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PGA Championship news: McIlroy and Scheffler agree as cut missed in brutal punishment

The latest news and updates from Aronimink Golf Club as moving day of the PGA Championship gets underway

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Rory McIlroy and Harry Diamond walk

Rory McIlroy is through to moving day (Image: Getty)

It's moving day at the PGA Championship as a field of 156 players is cut to just the top 83. A number of top stars from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have struggled at this year's instalment of the second major of the year, which takes place at Aronimink Golf Club.

Bryson DeChambeau was dumped out of the tournament after just two rounds with an overall score of seven over par, while Tommy Fleetwood and Robert MacIntyre joined him in an early exit at five over. Wyndham Clark, Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland and Tom McKibbin are also among the other big-name players who failed to make the weekend's play.

On the flip side, Scottie Scheffler's dreams of defending the title he won at Quail Hollow just 12 months ago are still alive, the 29-year-old sitting pretty at T9 headed into Saturday at two under. Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka are also among the other elite-level pros who will vie for glory this weekend.

With an action-packed weekend of golf to look forward to, Express Sport brings you all of the latest news and updates in our live blog below...

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Latest standings

Here are the latest standings from the PGA Championship on moving day...

The latest PGA Championship standings

The latest PGA Championship standings (Image: Google)

Other golfing events playing out this weekend

On top of the PGA Championship at Aronimink, the USLPGA Tour's Queen City Championship is underway at Maketewah Country Club.

Meanwhile, the Ladies European Tour's German Masters is playing out at Green Eagle Golf Courses.

Who holds the course record at Aronimink?

The course record at Aronimink is currently shared by Nick Watney and Tiger Woods, and stands at eight under par. Watney achieved the score at the 2011 BMW Championship, while Woods did the same at the 2018 AT&T National.

What time does McIlroy tee off?

McIlroy tees off at 4pm this afternoon. He is partnered by Koepka.

Latest scores

Here's the layout of the PGA Championship standings...

The PGA Championship standings

The PGA Championship standings (Image: Google)

Flashback to 2025

Scheffler reigned supreme at last year's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, with a total score of 11 under par. That's five strokes clear of a T2 trio of English, DeChambeau and Riley.

He will hope for more of the same by the time Sunday's play concludes - currently sitting T9 at two under alongside Puig, English, SW Kim, Aberg, Young and Thomas.

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Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship (Image: Getty)

Latest leaderboard

Here's how things look at the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard...

The PGA Championship is heating up

The PGA Championship is heating up (Image: Google)

We're back underway!

Play has officially resumed at the PGA Championship, as Vegas and Noren get the third round underway!

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Play is back underway at Aronimink (Image: Getty)

Not long now

Play resumes at 12.45pm at the PGA Championship!

Stay tuned as we bring you all of the latest news and coverage.

Past PGA Championship winners

Here's a list of all of the PGA Championship winners since the year 2000...

2000 - Tiger Woods

2001 - David Toms

2002 - Rich Beem

2003 - Shaun Michael

2004 - Vijay Singh

2005 - Phil Mickelson

2006 - Tiger Woods

2007 - Tiger Woods

2008 - Padraig Harrington

2009 - Yang Yong-eun

2010 - Martin Kaymer

2011 - Keegan Bradley

2012 - Rory McIlroy

2013 - Jason Dufner

2014 - Rory McIlroy

2015 - Jason Day

2016 - Jason Day

2017 - Justin Thomas

2018 - Brooks Koepka

2019 - Brooks Koepka

2020 - Collin Morikawa

2021 - Phil Mickelson

2022 - Justin Thomas

2023 - Brooks Koepka

2024 - Xander Schauffele

2025 - Scottie Scheffler

Who will add to that list this year?

McIlroy's caddie copies Masters trick after star struggles at PGA Championship

Harry Diamond urged McIlroy to head to the driving range following a lacklustre Saturday at this year's Masters - a decision that proved instrumental in the 37-year-old defending his Green Jacket.

And the caddie took a similar approach this weekend...

You can read the full story here.

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Harry Diamond gave Rory McIlroy vital advice (Image: Getty)

What time is the PGA Championship back?

The third round of the PGA Championship is set to get underway at 12.45pm today, with Vegas and Noren first to tee off.

The final grouping of the day comes in the form of Smalley and McNealy at 7.40pm.

Every player who missed the cut at the PGA Championship

Here's a list of players who have come up short in their quest for PGA Championship glory after just two rounds...

Higgo, Clark, Detry, Kaneko, Block, Im, Bhatia, Walker, Poston, Henley, MacIntyre, Fleetwood, Sullivan, Woodland, Hatton, McGreevy, Collet, Snedeker, Ayora, Gumberg, Lipsky, Polland, Cink, Spaun, Coody, Hovland, Schenk, Straka, Bradley, Hall, McKibbin, DeChambeau, Castillo, Rodgers, Smyth, Smotherman, Horschel, Bridgeman, Highsmith, Fisk, Dufner, Scott, Grillo, Wiesberger, Yang, Glover, Sapp, Micheel, Echavarria, Schaper, Yellamaraju, McCart, McClure, THorbjornsen, Riley, Holt, Saddier, Homa, J Smith, Penge, Gabriele, Jones, Haynes, Bide, Lenahan, Hurt, Wiseman, Shattuck, Berg, Vermeer, Kartude, Droemer, Geddes, Fisher.

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Tommy Fleetwood missed the cut (Image: Getty)

DeChambeau showed true colours after PGA Championship disaster

Despite a tough opening round at the PGA Championship, DeChambeau showed his true caring nature by giving adoring fans a round of high-fives.

You can read the full story here.

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DeChambeau made time for fans (Image: Getty)

Who will win the PGA Championship?

Let us know in the comments section below!

Third round tee times for PGA Championship

Here's today's schedule of play...

12.45pm - Jhonattan Vegas, Alex Noren

12.54pm - Nicolai Hojgaard, Michael Brennan

1.03pm - Taylor Pendrith, John Keefer

1.12pm - Christian Bezuidenhout, William Mouw

1.21pm - Shane Lowry, Brian Campbell

1.30pm - Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Daniel Berger

1.39pm - Luke Donald, Elvis Smylie

1.48pm - Michael Kim, John Parry

1.57pm - Kristoffer Reitan, Padraig Harrington

2.06pm - Daniel Brown, Chris Kirk

2.15pm - Justin Rose, Brian Harman

2.24pm - Rasmus Hojgaard, Sami Valimaki

2.33pm - Kazuki Higa, Mikael Lindberd

2.42pm - Keith Mitchell, Sam Burns

2.51pm - Tom Hoge, Joaquin Niemann

3pm - Alex Fitzpatrick, Denny McCarthy

3.20pm - Sam Stevens, Chandler Blanchet

3.30pm - Martin Kaymer, Matt Fitzpatrick

3.40pm - Casey Jarvis, Matt Wallace

3.50pm - Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson

4pm - Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy

4.10pm - Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele

4.20pm - Sahith Theegala, Bud Cauley

4.30pm - Ben Griffin, Ryan Gerard

4.40pm - Collin Morikawa, Matti Schmid

4.50pm - Nick Taylor, Corey Conners

5.10pm - Daniel Hillier, Ben Kern

5.20pm - Ryan Fox, Ryo Hisatsune

5.30pm - Rico Hoey, Cameron Smith

5.40pm - Haotong Li, Patrick Reed

5.50pm - Jon Rahm, Andrew Putnam

6pm - Jason Day, Patrick Cantlay

6.10pm - Kurt Kitayama, Aaron Rai

6.20pm - Ludvig Aberg, Andrew Novak

6.30pm - Harris English, Si Woo Kim

6.40pm - Scottie Scheffler, David Puig

7pm - Cameron Young, Justin Thomas

7.10pm - Min Woo Lee, Max Greyserman

7.20pm - Aldrich Potgieter, Stephan Jaeger

7.30pm - Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Gotterup

7.40pm - Alex Smalley, Maverick McNealy

It looks to be a busy moving day at Aronimink Golf Club!

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Rory McIlroy is back on the tees at 4pm (Image: Getty)

PGA Championship standings

Here are the PGA Championship standings ahead of Saturday's play...

T1) McNealy, Smalley -4

T3) Potgieter, Jaeger, Lee, Greyserman, Matsuyama, Gotterup -3

T9) Puig, English, SW Kim, Aberg, Young, Thomas, Scheffler -2

T16) Day, Cantlay, Rahm, Novak, Kitayama, Rai -1

T22) Hoey, Smith, Fox, Hisatsune, Hillier, Putnam, Li, Reed E

T30) Griffin, Gerard, Theegala, Cauley, Fowler, Schauffele, Koepka, McIlroy, Spieth, Kern, Taylor, Conners, Morikawa, Schmid +1

T44) A Fitzpatrick, McCarthy, Niemann, Hoge, Mitchell, Burns, Higa, Lindberg, Johnson, Jarvis, Wallace, Kaymer, M Fitzpatrick, Stevens, Blanchett +2

T59) Harman, Brown, Reitan, Kirk, Harrington, M Kim, R Hojgaard, Valimaki, Rose +3

T68) Mouw, Pendrith, N Hojgaard, Keefer, Brennan, Vegas, Noren, Parry, Donald, Smylie, Neergaard-Petersen, Berger, Lowry, Campbell, Bezuidenhout +4

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Maverick McNealy leads the pack (Image: Getty)

DeChambeau among elite stars to miss cut

DeChambeau was dumped out of the PGA Championship on Friday evening with an overall score of seven over par, as he struggled to get to grips with Aronimink Golf Club.

You can find out who else missed the cut here.

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Bryson DeChambeau failed to get going in Pennsylvania (Image: Getty)

McIlroy and Scheffler in agreement

McIlroy and Scheffler have agreed that Aronimink Golf Club holds a difficult set-up, as both men vie for glory at the PGA Championship.

Scheffler said that the conditions were the hardest he’s ever seen, while McIlroy shared a similar sentiment despite a spotless round of 67 on Friday.

He explained: "It's been hard to make birdies out there because obviously, one, the wind the last couple days, but also where they have put these hole locations, I feel like they have really tried to protect the course the first couple of days.

"So it seems like they have used up a lot of the really hard ones. So depending upon a little bit calmer conditions and maybe a couple more favorable hole locations, I think guys that have, that are just here for the weekend feel...I think everyone's got to feel like they have got a chance.

"It's bunched, but you get on a run with wedges on that front nine and you shoot 4, 5-under and all of a sudden you're right in the thick of things."

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Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy have agreed on the challenging conditions (Image: Getty)

Player misses cut through heartbeaking penalty

Garrick Higgo missed Friday's cut at the PGA Championship, but could have made it through to the weekend's play had it not have been for a two-stroke penalty for lateness.

The golfer carded rounds of 69 and 76 from his first two rounds to sit five over at the end of Friday's play - missing a 24-foot eagle chance on his final hole which also would have kept him in the running.

It comes after Higgo was docked two strokes for turning up late to his tee-time on Thursday. Speaking about the incident, he said: "I wouldn't have been late if I knew I was running late.

"I was obviously there on time, but late...one second is hard to define."

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Garrick Higgo missed the cut (Image: Getty)

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Stay tuned as we bring you all of the latest news and updates from moving day at Aronimink Golf Club.

2026 PGA Championship - Preview Day Two

The PGA Championship returns for the third round on Saturday (Image: Getty)
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