FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – No player has ever lost a seven-shot, 54-hole lead in major championship history, and none of Brooks Koepka’s chief pursuers are expecting him to make history Sunday at the PGA Championship.
So they all have to find something else to play for in the final round – because the title seems out of reach.
“I don’t know if the tournament is just less fun because I’m 15 shots back or whatever it is,” said Xander Schauffele, who is in fact 10 back, after a Saturday 68, “but it’s very melancholic after today, just because every time I look up, I’m 10 to 12 back.