Scottie Scheffler Storms Into PGA Championship Lead, Eyes Third Major

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 17: Scottie Scheffler of the United States interacts with fans as he ... More walks to the eighth tee during the third round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 17, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
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Quail Hollow slayer Scottie Scheffler leads the PGA Championship by three strokes after carding a sweltering 65 on moving day.
Big stakes are on the line—the total purse for the second major of the year is stuffed with $19 million, with $3,420,000 going to the winner and even a tenth place showing will bank a not-too-shabby $519,830.
There was a logjammed leaderboard for much of the third round with Jhonattan Vegas, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Si Woo Kim, Alex Noren and the World No. 1 all taking turns at the summit when there wasn’t a multiplayer deadlock.
Then on No. 14, Scottie launched a shock and awe campaign to pull away from the pack. He smashed a 3-wood 284 yards that tracked toward the pin. It bounced up onto the green and and rolled to inside what most recreational players would call gimme range, setting up a low-stress eagle putt.
“I was trying to hit a good hard draw,” Scheffler said of his shot of the day. “I didn’t know if it was going to be enough to get to the green. I knew just front of the green was a good spot.” While the gameplan worked flawlessly, the end result wasn’t exactly telegraphed.