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The 2024 PGA Championship concludes Sunday after a wild weekend at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
Xander Schauffele stayed at the top of the leaderboard, but he’s joined by Collin Morikawa at 15-under par. The duo will play together in the final pairing, teeing off at 2:35 p.m. ET.
Right behind Schauffele and Morikawa is Sahith Theegala, who posted a second consecutive 3-under round to move to 14-under for the tournament. Shane Lowry surged into contention by shooting a record-tying 9-under 62 during the third round. At 13-under, Lowry is tied with Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland as they head into the final round.
One day after being arrested and charged with felony assault after what he called a miscommunication with a police officer, Scottie Scheffler fell back by posting a 2-over-par round Saturday.
Tiger Woods was reduced to spectator after he missed the cut by shooting 7-over par for the first two rounds.
USA TODAY Sports will provide the latest on live updates, the leaderboard, highlights and more throughout the final round. Follow along.
Shane Lowry gains some ground
Shane Lowry, whose round started a bit uneven, has settled in with consecutive birdies on Nos. 3 and 4. He is now in a three-way tie for second place at 15-under par with Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau. — Lorenzo Reyes
Xander Schauffele extends his lead at PGA Championship
After just missing out on a birdie on No. 3, Xander Schauffele widened his lead to two strokes with a birdie on No. 4 to move to 17-under par.
One potential area of concern for Schauffele has been that he has been just slightly off on his tee shots; through his first four holes, excluding the par-3 No. 3, he has failed to hit the fairway off the tee box. — Lorenzo Reyes
Sahith Theegala drops a stroke, a darkhorse is making a charge
Just as soon as he climbed into a co-lead, Sahith Theegala bogeyed No. 2 to drop into a tie for third place. He is now sitting at 14-under par, as leader Xander Schauffele’s birdie try at No. 3 just lipped out of the hole. Schauffele settled for par and remains in sole possession of the lead at 16-under par.
Meanwhile, a darkhorse is making a late charge. Alex Noren, with a bogey-free round and six birdies to his name, is now at 12-under par and in a tie for eighth. Noren is through 16 and has converted three birdies in his last five holes. — Lorenzo Reyes
Rory McIlroy making moves, but will it be enough?
Rory McIlroy certainly has a lot of ground to gain, sitting six strokes off the lead in a tie for 15th, but he closed out his front-nine in excellent shape. McIlroy has converted three consecutive birdies at Nos. 7, 8 and 9 and is now at 10-under par as he makes the turn.
It presents a solid turnaround for McIlroy, who opened his round with a bogey at No. 1. Since then he has made five consecutive pars before the three straight birdies.
Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler made birdie at No. 12, marking his fourth birdie in his last eight holes. He, too, is at 10-under par. — Lorenzo Reyes
Xander Schauffele separates himself early
Xander Schauffele wasted no time Sunday taking advantage of the favorable scoring conditions. His approach on the first hole, coming from the first cut 200 yards away from the pin, just cleared a lip over a greenside bunker and kicked forward to leave himself a putt just shy of 30 yards.
He studied the green well and drained it to record his first birdie of the day on what has been playing as the toughest hole of the course on Sunday. He is now in sole possession of first place at 16-under par, one stroke ahead of Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala. — Lorenzo Reyes
Sahith Theegala joins PGA Championship co-lead after No. 1
Sahith Theegala, who started the day one stroke off the lead in third place, has been battling allergies and a dislocated rib suffered last week. He started his day in perfect form.
Theegala drained a 55-foot birdie putt to move into a three-way tie with Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa for the co-lead at 15-under par. Theegala hit his birdie just minutes after Schauffele and Morikawa teed off at No. 1. — Lorenzo Reyes
All golfer have now teed off for final round at PGA Championship
Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa, the co-leaders at 15-under par, teed off in the final pairing of the day at 2:35 p.m. ET.
Schauffele’s drive off the tee at No. 1 just caught the first cut on the right side of the fairway, while Morikawa hit a well-struck fade that landed safely in the fairway. — Lorenzo Reyes
Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland start final round at PGA Championship
The pairing of Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland, both sitting at 13-under and a tie for fourth, have teed off. DeChambeau piped his drive 337 yards down the fairway and then pinned his approach to within 11 feet. He pulled the putt left and had to settle for par, matching Hovland, who had to scramble to get there. — Lorenzo Reyes
Justin Thomas holes out on No. 3
Justin Thomas, a Kentucky native, found himself in an awkward spot on the par-3 third, deep in a greenside bunker. It didn’t matter. Thomas lofted a perfect shot that bounced softly on the green and then rolled into the cup for a birdie. He now sits at 11-under, in a tie for ninth place, four strokes off the lead. — Lorenzo Reyes
Justin Thomas, Tony Finau start final round at PGA Championship
Two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas (2017, 2022) and Tony Finau entered the day at 10-under, five back of the co-lead. They are paired together and teed off at 1:35 p.m., and – thus far – both players are matching each other. They each recorded pars on No. 1, and they both had similar shots and approaches on No. 2, giving themselves birdie tries. They once again matched each other, mishitting their putts and settling for pars. They are in a five-way tie for 11th place.
Jordan Spieth, meanwhile, has converted pars on all his five holes today, though he has left opportunities on the course. He set himself up with birdie tries at Nos. 4 and 5 and, each time, left both putts well short of the cup. He sits at 8-under par. – Lorenzo Reyes
Justin Rose, Robert McIntyre start final round at PGA Championship
One by one the groups containing contenders are teeing off at Valhalla.
Justin Rose, who shot a 7-under 64 on Saturday, and lefty Robert McIntyre, are off and running. Both are locked in a seventh-place tie at 12-under.
PGA Championship 2024 leaderboard
Follow the PGA Championship leaderboard throughout the day to see who ends up holding up the Wanamaker Trophy.
Brooks Koepka gets sixth birdie, Kurt Kitayama misses out on eagle
As the conditions remain optimal for low scores in the final round, a pair of players have continued their torrid play Sunday. Brooks Koepka recorded a birdie – his sixth of the day – on No. 16, to move to 9-under par.
Meanwhile, Kurt Kitayama just missed out on an eagle putt at No. 10, eventually settling for his fifth birdie of the day after making the turn, leaving himself a chance to make up even more ground on the back-9. Like Koepka, Kitayama is at 9-under, good for a tie for 17th place. – Lorenzo Reyes
Scottie Scheffler records first birdie, Jordan Spieth begins final round
After dropping a stroke on his first hole, World Golf Ranking No. 1 player Scottie Scheffler steadied and converted three consecutive pars before he got to the par-4 fifth. Scheffler’s drive off the tee was pure, landing in the fairway, and his approach was even better, leaving himself a 14-foot birdie attempt. Scheffler took it with confidence and it rolled into the cup for his first birdie of the day, leaving him at 7-under par, eight strokes off the lead.
Elsewhere on the course, Jordan Spieth, who may be just out of reach of the top of the leaderboard, began his final round with a par on No. 1. Spieth, who needs a PGA Championship title to claim a career grand slam, essentially needs to play an error-free round. He gave himself a birdie try on No. 2 with a lengthy, 20-foot putt. His attempt was solid, but it rolled just wide of the hole. He remains at 8-under par. – Lorenzo Reyes
Rory McIlroy starts final round at PGA Championship
Two-time PGA champion Rory McIlroy began his final round seven strokes behind co-leaders Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa. After missing the fairway on No. 1 and landing his approach in the rough to the right of the green, McIlroy dropped another shot.
The 2014 PGA champion on this very same course, McIlroy made headlines this week after news broke that he had filed for divorce from wife Erica after seven years of marriage.
McIlroy finished tied for seventh and eighth in the past two PGA Championships. He also won the Wanamaker Trophy in 2012 at Kiawah Island, South Carolina, but hasn’t won a major in the decade since his triumph at Valhalla. – Steve Gardner
Scottie Scheffler bogeys No. 1 at PGA Championship
Any hope World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler might erase an eight-stroke deficit and continue his pursuit of the Grand Slam appears even more unlikely after beginning his final round with a bogey on the par-4 first hole.
This year’s Masters champ memorably holed out from the first fairway for an eagle 2 in his opening round at the PGA and shot a 4-under 67 to put him in solid contention. Following his arrest and release from jail before Friday’s second round, and his disappointing 2-over 73 on Saturday, Scheffler has faded back into the pack.
Scheffler has finished in the top 25 in 12 of the past 13 major championships, including nine top-10s. The only blemish was a missed cut at the 2022 PGA. His bogey on No. 1 dropped him into a tie for 39th. – Steve Gardner
Jordan Smith cards 7-under 64 at PGA Championship
England native Jordan Smith finished up his PGA Championship on a high note, turning in a 7-under to finish 7-under for the tournament. Smith had six birdies and an eagle.
Smith shot 70-71-72 on the first three days to come into the final round at even par.
Scottie Scheffler starts final round at PGA Championship
Scheffler starts at 7-under and is paired up with Mark Hubbard. Scheffler’s shot off the tee sliced right an into the rough.
Scheffler was 9-under after two rounds, but his 2-over 73 on Saturday dropped him back in the pack.
No. 13 at Valhalla could be lucky
Valhalla’s 349-yard, par-4 13th hole could provide some fireworks for the gallery and the TV audience on the final day of the PGA Championship. The hole has already yielded three eagles out of the day’s first seven groups – in vastly different ways.
In the first group of the day and trailing the leaders by 18 shots, Alejandro Tosti had nothing to lose in attempting to drive the green off the tee. He smashed it 338 yards onto the putting surface and nailed the putt for eagle.
A little while later, Jordan Smith laid up to 111 yards and holed his second shot for eagle. Adam Hadwin added the third eagle of the day on 13 with a wedge he spun back into the hole.
With so many top players bunched at the top of the leaderboard entering the final round, the 13th could play a pivotal role in who ultimately claims the Wanamaker Trophy. – Steve Gardner
Brooks Koepka continues hot start
Brooks Koepka is through six holes and has three birdies to give him 3-under for the round and 7-under for the tournament. Koepka is now in a tie for 24th place.
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Jordan Smith drains eagle on No. 13
Jordan Smith made an impressive 2 on the Par 4 No. 13 hole to improve his round score to 5-under. In addition to his eagle, Smith has four birdies and one bogey.
Tommy Fleetwood makes eagle on No. 7
Tommy Fleetwood is off to a strong start during the fourth round at the PGA Championship. The England native already had two birdies before he rolled in a 20-foot putt for eagle on No. 7. Fleetwood is now at 6-under for the tournament and in a tie for 29th place.
Brooks Koepka notches birdie
Brooke Koepka, the defending PGA Championship winner, started Round 4 with a birdie on No. 2’s 500-yard Par 4, and two pars to run his score to 5-under. Koepka came into Sunday’s final round 11 shots off the lead.
Jordan Smith joins Sebastian Soderberg at 4-under par
English golfer Jordan Smith has joined Sebastian Soderberg with the best score here in the early going. Smith has four birdies, including his past two holes, and seven pars to run his score for the day (and tournament) to 4-under.
Sebastian Soderberg off to quick start
Sebastian Soderberg came into Sunday at 1-over par, but the Swedish golfer has birdied four of his past five holes for a 4-under round through 10 holes. Soderberg is now at 3-under for the tournament and in a tie for 55th place.
PGA Championship tee times for final round
Here is every tee time and grouping for Round 4 of the PGA Championship.
PGA Championship leaderboard
Find the live updating PGA Championship leaderboard here.
Updated PGA Championship odds
Coming into this tournament, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was the favorite to win the PGA Championship title at Valhalla, according to BetMGM. The current odds, entering Sunday’s final round:
- Xander Schauffele (-15): +260
- Collin Morikawa (-15): +275
- Bryson DeChambeau (-13): +700
- Sahith Theegala (-14): +750
- Viktor Hovland (-13): +800
- Shane Lowry (-13): +1200
- Justin Rose (-12): +3300
- Robert MacIntyre (-12): +4000
- Justin Thomas (-10): +6600
- Scottie Scheffler (-7): +12500
Valhalla Golf Course map
Check out this complete Valhalla Golf Club course map for the 2024 PGA Championship.
PGA Championship announcers
Scott Van Pelt will anchor live play coverage on ESPN joined by David Duval. Jim Nantz makes his return for CBS and he’ll be joined by Trevor Immelman, Ian Baker-Finch and Frank Nobilo.
PGA Championship final round start time
The first paring – Jeremy Wells and Alejandro Tosti – tee off at 7:45 a.m. ET.
PGA Championship weather
Sunday’s forecast at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky: Sunny and warm, according to AccuWeather. The high temperature is 86 degrees (with a real feel of 92) and winds coming from NNE at 5 mph.
How to watch PGA Championship final round
- ESPN+: 7:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. ET
- ESPN: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET
- CBS: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. ET
Daily TV coverage of the 2024 PGA Championship tournament will be available on ESPN and CBS. ESPN2 will offer an alternate telecast, ESPN BET at the PGA Championship, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. followed by PGA Championship with No Laying Up from 1-3 p.m.
How to stream PGA Championship final round
ESPN+ will stream coverage from 7:45 a.m. until 10 a.m. ET.
For cord-cutters, select focuses of the PGA will be available on CBS Sports HQ. Cord-cutters can also turn to Fubo, which carries CBS and ESPN.
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