Jhonattan Vegas battles fatigue for solid PGA Championship round
Despite a rough night’s sleep and early start, Jhonattan Vegas grinds through for a strong second round at the PGA Championship.
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Jhonattan Vegas finished his second round of the PGA Championship as the front-runner after shooting an 8-under par 71.
He is the first player from Venezuela to lead/co-lead at any major event, according to ESPN. He’s a 4-time PGA Tour winner, with his last coming at the 3M Open in 2024, but has zero top-20 finishes in his previous 16 major starts.
Vegas is scheduled to start his third round at the first hole at 2:45 p.m. ET. Matthieu Pavon will join him in the last group. Pavon is in a tie for second along with Matt Fitzpatrick and Si Woo Kim, who all shot 6-under-par.
Kim had a hole-in-one on six, a hole that measures 252 yards, on Friday.
Max Greyserman and Sam Burns will be the first group on the course at 8:15 a.m. ET. Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele will begin at 8:25 a.m.
Follow along as USA TODAY Sports hits the highlights of Saturday’s third round:
PGA Championship 2025 leaderboard
- 1. Jhonattan Vegas: -8 (F)
- T2. Matthieu Pavon: -6 (F)
- T2. Matt Fitzpatrick: -6 (F)
- T2. Si Woo Kim: -6 (F)
- T5. Max Homa: -5 (F)
- T5. Scottie Scheffler: -5 (F)
- T7. Christiaan Bezuidenhout: -4 (F)
- T7. Sam Stevens: -4 (F)
- T7. Denny McCarthy: -4 (F)
- T7. Garrick Higgo: -4 (F)
- T7. Michael Thorbjornsen: -4 (F)
- T7. J.T. Poston: -4 (F)
- T7. Robert MacIntyre: -4 (F)
- T7. Ryan Fox: -4 (F)
- T7. Alex Smalley: -4 (F)
- T7. Ryan Gerard: -4 (F)
You can get latest leaderboard updates and tee times here.
Where to watch the PGA Championship: TV channel, streaming Saturday
The 2025 PGA Championship will be broadcast by ESPN and CBS for the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday. ESPN+ and Fubo will have streaming coverage of all four rounds at the PGA Championship, while viewers can stream the action on Paramount+ during the weekend coverage.
- Saturday-Sunday: 8-10 a.m. (ESPN+), 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN), 1-7 p.m. (CBS, Paramount +) and Fubo (Fubo offers a free trial subscription)
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PGA Championship tee times today
Notable tee times. For a full list of tee times, you can find Saturday’s starts here.
*All times listed are Eastern
Saturday tee times, pairings
The PGA Championship has completed two rounds and the cut. Here are the tee times and pairings for Saturday’s third round:
All times Eastern.
- 8:15 a.m.: Max Greyserman, Sam Burns
- 8:25 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
- 8:35 a.m.: Michael Kim, Chris Kirk
- 8:45 a.m.: David Puig, Bud Cauley
- 8:55 a.m.: Elvis Smylie, Kevin Yu
- 9:05 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Brian Harman
- 9:15 a.m.: Justin Lower, Tom Kim
- 9:25 a.m.: Thorbjørn Olesen, Maverick McNealy
- 9:35 a.m.: Stephan Jaeger, Rasmus Højgaard
- 9:45 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Harris English
- 9:55 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Taylor Moore
- 10:15 a.m.: Cameron Young, Daniel Berger
- 10:25 a.m.: An Byeong-hun, Collin Morikawa
- 10:35 a.m.: Harry Hall, Austin Eckroat
- 10:45 a.m.: Corey Conners, Nicolai Højgaard
- 10:55 a.m.: Beau Hossler, Luke Donald
- 11:05 a.m.: Matt Wallace, Tom McKibbin
- 11:15 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Rafael Campos
- 11:25 a.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Tyrell Hatton
- 11:35 a.m.: Marco Penge, Lucas Glover
- 11:45 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Keegan Bradley
- 11:55 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood
- 12:15 p.m.: Adam Scott, Joe Highsmith
- 12:25 p.m.: Eric Cole, Cam Davis
- 12:35 p.m.: Tony Finau, Ben Griffin
- 12:45 p.m.: Alex Noren, Ryo Hisatsune
- 12:55 p.m.: Richard Bland, Davis Riley
- 1:05 p.m.: Taylor Pendrith, Bryson DeChambeau
- 1:15 p.m.: J.J. Spaun, Aaron Rai
- 1:25 p.m.: Ryan Gerard, Garrick Higgo
- 1:35 p.m.: Sam Stevens, Denny McCarthy
- 1:45 p.m.: J.T. Poston, Robert MacIntyre
- 2:05 p.m.: Ryan Fox, Alex Smalley
- 2:15 p.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- 2:25 p.m.: Max Homa, Scottie Scheffler
- 2:35 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Kim Si Woo
- 2:45 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Matthieu Pavon
PGA Championship weather forecast: Latest updates for Saturday
The temperatures in the Charlotte area will remain mostly sunny and balmy, with a high of 89 degrees and high humidity Saturday. But, according to AccuWeather, there’s also potential for a thunderstorm at some point during the third round at Quail Hollow.
