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Kaymer carries 5-shot lead into Sunday
Pinehurst No. 2 yielded just two sub-par rounds on moving day at the U.S. Open, while second-round leader Martin Kaymer grinded to post a Saturday 72 and will carry a five-shot lead into Sunday’s final round.
A firmer, faster No. 2 Course boosted Saturday’s scoring average to its highest of the week at 73.82 and cut the number of players under-par in the field from 13 to just six entering Sunday.
“I felt like today if you had 25 feet or 30 feet on every green, you’ve done well,” Kaymer said after the round. “I made a couple of bad swings on the first nine, put myself in bad positions, but I only made bogey, which is okay. Only one birdie and one eagle, but I’m happy. Eight-under-par after three rounds is a good score.”
Click here to see the clubs Kaymer has in the bag at Pinehurst No. 2.
Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton — who each began the day at even par and 10 shots behind Kaymer — fired third-round 67s, finishing the day at 3-under for the day and for the tournament as Kaymer’s nearest competitors.
Kaymer began the day with a six-shot spread. It appeared as if he may let a group of his fellow competitors back into the contest following bogeys at Nos. 2 and 4 and a wayward drive into the native grass on No. 5, but an outstanding approach shot into the par-5 fifth hole set up the eighth eagle of the day on the hole and righted Kaymer’s round.
The 530-yard 5th played as the easiest on the course Saturday at more than 0.5-shots under par and played shorter than the par-4 4th (542 yd) and 16th (531 yd) holes. Kaymer also hit an off-target drive on No. 4 resulting in an unplayable lie, a drop in the pine straw and a punch out down the fairway. The German calmly struck his approach to 15 feet and knocked in the bogey save.
Kaymer scattered three more bogeys in his round on Nos. 6, 13, and 15, but laced a drive on the par-4 18th to set up a closing birdie and a 72 for the day.
Fowler, who will play in the final pairing with Kaymer on Sunday, used a hot flat-stick Saturday to jump up the leaderboard. He took just 24 putts on the challenging Donald Ross greens and rolled in five birdie bids to just a pair of squares on the card.
Compton — rightfully well-known for undergoing a pair of heart transplants — made the most of his first weekend at a major with his own 67. The Columbus, Ohio, sectional qualifier eagled No. 5 and also rolled in five birdies on the day, including four in the five-hole stretch of Nos. 7-11. With no one being immune to bogeys, Compton carded four on the day.
Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson each carded even-par 70s and sit at 2-under for the tournament. The two join Fowler as the only players without an over-par round this week.
Brandt Snedeker is the final player in the red, after a 72 leaves him at 1-under entering Sunday.
Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka and Kevin Na are all at even-par for the tournament, posting rounds of 71, 72, and 73, respectively.
Na threatened to be Kaymer’s closest competitor, but double bogeys on Nos. 14 and 16 dropped him back to even. Brendon De Jonge reached 4-under on two occasions Saturday, but played the final seven holes in 5-over to fall off the pace.
Brendon Todd played in the final group with Kaymer, but a 79 dropped him into a tie for 30th at 5-over after the round. Phil Mickelson also sits tied for 30th after his third-round 72, making it apparent that his bid for the grand slam will be unsuccessful this week.
2013 U.S. Senior Open champion Kenny Perry provided the shot of the day, holing out a 220-yard shot from the ‘stuff’ on the par-4 14th hole. Perry reiterated the challenge of the course on Saturday, saying it is the hardest setup of any major he’s ever played.
Sporting his five-shot edge entering the final round, Kaymer will look to become the eighth wire-to-wire winner at the U.S. Open, joining Tiger Woods (2000, 2002) and Rory McIlroy (2011) as the only to do so in the last 40 years.
Already with a win at The Players Championship this year, Kaymer could become the first player to ever pair a Players title with a U.S. Open victory in the same year. Just three times has a Players champion won a major in the same year: Tiger Woods (2001 Masters), Hal Sutton (1983 PGA Championship) and Jack Nicklaus (1978 Open Championship).
But, as with any major championship, anything is possible on Sunday afternoon. At Pinehurst in the 2005 U.S. Open, Retief Goosen — who is also T-30 through three rounds this year — shot a final-round 81 to finish 11th. Michael Campbell shot 1-under 69 to claim the victory and was the only player in the final two groups to break 80.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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