2026 PGA Championship Round 3: Who's Playing When and Where at Aronimink

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Alright, so the 2026 PGA Championship is starting to get serious. We’re into Saturday, moving day, at Aronimink. This is where the real contenders start to separate themselves. If you’re trying to figure out who’s playing when, and who’s paired up against who, you’ve come to the right damn place. This isn’t some fluffy recap; this is the nitty-gritty on Saturday’s tee times.The third round is where things really heat up. The cut has been made, the pretenders are gone, and the guys with the grit are still standing. We’re talking about teeing off at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania, a track that’s going to test every bit of skill these golfers have. You’ve got the leaders going out late, the guys just trying to make the cut playing early. It’s a whole damn spectacle.

What You Need to Know About Saturday's Play

Before we dive into the actual tee times, let’s get a couple of things straight. The PGA Championship, like most majors, sets up Saturday tee times based on where you stand on the leaderboard. The guys at the top, the ones everyone’s watching, they’re going to be teeing off in the afternoon. They get the prime time slots. The players who barely scraped by, they’re the ones going out first thing in the morning. It’s how they build the drama, I guess.Everyone tees off from the first hole. No messing around with split tees for this round. It’s all about building momentum for the final pairings. And yeah, they’ll be playing in threesomes, so you’ve got three guys out there battling it out at a time.Historically, you can expect the early tee times to kick off around 8 a.m. Eastern Time, and the final groups will be out there wrapping things up by about 3 p.m. ET. Of course, this is golf, so you always have to factor in the possibility of weather delays. Remember last year? A bit of bad weather on Saturday morning completely screwed up the schedule. Let’s hope for clear skies this time around.

The Big Names You'll Be Watching

You know the drill. When it’s a major championship, the usual suspects are always in the mix. You’re going to see guys like Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka – you name it, they’re probably still in contention. These are the players who thrive under pressure, the ones who can handle the bright lights and the weight of a major.Watching these guys navigate Aronimink on a Saturday is half the damn fun. Their strategies, their shot-making under pressure, it’s what makes golf a sport worth watching. You’ll see them grinding, making birdies, and sometimes, just sometimes, making a mess of it. That’s golf, right?

Where to Catch All the Action

If you can’t be there in person, don’t sweat it. You’ve got options. For Saturday’s third round, you can tune into ESPN from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Then, CBS takes over from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time. That’s a solid block of golf right there.And if you’re a streamer, you’re covered too. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will have exclusive online coverage starting bright and early at 8 a.m. ET. CBS’s coverage will also be available online via Paramount+. So, no excuses. You can watch every damn minute if you want to.

The Full Saturday Tee Sheet at Aronimink

Alright, enough with the preamble. Here are the official tee times for the third round of the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Remember, these are based on the leaderboard after Friday’s play.Tee No. 1

7:45 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Alex Noren
7:54 a.m. – Nicolai Højgaard, Michael Brennan
8:03 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Johnny Keefer
8:12 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, William Mouw
8:21 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Brian Campbell
8:30 a.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Daniel Berger
8:39 a.m. – Luke Donald, Elvis Smylie
8:48 a.m. – Michael Kim, John Parry
8:57 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Padraig Harrington
9:06 a.m. – Daniel Brown, Chris Kirk
9:15 a.m. – Justin Rose, Brian Harman
9:24 a.m. – Rasmus Højgaard, Sami Valimaki
9:33 a.m. – Kazuki Higa, Mikael Lindberg
9:42 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Sam Burns
9:51 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Joaquin Niemann
10:00 a.m. – Alex Fitzpatrick, Denny McCarthy
10:20 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Chandler Blanchet
10:30 a.m. – Martin Kaymer, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:40 a.m. – Casey Jarvis, Matt Wallace
10:50 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson
11:00 a.m. – Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy
11:10 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele
11:20 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Bud Cauley
11:30 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Ryan Gerard
11:40 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Matti Schmid
11:50 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Corey Conners
12:10 p.m. – Daniel Hillier, Ben Kern
12:20 p.m. – Ryan Fox, Ryo Hisatsune
12:30 p.m. – Rico Hoey, Cameron Smith
12:40 p.m. – Haotong Li, Patrick Reed
12:50 p.m. – Jon Rahm, Andrew Putnam
1:00 p.m. – Jason Day, Patrick Cantlay
1:10 p.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Aaron Rai
1:20 p.m. – Ludvig Aberg, Andrew Novak
1:30 p.m. – Harris English, Si Woo Kim
1:40 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, David Puig
2:00 p.m. – Cameron Young, Justin Thomas
2:10 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Max Greyserman
2:20 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Stephan Jaeger
2:30 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Gotterup
2:40 p.m. – Alex Smalley, Maverick McNealy

The Final Pairings – Where the Championship Will Be Won

Look at those final pairings. Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy going out last. That’s a hell of a story if one of them pulls it off. But then you’ve got Scottie Scheffler and David Puig right before them, and then Cameron Young and Justin Thomas. Those are the guys you expect to be in the hunt.And what about Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson? Or Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy? Those are some heavyweight pairings from earlier in the afternoon. It just goes to show you how deep this field is. Anyone can make a move on Saturday, and anyone can fall back.This is what it’s all about. The pressure cooker of a major championship on moving day. You’ve got the leaderboard jockeying for position, the course getting tougher as the day goes on, and the nerves kicking in. Who’s going to handle it? Who’s going to fold? That’s what we’re here to find out. Make sure you’re watching. This is where legends are made, or at least where the final chapters of their stories are written. For more on major championship golf, check out the official PGA Championship website.