Round 4: PGA Championship

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Aug. 16, 2009
By PGATOUR.com Staff

The first groups are ready to tee off in the final round at the PGA Championship, and here's who we are following:

Groups We're Watching

Tee time	Players
1:45 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Tiger Woods, Y.E. Yang While Yang has never been in a final pairing (or any pairing with Woods), he deserved it this time with his third-round 67. Tiger is going for his third straight win and sixth this season.
1:36 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington Stenson's T4 finish at last year's PGA Championship capped a solid weekend, but he has more in mind this time. He has five top-20 finishes in major championships in the last two years, now he looks to win one.
1:27 p.m. ET, Hole No. 1		Soren Kjeldsen, Lucas Glover Glover is still around on the final day. The last time that happened, he became one of the most unlikely U.S. Open champions ever. Why not twice in one year?

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR on-site correspondent Brian Katrek previews Sunday's round:

Sunday's forecast

Scattered T-Storms
Temp: 76 high/57 low
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds from the southwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Y.E. Yang is a PGA TOUR winner, but it is hard to imagine him beating Tiger on Sunday. Just hanging in there might be a tall order. It has been an inconsistent season for Yang and he has never contended in a major before. He has also never played in the same group as Tiger before. These facts don't usually add up to success in a final round.

Bad weather will be the rule on Sunday. This is going to add to the challenge for Tiger. Conventional golf wisdom says that bad weather is good for the pursuers. A good round becomes even better by comparison. More ground can be made up. One of those pursuers, Padraig Harrington, just might be the greatest bad weather player since Tom Watson.

Tiger did see his four-shot lead shrink to just two shots in the third round, but his ball striking has been pretty consistent this whole week. I have walked every hole with him to this point and he has not struggled with most of his big swings. His distance control on the greens has been a challenge, but the rest of the game looks very good.

Stat of the Day

Tiger Woods has recorded seven wire-to-wire (no ties) wins in his career, including the 2006 World Golf Championships-American Express, 2005 British Open, 2003 Western Open, 2002 U.S. Open and World Golf Championships-American Express and the 2000 U.S. Open and World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational.

The Film Room

	PGA TOUR Today: August 16, 2009 Win McMurry updates action from the third round of the 2009 PGA Championship and previews what to watch for in the final round. Watch it
	Woods leads by two shots heading into final round Tiger Woods speaks about his third-round 71, being in a position to win a major and why the competitors in pursuit of the lead, who have won majors, are a threat. Watch it
	Yang in contention at 5-under entering final round of PGA Championship Y.E. Yang shot a 5-under par 67 in the third round of the 2009 PGA Championship to get into a tie for second place. Following his round, Yang met with reporters and spoke through his interpreter. Watch it