Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesJustin Thomas reacts to his birdie putt on the ninth green during the final round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.CHARLOTTE—Kevin Kisner had a chance to pull away from the field on Saturday at Quail Hollow, but made some costly mistakes at the Green Mile. He still leads by one at seven under and is set to tee off at 2:45 PM alongside Chris Stroud.
The group teeing off just before them, Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama, should make things very interesting. Matsuyama sits at six under, while Thomas is at five under. Like Kisner and Stroud, they are both looking for their first major championship.
Sunday's action has been exciting so far, and we'll have more updates for you throughout the final round.
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6:36 PM: Boom!!! Thomas holes it in the back door at 17 to get to nine under. His drive at 18 found a fairway bunker though, so he's got work to do to save par.
Up at the green, Louis Oosthuizen rolls in long birdie p..

PGA of America(Photo by Gary Kellner/PGA of America via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***CHARLOTTE — Only one player is walking away from Quail Hollow with the Wanamaker Trophy. But a fair share of guys can pad their bank accounts with a solid Sunday outing.
The PGA Championship is handing out $10,500,00 in prize money for this year's event. Compared to its major brethren, it's on the short end of the spectrum: The USGA boasted a $12 million purse at Erin Hills, with the Masters at an $11 million clip. Not that the players should complain: the winner will take home $1.89 million, with second place also earning will north of $1 million.
FacebookPinterestIt's a raise of $500,000 from last year's purse at Baltusrol. Six-figure payouts go all the way to 23rd place; 70th earns $19,600. Those players making the cut but finishing below 70th will be paid in diminishing increments of $100 each.
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Stuart FranklinHideki Matsuyama on the course during a practice round prior to the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.CHARLOTTE — I feel bad for Hideki Matsuyama. I realize that will sound ridiculous to most. The 25-year-old doesn't need my pity, or anyone else's. He has the world ahead of him. And, potentially in the next 18 holes, a major to his credit as he sits just one back of Kevin Kisner's lead heading into Sunday's final round at the PGA Championship.

That's what made the scene seem odd on Saturday at Quail Hollow as Matsuyama, the 36-hole co-leader and No. 3-ranked player in the world warmed up for his third round with little fanfare. The Japanese phenom's swing is a marvel. Who wouldn't want to watch?

Earlier in the week, the galleries at the range were three deep to get a glimpse of Jordan Spieth and other fan favorites. It seemed strange that Matsuyama, a five-time PGA Tour winner coming off his latest victory at the WGC-Bridgest..

Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesJustin Thomas walks from the 11th tee during the third round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.CHARLOTTE — Earlier this year Justin Thomas entered the final round of the U.S. Open just a stroke off the lead of Brooks Koepka. Thomas bogeyed three of his first five holes, Koepka birdied his first two and, well, that was that.
Sunday, Thomas enters the final round of the 99th PGA Championship just two back of leader Kevin Kisner, playing in the second-to-last group with Hideki Matsuyama.
“Just patience,” Thomas said of what he learned from the first experience that he thinks will help him in the second.
It’s such a cliché. Golf and its players are full of clichés. Thomas isn’t full of patience. What 24-year-old is?
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What Thomas is full of, though, is game. He’s long off the tee and one of the game’s better ball-strikers. He has already won three times on the PGA Tour this season and four time..

Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesKevin Kisner reacts to his putt on the 18th green during the third round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.CHARLOTTE — The disappointing look on Kevin Kisner’s face walking off the 18th green Saturday at Quail Hollow Club was the first time all day that the 33-year-old showed any emotion. Going double bogey/par/bogey to close out a one-over 72 hadn’t cost him the lead at the PGA Championship, but it changed the narrative with 18 holes to play.
“I’m happy I’m in the position I’m in,” said Kisner, still one stroke ahead of Chris Stroud and Hideki Matsuyama at seven under, and two shots clear of Justin Thomas and Louis Oosthuizen. “[But] I had a chance to run away from guys and take people out of the tournament that were four or five, six back, and I didn’t do it. Now I’m in a dogfight tomorrow, and I have to be prepared for that.”
On a muggy day where the pace of play was slow and the scoring difficult, Kisner remained eerily unflappable. A birdie..