Jones shared top-spot with fellow Australian Jason Day at the end of the second day, which was brought to a premature end when a violent storm struck at Whistling Straits, but he extended his advantage after he completed his final six holes on Saturday.
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.
In the 57 years of stroke play at the PGA Championship, only two players were more shots under par. If anything, just around the greens and being more efficient, really.
His rating of 17 underneath par wasn’t fairly ok to overhaul Jason Day on the PGA Championship, however runner-up Jordan Spieth walks away with a pleasant comfort.
His win moves him to number 3 in the world but Day said he was not done just yet: “I still want to accomplish that No. 1 goal of mine, which is to be the best player in the world“.
Northern Irishman McIlroy, now aged 26, won the last two majors of 2014 and the remarkable Spieth, who celebrated his 22nd birthday last month, clinched the first two majors this year before tying for fourth at the British Open and finishing second behind Day at the PGA...
Only the top 125 players will make it to The Barclays, the first playoff event, which means he probably needs a victory in his first visit here. If not, then I’ve got a big break.
Spieth and Day could rattle those numbers though if they keep performing like this. Day rose to third. Day is the old man in the group. Spieth is just 22. In spite of the tension and the stakes, they actually talked and laughed with each other.
The 2015 PGA Championship fourth round is Sunday at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. That is how it seemed on a benign day Saturday when all of a sudden, nerves took over, and so did Jordan Spieth.
“I’m not surprised the narrative has went from me to Jordan, ” McIlroy said. The previous mark belonged to Woods, who was 19 under when he won the 2000 British Open at St. Andrews. Go to pgatourlive.com or download the first of its kind live golf streaming app...
And finally Ron talked about Jordan Spieth and putting what he is doing this year into perspective. “And, like I said, this is a special feeling walking up on 18 today”. “It’s constant chatter all the way down to the green, in between the green and the...