PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy storms back as Mother Nature provides a gift
McIlroy has played himself right back into contention.
Rory McIlroy reacts to making his putt on the 15th hole during the third round of the PGA Championship. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images) Scott Taetsch/PGA of America via Getty Images NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Congratulations to the cut-makers at the 2026 PGA Championship!
Your gift: birdies, birdies as far as the eye can see. Our gift: a major that might just have all of the game’s very best at the very top of the leaderboard. After two days of absolute carnage, where players derided their “s**t” performances and criticized “absurd” pin placements , Aronimink, host of the 108th PGA Championship, relented.
On a gorgeous Saturday, the warmest and brightest day of the week, the players stormed the course like Black Friday shoppers, loading up birdies by the armload. Some of the most notable rounds: Kristoffer Reitan, who carded two eagles, and a near-ace on a par 4, en route to a 5-under round to end at -2 Oh so close 🫢 Kristoffer Reitan nearly cards a 1 at the par-4 13th @PGAChampionship . pic.
twitter. com/QM5tPQZEcm — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 16, 2026 Chris Kirk, who flirted with the PGA Championship record before a double-bogey on the 18th left him with “only” a -5 round and a -2 position Justin Rose, who needed an eagle to make the cut, then rode a five-birdie opening nine to also card a -5 and also finish the day at -2; Joaquin Niemann, who had five birdies and an eagle to finish a round of -4 and, yep, end the day at -2 for the tournament. Play 2026 Soccer Pick 'Em with FOX One and make your picks for the world's biggest soccer tournament Topping them all, the two-time reigning Masters champion, the only guy in the field capable of achieving a grand slam, the dude who had that aforementioned crappy Thursday : Mr.