PGA Championship 2014: Rory McIlroy leads a loaded leaderboard - SB Nation

Saturday, August 9, 2014

The third round of the PGA Championship is in full swing with Rory McIlroy still on top. Several big names are in close pursuit.



Rory McIlroy continues to lead the 2014 PGA Championship, but a host of top players are doing their best to make a run at the No. 1 player in the world. McIlroy opened the round with a one-stroke lead and added another to his lead early. He currently sits at 11-under with seven players within three strokes.


McIlroy got off to a solid start, before running into some trouble at No. 4. McIlroy hit a duck hook on No. 10 on Thursday, leading to a double bogey. He hit a similar shot off the tee on No. 4 on Saturday, sending his ball way left and into a water hazard.



Unlike Thursday, however, McIlroy was able to minimize the damage. He hit a solid pitch up to the green and made the putt to escape with a par. A birdie at No. 5 and another at No. 7 gave him the outright lead again and moved him double-figures into the red.


The top of the leaderboard is about as loaded as you'll find on the weekend of a major championship. Rickie Fowler, Jason Day and Ryan Palmer are tied for second place at 9-under. Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk are among the group tied for fifth at 8-under. Adam Scott and Hunter Mahan made strong runs up the leaderboard. Mahan shot a 65 while Scott carded a 66. Both players posted rounds of 7-under. Brandt Snedeker, Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood, Steve Stricker and Sergio Garcia are among the other players currently in the top 20.


Here is a look at the leaderboard with McIlroy approaching the turn:








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Place



Player



Score



Thru



1



Rory McIlroy



-11



7



T2



Rickie Fowler



-9



9



T2



Ryan Palmer



-9



8



T2



Jason Day



-9



7



T5



Henrik Stenson



-8



11



T5



Phil Mickelson



-8



9



T5



Bernd Wiesberger



-8



9



T5



Mikko Ilonen



-8



9



T5



Jim Furyk



-8



8



T10



Hunter Mahan



-7



F



T10



Adam Scott



-7



F



T10



Kevin Chappell



-7



17



T10



Jamie Donaldson



-7



17



T10



Louis Oosthuizen



-7



14



T15



Brandt Snedeker



-6



F



T15



Danny Willett



-6



F



T15



Lee Westwood



-6



12



T15



Steve Stricker



-6



9



T19



Marc Warren



-5



F



T19



Brooks Koepka



-5



F



T19



Sergio Garcia



-5



F



T19



Ryan Moore



-5



F



T19



Jimmy Walker



-5



F



T19



Ernie Els



-5



F



T19



Victor Dubuisson



-5



12



T19



Joost Luiten



-5



11



T19



Graham DeLaet



-5



10



T28



Justin Rose



-4



F



T28



Jonas Blixt



-4



F



T28



Brian Harman



-4



F



T28



Charl Schwartzel



-4



F



T28



J.B. Holmes



-4



F



T28



Alexander Levy



-4



17



T28



Chris Wood



-4



16



T28



Billy Horschel



-4



16



T28



Richard Sterne



-4



15



T28



Bill Haas



-4



14



T28



Nick Watney



-4



14



T39



Daniel Summerhays



-3



F



T39



Luke Donald



-3



F



T39



Kenny Perry



-3



F



T39



Edoardo Molinari



-3



17



T43



Branden Grace



-2



F



T43



Patrick Reed



-2



F



T43



Jerry Kelly



-2



F



T43



Scott Brown



-2



F



T43



Geoff Ogilvy



-2



F



T43



Cameron Tringale



-2



F



T43



Vijay Singh



-2



14



T50



Zach Johnson



-1



F



T50



Thorbjorn Olesen



-1



F



T50



Ian Poulter



-1



F



T50



Fabrizio Zanotti



-1



F



T50



Brendon de Jonge



-1



F



T50



Matt Jones



-1



15



T56



Hideki Matsuyama



E



F



T56



Pat Perez



E



F



T56



Jason Bohn



E



F



T56



Koumei Oda



E



F



T56



Francesco Molinari



E



F



T56



Kevin Stadler



E



F



T56



Gonzalo Fdez-Castano



E



F



T63



Graeme McDowell



1



F



T63



Marc Leishman



1



F



T63



Colin Montgomerie



1



F



T63



Brendan Steele



1



F



T63



Freddie Jacobson



1



F



T63



Rafael Cabrera-Bello



1



F



T63



Robert Karlsson



1



F



T70



Shawn Stefani



2



F



T70



Bubba Watson



2



F



T72



Chris Stroud



3



F



T72



Shane Lowry



3



F



74



Brendon Todd



5



F




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