Emiliano Grillo watches his approach shot on the seventh hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., Sunday, July 31, 2016.
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Mickelson, who won the PGA Championship at Baltusrol in 2005, shot a two-under 68 to move to 1 under for the tournament and after his round noted how the rain softened the course, setting up the potential for low scores the rest of the way.
Live Stream: 9 a.m. -2 p.m. A gloomy forecast for Sunday raised the possibility that the season’s final major might have to be extended to a fifth day. The 44-year-old won the 2008 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. The final round was played in threesomes off both tees at Kiawah Island in 2012, and Valhalla was a quagmire in 2014, though the last two rounds were played in twosomes and barely finished.
Otherwise, another Monday finish loomed, and that was only part of the unpredictable nature of this PGA Championship. Rain began to fall as the leaders finished the third round, though play kept going. Certainly by using groups of three and starting on the first and 10th tees, the tournament could have pressed further along, right? He was itching to get back on the course after recording seven birdies during an eight-hole stretch on Friday.
Could Day go on to win back-to-back PGA Championships? In all, there were 17 players within five shots of the lead when play was first suspended. Streb began with a 68 on Thursday before his record score. “When we get out, we get out, and just try to take advantage when you can”. “I really thought I was gonna go out and light it up, and I put a little too much pressure on myself and forced it a little bit”.
Could someone have the lowest round ever in a major, as Phil Mickelson said he thinks might happen?
“It’s a major championship, and we want it to be ran and perform as a major championship”, Haigh said.
As for choosing start on just the first tee, he said, “We feel it’s important for all of the players, in an ideal world, to play from the first tee and paly the holes in order”.
The results of early finishers on Saturday who were par or worse after 36 holes seemed to support Mickelson’s prediction.
The good news? For those playing next week, it’s only a three-hour drive to Cromwell for the Travelers Championship. No planes will be necessary unless golfers are flying home or to Rio for the Summer Olympics opening ceremonies on Friday. Marc Leishman has to be at the 18th green at 7 a.m. for a 12-foot birdie putt to complete his round, while Rickie Fowler returns to No. 1, having hit just two shots. Monday’s outlook is just as bleak with thunderstorms expected in the morning and late in the afternoon.
As a result, the third and fourth rounds will be played concurrently for a spell. There likely won’t be a repeat performance on his end.
The leaders – Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb are set to tee off at 2:55 p.m. Per tour rules, he is not allowed to take another stroke.
“You keep it in the fairway, you can attack”, Kisner said.
Streb and Walker will be under significant pressure, knowing that they have 36 holes to play and they are being chased by the likes of Day, Stenson, Martin Kaymer, Kevin Kisner, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed. Stenson trails the co-leaders by three.
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British Open victor Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo were on seven-under in the third round while South African Brendan Grace birdied 4 of his last 6 holes to fire a 66 and grab the 54-hole clubhouse lead at 6-under 204.
