Sunshine replaced early storms at Quail Hollow Club on Saturday, setting the stage for a thrilling “moving day” at the 2025 PGA Championship — and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler delivered.
Scheffler stormed into the solo lead with a commanding 6-under 65 in the third round, bringing his tournament total to 11-under par. The 28-year-old Texan now holds a three-shot lead over Sweden’s Alex Noren heading into Sunday’s final round.
A two-time Masters champion (2022, 2024), Scheffler is seeking his first major title outside of Augusta National. “These tournaments are very important to us,” Scheffler said after his round. “Tomorrow, I have a good opportunity to go out there and try to win… it’s going to take another really good round.”
Should he hold on, Scheffler would become just the 48th player in golf history to win three or more major championships.
Noren, who carded a strong 5-under round on Saturday, will tee off alongside Scheffler at 2:40 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Meanwhile, early-tournament leader Jhonattan Vegas, who made history by becoming the first Venezuelan to lead or co-lead a major, faltered on Saturday with a 2-over 73. He dropped into a tie for fifth at 6-under, alongside Jon Rahm and Si Woo Kim. Vegas still has a chance to notch his first career top-20 finish in a major.
LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau also experienced a rollercoaster of a round. The 2020 U.S. Open champion reached 8-under par and briefly held the outright lead before Quail Hollow’s notorious finishing stretch, the “Green Mile,” derailed his momentum. A bogey on the 16th and a double bogey on the 17th saw him fall to 5-under, tied for eighth.
“That’s why golf is the worst four-letter word in the world,” DeChambeau quipped after the round. He cited swirling winds as a factor in his collapse but vowed to stay focused. “It was just an unfortunate series of events that I can handle… it’s golf. Sometimes that happens.”
With a star-studded leaderboard and major stakes on the line, Sunday promises to deliver a high-drama finale to one of golf’s most prestigious championships.
