
PGA Championship Leaderboard 2015: Updating Results and Standings for Sunday
The first golfers out on the course Sunday at the 2015 PGA Championship are battling more for prize money and respectability rather than prestige, but it's still a fine warm-up for what's to come when the golfers at the top of the leaderboard make their final pushes for golf's fourth major of the year.
Jordan Spieth, at 13 under, is in second place and is the man to watch at Whistling Straits golf course in Kohler, Wisconsin. He trails leader Jason Day by two strokes.
Golf stalwarts such as Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer and others lurk just behind Spieth in the standings. They and some surprise competitors will be looking to make come-from-behind bids on Sunday, lest Spieth hog all majors and win his third of the year.
For those looking to follow along with a live look at the standings, here's your constantly updating leaderboard:
While Spieth has conquered the golf world in relatively short order, Day is still searching for his first win at a major. The 27-year-old has come tantalizingly close several times before, boasting top-10 finishes at all four majors and having come in second three times: at the 2011 and 2013 U.S. Opens, along with the 2011 Masters.
Rather than let the pressure overwhelm him, Day is simply trying to enjoy the moment, per USA Today's Steve DiMeglio:
"My confidence level is high, but I'm just more enjoying just being out on the golf course, rather than in previous positions that I've had in major championships, I've viewed them as very stressful and kind of hard to go out and play the next day. But I'm enjoying myself so much on the golf course. It's been fun to be out here in pressure situations. It's good to be in contention, especially on Sunday. It's good to have the lead, so that's a plus.
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He may never have a better opportunity to win than the one he has on Sunday, but the competition will be fierce—and not just from Spieth.
Martin Kaymer and Branden Grace both put in excellent third rounds on Saturday, shooting a 65 and 64, respectively. Grace is at 12 under along with Rose, and Kaymer is one stroke back of that duo.
Grace was particularly brilliant on the back nine Saturday, notching five birdies without a bogey. He even briefly tied for the lead at 12 under with this amazing bunker shot, via PGA Tour:
No doubt, these golfers will figure heavily in Sunday's final outcome as they attempt to put pressure on the final pairing of Spieth and Day. The roar of the crowd as players sink birdies and save pars will echo back to those golfers coming after, intermittent reminders of the need to stay focused on the task at hand. Of course, this psychological game goes both ways, especially if the later groups are successful right out of the gate.

There are plenty of storylines and golf favorites to watch on Sunday, but whether or not Spieth assumes his place as the undisputed king of the sport is the one that truly demands attention.
The 22-year-old is not only gunning for his third major of the year, but he can also slip past Rory McIlroy—last year's PGA Championship winner, sitting well back at six under heading into the final round—and claim world No. 1 status for the first time in his mind-bogglingly young career.
Along with McIlroy and players such as Rickie Fowler and even Hideki Matsuyama, Spieth signals a youth movement in golf ready to carry the sport past the Tiger Woods era. Indeed, ESPN's Darren Rovell couldn't help but point out how much better Spieth has been than the quickly fading Woods:
Should Spieth win on Sunday, the oft-discussed youth movement might have to take a backseat to talk of the Spieth Era.

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