Saturday at the PGA Championship started with Xander Schauffele leading the field by a single stroke. He’s led the entire way so far, which is something only five other golfers in the last 40 years has pulled off.
His lead, though, didn’t last. Collin Morikawa quickly overtook him on the back nine, though the two both birdied the 18th to get to 15-under on the week. That gave them a one-shot lead over what’s a very packed leaderboard.
Shane Lowry nearly set a new record, too. He carded a 9-under 62, which made him just the fifth player in major championship history to ever post that score in a round. It matched Schauffele’s course-record at Valhalla that he set on Thursday, and moved him up to 13-under on the week — which was good for second when he hit the clubhouse. Lowry just barely missed a birdie putt at the 18th, which would’ve set the record.
Sahith Theegala is alone in third headed into Sunday at 14-under. Bryson DeChambeau, who eagled the last with a chip-in, and Viktor Hovland will join Lowry at 13-under.
Tiger Woods, however, is not in the mix. He fell to 7-over after a rough start on Friday, and was among those who missed the cut. The good news, is the weather looks good after a long day of rain on Friday.
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Shane Lowry matched the lowest score in major championship history on Saturday afternoon at Valhalla.
Click the photo to read more about Shane Lowry’s historic day at Valhalla. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Leaderboard Update:
With 18 holes to go, here’s how things stand at Valhalla:
Leaderboard
T1. Xander Schauffele (-15)
T1. Collin Morikawa
3. Sahith Theegala (-14)
T4. Shane Lowry (-13)
T4. Bryson DeChambeau
T4. Viktor Hovland
T7. Justin Rose (-12)
T7. Robert MacIntyre
More on the logjam that sits atop the leaderboard at Valhalla.
Click the photo to read more about the packed leaderboard at Valhalla. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Morikawa, Schauffele birdie 18
Collin Morikawa birdied the 18th to finish out his 4-under 67 round. That moves him to 15-under on the week. Xander Schauffele matched him with an easy birdie tap-in for his 68.
The two will enter Sunday tied at 15-under in the lead.
Sahith Theegala left his eagle opportunity short, but that’s the perfect lag putt. He’s looking at a short birdie now at the 18th, which would move him to 14-under.
More on Scottie Scheffler’s first round over par in 2024.
The streak is over for Scottie Scheffler.
Scottie Scheffler shoots over par for the first time since August 26, 2023, breaking his record streak of 41 straight rounds of par or better. pic.twitter.com/gL2NFXp92j
Xander Schauffele just birdied No. 17, which brings him back to 14-under and into a share of the lead.
The final group is now teeing off at 18.
Bryson DeChambeau now right in it
Well that’s how you finish a round. DeChambeau just chipped in for eagle at the 18th, which brought him to 13-under and just one back from the lead. DeChambeau carded a 4-under 67 on Saturday.
Leaderboard udpdate
With the final group headed to the 17th, here’s where things stand.
Leaderboard:
1. Morikawa (-14)
T2. Lowry (-13)
T2. Schauffele
T2. Theegala
T5. Rose (-12)
T5. MacIntyre
T5. Hovlan
Collin Morikawa out in front
Well, that 4-way tie lasted all of about a minute.
Collin Morikawa just snuck in a birdie putt, and he’s now alone in first at 14-under.
What a wild swing of events on the 15th green.
Xander Schauffele doubles, and we’ve got a 4-way tie
Xander Schauffele just doubled at the 15th, and we’ve now suddenly got a 4-way tie for the lead. An incredible two-shot swing after Sahith Theegala’s chip-in birdie.
Schauffele, Morikawa, Lowry and Theegala are all tied at the top at 13-under.
Sahith Theegala again!
Sahith Theegala isn’t going away. He just chipped-in perfectly from the thick stuff behind the green at the 15th for yet another birdie. He’s at 13-under now.
Xander Schauffele just went long into the crowd behind the green on No. 15. A rare miss for him.
That is just the 2nd missed green in regulation in the last 27 holes for Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele’s lead is back to two. After a relatively slow start to the day, Schauffele now has two birdies thru five holes on the back nine. That dropped him to 15-under on the week, two shots ahead of Morikawa and Lowry.
Justin Thomas gets to 10-under
Justin Thomas just barely missed an eagle putt at 18, but that left him with an easy birdie to get to 10-under. The Louisville native is just 5 back now heading into the final round.
Sahith Theegala is bouncing right back. After a back-to-back bogeys on the front nine, Theegala’s now made four birdies in his last five holes. He’s tied for fourth at 12-under.
Shane Lowry on his historic round today at Valhalla.
Shane Lowry’s scorecard is perfect.
It’s a 62 for Lowry
Shane Lowry had an 12-foot putt for history. It wasn’t meant to be. Had Lowry birdied 18, he would have had the first 61 in major golf history. He missed, and will settle for merely tying history with the fifth 62 ever.
Shane Lowry: 5th round of 62 in men’s major championship history; four have come in last 3 majors
Lowry gained 6.4 strokes putting in today’s round, a career high. His 10.6 strokes gained putting this week are the most through 3 rounds by anyone in a PGA Tour event in 2024.
