PGA Championship 2023 LIVE: Leaderboard and latest updates from third round at Oak Hill

Rory McIlroy trails the leading group by five at the US PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy remains in contention for a third US PGA title at Oak Hill, but trails the leading group by five.

Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners held the lead at the halfway point at five under. Bryson DeChambeau is a further two behind, with Brooks Koepka on three under, and McIlroy managed to not find himself adrift after he his 69 to reach level par. Defending champion Justin Thomas made the cut, but John Rahm struggled and England’s US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick missed it by one.

Scheffley and Conners hit two-under 68s and Hovland hit a 67, but Koepka’s round of 66 matches the best of the tournament so far, along with first-round leader DeChambeau. Masters runner-up Brooks Koepka was alongside England’s Callum Tarren on two under thanks to a 66 which included four birdies in the last seven holes.

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Good afternoon and welcome back to a wet third day of the 2023 US PGA Championship and it’s set up fantastically (weather aside) for an intriguing day of golfing action. World number two Scottie Scheffler is tied at the top alongside Corey Connors and Viktor Hovland at -5 with a good chasing back behind them.

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau – both now of LIV Golf – sit two back at three under with England’s Callum Tarren and Justin Rose at two and one under respectively. Rory McIlroy has not looked his best, but rounds of 71 and 69 have the Northern Irishman in a tie for tenth at level par.

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