PGA Championship 2014: Day 3 Leaderboard Scores, Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: August 9, 2014

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The return of decent weather brought the best out of the 2014 PGA Championship contenders, but none of them could overtake Rory McIlroy.  

After holding at least a share of the lead throughout, McIlroy finished Saturday with a round of 67 to take a one-stroke lead at 13-under par entering Sunday's final round. Bernd Wiesberger's round of 65 put him one shot off McIlroy's pace at 12 under.

McIlroy and Wiesberger will duel in the final pairing, but they have company atop the leaderboard. Rickie Fowler sits just one shot back at 11-under par, while Phil Mickelson surged to move into a tie with Jason Day for fourth place.

Four golfers sit at nine under, just four shots off McIlroy's pace. 

Take a look at the full leaderboard entering the final round:



The shots weren't always great from McIlroy. Here's one of his two bogeys, as he botched a chip attempt:



With dozens of golfers making runs at the lead, attention inevitably focused on McIlroy and Day at the head of the pack. The Australian stuck with the leader early on in his round, seemingly matching him birdie for birdie and proving to be his biggest threat.

Day didn't have his best day from the tee, though, and he often put himself in bad spots. Like on the second hole, when an errant tee shot sent him wading through a creek—shoes off and pants rolled up—to find his ball buried on the other side. Still, he managed to save par:



His good fortune didn't last forever. Day couldn't keep pace on the back nine, and numerous other golfers started to take shares of McIlroy's lead.

At one point, four players held the lead at the same time. It truly was a dead heat toward the lowest score, as Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde described:



But there was one constant throughout, and it was McIlroy holding a share of that lead. Day came and went, Ry...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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