Corey Conners bogey-free, leading PGA Championship

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Canadian Corey Conners’ steady bogey-free play through the first eight holes of the third round of the PGA Championship has him sitting atop the leaderboard.

With persistent rain finally stopping at Oak Hill, Conners birdied No. 8 to move to 6 under for the tournament. He opened the day tied with Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler.

Scheffler has plunged to 1 under for the tournament after posting four bogeys through his first eight holes. Hovland sits second at 4 under, tied with Justin Rose.

Rose has made the biggest surge of the day so far. He's 3 under through 12 holes.

Conners is the lone player to not record a bogey in the third round. He’s from the farm town of Listowel, Ontario, which is located about a 2-hour drive west of Toronto, and about a 4 1/2-hour drive from Oak Hill.

Conners is a two-time PGA Tour winner with his best finish at a major a tie for sixth at the 2022 Masters.