournament's security detail, and the arrest of the world's top golfer, Scottie Scheffler.
What will Saturday have in store? We'll start at the end of Round 2.
Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:41 p.m. Friday and will resume at 7:15 a.m. Saturday. After everyone has completed their second rounds, the PGA of America will cut the field of 156 to 70 (including ties) and release the Round 3 tee times.
Schauffele, at 12 under after 36 holes, had a one-stroke lead over Collin Morikawa when play was halted. Scheffler was in a four-way tie for fourth at 9 under after a 5-under round following his release from Louisville Metro Corrections.
Courier Journal reporters Ryan Black and C.L. Brown — along with photographers Matt Stone and Clare Grant — are at Valhalla and will provide coverage throughout Saturday.
You can follow them on X, formerly Twitter:
Keep this page bookmarked for updates throughout Saturday's action.
Down to the wire heading into the final round of the PGA Championship
Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele are tied at the top of the PGA leaderboard at 15 under.
With a birdie on the 18th hole, Sahith Theegala moved up to third place at 14 under.
Shane Lowry, who climbed 25 spots today on the PGA Championship leaderboard, is tied with Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland for fourth.
Shane Lowry: Ties major championship history
With a par on his final hole Saturday, Shane Lowry became part of history: He carded only the fifth 62 ever shot in a major championship.
It's the second 62 recorded this week, as Xander Schauffele accomplished the feat during Thursday's first round. The 62s shot by Lowry and Schauffele are the Valhalla course record.
The other 62s achieved in major-championship competition are Schauffele (2023 U.S. Open), Rickie Fowler (2023 U.S. Open) and Branden Grace (2017 Open Championship).
Justin Thomas makes highlight-reel chip-in birdie on 14th hole at PGA Championship
Out of position after his tee shot went well left of the green, Justin Thomas appeared to be in a fight to avoid bogey (or worse) at the par-3 14th. Instead, he made one of the shots of the tournament, chipping in for birdie from nearly 90 feet away.
Check out the shot in the embedded video below.
UNBELIEVABLE! Justin. Thomas.
The Kentucky guy holes out for birdie! #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/YVeNslCW37— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 18, 2024
Leaders make the turn during 3rd round of 2024 PGA Championship
Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa both posted 1-under 34s on the front nine, as the former maintained his one shot lead. Schauffele is at 13-under, with Morikawa and Shane Lowry a shot behind at 12-under.
Xander Schauffele moves back in front
There's no longer a tie at the top: Xander Schauffele birdied the seventh hole to move to 1-under on his round and 13-under for the championship. He now leads Shane Lowry and Collin Morikawa by one stroke.
Shane Lowry makes Valhalla history
Shane Lowry accomplished something Saturday that never had been done at Valhalla Golf Club in the four times the course has hosted the PGA Championship: He posted a 29 on the front nine. Lowry is the first player to break 30 on either nine at Valhalla during a PGA Championship; the course previously hosted the event in 1996, 2000 and 2014.
Collin Morikawa grabs share of the lead at PGA Championship
A birdie on No. 5 for Collin Morikawa moved him to 12-under for the tournament, tying Xander Schauffele at the top of the leaderboard. Schauffele also had a birdie putt on No. 5 but it slid past the hole and had to settle for par.
Slow start to the third round for Scottie Scheffler
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has started the third round in a slump, with three bogeys on his first four holes.
Scheffler was 4 over through four holes in a major for the first time in his career.
Major champions Shane Lowry, Justin Rose surging up leaderboard at Valhalla Golf Club
Shane Lowry and Justin Rose know what it's like to win a major. Lowry captured the 2019 Open while Rose was victorious at the 2013 U.S. Open.
So far, no one has been better than that pair Saturday. Each are one third of their way through the third round, with identical scores of 4-under par through six holes.
Rose is at 9-under for the tournament and tied for fifth, while Lowry is 8-under and tied for 10th.
Is anyone making early move in initial stages of Round 3 at PGA Championship?
The earliest third-round groupings at Valhalla are through five holes so far. The best round on the course belongs to three players: major champions Shane Lowry and Justin Rose along with Maverick McNealy; all three are 2-under so far.
Jon Rahm had longest active streak of made cuts in majors. Who's No. 1 now?
Entering the 2024 PGA Championship, two-time major winner Jon Rahm boasted the longest active streak of made cuts at major championships, playing the weekend 18 straight times at golf's four biggest events. But he won't play the final two rounds at Valhalla Golf Club this weekend, finishing at even par after 36 holes to miss the cut by just one stroke. Prior to this week, the last time he missed the cut at a major was the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black.
The longest active streak of made cuts in the majors now belongs to Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion. Matsuyama has made 16 consecutive cuts at major championships. The last one he didn't make, like Rahm, came in 2019, when he wasn't around for the final two days of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
PGA Championship Round 3 tee times at Valhalla Golf Club
Note: All times are EDT
Tee No. 1
11:28 a.m.: Cameron Smith, Max Homa Jordan Spieth
11:39 a.m.: Maverick McNealy, Byeong Hun An, Alexander Björk
11:50 a.m.: Min Woo Lee, Billy Horschel, Patrick Cantlay
12:01 p.m.: Justin Rose, Jason Day, Shane Lowry
12:12 p.m.: Alejandro Tosti, Doug Ghim, Rory McIlroy
12:23 p.m.: Lee Hodges, Alex Noren, Tom Kim
12:34 p.m.: Lucas Herbert, Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley
12:45 p.m.: Brooks Koepka, Taylor Moore, Aaron Rai
12:56 p.m.: Matt Wallace, Hideki Matsuyama, Robert MacIntyre
1:07 p.m.: Tony Finau, Dean Burmester, Harris English
1:18 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Austin Eckroat, Viktor Hovland
1:29 p.m.: Thomas Detry, Scottie Scheffler, Mark Hubbard
1:40 p.m.: Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala
Tee No. 10
11:33 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Tom Hoge, Will Zalatoris
11:44 a.m.: Brice Garnett, Jesper Svensson, Patrick Reed
11:55 a.m.: Luke Donald, Lucas Glover, Russell Henley
12:06 p.m.: Adam Svensson, Ryo Hisatsune, Zac Blair
12:17 p.m.: Sebastian Söderberg, Andrew Putnam, Gary Woodland
12:28 p.m.: Rasmus Højgaard, Cameron Young, Brian Harman
12:39 p.m.: Thorbjørn Olesen, Brendon Todd, Ben Kohles
12:50 p.m.: Grayson Murray, Ryan Fox, Adam Hadwin
1:01 p.m.: Martin Kaymer, Tyrrell Hatton, Jeremy Wells
1:12 p.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Jordan Smith, Talor Gooch
1:23 p.m.: Nicolai Højgaard, Joaquin Niemann, Rickie Fowler
1:34 p.m.: Braden Shattuck, S.H. Kim, Stephan Jaeger
1:45 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Corey Conners, Tommy Fleetwood
Tiger Woods among notable names missing the PGA Championship cut
At 7 over, Tiger Woods is done for the weekend.
Other notable players who missed the cut include: Jon Rahm, who shot an even par, Wyndham Clark and Phil Mickelson, who went 4 over.
An update on the LIV golfers at the PGA Championship
Here are the LIV golfers who made the cut the PGA Championship:
Bryson DeChambeau: T-4, 9 under
Dean Burmester: T-8, 8 under
Brooks Koepka: T-11, 7 under
Lucas Herbert: T-14, 6 under
Patrick Reed: T-39, 3 under
Cameron Smith: T-29, 4 under
Martin Kaymer: T-52, 2 under
Tyrrell Hatton: T-52, 2 under
Talor Gooch: T-68, 1 under
Joaquin Niemann: T-68, 1 under
Dustin Johnson: T-68, 1 under
Five missed the cut:
Jon Rahm: Even par
Adrian Meronk: 1 over
David Puig: 3 over
Phil Mickelson: 4 over
Andy Ogletree: 6 over
PGA Championship to resume at 9:40 a.m.
The wait is almost over.
The PGA Championship is set to resume at 9:40 a.m., tournament organizers announced on X.
Foggy morning delays resumption of PGA Championship second round at Valhalla Golf Club. When will the third round begin?
The tournament entered a fog delay at 7:26 a.m., per a post on X.
In an update sent out just after 8 a.m., tournament organizers said the second round was delayed "until further notice" and that it will resume 30 minutes after conditions are playable.
Round 3 starting times will be a split-tee start in groups of three off of the first and the 10th tees from approximately 11:17 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.
PGA Championship leaderboard: Xander Schauffele in front when play resumes
Click here to access the full leaderboard, as of 8:41 p.m. Friday, via the PGA Championship's official website.
How to watch PGA Championship third round today: Time, channel, live TV coverage
Coverage begins at 7:15 a.m. Saturday with second-round updates on "SportsCenter."
Third-round coverage is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday on ESPN+ (subscription required), which will carry the tournament until 10 a.m.
After that, it runs on ESPN from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on CBS from 1 to 7 p.m. Qualified subscribers can stream their broadcasts via Watch ESPN and/or CBS Sports.
When the switch is made to TV, ESPN+ will air alternate telecasts from 9 to 11 a.m. ("No Laying Up") and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ("ESPN BET at the PGA Championship"). It will also offer featured group coverage — four morning groups, two afternoon groups — and featured hole coverage at Nos. 13, 14 and 18.
If you're looking to stream ESPN and/or CBS for free, Fubo offers a trial.
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