Golf

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tee times Saturday for the third round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow (all times EDT): First hole-10th hole 11:43 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton, Wyndham Clark 11:54 a.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Green Mile nearly sent Masters champion Rory McIlroy home early from the PGA Championship. Quail Hollow’s closing three holes known did a number on several other players, too.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler wasn't paying attention to all the drama next to him in a star-power group or ahead of him on the leaderboard Friday at the PGA Championship.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jhonattan Vegas and J.T. Poston each put a 3 on their scorecard at the par-3 17th. The way they played the hole was nothing alike.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy was forced to use a backup driver in the PGA Championship when his regular driver was tested and deemed to be nonconforming after he arrived at Quail Hollow, according to a report on XM Sirius PGA Tour Radio.

Jhonattan Vegas was in front for first time in a major and didn't back down Friday in a PGA Championship filled with drama everywhere but the top of the leaderboard.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Xander Schauffele kept his cut streak alive — barely. The defending champion shot an even-par 71 on Friday at the PGA Championship to make the cut on the number at 1-over 143, extending his streak to 64 tournaments.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau had eyes down and lips moving as he made his way to sign his scorecard Friday in the PGA Championship, muttering to himself every step of the way.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Major Max is on the move again. Max Homa has endured a trying season on the PGA Tour to say the least, but when it comes to the major championships, he’s been on his game.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has approved a $1.5 billion proposal by the Trump Organization and its Vietnamese partner to build golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in the Southeast Asian country, state-run media reported Friday.