{"id":14686,"date":"2024-05-20T10:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=14686"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:16:56","slug":"xander-schauffele-and-collin-morikawa-lead-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/golf\/xander-schauffele-and-collin-morikawa-lead-pga-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa share PGA Championship lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa jointly held the lead at the PGA Championship after the conclusion of the third round in Louisville, Kentucky. Meanwhile, Shane Lowry made a remarkable surge up the leaderboard, while Scottie Scheffler lost ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schauffele, who had been the sole leader after the first two rounds, closed out the day with a three-under-par 68, ending up at 15 under for the tournament, tied with the two-time major winner Morikawa, who carded a 67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leaderboard heading into Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGAChampionship?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@PGAChampionship<\/a> \u26f3\ufe0f<br><br>T1. Xander Schauffele (-15)<br>T1. Collin Morikawa<br>3. Sahith Theegala (-14)<br>T4. Shane Lowry (-13)<br>T4. Viktor Hovland<br>T4. Bryson DeChambeau<\/p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1791981431738032637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I need to maintain focus and stick to my game plan,&#8221; said Schauffele, eyeing his first major title, as he prepared for Sunday&#8217;s final round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24hscore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leaderboard remained tight, with seven players within four shots of the leaders. Sahith Theegala&#8217;s strong back-nine performance, highlighted by five birdies, placed him alone in third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former British Open champion Lowry stole the spotlight with a historic round of 62, matching the lowest score ever recorded in a major championship. Despite his stellar performance, Lowry expressed disappointment, missing a birdie putt on the 18th that would have set a new record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leaderboard heading into Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGAChampionship?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@PGAChampionship<\/a> \u26f3\ufe0f<br><br>T1. Xander Schauffele (-15)<br>T1. Collin Morikawa<br>3. Sahith Theegala (-14)<br>T4. Shane Lowry (-13)<br>T4. Viktor Hovland<br>T4. Bryson DeChambeau<\/p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1791981431738032637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bryson DeChambeau electrified the crowd with an eagle chip from 32 yards on the final hole, capping off his round with flair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally, the winner of the PGA Championship has often been the player leading or within two shots of the lead after the third round, a statistic that adds pressure to the final day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blazing through the Bluegrass state ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaneLowryGolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ShaneLowryGolf<\/a> matches the major championship 18-hole scoring record and course record <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGAChampionship?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@PGAChampionship<\/a> with a 9-under 62. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7rdaQVJz7V\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/7rdaQVJz7V<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1791938666283388971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rory McIlroy showed glimpses of his former self with a series of birdies but couldn&#8217;t maintain momentum, settling for a 68, seven shots off the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s remarkable streak of 42 consecutive rounds at par or better came to an end with a two-over 73, as he struggled to find his rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scottie Scheffler shoots over par for the first time since August 26, 2023, breaking his record streak of 41 straight rounds of par or better. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gL2NFXp92j\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gL2NFXp92j<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1791963847026217249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the challenges, players like Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas remained optimistic about their chances, aiming to make a push on the final day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the PGA Championship heads into its thrilling conclusion, the race for the title remains wide open, promising an exciting finale at Valhalla Golf Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa jointly held the lead at the PGA Championship after the conclusion of the third round in Louisville, Kentucky. Meanwhile, Shane Lowry made a remarkable surge up the leaderboard, while Scottie Scheffler lost ground. Schauffele, who had been the sole leader after the first two rounds, closed out the day with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":14691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","rank_math_description":"Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa jointly held the lead at the PGA Championship after the conclusion of the third round in Louisville.","footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[4293,1405,112,3598,3952,3159,4292,4249,313,3160,4247],"class_list":["post-14686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","tag-burmester-dean","tag-dechambeau-bryson","tag-golf","tag-koepka-brooks","tag-lowry-shane","tag-mcilroy-rory","tag-morikawa-collin","tag-rose-justin","tag-schauffele-xander","tag-scheffler-scottie","tag-spieth-jordan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14692,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14686\/revisions\/14692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}