When does Rory McIlroy start PGA Championship third round? Saturday tee times and schedule

Rory McIlroy stormed back on Friday at the PGA Championship 2026 to find himself “right in the tournament”.

The Masters champion is now just five shots off the halfway lead at at Aronimink Golf Club, with world No 1 Scottie Scheffler ominously placed two back at -2.

Maverick McNealy joined round one’s overnight co-leader Alex Smalley at the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard, though superstar talent started to descend on the top of the leaderboard ahead of the weekend.

Ludvig Aberg is also two back at -2, while Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Gotterup, Aldrich Potgieter, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee and Max Greyserman are one shot closer at -3, with the major championship wide open at the half-way stage.

Here are the third round tee times and schedule on moving day in south-west Philadelphia:

McIlroy made three birdies and no bogeys in his second round (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

How to watch PGA Championship 2026

The PGA Championship 2026 third round coverage begins at 3pm BST on Saturday and fourth round coverage begins at 4pm BST on Sunday, with Sky Sports Golf covering the tournament in its entirety.

PGA Championship 2026 third round tee times

USA unless stated; All times BST

Starting on Hole One

1245 Jhonattan Vegas (Ven), Alex Noren (Swe)

1254 Nicolai Hojgaard (Den), Michael Brennan

1303 Taylor Pendrith (Can), John Keefer

1312 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Rsa), William Mouw

1321 Shane Lowry (Irl), Brian Campbell

1330 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Daniel Berger

1339 Luke Donald (Eng), Elvis Smylie (Aus)

1348 Michael Kim, John Parry (Eng),

1357 Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Padraig Harrington (Irl)