Scottie 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. 

PGA Championship Third Round Leaderboard

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
20:15
DeChambeau charging

DeChambeau -6 (8)

Bryson is playing well today and the big names are climbing up the leaderboard. 

The American has a cracking look for birdie at the 8th. Looks about six feet. 

Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau
20:14
Rahm drops a shot

Rahm -4 (11)

Rahm had a lengthy up and down for par his golf ball hit the aforementioned spectator's shoulder. 

He drops back to 4-under. 

20:12
Worrying moment for Jon Rahm

Jon Rahm tugs his approach into the 11th hole and on first viewing it appears as though his golf ball cracked the skull of a spectator. 

He's okay, though, and replays show it actually landed on the man's shoulder.

Rahm signs a glove for the spectator and gives him a hug. 

19:52
Leaderboard update
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Si Woo Kim

-7

4

Ryo Hisatsune

-6

8

Jhonattan Vegas

-6

3

Matthieu Pavon

-6

3

Matt Fitzpatrick

-6

3

Jon Rahm

-5

10

Tony Finau

-5

8

Alex Noren

-5

8

Bryson DeChambeau

-5

7

Scottie Scheffler

-5

4

19:50
Birdies for Rahm and DeChambeau

Rahm -5 (10), DeChambeau -5 (7)

LIV Golf stars Rahm and DeChambeau are making their moves on day three.

Rahm has just got up and down from sand for birdie on the par-5 10th.

DeChambeau also got up and down from the rough for birdie on the par-5 7th.

Both two-time major champs are now at 5-under par for the tournament. 

This leaderboard is looking bunched to say the least right now. 

We have 10 players within two shots of the lead. 

19:47
Kim leads

Kim -7 (4)

Kim follows Scheffler in for birdie on the par-3 4th.

He converts his putt on the right side from six feet. 

Kim leads by one on 7-under par. 

19:42
Stunning from Scheffler

Scheffler -5 (4)

Scheffler stiffs it from 177 yards to a foot on the par-3 4th.

He taps in for birdie and the World No.1 is now within one shot of the lead. 

19:40
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Si Woo Kim

-6

3

Jhonattan Vegas

-6

2

Matthieu Pavon

-6

2

Matt Fitzpatrick

-6

2

Tony Finau

-5

8

Ryo Hisatsune

-5

7

19:29
Wind is picking up

It's getting tricky out there now.

The wind is starting to pick up for the first time this week.

Wind gusts of up to 30mph are expected this afternoon. 

19:27
Bogey for Vegas

Vegas -6 (2)

It's back to back bogeys to the start the third round for Vegas.

We now have four co-leaders: Vegas, Pavon, Kim and Fitzpatrick. 

19:11
Vegas bogey

Vegas -7 (1) 

Awful start for the leader.

He sprays his tee shot into the trees and then comes up shy with his second shot.

Vegas had his feet up against the lip of the bunker and then chipped up short of the pin.

He missed his 30 footer for par and then converted a four footer for bogey.

Vegas now just one shot clear of Pavon, Fitzpatrick and Kim, who all made par at 1. 

vegas
vegas
19:01
Rahm birdie

Rahm -4 (7)

Rahm sticks it close from 99 yards and then taps in for birdie.

He's back to 4-under. 

18:58
Bogey for Scheffler at 1

Scheffler -4 (1)

Shocking start for Scheffler.

The World No.1 splits the fairway and then hits an horrendous 5-iron way left of the green.

It leads to a bogey and drops him back into the chasing  pack at 4-under par. 

Scheffler has hit multiple double-cross iron shots left this week, not something we are used to seeing from him. 

18:56
Bad start for Rory

McIlroy +1 (1) 

After finding the fairway down the par-5 10th, his first hole of the round, McIlroy flung his second shot into the rough right of the green and then failed to get up and down for birdie.

McIlroy remains outside the top 50 and nine shots behind leader Vegas, who is just about to start his round. 

18:41
Big par save for Bryson

DeChambeau -4 (3)

Bryson sailed his tee shot way left and then went long with his approach shot.

But he played a delightful chip shot up to six feet and then buried the putt for par. 

Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau
18:37
Hisatsune chip in

Hisatsune -4 (4)

Japan's Hisatsune chips in from the front greenside bunker on the par-3 4th.

It bumps him up to T7 on 4-under par. 

18:36
Dropped shot for Rahm

Rahm -3 (6)

After a bright start to the third round, Rahm goes left with his tee shot at the long par-3 6th and he fails to get up and down for par.

The bogey sends him back to 3-under. 

rahm
rahm
18:08
Bryson birdie at 1

DeChambeau -4 (1)

Thanks Ben.

Andy here to take you through the next couple of hours of the third round. 

You join me as Bryson bangs in a 30 footer for birdie at the par-4 1st.

He's also just munched his drive 348 yards down the middle of the fairway at the par-4 2nd. 

Great start for the LIV Golf superstar. 

Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau
17:54
Rahm chips in for birdie!

Rahm -4, Hovland -3, Fleetwood -2 (3)

Sensational start for Jon Rahm here. The Spaniard grabs his second birdie of the day thanks to a chip-in birdie at the par-4 3rd. 

He's only four back now. 

17:53
Bryson DeChambeau tees off

U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau takes the Tiger line at the par-4 1st, launching a booming driver over the trees into the middle of the fairway. 

DeChambeau is playing alongside England's Richard Bland and Canada's Taylor Pendrith. 

 

17:45
Morikawa back in the red numbers

Morikawa -1 (1)

Collin Morikawa is among the groups starting on the back nine. 

The American takes advantage of the par-5 10th to get back into the red numbers for the championship. 

 

17:40
Hovland birdie

Fleetwood -2, Hovland -3, Rahm -3 (3*)

Hovland rolls in a birdie putt from 26 feet at the 2nd to join Rahm on 3-under. 

Rahm does well to two-putt from 46 feet for par. 

Fleetwood also makes a four after finding the thick rough with his tee shot. 

 

17:31
Hatton bogey

Hatton E, Niemann -2, Clark -2 (3*)

Tyrrell Hatton pays the price for missing the 2nd green. The Englishman has six feet to save his par but it just misses. He drops back to level. 

Niemann makes par but Clark puts a circle on his scorecard after rolling in a five-foot birdie putt following a fabulous wedge from inside 90 yards. 

17:26
Xander Schauffele spotted

Xander Schauffele looks relaxed as he makes his way to the practice area to begin his warm-up. 

The defending champion is playing with Masters winner Rory McIlroy and American Chris Kirk. 

They will tee off at 18.38 BST. 

17:24
Perfect start for Rahm

Rahm -3, Hovland -2, Fleetwood -2 (1)

Rahm curls in a beautiful putt at perfect pace for a birdie at the 1st to move to 3-under for the championship and five off the lead. 

Hovland cannot convert from the back of the green. 

Sandy par for Fleetwood.