Who is leading the 2024 BMW PGA Championship after Round 3? Leaderboard explored

The third round of the 2024 BMW PGA Championship ended on Saturday, September 21, at The Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. Moving Day saw plenty of movement up and down the leaderboard, including at the top.

Matteo Manassero is the new BMW PGA Championship leader on -18. The Italian took a three-stroke lead over Billy Horschel and Rory McIlroy.

2024 BMW PGA Championship Round 3 leaderboard

The following is the leaderboard after the third round of the 2024 BMW PGA Championship:

1 Matteo Manassero -18
T2 Rory McIlroy -15
T2 Billy Horschel -15
4 Matthew Baldwin -14
T5 Thriston Lawrence -13
T5 Antoine Rozner -13
7 Aaron Rai -12
8 Harry Hall -11
T9 Marcus Armitage -10
T9 Yannik Paul -10
T9 Robert MacIntyre -10
T12 Thomas Detry -9
T12 Marcus Kinhult -9
T12 Darius Van Driel -9
T12 Jeff Winther -9
T12 Rasmus Højgaard -9
T12 Eddie Pepperell -9
T12 Alex Noren -9
T12 Si Woo Kim -9
T12 Ugo Coussaud -9
T21 Padraig Harrington -8
T21 Grant Forrest -8
T21 Aaron Cockerill -8
T21 Niklas Norgaard -8
T25 Daniel Hillier -7
T25 Matt Fitzpatrick -7
T25 Tom McKibbin -7
T25 Sam Bairstow -7
T25 Ewen Ferguson -7
T25 Shane Lowry -7
T25 Andy Sullivan -7
T25 Oliver Wilson -7
T25 Tommy Fleetwood -7
T34 Matthieu Pavon -6
T34 Jordan Smith -6
T34 Danny Willett -6
T34 Angel Hidalgo -6
T34 Matti Schmid -6
T39 Rikuya Hoshino -5
T39 Paul Waring -5
T39 Adrian Otaegui -5
T39 Fabrizio Zanotti -5
T39 Sepp Straka -5
T44 Connor Syme -4
T44 Byeong Hun An -4
T44 Matt Wallace -4
T44 Luke Donald -4
T44 Victor Perez -4
T44 Jorge Campillo -4
T44 Richie Ramsay -4
T44 Joe Dean -4
52 Ryan Fox -3
T53 Alejandro Del Rey -2
T53 Jordan Gumberg -2
T53 Adri Arnaus -2
T53 Adam Scott -2
T53 Sami Välimäki -2
T53 Dan Bradbury -2
T59 Andrew Johnston -1
T59 Nicolai Højgaard -1
61 Nacho Elvira E
T62 Rafa Cabrera Bello +1
T62 Justin Rose +1
T62 Jeong weon Ko +1
T62 Jens Dantorp +1

Manassero shot an impressive bogey-free 63 in the third round to take a three-stroke lead. His 18-under score is the lowest 54-hole score in the history of the event.

Following the round, the Italian reflected on his performance and told the media:

"I have to be honest, one of the best rounds I've ever played. Considering the conditions at the beginning especially. It rained a lot, and the course is playing soft but also long. There's not too many birdies out there but I made the most out of all I could, really, and it was a fantastic round."

PGA Tour stars Billy Horschel and Rory McIlroy carded rounds of 65 and 66, respectively, in the third round of the BMW PGA Championship. The two moved up to second place on 15 under.

The leader after the previous two rounds, Matthew Baldwin, dropped three places on the leaderboard after carding a final round 71. Thriston Lawrence moved up eight places to tie for fifth, while Aaron Rai moved up six places to tie for seventh.

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Edited by Pritha Ghosh