PGA Championship Leaderboard, Live Updates: Alex Smalley Leads By Two

MATT FITZPATRICK BIRDIE

The Englishman birdies the par 5 16th after finding the green in two. He moves to five-under mfor the day and it up to T14th now at -2.

JUSTIN THOMAS FINDS THE WATER ON 10

Thomas' second shot finds the water short-left of the green on the 10th and that will be his slim hopes of lifting the title over.

The former World No.1 is currently two-under and could well be dropping back to level-par.

SCHEFFLER IN TROUBLE AT 5

The World No.1 misses the par 3 long-left and his chip runs 9ft past. Big putt coming up. It feels like a must-make already.

It misses. Scheffler back to one-under. Not what he was looking for after having a 5-footer to go two-under for the day on the 3rd.

HARRIS ENGLISH MOVING

The US Ryder Cup man birdies 2 and 3 to get up to three-under-par.

I've barely seen him hit a shot this week but the World No.21 could be a real contender.

The five-time PGA Tour winner was T2nd here last year and again finished runner-up at The Open.

JUSTIN THOMAS TURNS IN TWO-UNDER

The 2017 and 2022 PGA Champion is out in two-under-par, which is the same as his total score for the championship.

He is going to need to go extremely low on the back nine to have a realistic chance, but either way it has been a solid performance from the former World No.1 this week. He had a back operation last fall and only returned to pro golf in March. It has been good to see him back playing well.

JUSTIN ROSE PUNS

The McLaren man is "on the softs today and on an aggressive pit strategy," No Laying Up's Tron Carter jokes on X.

Hopefully the Englishman survives the opening corner and can start making his way through the field. He's two-under-par and just four back of Smalley's lead.

I think a Rose win would be the story of the day.

WHAT DO WE MAKE OF NIKE'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOES?

Nike's PGA shoes divided the Golf Monthly office, and they are everywhere on-screen TV with Scheffler, Koepka, Gotterup and others wearing them.

I must say, I am a fan.

FANTASTIC CROWDS

Huge crowds watch Scottie Scheffler hit his opening tee shot. A regular Philadelphia event needs to be on the PGA Tour schedule.

NOT TOO MANY GROUPS LEFT NOW...

We have under 2hrs until the final pairings gets underway, here's a reminder of who is yet to start:

• 12.55pm: Min Woo Lee, Max Greyserman
• 1.05pm: Ben Griffin, Cameron Smith
• 1.15pm: Martin Kaymer, Bud Cauley
• 1.25pm: Justin Rose, Joaquin Niemann
• 1.35pm: Kristoffer Reitan, Chris Kirk
• 1.55pm: Patrick Reed, Maverick McNealy
• 2.05pm: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
• 2.15pm: Aaron Rai, Ludvig Aberg
• 2.25pm: Nick Taylor, Jon Rahm
• 2.35pm: Alex Smalley, Matti Schmid

SCHEFFLER MISSES!

Ouch. The World No.1's short birdie effort at the 3rd lips out. It's just a par-birdie-par start for Scheffler, who needs to go low today to defend his Wanamaker.

The putting has really cost him this week. It's the same story with Brooks Koepka (-1), who has just missed from 5ft at the 1st to make a bogey.

SCHEFFLER HITS A BEAUTY INTO 3

The World No.1 has 108 yards in from the middle of the fairway and pitches his wedge long and left before it spins back and rolls down the hill towards the hole.

He'll have inside 5ft to go two-under thru 3.

MATT FITZPATRICK MAKING MOVES TODAY

The Englishman has been one of the best players in the world this year, and he is climbing the leaderboard after a fourth birdie of the day at the par 4 13th.

He is four-under for the round and one-under for the tournament, which has him in T26th.

SCOTTIE ON THE MOVE

The World No.1 holes a long right-to-left birdie putt at the 2nd hole to move to two-under-par.

Many more are needed, but it is just the start he will have been looking for.

LOW CLUB PRO BEN KERN:

"It's very special. Obviously, once I got into the business, it was a goal to get out here and play in this kind of event. It's a once-in-a-year opportunity that I've had the chance to play in three. It's very special to be in this field and then to walk away with low club pro, it's everything."

Kern shot a very respectable 72 (+2) today and is currently in 81st-place at 10-over-par.

BETTING ODDS

Here's how the odds look heading into the final round. I must say I am surprised to see Smalley as favorite...

• Alex Smalley 9/2
• Jon Rahm 11/2
• Ludvig Aberg 13/2
• Rory McIlroy 13/2
• Xander Schauffele 12/1
• Nick Taylor 16/1
• Aaron Rai 16/1
• Scottie Scheffler 20/1
• Patrick Reed 22/1

SUNDAY'S WEATHER FORECAST

Today is the hottest of the week and also the calmest, so conditions should be a little easier in the afternoon compared to yesterday. Hopefully the rain stays away.

ROUND OF THE WEEK

Kurt Kitayama has just birdied the 18th to shoot 63 (-7), the best round of the week so far by two strokes.

The California has vaulted up 57 places on the leaderboard to T7th.

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER UNDERWAY

The World No.1 gets underway a remarkable two-and-a-half hours before Alex Smalley and Matti Schmid in the final group.

Scheffler is only five back and could well go on a run today, but he'll need to be better with his putter.

HELLO AND WELCOME

Welcome to Golf Monthly's coverage of the 2026 PGA Championship final round.

We have an all-timer in store today with a leaderboard like I have never seen before. Nobody has a clue who will come out on top later at Aronimink.

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