PGA Championship: Collin Morikawa, Max Homa Fall Out of Contention on Day 3

There will be no major title for a Cal alum this weekend at the PGA Championship. Collin Morikawa and Max Homa each shot third-round scores of 4-over 74 on a rainy day at Oak Hill Country Club and have lost touch with leader Brooks Koepka.

Morikawa, who won this event three years ago for the first of his two major titles, had six bogeys — including on Nos. 16, 17 and 18 — and is part of a nine-way tie for 33rd place. Along with the likes of Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson, he is 11 strokes off the pace heading into Sunday’s final round.

Homa, ranked No. 9 in the world, arrived at Oak Hill this week in search of his first major crown. But he is 13 strokes back and tied for 52nd place after a round that included five bogeys and a double-bogey 5 on the par-3 fifth hole.

Golfers had to deal with rainy weather on the course just outside Rochester, N.Y., and the scores were mostly a reflection of those conditions.

But Koepka shot a 4-under 66 for the second day in a row and is atop the leaderboard at 6 under. He has a one-stroke lead over Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners.

Koepka had a two-stroke lead entering the final round at The Masters last month, but played conservatively on Sunday and allowed Jon Rahm to rally for the victory.

“I know what I did,” Koepka told reporters. “I promise I won’t show up like that tomorrow.”

A win would make Koepka just the sixth man to capture at least three PGA Championships. Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen had five apiece, Tiger Woods has won four, and Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead each collected three.

World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler carded a 73 and fell into a tie for fifth place at minus-2 and Rory McIlroy is alone in seventh place at minus-1 after a third-round 69. With a top-4 finish Sunday, Scheffler could climb to No. 1 in the world, according to the Golf Channel.

Michael Block, a 46-year-old club pro from Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, shot 70 for the third consecutive day and remains in contention in eighth place and six strokes back of Koepka.

Things continue to be tough for World No. 1 Rahm, who shot a 72 and is at 6 over and tied for 42nd place. Phil Mickelson carded a 75 and is tied for 67th at plus-10.

Cover photo of Max Homa by Aaron Doster, USA Today

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