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2015 PGA Championship: Seven things you need to know from Round 3
If you didn’t break into the mid- or low-60s on Saturday, you moved down the leader board at Whistling Straits. On a windless day, greens and fairways were softened from overnight rains, offering opportunities to aim arrows directly at flag sticks. No one runs away from the field at Whistling Straits, but before you kick back and watch yet another exciting final round from Wisconsin, there are a few things you need to know.
Brush up on your geography
The 2015 U.S. PGA Championship is an international affair. Throughout Round 3, golfers from Australia, India, South Africa, Germany and England danced across the top of the board. Best round of the day came from Branden Grace, who tantalized us at Chambers Bay’s U.S. Open in June. He had eight birdies on a clean scorecard for 64…check that. Jason Day pulled eight birdies and an eagle out of the cup. If he hadn’t made two bogeys and a double, what might he have shot?
The 11th Hole
This is where things happen on the inward nine. It’s similar to the 13th at Augusta, but coming a bit earlier, it makes the home half even more exciting. Golfers eagle this hole — as Jason Day did on Saturday — with some regularity. Expect someone in contention to do the deed on Sunday, and elicit roars from the gallery.
The 5th Hole
This hole is the most bizarre on the golf course. I played it once and it is as inconceivable in person as it is on television. Given Pete Dye’s brilliance, it is difficult to imagine how this hole went from planning stage to reality, with not one person raising a hand and asking, are you tripping? That said, it will be the key to the front nine on Sunday. Keep your drive left, keep your second dry and make birdie.
SpiethWatch
Here’s why his round was so impressive: Every time I checked the app, it said “Spieth: 217 yards to green. 12 feet 6 inches to hole” and “Piercy: 212 yards to greenside bunker. 91 feet to hole.” Despite the distraction of an imploding fellow competitor (something the pairings of Grace-Kaymer and Day-Jones didn’t suffer) Spieth soldiered on, made birdie on six of the back-nine holes and played himself from “oh yeah, he made the cut” to “%&*$@! He might be leading by nightfall.”
What’s the carry from the upper deck of hospitality?
Matt Jones did very well under atypical pressure. He was the leader heading into the third round, paired with countryman Jason Day, and clean through eight holes when he yanked his drive on nine into the hospitality condos. Since the drop options were of the “yah, no thanks” variety, he opted to do this:
MATT JONES HITS IT FROM THE HOSPITALITY TENT AT PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, ACTUALLY HITS A GREAT SHOT. #PLAYITASITLIES HTTPS://T.CO/NQ60DY8C2P
— BLEACHER REPORT (@BLEACHERREPORT) AUGUST 15, 2015
One If By Land, Fun If By Sea
No offense to the kayak krew from Lancaster, Pa., (Women’s Open) but these boaters are the cream of the crop. They retrieve, errr, lost clubs, they land and walk along the sand adjacent to the golf course, they even set up floating greens for water golf. No, it’s not Couer D’Alene, it’s party central in Lake Michigan!
Major Championship nerves
Of the top-10 golfers, only three have won a major title (Kaymer, Rose and Spieth.) Does this help? A bit. Is it imperative? We’ll find out. The PGA has a history of one-and-done major champions (Love, Dufner, Toms, Micheel, Bradley, Yang, Beem, to name a few) or at least it seems that way. One thing’s for certain: Any of the non-major champs lurking near the lead would desperately love to add their name to my parenthetical list. My money is on Spieth, for the simple fact that he loves playing in the final group, wants the pressure, wants the heat.
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the ShopRite LPGA
GolfWRX Tour Photographer Greg Moore was on site in Galloway, New Jersey, ahead of the ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern to snap some WITB photos and more.
Check out links to all the photos below!
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Mimi Rhodes – WITB – 2026 ShopRite
- Aline Krauter – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Olivia Cowan – WITB – 2026 ShopRite
- Leah John – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Melanie Green – WITB – 2026 ShopRite
- Nastasia Nadaud – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Maria Torres – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Ana Belac – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Carolina Melgrati – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
- Sofia Garcia – WITB – 2026 ShopRite(LPGA)
Pullout Albums
Popular Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
The famed Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, is the scene this week for the Charles Schwab Challenge, where Ludvig Aberg enters the week as the tournament favorite.
Tour Photographer Greg Moore and our traveling equipment insider, Alistair Cameron, are both on site this week in the Lone Star State. Thus far, we’ve been treated to an in-hand look at TaylorMade’s new ZT Max putter, as well as a bounty of WITBs.
Check out links to all our photos below.

General Albums
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #1
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #2
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Monday #3
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #1
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #2
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #3
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #4
- 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge – Tuesday #5
WITB Albums
- Preston Stout – OSU Men’s golf – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Marcelo Rozo – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Charley Hoffman – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Ben Kohles – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Davis Chatfield – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Albert Hansson – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Jackson Koivun – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Cam Davis – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Keith Mitchell – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Kensei Hirata – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Eric Cole – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Zecheng “Marty” Dou – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Robert MacIntyre – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Matt Kuchar – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Joe Highsmith – WITB – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Pullout Albums
- New Bettinardi covers – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- New Project X Titan Yellow shafts – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Doug Ghim’s custom Cameron putter – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Matt Kuchar’s HitsGolf training clubs – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Erik Van Rooyen’s Callaway Apex TD Ti Fusion 3 iron(updated with additional photos) – 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Robert MacIntyre’s putters – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- JJ Spaun’s newest L.A.B. Golf putter – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Odyssey Damascus Milled Jailbird Mini broomstick – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Chris Kirk’s putters – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Rico Hoey’s Custom Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Jailbird broomstick putter – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
- TaylorMade Spider ZT Max putters – 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge

See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.

Matto
Aug 16, 2015 at 4:07 am
Jason could’ve shot 62 without the bogeys and double. That’s what.
Pat M
Aug 16, 2015 at 12:21 am
Jason Day is a beast and is playing incredible golf. What may be more amazing is how close Jordan Spieth has come in winning all 4 majors this year. He just missed making the playoff at The Open and is 2 strokes behind Jason going into Sunday.
Just staggering. Kudos for great consistency for Brendan Grace and Justin Rose. Sunday should be exciting.