Will Brooks Koepka, the two-time defending champion, make it three in a row? Will Dustin Johnson hang on to get his second major title? Or will someone else from a crowed leaderboard hoist the Wanamaker Trophy? We make our picks.
Nineteen players are within five shots of leader Dustin Johnson entering the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. There are former major champions and rising stars all with a shot. But one name stands out, as it has, it seems, in nearly every major over the past three years: Brooks Koepka. The two-time defending champ, looking to become the first player in the stroke-play era to win this event three straight times, lurks just two strokes back after a strong finish to an otherwise lackluster third round on Saturday. Click here to find out all the ways to watch and stream the PGA Championship on ESPN & ESPN+ So will he do it? Or will someone else spoil it for him? Our experts weigh in: Bob Harig, ESPN.com Winner: Brooks Koepka He seemed out of it Saturday when he bogeyed three straight holes on the back nine, only to rebound with birdies on two of the last three holes to shoot 69 and give himself another chance at the tournament he’s won the past two times. That’s a big confidence boost that will carry him to another major triumph. His streak of nine straight rounds at the PGA Championship among the top three is over. He enters the final round tied for fourth. But no matter. Koepka trails by just two, and the roles are reversed from last year when Dustin Johnson tried to track him down at Bethpage Black. Koepka even noted that “DJ’s only won one,” a nice dig, in his post-round television interview on Saturday.
