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[h=1]Brooks Koepka chasing 3rd major while carrying lead into final round of PGA Championship[/h]
ST. LOUIS -- Brooks Koepka sometimes gets ignored on television in the list of notable scores. In the gym, he gets overlooked for Dustin Johnson.There is no mistaking him in a major.
Koepka bullied rain-softened Bellerive Country Club on Saturday in the PGA Championship, building a five-shot lead until he had to scramble to avoid a slide on the back nine. He settled for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Adam Scott going into the final round of the final major of the year.
At stake is a chance to win three of the past six majors he has played, and to join an elite list -- Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen -- as the only players to win the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year.
"You can't hide when you're on the top of the leaderboard," he said. "You can't hide my name. So just try to get to the top of the leaderboard and work from there."
Even so, one misstep and it might be easy to get lost at this major.
Scott had a 65, despite missing three putts from 6 feet, two of them for birdie. He is struggling through his worst season since he turned pro in 2000, and now has a chance to turn it into a year he won't forget.
Ten players were within four shots of the lead, no name bigger -- no buzz bigger -- than Woods. He completed his second round Saturday morning with a 66, and then had another 66 in the afternoon that was so good it was the worst he could have shot. He made nothing but pars over the final 10 holes. On seven of the last eight holes, Woods had a birdie or eagle putt of 20 feet or closer and missed them all.
He was four shots behind in a tie for sixth, the same spot he was in going in the final day at The Open last month at Carnoustie, when he briefly had the lead before fading.<iframe class="teads-resize" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 335px; height: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; border-style: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; display: block !important;"></iframe>
[h=1]Brooks Koepka chasing 3rd major while carrying lead into final round of PGA Championship[/h]
ST. LOUIS -- Brooks Koepka sometimes gets ignored on television in the list of notable scores. In the gym, he gets overlooked for Dustin Johnson.There is no mistaking him in a major.
Koepka bullied rain-softened Bellerive Country Club on Saturday in the PGA Championship, building a five-shot lead until he had to scramble to avoid a slide on the back nine. He settled for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Adam Scott going into the final round of the final major of the year.
At stake is a chance to win three of the past six majors he has played, and to join an elite list -- Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen -- as the only players to win the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year.
"You can't hide when you're on the top of the leaderboard," he said. "You can't hide my name. So just try to get to the top of the leaderboard and work from there."
Even so, one misstep and it might be easy to get lost at this major.
Scott had a 65, despite missing three putts from 6 feet, two of them for birdie. He is struggling through his worst season since he turned pro in 2000, and now has a chance to turn it into a year he won't forget.
Ten players were within four shots of the lead, no name bigger -- no buzz bigger -- than Woods. He completed his second round Saturday morning with a 66, and then had another 66 in the afternoon that was so good it was the worst he could have shot. He made nothing but pars over the final 10 holes. On seven of the last eight holes, Woods had a birdie or eagle putt of 20 feet or closer and missed them all.
He was four shots behind in a tie for sixth, the same spot he was in going in the final day at The Open last month at Carnoustie, when he briefly had the lead before fading.<iframe class="teads-resize" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 335px; height: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; border-style: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; display: block !important;"></iframe>
