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US PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson takes one-shot lead into final round By Alex BysouthBBC Sport Phil Mickelson thrilled the crowds at Kiawah Island Resort on Saturday US PGA Championship third-round leaderboard -7 P Mickelson (US); Selected others: -2 B DeChambeau (US); -1 P Casey (Eng); +1 I Poulter (Eng), S Lowry (Ire), P Harrington (Ire), M Laird (Sco) Follow live radio and text commentary of Sundays final round from 19:00 BST on the BBC Sport website. Phil Mickelson takes a one-shot le...

Louis Oosthuizen says he needs to sort out swing woes to win PGA Championship Reuters By Andrew Both KIAWAH ISLAND - Louis Oosthuizen said he will need to sort out his swing woes to have a chance of winning the PGA Championship after battling to stay in contention in the third round on Saturday. The South African was pleased to end the day only two strokes behind American leader Phil Mickelson after grinding out an even-par 72 in the most benign conditions of the week at Kiawah ...

Mickelson seizes two-stroke lead in pursuit of historic PGA win

Jordan Spieths third round moved him back to even par for the PGA as he tried to work his way back into contention

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Justin Thomas doesn’t have many regular games lined up during his rare appearances on the European Tour, so he was more than happy to play a nine-hole practice round this year in Abu Dhabi with a 21-year-old from South Africa. It didn’t take long for him to pay close attention to a powerful lefty named Garrick Higgo. “He had some serious, serious speed,” Thomas said Tuesday at the PGA Championship. “There’s a lot of holes out there that didn�...

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Jordan Spieth has a much clearer outlook now than he did the last time the PGA Championship was at Kiawah Island.For starters, he wasn’t even at Kiawah in 2012.Spieth was in Denver that week preparing for the U.S. Amateur while...

Spieth has emerged from three dark years of not winning, rarely even contending and a slide so far down the world ranking that he nearly fell out of the top 100. He often says he'll always bet on himself and there was a time the odds were getting pretty long. He comes into the PGA Championship trying to become only the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam.

The PGA Championship is scheduled to get under way this week at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island and there are a record 11 South Africans competing.

For starters, he wasnt even at Kiawah in 2012. Spieth was in Denver that week preparing for the U.S. Amateur while trying to decide whether to turn pro or return to Texas for his sophomore year of college. With an unclear future weighing on him, he had to face NCAA champion Thomas Pieters in the opening round at Cherry Hills and lost on the 18th hole. Spieth headed back to school. “I wasnt in a good place back then,” he said with a laugh Tuesday as he headed out for his first look at ...

Jordan Spieth eyes history at PGA Championship   Jordan Spieth on playing multiple majors in a short time period KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Jordan Spieth could tell you he’s been in the top 10 in seven of his last nine PGA TOUR starts, including his 12th victory at the Valero Texas Open last month. He could tell you the significance of a potential victory at this week’s 103th PGA Championship at Kiawah, where a fourth major win would give him the career Grand Slam ...