PGA Championship 2017: Round 3 tee times, pairings and TV schedule
The 2017 PGA Championship continues on Saturday, August 12 with third round coverage. Here’s a full list of the tee times and third round pairings.
With the first two rounds of the 2017 PGA Championship over with, Saturday will feature the third round. A lot of competitors are still in the running to win the tournament, which should make for an exciting day.
Going into Saturday, Kevin Kisner and Hideki Matsuyama are in the lead. Both are eight strokes under par overall. However, play had to be suspended on Friday evening, so not everyone has finished the entire second round. Jason Day, at six strokes under par, isn’t far behind. Overall, seven golfers are within five strokes of the leaders.
Television coverage will start at 11:00 a.m. ET on Saturday. TNT will have the early coverage until 2:00 p.m. ET. CBS will have the coverage until 7:00 p.m. ET after that. The third round is expected to begin around 10:00 a.m. ET, or 40 minutes after the end of the second round. Here’s a full list of the tee times and pairings for Saturday.
Obviously, that last pairing is the one to watch. It features the top three golfers in the tournament. Watching the trio go back and forth should be extremely exciting. The trio of Kevin Kisner, Hideki Matsuyama and Jason Day begin at 2:00 p.m. ET. All of the pairings will be starting from the first hole on Saturday due to time constraints.
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The 11:00 a.m. ET pairing features Vijay Singh and Jordan Spieth is another must watch one. Spieth is facing an uphill battle as he tries to win his first PGA Championship. Entering Saturday’s action, he’s 11 strokes behind the leaders. However, if anyone is capable of pulling off a historic comeback, it’s Spieth. He’s shown he’s more than capable of turning it on at any given moment and is known as a strong finisher.