Senior PGA Championship: Stewart Cink ace spoiled by Padraig Harrington


No, it’s not the late 2000’s anymore.

However the leaderboard on the 2023 Senior PGA Championship positive appears to be like prefer it may very well be.

Padraig Harrington, the three-time main winner, leads the Senior PGA by one shot over Steve Stricker heading into the ultimate spherical.

Harrington is 16-under par.

Stewart Cink lurks not too far behind, trailing by three strokes.

Harrington, who gained the 2008 PGA Championship, fired a gap spherical 64, setting a brand new course document at Fields Ranch East, one of many two programs at PGA Frisco.

The Irishman adopted that up with a 4-under 68 in his second spherical. He then shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday.

Stricker, who by no means gained a serious on the PGA Tour, however has gained 5 “senior” majors, vaulted up the leaderboard Saturday with a 64 of his personal, tying the document Harrington set two days earlier than.

KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship - Round Three

FRISCO, Texas — Steve Stricker traces up a putt on the second inexperienced throughout the third spherical of the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco.
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The 2021 Ryder Cup captain made eight birdies throughout his third spherical, together with three consecutive on his again 9.

His birdie on the ending gap briefly tied the lead, however Harrington additionally completed with a 4 on the par-5 18th.

Regardless of his terrific rating, Stricker didn’t have the shot of the day.

That belonged to Cink, who made a hole-in-one on the thirteenth gap with a 6-iron.

Cink, who defeated Tom Watson in a playoff to win The Claret Jug in 2009, makes his Champions Tour debut this week in Texas.

Along with his spouse Lisa caddying for him, Cink made two eagles throughout his spherical and carded a 5-under par 67 Saturday, placing himself into rivalry heading into the ultimate day.

Robert Karlsson, Darren Clarke, and Y.E. Yang sit farther down the leaderboard at 9-under par as all three gamers shot within the 60’s.

After all, Clarke gained the 2011 Open Championship, and Yang famously defeated Tiger Woods within the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine.

Protection of the ultimate spherical begins at 3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel earlier than flipping to NBC at 4 p.m. ET.