Alex Smalley took the lead into Sunday at the 2026 PGA Championship, and 21 players were still within four shots of him at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. The final round is set up to be unpredictable and chaotic, with eight major champions among the chasing pack.
Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, is again in the thick of it after winning last year's PGA Championship by five strokes. Rory McIlroy entered the week after winning the Masters, while Jordan Spieth still has a chance to complete the career Grand Slam with a victory. The mix of form, pedigree and pressure has left the tournament balanced on a knife edge as the last round begins.
Scheffler tops PGA odds, and Cameron Young has climbed into the top five in the betting, a sign of how wide open the week has become. The leaderboard has not settled because the players near the top have taken turns flashing brilliance and losing ground, which is exactly what a major championship at this stage often looks like when the field is packed this tightly.
That congestion has also created a test for the players just trying to survive the weekend. McIlroy fired a 74 at the PGA Championship and cut a practice round short because of a blister, while Jon Rahm apologized after a divot from an angry swing struck a volunteer. Phil Mickelson is out and Max Homa is in for the championship, another reminder of how quickly the cast can change even before the pressure peaks.
The third-round and final-round broadcast windows run across May 16-17, with coverage listed from 8-10 a.m. ET, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. ET, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, 10:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ET, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET and 1-7 p.m. ET. However Sunday unfolds, the championship is headed for a finish that rewards whoever can handle the noise best when the leaderboard is this crowded.
