The 2016 PGA Championship's Round 3 on Sling TV
(Saturday at 11am ET on TNT)
The rains fell, the clouds parted and the grounds crew squeegeed, leaving soft fairways and forgiving greens in their wake, setting the stage for a high-scoring day of golf. When it was over, Robert Streb had shot a 7-under 63 to pull into a tie atop the leaderboard with Round 1 leader Jimmie Walker at -9.
Streb, who has just one tour victory on his resume, shot four birdies on both the front and back nine, stumbling only on the 16th hole with a bogey. Walker, who had come into the day with a 1-stroke lead over Emiliano Grillo, kept his cool with a solid -4 on the day to keep a share of the lead. Grillo, who started his day on the back nine, actually played his way into a tie atop the leaderboard, before taking bogey on 8 to again fall one stroke back.
The shot of the day was by Hideki Matsuyama, who was making his approach on the 377-yard 2nd hole. After sailing just past the hole, his shot bit the green and gently rolled back to the pin, falling for an eagle 2. Matsuyama would finish at -3 on the day, bringing him to -4 overall, good enough for four-way tie with Rickie Fowler, Harris English, and Jamie Donaldson for 9th
There were plenty of notable names that failed to make the cut, including Rory McIlroy (+3), Sergio Garcia (+5), and pre-tourney favorite Dustin Johnson (+9). Worst round of the day went to Omar Uresti, who was 8-over on the front 9, and played even on the back to finish at 78 on the day and 150 (+10) overall.
Today’s forecast calls for highs in the low 80s and rain to begin in earnest around 1 pm, and continuing off and on through Sunday.
Here’s the top of the leaderboard following Round 2:
And here are Saturday’s tee times:
