PGA Championship 2013: Day 3 Updates on Golf's Top Stars and Sleepers

The first two rounds of the 2013 PGA Championship created an interesting blend of stars and sleepers atop the leaderboard. 

Two 2013 major winners have played themselves into serious contention as Masters champion Adam Scott and U.S. Open champion Justin Rose enter the third day within three strokes of Day 2 clubhouse leader Jason Dufner, who has never won a major. 

With a good mix of former major winners and players searching for their first major victory, there are plenty of players to keep an eye on as Saturday separates the true threats from the pretenders.

Here's an live look-in at the latest updates on the leaderboard.

These are the top sleepers and stars to watch who will need to put together great rounds to continue their campaigns for the Wanamaker Trophy.

Stars

Jim Furyk

Among the players near the top of the leaderboard with at least one major on their resume is Jim Furyk. The 2003 U.S. Open champion followed up his round-leading 65 on Day 1 with a respectable 68 on Day 2, good enough to enter Day 3 tied for second on the leaderboard. 

The second day served to prove that his excellent opening round was no fluke. He was hot with the putter once again en route to a three-birdie round.

Furyk didn't do anything flashy on Friday, but his ability to find greens and execute with consistency is the exact recipe that it will take to win the Wanamaker. 

Whether he can do that over the weekend once the spotlight becomes even greater will determine his fate at Oak Hill. 

Adam Scott

Adam Scott will face a bit more pressure than most of the stars trying to win the tournament on Saturday and Sunday. According to Justin Ray of ESPN, he could become just the second player to win the Masters and PGA Championship in the same year since 1960. 

Joining "The Golden Bear" is certainly a tremendous opportunity, but one has to wonder if the additional pressure of making history will get to him. 

His second round saw him score bogey directly after going birdie on three separate occasions. He'll need to maintain success like he did with five consecutive birdies in Round 1 if he wants to create some separation from the field. 

Sleepers

Webb Simpson

Lost in the record-setting round shot by Day 2 leader Jason Dufner was a tremendous round turned in by Webb Simpson. The 27-year-old fired a 64 on Friday to gain 65 spots on the leaderboard after a Day 1 72. 

As Titleist on Tour pointed out, there was a brief time on Friday when Simpson was tied for the course record before Dufner finished his day. 

Regardless of its place in course history, Simpson felt confident after posting the impressive score. He told Todd Lewis of the Golf Channel that his swing has never been better. 

Considering he has already won a major, that's fairly high praise. If someone is going to make a charge to the top, it could very well be Simpson. 

Charley Hoffman

If you're looking for someone to come out of nowhere and win his first major, Charley Hoffman has to be the pick. 

His top finish at a major was tied or 27th at the 2011 Masters tournament, but a 67 on Day 2 put him just outside the top 10 on the leaderboard. He jumped 13 spots on the board from his original position after a Day 1 score of 69. 

Hoffman came out aggressively on Friday and it paid off—sometimes. He was either hit or miss all day with seven birdies and four bogeys. While those bogeys are alarming, this is a course that has rewarded those who are willing to go for low scores. 

If Hoffman can continue his aggressive ways without piling up too many bogeys, he's going to be an interesting contender come Sunday.