Third Round Highlights Golf: PGA Championship

Hello and welcome to the West Coast at the Wentworth Club committee in

the heart of story. It has been a glorious first two days of

competition but today, the wind has picked up and it will be a little

bit more tricky around this sometimes treacherous course, a golf

course that has undergone somewhat of a makeover this last year. An

extensive multi-million pound renovation programmes started

immediately after last year's tournament to bring the course back

into line with the original design. Russia from players has seen every

bunker rebuilt, 29 of which have been removed -- pressure. The greens

have been restricted and receded. Some have been completely rebuilt.

An air system has been installed to make the greens firm and fast and

irrigation and drainage has been improved.

Ken Browne is here, nice to see you. The changes on the course, why did

they have to make them and what difference does it make? Emma

Nuttall they had to make them, this was originally a classic heathland

course, and it has been tampered with -- I am not sure they had to

make them. They tried to go back to the original idea and they have done

it well, the bunkers have become softer and the contours have changed

and they are really enjoying it. No Rory Mclroy this week, a last-minute

disappointment. A real shame, he was planning to play, he did not

withdraw until a late point. He has injured his back and he will not

play the Memorial. He was getting keys to his new club is anti-over

practised, really disappointing. Still a stellar field at Wentworth,

nine former winners, four former world number ones, this is how they

got on over the first two days of competition.

Day one, a new West Coast, Ernie Els, the designer of some, was

making headlines. He replaced the ball at the 12th after identifying

it and it came out too well. Eagle turning to an honourable par. Henrik

Stenson started quietly and finished strongly. A struggle to find a

stellar form of last year this season but this birdie at 11 14

macro, in 68. Scott Jamieson had a card without blemish, no drop-shot

left the Glaswegian one shot away from the lead held by Sweden's Johan

Karlsson, still looking for his first Tour win, romping to the

finishing 30. 6-under at the end and he will be out in front. They two

and when the game its hot and sunny but drying out in the breeze and

difficult. For some it was an effort to make the cut but defending

champion Chris Wood found a birdie on 16 and a round of 74 90 just made

the weekend. Other big names did better, Lee Westwood moving steadily

into position in a group at 5-under. But rereading the way, Italy's and

chess, when Ari alongside Scott Jamieson who led the home challenge.

Nice to see your name top of the leaderboard. A long way to go but

happy to be where I am. Also, Thomas Pieters, who missed the Players

Championship in the States blamed fatigue. 69 followed 68, the Belgian

was well rested and you will be dangerous at the weekend. A 3-way

tie at the top of the leaderboard overnight between Italy's Molinari,

Scotland's Scott Jamieson and the big hitting Belgian Thomas Pieters,

who held the lead of Maximilian Kieffer with Open champion Henrik

Stenson a shot further back alongside another couple of danger

man, Byeong Hun An and former world number one Lee Westwood. Andrew

Bache Johnston, Tyrell Hatton and Ross Fisher, the English trio, still

in contention. Luke Donald knows his way around here, winning twice

before. Danny Willett jokes about dusting the cobwebs off his weekend

outfits as he made the cut, and Justin Rose and last year's Champion

Wood sneaked in. A short week for three-time Major champion

Harrington. More Major champions also fell before the weekend

including Paul Lawrie, Martin Kaymer and Darren Clarke. And the much

fancied Tommy Fleetwood outside the cut on 5-over par. A supporting roll

for Edoardo Molinari and a different couple of days to his brother. But

still some big names at the top of the leaderboard and a very exciting

couple of days in prospect. Let's see who is going out with who missed

the day at Wentworth, moving day. -- this Thursday. Branden Grace

cause controversy on the first day of the competition, he is out with

Henrik Stenson who is back at Wentworth for the first times in

2014. Lee Westwood is hoping to add to his two second-place finishes,

alongside Byeong Hun An, with a record low score of 21-under par.

Germany's Maximilian Kieffer still looking for his maiden victory,

click on this week in Europe? Is out with the much fancied Molinari. And

finally, Scotland's Scott Jamieson has been leading from day one

alongside Ryder Cup hero Thomas Pieters, from Belgium. So let's see

how the early starters got on. After carding a double-bogey six on the

fourth, this was Andrew Johnston's birdshot. It looked good. And it

was. Chipping in for an eagle to move him back to 300, four from the

lead. Not the perfect start for drink mead Francesco Molinari, a

drop-shot on the first, bogey five, to start, dropping to 6-under par.

The last player on the course was Belgian's Thomas Pieters, and he had

this on the first for a par. But he misjudged it and he dropped to

6-under par. England's Graeme Storm living in the right direction, this

birdie taking him to within two of the lead. Scott Jamieson out on his

own at 7-under par, one ahead of Francesco Molinari and playing

partner Thomas Pieters, but the leader is Japan has Mac -- Japan's

Tanihara. So let's get out on the course. Without commentary team.

COMMENTATOR: Thank you. This is Scott Jamieson, the leader

struggling down the opening hole after missing from 15 feet. A chance

for a birdie. From the back of the green. It is safe. This is a day for

quiet consolidation. Henrik Stenson at the par-5, and it is masterful.

Educate left-to-right to save par and the fourth is always one of the

easiest. Thomas Pieters clinging on to the bank. His second of the

second, he will step forward and he will let it run out. It was looking

good and he will save his par at the 2nd after dropping the first. Grace

downhill at the 4th, second shot, big drive.

The cabin is saying, down, down, down. -- the caddy. It bounds off

the top of the bunker. The greens are firm. It is not a pushover to

get close to many pins today. Jamieson has found the dance floor

at the 2nd. This is for his birdie. A little bit of left on that one as

well. What a miserable hole! Four our Open

champion Henrik Stenson. It was caused by a wayward drive to the

edge of the woods and it was zigzagged across and a six, a dirty

Big Six! He gets it in, a par, par start. If you can par the first

three holes, you are doing very nicely. He remains at 7-under, the

leader by one. Branden Grace the fourth, for a birdie. Yes, well

done. Birdshot of Pieters, he tried to

drive the ball solo under the branches, it did not get off the

ground -- birdshot. You can't really blame the weather. A little rescue,

cutting it into the right pane and he has done it well, one of the best

we have seen, sneaky from ), tricky, and another chance at an eagle. He

is, big boy. He played a beauty and it might go.

Hamburgers on me, lads! Thomas Pieters half scuffing this out.

Trickling out a little, his fifth and he should be in for a six. He

dropped one of the first, par at the 2nd and double-bogey at the bird. --

the bird. Molinari playing this par-5 in three

shots. Beautiful wedge player. And nicely done, although the hole,

straight up for a birdie. Scotland's Scott Jamieson on his own

at 7-under, one ahead of Francesco Molinari, and not a great start for

Thomas Pieters who has dropped to four under. Alongside Tanihara, with

a round of the day so far, 67, moving to four under par.

This is a good view for eagle, Kieffer. A chance to join the lead

again. Quite quick and he takes a lot of time to pick his line

downhill, a lot of movement for his right. That was poor.

Better angle to the flag at the 6th, Grace. The second, he is bound to

take one hard bounds on firm greens. Just a little unlucky. He has got a

couple of good putts so far to save par, this is to join the lead. It

broke just a fraction more, he thought it looked straight and it

drifted to the right. Kieffer, for his birdie. Not the

best attempt. On the Eagle. In it goes and Kieffer to within one of

Scott Jamieson, he dropped a shot at the 2nd and he gets it back on the

fourth. Grace said his caddy it is a case of getting it onto the green

and letting it go. This is like parking -- this is like putting on

the seven at Augusta. Sit down. Very slippery, that is to save his par at

the six. Normally a very reliable striker of

the iron, Molinari, that is a crackerjack. A little bit of draw,

one of the few players getting it within is -- within 15 feet. Grace

to save par, no. He just left his second shot to the right and it was

fiddly from now, so Branden Grace dropped another shot. Bogey at the

1st and now back to four under par. It is a baby Beef. A little up the

slope here. For a red two at the 5th for the later starters, Molinari. My

goodness! Playing most of his golf on the PGA Tour.

Now the remodelled eighth green. It has certainly been made easier and

fairer. Dodt. He judges it well, can he get again? The Australian, in

that group on four under, that moves him of the board today. Level par is

a good score today and Scott Jamieson is out in front on 7-under

par, one ahead of Francesco Molinari in the chasing pack. Byeong Hun An

was the winner here two years ago and Jimmy's Kieffer.

Grace from the downslope, the pin is on the back. A tasty little shot. He

has to run it out of the bank, you can't pitch it all the way.

Exceptionally good shot. Deserving a round of applause.

Quite a dangerous teeshot, this sixth. Out of bounce right, and some

scrubby thick bushes down the left, I hope he has avoided the

rhododendron Bush. Dodt at the 9th, the hardest hole on

the course, his second. Well, you could probably give him

another 30 and he would not get one inside that, a beauty! That is the

line, they have just moved it, they have just changed their mind.

Branden Grace seems to have it. Yes, he does! Decrypting the side door,

Branden Grace has not seen many birdies today, that is his second

and a couple of drop shots, 5-under. Pieters driving into trouble. They

are finding trouble everywhere. Now he is in more trouble.

Byeong Hun An, just a bit of fluff behind the seventh green so this is

to save par. Barely touching it. And away it goes on its merry way and it

is a shotgun. For the South Korean. -- and it is a shot that has gone.

Jumping of two years ago still in a decent place, the first drop-shot

today. Jamieson left it much further away than I thought. What a

miserable hole that was. Oh, dear. It will play like eccentric

millionaires, Molinari leading on his own. Pieters, to save par,

dragging it in the bunker, second shot greenside bunker, but beautiful

from there. And it limits the damage. Molinari will not know yet

he is leading on his own. Ball lying OK, we saw that after the teeshot.

He still has to get it up quickly. Making sure he got it up the back

level, but a bit beyond, you see how quick it is back down there. Now

this is Beef with his second eagle, he also had one of at the 3rd and

fourth, now behind Molinari, to the delight of his followers. Kieffer

for his par on the seventh. Ilonen putt coming up. Straight right. So

he slips out of that group into second place. Back among the men on

four under. Thomas Pieters has found the end of

a divot. Something like a 9-iron should not bother a player of his

quality too much, but there will be pace on this. That was unfortunate.

So many divot down there, that is where the balls gather off tee. The

Australian Dodt at the 11th, four under, very much in the chase. Nice

looking swing. A good shot, right! Yes! How do they do that? Thomas

Pieters has been going along rather untidily and he has a long putt up

the hill at the 7th. Follow the green line and it does not look too

bad. What a wonderful surreal game it is! Struggling and rescuing and

chuntering and in she goes! And suddenly 5-under and within sight of

the leaders. So Thomas Pieters is back in the mix one shot shy of

Francesco Molinari who dropped a shot on the first and steady since.

Nocerino player has gone without a bogey today. That round of Tanihara

stands him in good stead and he will be high up the leaderboard at the

end of the day. Dodt. At the 11th. Just a push down the hill and it is

there, a beauty. I am surprised he has not done better and he has had

his moments but no consistency. Grace through the back of the ninth,

you can see the drainage ditch has been cleared behind him. He is going

to go past it. Look at it rolling. 12, 14 feet. Beef, for his par.

Andrew Johnston, to call him by his proper name. That was a misread.

Enlist stroke and after that eagle, he slips back. Grace. -- it was

enlist/. Grace, for par at the 9th. It shot dropped.

Every card is littered with bogeys, a couple of birdies and some eagles.

Andrew Johnston, a bogey on the 13th. A couple of eagles. Oh, no,

that is... Jamieson a long way behind Pieters,

168. The Glaswegian. He grew up playing on the South side.

Down there, no ripples. Yes, ripples, lots of ripples!

It will have put the wind up Pieters, but he is a good deal

closer to the green, the Belgian. He likes it! Well, I must have

misheard, he said, that is awesome! Another birdie opportunity and

Pieters getting back into things. The Australian Andrew Dodt, third

shot to the 12th. Not much landing area and he has done it well. Just

at the front of the green and he will have that for a birdie.

Jenson Button second in the water alongside him, he came back here,

fourth shot. -- Jamieson. And that is good.

The tenth. Branden Grace, four under. 186 yards today. The wind

swirling around, and that could be good. That is a very good results.

Jamieson with a putt 45, he put his second in the water, he pitched it

up to here. Has he only lost one shot? No. Oh, dear!

Just want out of the lead so this is to tie the lead and he has done it,

he missed a 6-under par. Very nice. -- he moves to 6-under par. Grace

with unusual putting action, always keeps his hands behind the ball. And

he gets it in for a delicious two, so he is one behind the leaders, and

he has played consistent golf this year on the PGA Tour in America.

Back-to-back birdies move Dodt into a 3-way tie alongside Molinari and

Pieters. Despite two eagles, a bogey moves Andrew Johnston back to four

under and Jamieson is off the top ten on 3-under par after a second

double-bogey of his round on the path four A.

And beef Johnstone. He played it pretty well from an awkward angle,

delightful little shocked. They will cry Beef! Where is the Beef? Kieffer

hit it in the trees down the right and he had to get it out sideways

from an awkward spot. He has this forces bogey.

38, one birdie and four bogeys. Par 35. Grace at 11th, a good drive.

Buy. Bite. Yes. An at that dreadful chip,

misses putt and drops the shot. Andrew Johnston at the 14th after

playing a delightful pitch play -- gets his par-3. Adventurous round

with a couple of bogeys, a double-bogey, a couple of eagles and

a birdie. Does not look as though it will be a low runner.

That is a good result if it stops. No, it has gone. It may go off the

green. A very difficult tent and the wind

is difficult to judge. Done very nicely, and nice bit of side on it!

Grace for a birdie at 11. Quick one down the hill. What a beauty. Could

be a cavalry charge on Sunday, tomorrow, the way things are shaping

up. Jamieson hit over the back of the

green and pitched to hear at nine and this is another stroke going.

He's gone double bogey, par, double bogey, bogey. It will take him out

in 40. It can be such a cruel game at times. Actor 2-under. -- back to

2-under. Thomas Pieters to keep his share of the lead and he's done

it... He hasn't done it. I think the ref will have to look at that again!

We need to look at that again. A shot dropped. Look at that. A bag of

all sorts. (STUDIO) that bogey moves him to

5-under par, one behind a three Whaileyy between Andrew Dodt,

Branden Grace and Francesco Molinari. Shane Lowry going on -- in

the right direction along with Alex Noren, both moving to 3-under par.

Kieffer for a birdie. That wheelchair him up. -- that will

cheer him up. How do you fancy this one, Ken? Not

much! He's hit it in the water. Is he going to get lucky? No. He was

trying to play safe and still skimmed it. Andrew Dodt at the 14th.

Beautiful car waiting for a hole-in-one. The first one to do it.

The only one. Nice shot. Norum at the final hole having

chipped into the water. He finishes miserably. It does not make for a

happy evening. 12 for the last two. But still on the edge of the hunt.

Shane Lowry, a our first look at him. Played some good golf yesterday

without much luck on the green, but he's gathered it together today. Do

we believe in the greenline? Anywhere within that and it should

have a chance. I thought it was left, but in it goes. Believe the

line, the line never lies. One clear now at 7-under par. He leads the PGA

Championship. Down in the deep stuff, Branden Grace. Hope this

hasn't plugged, Andrew. It came out very nicely. Almost holed it,

Branden Grace. An amazing turnout this week, delightful weather.

20,000 people here on Wednesday for the Pro-am, 25,000 yesterday. Loving

their golf and the old BR. Or two! What can Spence and find here. --

the odd beer. This is for an eagle. Day one he played beautifully, a

little scrappy yesterday but holed some nice putts. Very tricky to make

birdies today. Still not too far-away. Grace, playing with

Stenson. He's birdied the tenth and 11th and this is a chance at the

12th. He joins the leaders at 7-under. An Aussie and a South

African at the top of the leaderboard. Two at the top now.

Grace a winner on Tour and Andrew Dodt had a couple of good finishes

towards the end of last year. Thomas Pieters hanging in. 67 from Tanihara

much earlier in the day will stand him in good stead at the end of

today. The pin tucked on the edge of the cutting surface on the left. --

putting surface. Has he got it right? Where has that gone? Straight

back? I think it's gone straight back into the bunker. That's cruel.

It hit the flag. Shane Lowry, can he close with a birdie four?

It will be a par to finish. A round of 70 for the Irishman. Good back

nine, eagle on 12, birdie on 17. 68, 74, 70. Well-placed to challenge

tomorrow. Grace. The pin back left today. Finding the right club is so

important. 176. The wind firmly behind today. Molinari will have had

a long look at the putt of Kieffer. It moved more than he thought. The

same line from him. A shot goes for Molinari. Unlucky, the second shot

was too accurate, back off the flag and into the bunker. He slips back

to 5-under. Johnston opens up the blade to scoop it high.

Not good. Going with the putt stick, Grace. The ball can pop in the air.

It could come out soft. I think he has. What a little duty that was!

Just got it rolling off the fringe. Look at that run of figures.

A birdie putt for Johnston, but it is a long one, almost have to go off

the green. Making rather heavy weather of this. A good position off

the tee. Grace is one shot clear of Andrew Dodt after that run-off

birdies. In that group on 4-under is Shane Lowry and we've been having a

chat with him. It looks like anything under par is good today.

How pleased are you? Very pleased. If you'd given me level par before

today I would have taken it. This golf course is very difficult, even

on a nice day. 20 mph wind and it makes it difficult. I'm very happy

with 2-under and it looks like I'll be in a decent position going into

tomorrow. Can Andrew Johnston save his part?

He can't. Nearly reached the green in to grow on the par-5 and found an

awkward lie. A six. Ben and at 13. Another testy cheap. -- chip. They

keep leaving the greens and leaving themselves difficult approach shots.

I don't think he liked that. Tyrrell Hatton to close with a

birdie. No. No. 72 for Hatton. Frustrating, stuck in that huge

group on 3-under par. That's a ball for the water.

An now. I thought he'd saved the day. Double bogey. The euro, the

pound, the dollar, the yen signs disappearing over the horizon at a

great rate of knots. Kieffer with a par putt. They've given it a lot of

attention, he and his caddy. Looks good... No. I thought he'd got it.

Another one goes flying by. 2-under now.

Johnston. Is there a four to finish with? Keep moving. Keep moving.

That's a little bit of an untidy finish for Johnston with that bogey

on the 17th. He was in good position. Andrew Dodt at 17. Two

excellent shots to the edge of the green. Turn, turn, turn. She should

be OK for a birdie macro four. -- he should. He's got to wait.

Kieffer with the wind hard behind him at 14. Beautifully played. That

for a two. Six, five finish. He'll be back again tomorrow. Well done,

the Beef. The Beef is done. Andrew Dodt for a 2-putt birdie. He now

shares the lead with Branden Grace. A tidy back nine, no dropped shot

scum at four birdies. -- no dropped shot is, for birdies.

He had a two at the 10th and he's got a two at the 14th. Well done.

After that miserable first putt, Grace has this for par. Shot gone.

Beautiful tee shot. Only seven or 8-iron, walk off with a five.

Andrew Dodt out in front on his own, the Australian. A few adrift now, a

few behind the leader. Andrew Johnston, after his level par

72. Time to get the thoughts of the Beef. A roller-coaster, can you sum

it up? Exactly that, roller coasters. Happy with the way I

bounced back a couple of times and disappointed with the way I

finished. I was in good position for a birdie on 16, and on 17 I made a

six. I should have been a couple of shots better. When you put your feet

up for five minutes, do you focus on the Eagles, the good shots, or do

you look at the negatives? I'm focusing on the FA Cup final! I have

to focus on the positives, it's still a good score and I'm still in

the mix. Well done. Right in the heart of the

cup, what a neat and tidy round. Very few players breaking par. 68.

Four other players have broken 70 today. 8-under, he's in a good spot

for tomorrow. Molyneux Ari, par putt. Asking a lot. -- Molinari.

Racing it at the hole. A good effort, but it will be a dropped

shot. Long-range birdie chance for Lee Westwood. We've seen one or two

players leave this short. Let's see what he can do. Looks not

bad. Can you believe it? Never would have dreamt it would turn that much,

right into the heart of the cup. First birdie of the day for

Westwood. 3-under. Two par-5s to come. You never know. Stenson for a

birdie at the 17th. Well done. Another four at the last and it will

put him in reasonable condition. Nothing has really happened for him

today. Three bogeys, a couple of birdies coming home. Branden Grace

has missed a couple of opportunities in recent holes. He one but hide

Andrew Dodt. A very solid round of golf,

particularly the back nine. How delighted are you? Happy to be

finished because it was tricky at the end. Just a really solid day,

tee to green. Very in control of my shots, holed some nice putts when I

needed to. Nice to have a solid 68. When the wind gets up, it is strong.

What worked particularly well for you today. Selecting the shot and

committing to that. If you have any doubt, the wind magnifies the

result. Really committing to the shots regardless of where it goes,

that was the key. A little dodgy one. Unlucky with his tee shot to

have finished so close to the bunker. Now he's done the

unthinkable. He hasn't. That was nearly the most ridiculous shot in

the world. Why run the risk of putting it in the water? God only

knows. But he got away with it. Lee Westwood is tiptoeing up the

leaderboard. Birdied the 16th. Birdies the 17th as well. A spring

in the step. 4-under. Stenson, a lot of right-to-left in this one. If he

could find a birdie here, he would be right back in things. And he does

not. So close. Grace for a birdie. He has a unique

putting action. Hit it! It's a par, no birdies on the final

two par-5s for Branden Grace, but still a good back nine. Seven wins

on the European Tour and he will be in the hunt tomorrow. The big names

are mustering not far-away. Stenson, Westwood, Molinari, Pieters. Stenson

still very much in contention. Struggles on the front nine, a

couple back after that. Whisper it quietly but he has lost a couple of

drives left today, Thomas Pieters. You don't want to miss left on this

one. Write down the out of bounds line. Needs a bit of luck. They are

peering into Mr MacGregor's garden! The green slightly slopes away from

you, it is crusty, bound to come out running. It will take a deft touch

to get it within a flag length. He's done well. Very well indeed. He's

given himself another chance for a first birdie of the day. Westwood,

third to the final hole. The pin is in its usual Sunday spot, he will

remember it from his play-off against Luke Donald. That's a

cracker. Absolute honey bunch and the crowd love it. He's very

popular. He's taken a long time to line this one up, fiddling around. I

don't think he fancies it. One birdie, one birdie. There it is.

First birdie of the day. A birdie machine, a machine that makes one

birdie. He moves to 5-under. Out of bounds off the tee so this is three

of the two, -- off the tee, playing his fourth, Pieters. That goes

bounding on. Westwood, a little bit of

right-to-left. Very gettable. Rolling well. Westwood has it.

Creeping into contention. Up into a tie for third place with Molinari,

three behind Andrew Dodt. He will be there tomorrow. Look at that finish.

Pieters, it could have been worse, it is just one shot gone after going

out of bounds with his first tee shot. Back to 3-under. It is Andrew

Dodt out in front. A lot of jostling for position but hide the top two.

Only 72 from Westwood in the end, but 5-under par and in a good

position to challenge. A very good school today in these

conditions. How pleased are you with the way you please -- played? Yeah,

big time. Such a grinder, just trying to stay alive. I played some

good golf, I hit the ball tremendously from tee to green and

managed to make a couple of putts. You will have a couple of mishaps

but it's good to come out on the better side of the schools. What a

finish, that's changed things nicely. I wasn't playing well and

Tour the last four holes. To get into contention is great for

tomorrow. A day of some frustration for Francesco Molinari. He's been

made to work hard on the final hole, but in it goes for a par. The only

birdie came at the 17th. Slipping back a bit today, but still within

three of the lead. It had been ready difficult day for

Thomas Pieters. Bogey on 17 and it was to get worse on 18. This was his

approach to the par-5. He would sign for a seven, finishing sixth over

for the day, moving down to 1-under par. Andrew Dodt, 8-under par with a

1-shot lead over Branden Grace. A really tough day out there. You're

still in amongst it, how do you assess your performance? I thought

it was pretty good. The front nine I fought really hard to keep the

school together. I was just a bit unlucky and didn't take my chances

on the back nine. I was hoping for a better round, but 2-over is not too

bad in these conditions. We will be back with the highlights tomorrow. A

lot more sport over the bank holiday weekend on the BBC.

International cricket is back on the BBC.

An interesting if not sensational day around the West Course.

Conditions are expected to be calmer tomorrow and with 14 players all

within five shots off the lead, is all set up for a big finish. Andrew

Dodt is the man to catch. Former world number one Lee Westwood and

open macro champion Henrik Stenson among those doing the chasing.

Should be a cracker. See you tomorrow.