LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The third round of the PGA championship teed off Saturday at Louisville's Valhalla Golf Club. 

What You Need To Know

  • Round three of the PGA Championship started a few hours late due to delays from the evening before and morning fog 

  • Seventy-eight of the 156 players made it, which is half the field

  • The championship concludes Sunday

  • Brooks Koepka took home last year's title 

It began a few hours later than expected after the completion of the second round was delayed both Friday night and then Saturday morning due to fog. Seventy-eight of the 156 players made it to round three.

Fans watched as the second round wrapped up Saturday morning at Valhalla Golf Club after a two-hour-plus delay.

"Being from here, we know a few back routes to the ground, so no issues here," said spectator Colton Burch. "But obviously, there (have) been some major delays."

Round three got going shortly after with only half the field, as big names such as Tiger Woods didn’t make the cut.  

"Love Tiger, obviously, so it is a little disappointing seeing a missed cut," Burch said. "But it was cool to have him out here in the first place, so happy to see him. Some of the other bigger names were excited to watch (were) Wyndham Clark and Ludvig (Aberg)."

With Woods out of the game, Burch and many others cheered on Scottie Scheffler in style. 

“Woke up, saw Scottie was in jail, saw the mug shot, and I was just like, 'I'm coming Saturday; I've got to got to do something for it,'" he said. 

Louisville police arrested Scheffler Friday morning after what he called a "misunderstanding." Police said he refused to comply and dragged an officer with his car while traffic was stopped at Valhalla.

Scheffler will face arraignment on the charges May 21. He returned to the golf course after being released a short time later.

For Louisville-based fans, one player in particular stood out: 31-year-old Justin Thomas, a Louisville native who the city recently honored with a "Hometown Hero" banner. 

“We are cheering for JT,” said spectator Marc Tawfik.

“Why not? (He is a) hometown kid, hometown hero, (Saint Xavier) kid. Let's go." 

Other fans came from far and wide to see the best golfers compete for the Wanamaker Trophy, such as Jaime Scott, who drove from Toledo, Ohio, to catch Friday and Saturday's action. 

“(Friday) with the rain, I mean, I kind of thought it'd be worse like thunderstorms or (a) downpour," Scott said. "But it was a good day."

The tournament concludes Sunday. Brooks Koepka took home last year's title with a $17.5 million prize. 

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