00:00
Birdie for Poston at 18
Poston -7 (F)
Poston holes a 30-footer for birdie on the 18th for a round of 68.
It moves the American into T3 and 7-under par.
That's just three back of Scheffler.
Scottie Scheffler
PGA Championship LIVE: Day three as it happened
PGA Championship LIVE: Follow live updates from the third round of the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.
Scottie Scheffler proved exactly why he's the World No.1 on moving day at the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.
Scheffler, 28, put on a ball striking clinic particularly on the back nine to fire a brilliant 6-under 65.
The two-time major champion played the final five holes in 5-under par, highlighted by a stunning eagle from two feet on the short par-4 14th.
Scheffler also birdied the 15th, 17th and 18th to move to 11-under par.
The World No.1 now takes a commanding three-shot lead over Alex Noren heading into Sunday's final round.
Noren, who has never won a major, surged up the board on Saturday with a 66.
The Swede is making just his second consecutive start on Tour having spent 31 weeks on the sidelines due to a neck injury.
Davis Riley (67) and JT Poston (68) find themselves a further shot back in third on 7-under par.
Jon Rahm (67), Si Woo Kim (71) and Jhonattan Vegas (73) make up the top five on 6-under par.
Bryson DeChambeau (69) had assumed the outright lead at one stage on 8-under but he endured a tough finish on the feared Green Mile.
DeChambeau bogeyed the 16th and doubled the 17th when finding water from the tee and he fell back to 5-under par.
Scottie Scheffler | -11 | 65 |
Alex Noren | -8 | 66 |
Davis Riley | -7 | 67 |
JT Poston | -7 | 68 |
Jhonattan Vegas | -6 | 73 |
Jon Rahm | -6 | 67 |
Si Woo Kim | -6 | 71 |
Keegan Bradley | -5 | 68 |
Tony Finau | -5 | 69 |
Bryson DeChambeau | -5 | 69 |
Matthieu Pavon | -5 | 72 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -5 | 72 |
Scroll below to see how the third round of the PGA Championship played out...
18 May 2025
00:18
SCOTTIE BIRDIE AT 18!
Scheffler -11 (F)
Scheffler drains a 12-footer for birdie on the tough par-4 18th.
He played the last five holes in an unbelievable 5-under par.
The closing stretch at Quail Hollow Club is supposed to be one of the hardest on Tour.
It all adds up to a fantastic round of 65 and the World No.1 leads by three shots on 11-under par.
"Pure brilliance," said Sky Sports on-course commentator Wayne Riley on the performance of Scheffler on Saturday.
Scheffler is seeking a third career major title and a first PGA Championship.
Scottie Scheffler
23:57
Birdie for Scheffler on 17
Scheffler -10 (17)
Another fantastic birdie from Scheffler.
He sends a great iron shot in to 20 feet and then drains the birdie putt to move to double digits.
Scheffler 10-under and two ahead.
Just the tough par-4 18th to play.
23:39
Scheffler par at 16
Scheffler -9 (16)
Scheffler found the fairway (just missing the bunker) and then sent a great iron shot in to 15 feet.
He missed the birdie attempt but a par at 16 is always a solid score.
Scheffler remains at 9-under and one shot clear of European duo Noren and Pavon.
23:38
Rory update
McIlroy +2 (16)
There's a reason you're not hearing much about McIlroy from us today.
He's just not been at the races all week sadly.
McIlroy is 1-over for the round and 2-over for the tournament.
He just found the water on the par-5 7th but holed a 50-footer for par.
McIlroy looks down and out.
23:35
Pavon birdie, Vegas bogey
Pavon -8, Vegas -7 (15)
Pavon and Vegas swap places on the board at the par-5 15th.
Pavon makes birdie to move to 8-under while Vegas finds the water en route to a bogey.
23:23
Scheffler outright leader
Scheffler -9 (15)
Scheffler gets up and down for birdie from the right side of the par-5 15th and it sends the World No.1 into the outright lead once more.
Three tough holes to finish now.
23:12
Birdies for Pavon and Vegas at 14
Vegas -8 (14), Pavon -7 (14)
Vegas joins the lead at 8-under par, while Pavon nudges himself up to T3.
We have such a bunched board heading into Sunday as things stand.
23:04
Bryson par at 18
DeChambeau -5 (F)
Tough ending for Bryson but he gets out of the tough 18th with a par.
It's a round of 69 for the LIV Golf superstar.
But he won't be happy with that finish.
Bryson three back.
23:03
Leaderboard update
| Alex Noren | -8 | 66 |
| Scottie Scheffler | -8 | 14 |
| Davis Riley | -7 | 67 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | -7 | 13 |
| Jon Rahm | -6 | 67 |
| JT Poston | -6 | 15 |
| Si Woo Kim | -6 | 14 |
| Matthieu Pavon | -6 | 13 |
| Keegan Bradley | -5 | 68 |
| Tony Finau | -5 | 69 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | -5 | 17 |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | -5 | 14 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | -5 | 13 |
22:56
Noren joins lead
Noren -8 (F)
Sweden's Alex Noren says not so fast Scottie as he sinks in a fourth birdie in the last five holes to join the lead on 8-under par.
A brilliant 66 from Noren, who as we say is making just his second start of the season following a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury.
alex noren
22:53
SHOT OF DAY FROM SCOTTIE!
Scheffler -8 (14)
TAP IN EAGLE FOR SCOTTIE!
WHAT A SHOT!
Scheffler smashes his tee shot a couple of feet away from the pin.
He taps in from close range for eagle and it sends Scheffler into the outright lead on 8-under par.
👏 Golf Shot by Scottie Scheffler to 2ft for EAGLE on the par 4 14th at Quail Hollow pic.twitter.com/5fMiHQhzGj
— TrackingScheffler (@SchefflerLegion) May 17, 2025
22:49
Bryson double
DeChambeau -5 (17)
Absolutely shocking from Bryson.
He finds the water and makes double.
Back to 5-under.
22:46
Kim birdie
Kim -6 (13)
Kim birdies the par-3 13th to move one shot off the pace.
22:45
Bogey for Scheffler
Scheffler -6 (13)
Sloppy bogey for Scheffler on the par-3 13th.
He finds the bunker short of the green and then fails to get up and down for par.
One back.
22:36
DeChambeau bogey
DeChambeau -7 (16)
DeChambeau fails to get up and down for birdie on the par-4 16th, the start of the dreaded Green Mile.
We now have FIVE leaders: DeChambeau, Scheffler, Vegas, Riley and Noren.
22:34
Noren birdie to T2
Noren -7 (17)
Noren makes a brilliant birdie two on the tough par-3 17th.
It sends the Swede into T2 and one back of DeChambeau.
Noren is making just his second start on the PGA Tour this season.
He returned to action after a lengthy layoff due to injury at the Truist Championship last week.
22:25
Scheffler birdie
Scheffler -7 (12)
Huge birdie for Scheffler at 12.
The World No.1 split the fairway and then fired a dart in to 10 feet left of the pin.
He then brushed the downhiller straight into the heart of the cup for a birdie to move to 7-under.
Scheffler one back of DeChambeau.
Scottie Scheffler
22:20
Rahm pars 18
Rahm -6 (F)
It's a closing par for Rahm.
A brilliant round of 67 for the LIV Golf superstar.
Rahm in great shape at 6-under par.
Jon Rahm
22:18
DeChambeau takes the lead
DeChambeau -8 (15)
DeChambeau takes the outright lead with a birdie on the par-5 15th - the last real birdie opportunity at Quail Hollow.
After finding the rough off the tee, Bryson bashed a fairway wood into the front greenside bunker.
The LIV Golf superstar then splashed out superbly to six feet and he then converted the birdie putt to move to 8-under par.
Bryson one clear of Vegas and Riley.
Bryson DeChambeau
22:12
Ryder Cup captain in the mix
Bradley -5 (F)
U.S. Ryder Cup captain and 2011 PGA champion Keegan Bradley pours in a 15-footer for birdie on the tough par-4 18th.
It all adds up to a 68 to move Bradley to 5-under and two shots off the pace as it stands.
A second PGA title for Bradley on Sunday would see him make the U.S. Ryder Cup team automatically.
If that happens then you'd anticipate he would hand over the reins to someone else.
Keegan Bradley
22:09
Scheffler bogey
Scheffler -6 (11)
Sloppy bogey for Scheffler.
He found the left rough of the tee and then came up shy of the green.
From there, Scheffler chipped 18 feet past the hole and two-putted for bogey.
Back to 6-under and one back.
21:58
Leaderboard update on the hour
Position | Player name | Score | Thru |
1 | Jon Rahm | -7 | 16 |
1 | Bryson DeChambeau | -7 | 14 |
1 | Jhonattan Vegas | -7 | 9 |
1 | Scottie Scheffler | -7 | 9 |
5 | Davis Riley | -6 | 14 |
5 | Si-Woo Kim | -6 | 10 |
7 | Joe Highsmith | -5 | 15 |
7 | Tony Finau | -5 | 15 |
7 | Alexander Noren | -5 | 14 |
7 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -5 | 5 |
11 | Jon Rahm | -4 | 12 |
21:55
Bryson joins Rahm, Scheffler and Vegas at the top of the leaderboard
B. DeChambeau -7 (14)
Unsurprisingly, Bryson takes a crack at the 14th green with a fairway wood. His golf ball looks as though it's sailing straight into the spectators but the thick rough gobbles it up.
Plenty of green to work with, though, and the LIV recruit plays a delightful second to set up a five-foot putt for birdie.
He strokes it home nicely and is now at the top of the leaderboard with three others.
21:52
Finau burns the edge
T. Finau -5 (15)
We've not mentioned Tony Finau much over the first two days but the American is not going away anytime soon.
Finau has a great chance to pick up a stroke at the 15th but his birdie putt from inside 10 feet just grazes the left edge of the cup.
He'll remain at 5-under and two back of the leaders.
