xander schaufele And collin morikawa A share of the lead heading into the final round of the U.S. PGA Championship headed for a shootout on Sunday at Valhalla.
Schauffele bounced back from a costly double bogey on the 15th hole to birdie the last two holes and shoot a third round of 68, his 15-under-par total matched by Ryder Cup teammate Morikawa with a 67.
Fellow American Sahit Thegala was one shot behind his own 67 shane lowryBryson DeChambeau and Victor Hovland at 13 under and Robert McIntyre and justin rose Another blow back.
Lowry covered his first 17 holes in nine under par and needed birdie on the last to card the first 61 in men’s major championship history, but missed by 12 feet and had to settle for a record-equalling 62. Fell.
“To be honest, I would have felt better if I had gone down a notch, and I’m disappointed to miss out, but I went out with a job to get myself back into the tournament and I did that,” the 2019 Open champion said. Did.” Said.
“It will take a lot [to win], One can come from behind as the courses are available. I will enjoy what I did and go out and fight hard and give my best to win this trophy.”
Today’s thought
“Pretty average compared to my playing mates” – Justin Rose when asked to describe the total of 64 he recorded in the company of Shane Lowry, who carded a superb 62.
shot of the day
Hometown hero Justin Thomas hit a poor tee shot on the par-three 14th, but made up for it with a great chip for birdie.
round of the day
Shane Lowry equaled the lowest score in men’s major championship history, narrowly missing a birdie putt with an unprecedented 61 on the 18th.
data of the day
Perhaps the impact of Friday’s arrest took hold Scotty SchefflerJoe was also without regular caddy Ted Scott while attending his daughter’s high school graduation.
easiest hole
The par-five 18th hole was the easiest hole of the third day’s play, yielding three eagles, 44 birdies and just two scores for an average of 4.36.
hardest hole
The par-three 14th presented the toughest debut, with the 256-yard monster yielding only four birdies, 22 bogeys and two double bogeys, or an average of worse than 3.28.
Weather Forecast
The day will start with possible scattered fog, otherwise high pressure will result in mostly sunny skies with warmer temperatures in the afternoon. Highs are expected to reach the mid 80s with a light northeast wind of 5-10 mph.
Main tee times (all BST)
1905 – Justin Rose, Robert McIntyre, 1915 – Bryson DeChambeau, Victor Hovland, 1925 – Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry, 1935 – Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa