2010 PGA Championship: Nick Watney Opens Large Lead On Field Late In Round 3; Tiger 11 Shots Back

W. Liang of China shot an 8-under 64 to place himself in the tie for second place. Liang teed off from the tenth tee, just two strokes inside the cut line. He went on a tear, though, to lap much of the field.

Meanwhile, there has been almost no implosion from any of the leaders. The only way to move forward on the most scoring friendly round of this championship is with birdies.

He leads three golfers on 8-under, including a resurgent Martin Kaymer and Jim Furyk. A host of players are at 7-under par.

Conditions for scoring are favorable and the field is deciphering Pete Dye’s puzzle. When asked about the intimidation of Whistling Straits, Furyk said, “You guys are making too much of a big deal about this.”

Courtesy of SB Nation’s Ryan Ballengee.

With all of the groups off and running at Whistling Straits, the tone of the round is taking shape. And it appears that Rory McIlroy may be leading it.

Tee Number 1

11:50 AM – Ernie Els, Shaun Micheel, Peter Hanson

12:00 PM – D.A. Points, Camilo Villegas, Rhys Davies

12:10 PM – Charl Schwartzel, Kyung-tae KiM – Brian Gay

12:20 PM – Carl Pettersson, Ben Crane, Justin Leonard

12:30 PM – Steve Elkington, Tiger Woods, Francesco Molinari

12:40 PM – Chad Campbell, Brendon de Jonge, Jason Day

12:50 PM – Stephen Gallacher, Martin Kaymer, Gregory Bourdy

1:00 PM – Zach Johnson, Simon Khan, Bo Van Pelt

1:10 PM – Seung Yul Noh, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy

1:20 PM – Bryce Molder, Jason Dufner, Vijay Singh

1:30 PM – J.B. Holmes, Bubba Watson, Ryan Palmer

1:40 PM – Matt Kuchar, Nick Watney, Jim Furyk

The leaders will tee off at 2:45 p.m. ET, but play gets underway at 12:45 p.m. ET in groups of three, off of the 1st and 10th tees.

The 92nd PGA Championship resumed second round pay this morning at 8 a.m. ET. More than half the field still needs to compete their second round before a 36 hole cut can be made of the low 70 and ties.

The current cut line looks at 1-over, and Tiger Woods is just one clear of that line with an early bogey during the restart. Though Woods is struggling, other players are faring well. Bubba Watson, who was even par when play stopped last night, is now 1-over on the round.