Only one round remains at the the 2026 PGA Championship, and by the looks of the leaderboard at the 54-hole mark, we’re in for quite a finish.
Let’s break it all down. Here are five things to know for Sunday at Aronimink.
The leader
Multiple players shared the lead for the first two rounds, but there is just one player at the top of the leaderboard heading into Round 4: Alex Smalley. At six under par, Smalley has a two-shot lead on the field. The 29-year-old has never won on the PGA Tour but has been on quite a run for the last few weeks, finishing no worse than T21 in his last five tournaments, including a runner-up finish alongside Hayden Springer at the Zurich Classic.
The contenders
Chasing Smalley is an incredible collection of contenders, with 22 total players who are within five shots of Smalley’s lead. That group includes major winners Jon Rahm (-4), Patrick Reed (-3), Rory McIlroy (-3), Xander Schauffele (-3), Hideki Matsuyama (-2), Cameron Smith (-2), Martin Kaymer (-2), Justin Rose (-2), Scottie Scheffler (-1) and Brooks Koepka (-1).
Scottie’s big task
The defending champ got off to a promising start in Round 1, sharing the lead at three under par. But two straight rounds of 71 on Friday and Saturday have left him with an uphill battle on Sunday: five shots back, with a giant group of talented players to muscle through. Not impossible, but admittedly not likely.
Rory chasing more history
No matter what happens on Sunday, the fact that Rory McIlroy has a chance to win this major is pretty stunning. His opening round was grim indeed — a four-over 74, good enough for T105 on the leaderboard after Round 1. But McIlroy bounced back on Friday with a 67 to get himself to within five shots of the lead with two rounds remaining. And he kept the pedal down on Saturday with a third-round 66. Now, McIlroy is three under overall, three shots back, with a chance to win a seventh career major and keep dreams of a calendar-year slam alive.
Action-packed timeline
Given the sheer number of big names in he mix for the final round, CBS cameras will have their work cut out for them. Scheffler’s twosome tees off at 12:05 p.m. ET followed by 13 more pairings until you get to the last tee time of the day, Smalley and Matti Schmid at 2:35 p.m. ET. That’s a two-and-a-half-hour time block of legitimate contenders!
Who will emerge as the victor? The day seems destined for drama. Don’t miss it! Click here for everything you need to know to watch the final-round action at the 2026 PGA Championship.
