Round 3 Highlights | 2026 BMW PGA Championship

That's why you need a nine-wood, a few of them carry them. And he hates it as well, hates it. Disgusting. Disgusting shot, Sam. I know, I should have gone in for an albatross. I could have shown him that for the next 20 years. That was just extraordinary. What a shot. 9-iron, 140. We'll be playing six or seven more for Fitzpatrick. Front flag. He's had a wonderful year, made the Tour Championship, of course. Here for Ryder Cup points. That's a lovely finish for the day. The Norwegian even. West, north, west, so maybe a slight change in the direction. A little bit more off the right. Pass, spin it back, don't play with that front downslope. You know what, Sam? I would have always struggled to see how much break is in this. I never had the best of eyes, relied on the caddy. I would have underrated this 99 out of 100. Not happening. Chippy wedge. Three on it. Beautiful shot. Come on, young Martin. In really close. See, this is what we expected Fitzpatrick's ball to do. It's a bit further right, landing a little more on the downslope. That's a lovely shot. Decent amount of right to left in this for Fitzpatrick. It's a hard one, I think, to judge. He should have built this through the line. Goodness me. Up the putting surface at the 13th. Fitzpatrick, a bit up and down this week, but the putter's warmed a fraction. Come on, get in. Finds the bottom of the cup. Right into the centre of it too. Made the most of the par 5 so far, but two more to come. Knock it in close. Get out of here with a bogey would be an absolute bargain. Oh. Well, I was hoping for it. I was talking about it, but I wasn't really thinking it. Oh, that's a friendly little bounce. Getting better and better and better. I think we're going to see another birdie there at the first. Fourth shot for Victor Hovland. That'll be ninth. A pickle off the tee. Are we? What a little tinker. Yeah, what a beautifully played shot as well. Third shot now. He's to land it a little bit short and then try and carry it all the way. I don't think he has. Oh, that's beautiful. Perfect. What a par this will be. Nacho Rivera has struggled down this opening hole. He'll need to chip this in if he's going to make his par. And when you're having a season like he's having, that sort of thing tends to happen. Well done, Nacho. Four twos. That's really something on this course. What a difference a day makes. The last two days, he's huffed and he's puffed and he's missed a few opportunities. Come up close, but suddenly the putter is starting to warm up. Drop shot at the first. Ross Fisher. Moves right to left. Now that is a settler after a bit of a shaky start down the slope. Bit of a draw and does well. Tucked right behind the bunker that guards the flag. Left to right for Sam Bairstow. Tracking. Oh, dead centre. What a putt. Bairstow to ten under. From Chely. Pop up for Fox. That's seven. You've got to hold those. You want to keep your score ticking along. Feed one a little left to right. You've got to keep it nice and low and get it to that bank that will feed down. Worked out well. Tight to the trees down the left. Not ideal. But that is. Ryan Fox for a three. Brilliant. A couple of big putts from Ryan Fox the last few holes. He's going the opposite direction to Rory McIlroy with a good strong finish there to that nine. Speedy one. Right to left to start. Then it's Treyson's. On you come, on you come. There you good thing. He's had a good season on the PGA Tour as Jordan Smith. Nacho. Oh, rattled home. Yeah. Perfectly placed going into tomorrow. That's got some pace on it. Oh, thank goodness it did. The line matched perfectly. Scott first away here from 179. Straight down the breeze. I'm hearing nine iron. Oh, that's a beauty. You've got four yards to land it on there. If you leap it three yards right, you go down the bank and put the flag on. Jordan Smith from Teeter Green. The fairways and greens, man. And he's found the 15th fairway. Oh, and you come. Top draw. Big brother. Nacho. That's at the 13th. Peppering the flag. He can spin it from here. Good angle. Spin it. He did. The hill at 13. Slow green tilts back to front. He's had it. He's hammered it all the way into the middle. Nacho, who's playing the 16th. Yeah, pinned deep in the green and on that right side. Ball a little bit above his feet there. Easier to drag it into the heart of the green. He's gone right at it. That is exceptional. Elite-level golf, that. Elvira. If you can pitch this at 15, 20 feet right at the flagstick, the slope will feed it down. Go on. Oh, release. This is good. That's a brilliant shot from Elvira. How aggressive will Celli be? Sensibly so. With a bit of cut spin. It's a shot of the highest quality. He's got the walk. He's got the walk and why not look at this from McElroy. Back to the 17th and an outside chance for Adam Scott. Excellent. That's what he needed. I talked yesterday about how good he's been feeling with the wedges. Really good. Really, really good. From his end, he's thinking, how's that missed? Anything you can do, I can nearly do. What a quality iron shot. That sound, didn't it? A great finish. No eagle, but a birdie-birdie finish for Adam Scott. Short deficit to win the BMW PGA Championship. Return to the winner's circle for the first time in almost seven years on the DP World Tour. You ran a 68 in difficult, swirly winds. How do you feel about that one? It was a very solid day. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, but I stayed patient out there and took what the course gave me and it ended up being a very good run today. Obviously, your debut at the BMW PGA Championship, just getting used to Wentworth as a golf course. First couple of days, you made four bogeys on each round. Today, you limited that to one. What was the key to limiting those discretions? The first two rounds were strange. I made quite a bit of birdies and quite a bit of bogeys. I didn't realize I made eight birdies and an eagle yesterday. It was just a weird round of golf. Usually, my game is very steady, limit mistakes, but I don't know if that's just a lack of not knowing the course the first couple of rounds. Today, I kind of knew the misses and where to avoid and stuff. Today was a lot more like traditional JJ golf. You were telling us earlier in the week that you were disappointed not to be selected for President's Cup. We were disappointed on your behalf. We expected you to be there. Billy Horschel came here a few years back, having been omitted from the Ryder Cup, and said, I'm going to show you guys. I'm going to win this championship, and you can see what you're missing. Are you motivated by the same thing? Yeah, totally. It's a bummer to miss out on these team events, whether it's President's Cup or Ryder Cup. I'm definitely carrying a little bit of a chip on my shoulder this week. I'm just going to go out here and do my best and try to win. You've said that this is a championship you've always wanted to play. You've watched it on TV and wanted to come here to this iconic course. What would it mean to you to win tomorrow? It would mean a lot. Winning outside of America would be really awesome to put on the resume, and more especially in England. My family and I vacation here quite a bit, so we love coming over across the pond. To add a trophy from one of our favorite places in the world would be a really good treat. We wish you luck with that quest. Thank you for your time. Thank you.