The Starter: Round 4, PGA Championship

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The final round of the PGA Championship is set to begin. TNT will televise live action on Saturday from 11-2 p.m. ET. CBS will pick up coverage from 2-7 p.m. ET.

Groups we're watching

Tee time Players   2:40 p.m. ET No. 1 Jason Dufner, Brendan Steele Steele, who won last year's Nationwide Tour Championship and this season's Valero Texas Open charged into a first-place tie with the ver-steady Dufner on moving day. 2:30 p.m. ET No. 1 Keegan Bradley, Scott Verplank Verplank was up and down Saturday but remains in position to win his first major at age 47. Bradley opened with a double, but rebounded nicely, almost making a rare birdie at No. 18 to tie for the 54-hole lead. 2:20 p.m. ET No. 1 Steve Stricker, Anders Hansen Stricker rebounded well from a tough Friday to round out an All-Americna top five. Hansen had 11 pars and a birdie in hs last 12 holes displaying the steady play necessary to win on a major Sunday. 1:50 p.m. ET No. 1 Adam Scott, John Senden Both of these Aussies lost ground to the leaders Saturday. Scott, who was in the running at the Masters and won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last week, is looking to add a major to his strong career resume.

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WHAT TO WATCH IN ROUND 4
• Steele-y resolve: Brendan Steele enters the final round of the PGA Championship tied atop the leaderboard with Jason Dufner. A victory for the TOUR rookie would make him the first player since Ben Curtis (2003 British Open) to win in his first major championship start. Story

• Schwartzel's seconds? Charl Schwartzel was bogey-free Saturday and did nothing to hurt his chances at rallying for a second major victory in 2011. Story

Round 4 weather forecast

Isolated thunderstorms Temp: 89 high/66 low Scattered thunderstorms early with things clearing in the afternoon. Winds around 10 mph.

Here are some of the players you'll see during fourth-round action.

BRENDAN STEELE Steele has hit 31 of 42 fairways to rank T2 in the field this week. He has missed 18 greens over the first three rounds but has been able to get up and down 14 times (77.78 percent leads the field through 54 holes). He ranks T156 in scrambling on TOUR coming into this week. JASON DUFNER Auburns Jason Dufner arrived in Atlanta earlier than normal on the Friday before tournament week to prepare for Atlanta Athletic Club. The move appeared to pay off as Dufner is tied for the lead while making his 11th start in a major. His best finish (T5) at a major was at last years PGA Championship. STEVE STRICKER Stricker ranks second in the FedExCup standings, 41 points behind leader Nick Watney. He has five top-10 finishes in 2011 including wins at the Memorial Tournament and the John Deere Classic.