PGA Championship 2015 Leaderboard: Saturday Scores, Results and Analysis

I have never been one to put a great deal of emphasis on the term “moving day” to describe the third round of any tournament. Coverage on Ch. 7 is to start at 11 a.m. PDT.

The turnaround late Saturday afternoon was stunning.

Australia’s Jason Day is tied for the tournament lead at 9-under-par, though he finished only 14 holes on Friday.

After birdies at nine and 10 let him keep pace with Jones, Day took the outright lead with an eagle at the par-five 11th, where he rolled in a 13-foot putt. “You want to make the most of it”.

“I remember telling (caddie) Michael (Greller) we’ve got birdie opportunities on this side, so let’s try to get to three to get to 10 under”, Spieth said. “With my confidence level and his stellar play right now, I feel like it’s going to be an exciting finish”. “So my name is mud all over here”.

For all the talk about the heartbreak in the majors that Dustin Johnson has endured this year, don’t overlook Day.

This is the same man that battled through extreme vertigo at the US Open in June; collapsing on the course it was so bad at one stage. A month ago, he needed birdie on the last hole at St. Andrews to get into a playoff at the British Open, and it stopped just short.

He played the last five holes of the second round at the PGA Championship at even par to finish at 4-over 148.

Naturally, Day was only too eager to take advantage of his fellow Aussies difficulties. He shot 82 and missed the cut.

David Lingmerth made only four pars in his wild round of 2-fewer than 70 and was the clubhouse leader at 7-under 137.

But it was that experience that has the Australian mentally prepared for anything as he goes about trying to win his first major. To be four under through five and not having birdied the first and third hole, to birdie four as well was a bonus.

Still in the mix was Martin Kaymer, who had a 65 and was four shots behind.

That included a double bogey on the 18th after his ball found its way near some rocks on a steep embankment.

For former world number one Woods it was a tough start in his bid to avoid a third straight missed cut at a major.

He already has six straight rounds over par in the majors, which he has only done once before.

Seven players had at least a share of the lead at some point as a strong breeze in the morning gave way to steamy sunshine and virtually no wind until the storm moved in.

And his season might not be over.

Iwata’s was the 27th round of 63 in major history.

Tiger’s tales: Tiger Woods has been a record setter since he turned professional in 1996 and won his first major in less than a year. That put the 34-year-old from Japan at 4-under 140.

Rory McIlroy couldn’t improve on his opening round 71 on Friday, but the world number one wasn’t giving up on his PGA Championship title defense.

After making a double bogey that cut his lead to one shot, and then failing to birdie the par-5 16th, he poured in a 25-foot birdie putt and pumped both arms to show how much it meant.