PGA Championship 2015: Leaderboard Scores and Highlights from Saturday

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Published: August 16, 2015

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Jason Day took a big step toward collecting the first major championship of his career Saturday. The 27-year-old owns the 54-hole lead in the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin.

At 15 under, Day is two shots ahead of second-place Jordan Spieth:



Few stars have been closer to winning a major without actually taking one than Day. In six years, he has three runner-up finishes and nine top-10s, but no victories.

He believes self-conviction is the biggest key to finally turning his luck around, as he told Alan Shipnuck of Golf.com:

"The last bit of the puzzle is all up here," he says, pointing at his noggin. "Having the belief and confidence that you can do the stuff that other guys do on Sundays. I mean, that's really inside your head. And it's just amazing how the more and more I stay out here over the years, the more it's all about the head, rather than the whole game itself."

After his back nine in the third round, it looks as though Day has passed all the mental hurdles required to win a major. He played his best golf between the ninth and 14th holes, gaining six strokes in the process with four birdies and an eagle.

ESPN.com's Jason Sobel attempted to put Day's marvelous stretch into perspective:



Day opened the door a bit for the rest of the field with a double bogey on 15 but rebounded with a birdie on 17.

Regardless of how well he played, Day might be fighting a losing battle against the force of nature that is Spieth.

The reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion closed his third round with an incredible six-under 30 on the back nine. As a result, he moved to 13-under for the tournament and into second place. The PGA Championship couldn't have said it better with this tweet:



No matter where Spieth finishes in the PGA Championship, his 2015 season has been something special. ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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