Overview
- Early Sunday, Kurt Kitayama fired a bogey-free 63 to match the lowest final-round score in major history and signal that a charge is possible.
- Alex Smalley starts the final round at six under after a late surge on Saturday, marking his first 54-hole lead in a major and his bid for a first PGA Tour win.
- A record-tight chase has 22 players within four shots, with Jon Rahm, Ludvig Åberg, Aaron Rai, Nick Taylor and Matti Schmid at four under and Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Reed and Maverick McNealy at three under.
- Defending champion Scottie Scheffler sits five back at one under after missing six putts inside 10 feet on Saturday, calling the event “anybody’s tournament.”
- Aronimink’s steep Donald Ross greens, demanding pin locations and shifting winds have kept scores bunched, creating constant swings and little margin for error.