PGA Championship leaderboard LIVE: Latest updates after play suspended due to dangerous weather – UK Times

New tee times have been announced for the third round of the PGA Championship third round with a two-tee start on 1 and 10.

Rory McIlroy will begin his third round on the 10th with Xander Schauffele and Chris Kirk.

The trio will begin at 6:38pm BST.

The leaders Jhonattan Vegas, Matthieu Pavon and Matt Fitzpatrick will begin at 6:55pm on the 1st.

It means a finish at just after 12am BST tonight in the UK.

The latest update from the PGA Championship confirmed a change from pairs to threesomes in the third round: “Due to dangerous weather still in the area, the third round of the PGA Championship will now feature threesomes off split tees from 11:43 a.m. – 1:55 p.m (4:43pm – 6:55pm BST). Revised starting times will be released shortly by the PGA of America.”

Rory McIlroy uttered “f*** off” after approaching the first tee to resume the PGA Championship, only to hear a horn to suspend play due to dangerous weather.

McIlroy was bouncing after leaving the putting green, having finalised his preparation for the third round, where he will need a low round after making the cut on the number at +1 and nine shots behind the lead.

But McIlroy was stopped on the bridge and turned, slumping and then uttering the expletive before breaking out into laughter.

“I don’t think it’s just the driver,” McGinley said. “It’s his whole game.

“I don’t see him tuned in, the same concentration levels at Augusta, there are reasons, the euphoria of Augusta.

“The high emotionally, there needs to be a big reset, unless something radically happens, I think he’s struggling, I don’t think he’s firing at all and not in a position to win and race through the field.”

Play at the PGA Championship has been suspended after dangerous weather in the Quail Hollow area.

The Masters champion was Tied-62 and nine shots off half-way leader Jhonattan Vegas, with a low round needed to reignite hopes of contending on Sunday.

But McIlroy was stopped close to the first tee with his 1:25pm BST tee time just moments away due to dangerous weather.

Rory McIlroy, in navy blue, strutted across to the first tee and barely a few meters from the tee box… The horn went, play suspended.

We’ll have a little weather delay it seems, more updates as they come.

A statement from the PGA Championship: “Play has been SUSPENDED due to dangerous weather in the area. Please seek shelter immediately. Further updates to follow.”

McIlroy will be heading to the first tee shortly to resume his PGA Championship. He is at least still involved after narrowly making the cut yesterday, but he’s nine shots off the pace and needs the round of his life to be in with the slightest chance come Sunday.

How is he feeling? Well, we don’t really know after he skipped media duties again last night.

Fitzpatrick, who carded five birdies and two bogeys in his 68, said: “The best thing for me is I am just happy to be in this position given the start of the year I’ve had.

“It’s not one of the goals to be where I am but I have 36 holes left and I’m in with a good chance.

“I obviously want to win another major, of course I do, but I’ve already won one, so I feel like there’s less pressure when you’ve already won one definitely.”

Matt Fitzpatrick ripped up the form book to move into contention for a second major title as Masters champion Rory McIlroy narrowly avoided an early exit from the 107th US PGA Championship.

Fitzpatrick has slumped from eighth in the world rankings at the beginning of last year to his current position of 85th and admitted after an opening 68 there were times this season he did not want to be competing.

However, the 2022 US Open champion, who sacked caddie Billy Foster in March in an attempt to turn the corner, added another 68 at Quail Hollow on Friday to lie just two shots off the halfway lead held by Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas.

Matthieu Pavon and Si Woo Kim were alongside Fitzpatrick on six under, Kim making a hole-in-one from 252 yards on the sixth in his 64, with world number one Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa – who also shot 64 – another stroke back.

McIlroy bogeyed the final two holes to add a 69 to his opening 74 and make the cut with nothing to spare on one over par, alongside playing partner and defending champion Xander Schauffele.