PGA Championship 2025, Round 3 recap: Scottie Scheffler storms to three-shot lead at Quail Hollow

Is the championship over as well?

Jhonattan Vegas, who led after each of the first two rounds, bogeys his final hole to shoot 73 and finish at 6 under. He’s in a group five back of leader Scottie Scheffler.

Scheffler birdies the 18th hole to go 5 under over his final five holes. He moves three shots clear of the field entering the final round.

Scheffler shoots 6-under 65 to reach 11 under par through 54 holes at Quail Hollow.

He makes one birdie in a 5-over 76 to finish at even par.

The Masters champ enters the final round of the PGA Championship mired near the bottom at 2 over.

After a poor birdie putt on the 16th, Scheffler drains one dead-center at the par-3 17th. He’s now at 10 under and two clear of second place.

One off the pace, Jhonattan Vegas hooks his tee shot into the water on the par-5 15th. He makes bogey and is now two back of Scheffler, leaving Alex Noren and Matthieu Pavon in second.

After grabbing the outright lead at 8 under, DeChambeau bogeys 16, doubles 17 and saves par at 18 for a 2-under 69. He’s in at 5 under, four back of Scottie Scheffler.

The world No. 1 follows his eagle at the 14th with a birdie at the par-5 15th. He’s the solo leader at 9 under.

Coming off bogey at the 13th, Scheffler hits his tee shot on the short par-4 14th to 3 feet and makes eagle. He’s again a co-leader, tied with Alex Noren at 8 under.

Returning from injury and making just his second start of the year, Noren birdies four of his final five holes to shoot 66 and grab the clubhouse lead.

Co-leaders, Scheffler bogeys the 13th while DeChambeau hits his tee shot into the water at the par-3 17th and makes double.

It’s now Alex Noren, Jhonattan Vegas and Davis Riley at the top.

Rahm birdies Nos. 14-16, bogeys the 17th and pars the 18th to finish his day at 7 under par.

Seeking the third leg of the career Grand Slam, the Spaniard is one off the current lead.

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DeChambeau fires a 5-wood from the rough into the greenside bunker at the par-5 15th. He gets up and down from there for his fifth birdie of the day to reach 8 under, one clear of Davis Riley and Jhonattan Vegas.

Scottie Scheffler, meanwhile, bogeys the 11th after a poor drive and is now two back.

Davis Riley takes Jon Rahm’s spot as a co-leader. Riley birdies the 15th while Rahm bogeys the 17th.

Moments after Scottie Scheffler misses a 5-footer for birdie at the 10th to take the outright lead, Bryson DeChambeau makes a 5-footer for birdie at the 14th to join the group at 7 under.

Rahm makes his third consecutive birdie at the 16th and ties Scottie Scheffler and Jhonattan Vegas for the lead. Bryson DeChambeau is one back.

We have ourselves a leaderboard.

DeChambeau is mashing the ball on the back nine at Quail Hollow but hasn’t yet made a birdie. Still, he’s one off the lead.

The two-time major champion birdies the 15th to get to 6 under, one off the lead, as he enters Quail Hollow’s difficult three-hole finishing stretch.

Jhonattan Vegas had 3 feet for birdie and the lead at the par-4 eighth, but — much like he did with his bogey putt on the 18th hole Friday — missed.

Going for the green off the tee on the short par-4 eighth, Scheffler slices his drive into the right trees — only to have his ball deflect safely into the fairway. He can’t get up and down from there, however, and settles for par.

He remains tied with Si Woo Kim and, now, Jhonattan Vegas at 7 under.

Scheffler birdies the par-5 seventh, his third birdie in four holes, to tie Si Woo Kim at 7 under par.

Bryson DeChambeau and Jhonattan Vegas are at 6 under.

Scheffler has back-to-back birdies on the front and DeChambeau has made the turn in 3-under 32. Both are one off Si Woo Kim’s lead.

The two actions weren’t connected, however. After a birdie at the par-5 10th to reach 5 under, Rahm’s approach on the par-4 11th struck a fan in the head and ricocheted across the other side of the green.

Scottie Scheffler nearly aces the par-3 fourth to get back to 5 under, one back.

With two two birdies and an eagle through his first six holes, Maverick McNealy is at 4 under and two back.

Starting on the 10th, he hit his tee shot to 2 feet on the par-4 14th and followed that with birdie at No. 15.

Twenty-six players are currently leading or within three shots of the lead.

Jhonattan Vegas was at 10 under and four clear of the field Friday. He doubled his final hole of Round 2 and has started bogey-bogey in Round 3.

That’s created a logjam at the top:

T-1. Vegas, -6 (2)
T-1. Pavon, -6 (2)
T1. Fitzpatrick, -6 (2)
T1. S.W. Kim, -6 (2)

A poor tee shot leads to a dropped shot. He’s now at 7 under and is up one.

Also, it is wiiiiiindy out there.

After dropping his first shot of the day at No. 6, Rahm birdies the seventh to get back to 4 under and four off the lead.

Both hit the fairway, both missed the green, both made bogey at the first.

The penultimate group of Scottie Scheffler (-5), Si Woo Kim (-6) and Max Homa (-5) have teed off. One group remains.

DeChambeau picks up a shot at the first to reach 4 under, which is where fellow LIV’er Jon Rahm is at after two early birdies.

He begins at 3 under, five back.

He’s within five at 3 under.

There is only a nine-shot difference separating first place and last, following the cut, and only a seven-shot difference between T-2 and last.

With further softened conditions, we could see someone make a big move up the board Saturday.

He’s got his gym gear on now, instead of his work attire. McIlroy was originally scheduled to tee off at 8:25 a.m. EDT but with the delay, he’s now out at 1:38 p.m. off the 10th tee.

The third round of the 107th PGA Championship is underway at Quail Hollow.

Looks like we are good — if still soggy — the rest of the way.

The start to Round 3 was moved back 3 1/2 hours, but with the change to threesomes off split tees, that really altered the start times for those near the bottom of the board.