BMW PGA Championship Live Updates: Aaron Rai And Manuel Elvira Co-Lead At Wentworth

The 2014 champion is one of the players on a congested final round leaderboard in the final round of the DP World Tour's flagship event

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The BMW PGA Championship is set for an exciting conclusion, with plenty of players still firmly in contention in the final round at Wentworth.

The day began with Manuel Elvira and Filippo Celli co-leading, but there's still everything to play for, with stars including 2014 winner Rory McIlroy, Open champion Ryan Fox and LIV Golfer Joaquin Niemann still in the running.

Follow along for live updates as the DP World Tour's flagship event concludes.

BMW PGA Championship Leaderboard

  • 1st (-15) Aaron Rai
  • T2 (-14) Joost Luiten (64)
  • T2 (-14) Manuel Elvira
  • T4 (-13) Andy Sullivan (64)
  • T4 (-13) Joakim Lagergren (66)
  • T4 (-13) Guido Migliozzi
  • T4 (-13) Ryan Fox
  • T4 (-13) JJ Spaun
  • T9 (-12) Sepp Straka (66)
  • T9 (-12) Ross Fisher (67)
  • T9 (-12) Jeff Winther (67)
  • T9 (-12) Viktor Hovland
  • T9 (-12) Jordan Smith
  • T9 (-12) Alex Noren
  • T9 (-12) Matt Fitzpatrick
  • T9 (-12) Matt Wallace
  • T9 (-12) Rory McIlroy
  • T9 (-12) Filippo Celli

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WELCOME!

Welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the final few hours of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Joost Luiten is back in the clubhouse leader on -14, but there are a host of players looking to chase him down over the closing holes, including Rory McIlroy, Ryan Fox, Joaquin Niemann and JJ Spaun.

Follow along for live updates in what promises to be a thrilling conclusion to the DP World Tour's flagship event.

BUNCHED LEADERBOARD

Joost Luiten, who set the clubhouse target of -14, is now joined at the top of the leaderboard by Aaron Rai and Joaquin Niemann.

But they're not the only ones in the hunt, with Rory McIlroy and JJ Spaun among five just one back of the leaders.

66 FOR LAGERGREN

At 18, Joakim Lagergren makes a birdie for a 66 to get him to -13. It won't be enough to win, but it's his best BMW PGA Championship finish.

AARON RAI SEIZES LEAD!

What a run Aaron Rai is on! His third consecutive birdie at the 14th gets him to -15 and into the solo lead.

CLOSE!

JJ Spaun attempts to replicate his sensational winning putt at the US Open. But at the 8th, rather than finding the cup from distance, it strays left and he remains on -13.

NEAR-MISS FOR MATT

Matt Fitzpatrick is a whisker away from a fourth consecutive birdie at the 13th, but he remains on -12, three back of Rai.

NOREN ON TRACK

You can't write off the chances of defending champion Alex Noren just yet either. He drains a birdie putt at the 14th to get within two of the lead.

NOT QUITE, MATT

Another close call for Fitzpatrick at the 14th results in another par to keep him at -12. But with just four to play and three back of Rai, it seems he's running out of chances in his homeland.

McILROY IN TROUBLE

McIlroy is scrambling at the par-4 11th, but with his third, which he needs to pop over a greenside bunker and into position on the green, it all goes badly wrong.

It fails to clear the sand and rolls back into it, leaving him in some bother.

He does about as well as he can from the bunker, getting within four feet or so, which he'll have to convert for bogey.

BOGEY

It's damage limitation for McIlroy at the 11th, and he gets away with a bogey to remain in touch. He's on -12, three behind Rai.

PAR FOR RAI AT 15TH

Aaron Rai has a lengthy birdie putt at the 15th to extend the lead to two, but it's not to be, drifting right, and he remains on -15.

MCILROY BRILLIANCE

After an errant tee shot at the par-5 12th, Rory McIlroy finids himself among some trees. But what a response! His hook leaves it just short of the green.

ELVIRA CO-LEADS

Manuel Elvira holes a birdie putt a the 10th to co-lead with Aaron Rai.

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