NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — The 2026 PGA Championship feels like a tournament for everyone heading into Sunday’s final round. Alex Smalley sits at the top of the leaderboard as he has for the past two days, but this time he takes sole possession of the lead after posting a 68 on Saturday to push him within two strokes of 6 under. Even with that small cushion, Smalley’s lead feels very tenuous, especially with so many stars closing in on his heels. to follow 2026 PGA Championship Leaderboard Live Broadcast and Updates Through round 4.
Smalley will tee off again in the final pairing with Matty Schmidt at 2:35 p.m. ET, with both players looking for a surprising PGA win for their first major title. Leading the chase will be Jon Rahm, who will be paired with Nick Taylor in the penultimate group at 2:25pm, while Ludwig Oberg will depart in the group ahead of them with Aaron Rye at 2:15pm.
An interesting pairing for the chasing pack will be Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele starting at 2:05pm, with both starting 30 minutes early and likely trying to give the leaders something to think about.
There will also be a number of interesting pairs competing early in the day who will look to put pressure on the top teams before they tee off. Hideki Matsuyama and Chris Gotterup will likely play together again on Sunday, and Sam Barnes and Brooks Koepka should also be a comfortable pairing.
Scottie Scheffler is scheduled to tee off 2 1/2 hours before the final bracket, and the defending champion has his sights set on posting the numbers everyone else will stare at as he circles Aronimink Golf Club. Will any of them be able to catch Smalley?and if so, who will bring back the bulk? Winner’s Share of 2026 PGA Championship Purse?
Below is the complete schedule of tee times and brackets for Sunday’s final round, when a new PGA Champion will be determined. Check out all the coverage on CBS Sports 2026 PGA Championship TV Schedule and Coverage GuideSo you can follow all the action in round 4.
2026 PGA Championship Tee Times, Sunday Pairings
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- 7:40 a.m. — Casey Jarvis, Brian Campbell
- 7:49 am — Luke Donald, Ben Khan
- 7:58 am — Collin Morikawa, Elvis Smiley
- 8:07 am — Kurt Kityama, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
- 8:16 a.m. — Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
- 8:25 am — Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Wallace
- 8:34 am — Rasmus Hojgaard, Sami Valimaki
- 8:43 am — Shane Rowley, John Parry
- 8:52 am — Christian Bezuidenhout, William Moe
- 9:01 am — Patrick Cantlay, Alex Nolen
- 9:10 am — Corey Connors, Ryo Hisatsune
- 9:19 am — Matt Fitzpatrick, Sahis Segala
- 9:28 am — Keith Mitchell, Sam Stevens
- 9:37 am — Daniel Berger, Daniel Brown
- 9:46 am — Michael Brennan, John Keefer
- 9:55 am — Ryan Fox, Jonathan Vegas
- 10:15 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Chandler Blanchett
- 10:25 am — Haotong Li, Kazuki Higa
- 10:35 am — Jordan Spieth, Rico Hoey
- 10:45 am — Stefan Yeager, Taylor Pendrith
- 10:55 am — Justin Thomas, Aldrich Potgieter
- 11:05 am — Im Sung Jae, Cameron Young
- 11:15 a.m. — Andrew Putnam, Andrew Novak
- 11:25 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, Daniel Hillier
- 11:35am — Padraig Harrington, Tom Hoge
- 11:45 a.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Michael Kim
- 12:05 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, David Puig
- 12:15pm — Rickie Fowler, Harris English
- 12:25 p.m. — Sam Barnes, Brooks Koepka
- 12:35pm — Brian Herman, Michael Lindbergh
- 12:45 pm — Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Gotterup
- 12:55pm — Minwoo Lee, Max Glaserman
- 1:05 pm — Ben Griffin, Cameron Smith
- 1:15 p.m. — Martin Kaymer, Bud Corey
- 1:25 p.m. — Justin Rose, Joaquin Niemann
- 1:35 p.m. — Christopher Reitan, Chris Kirk
- 1:55 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Maverick McNeely
- 2:05 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
- 2:15 p.m. — Aaron Rye, Ludwig Oberg
- 2:25 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Jon Rahm
- 2:35 p.m. — Alex Smalley, Matti Schmidt
