'To just never think the way I thought going into the final round,' said Koepka about lessons learned from the Masters. He also had the lead going into the Masters final round at Augusta National last month before a collapse opened the door for Jon Rahm to grab the Green Jacket, denying LIV Golf major recognition. Koepka heads into Sunday in a familiar spot. Hovland was in position to join Koepka at the top but a bogey at the last denied the world number 11, who also signed for a 70.Ĭonners and Hovland had shared the second round overnight lead with world number two Scottie Scheffler.īut Scheffler would crack in the miserable conditions, taking four bogeys on his first nine, including two to start his day, on the way to a three-over 73 that put the American four back alongside Briton Justin Rose (69).

But his ball became plugged in the deep rough on the lip of a greenside bunker and the 31-year-old dropped two shots for a level par 70. Until then Conners had put in a disciplined error-free effort getting to two-under with three holes to play. While a PGA Championship hat-trick would be impressive, Koepka would still have work to do to pass Woods, who has four trophies and Nicklaus five.Ĭonners, bidding to become the first Canadian man to win a major since Mike Weir two decades ago at the Masters, had held steady atop the leaderboard for much of a turbulent day when a double-bogey at the 16th knocked him from his perch.

'I was just told only Tiger (Woods) and Jack (Nicklaus) have won three, so that would be pretty special to be in a list or category with them.' That put the American at six-under 204, one clear of Canada's Corey Conners and Norway's Viktor Hovland.Ī win Sunday 'would mean a lot,' said Koepka, who has four major wins on his resume already. Koepka, winner of back-to-back PGA Championships in 20, sparkled in tough, rainy conditions at Oak Hill on Saturday, mixing five birdies against a single bogey for a four-under 66. ROCHESTER, New York, May 20 (Reuters) - Brooks Koepka will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the PGA Championship on Sunday with a chance to claim a third Wanamaker trophy and deliver LIV Golf the major validation it seeks.

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