Oosthuizen appeared in good spirits after another second-place major finish.

Eighteen months ago, Quail Hollow club president Johnny Harris phoned PGA CEO Pete Bevacqua and Kerry Haigh, chief championships officer, and invited them to visit to discuss a few changes he had in mind for the course in advance of hosting the 99th PGA Championship this week.

Rory McIlroy produced a sensational late rally to keep his US PGA title hopes on life support as Shane Lowry launched a blistering charge to move into the mix at Quail Hollow.

A trademark late rally ensured Jordan Spieth kept his bid to become the youngest player to complete a career grand slam on track in the 99th US PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy has a lot to be happy about as he returns to one of his favourite venues, Quail Hollow, for this week’s USPGA Championship, writes John McHenry.

The PGA Championship is the final major of the year. Those 10 words will be bouncing around Rory McIlroy’s head in stereo. It has not been the year Rory expected but you have to play the ball as it lies, and despite a disappointing 2017, there is now cause for optimism.

McIlroy failed to take advantage of a rain-softened Baltrusol as the two-time champion missed the cut.

Spieth had a 10-minute discussion with a rules official before taking a drop.

However the Irish challenge continues to falter.

"It sucks. That could be the difference between me playing tomorrow or not."

Rory McIlroy is looking to kick out of neutral and hit top gear as he aims to transform a “B-minus” season into an A-plus campaign at this week’s PGA Championship.

"I'm a little bit gutted," McIlroy said with a smile.

When all the social media chatter around Rory McIlroy is about the annoying frequency of his TV commercial for a watch company, you know it has not been the most impactful of weeks in America for the Irishman.

It may have been a long time coming but the manner of Jason Day’s PGA Championship victory in Wisconsin suggests that now he has overcome the biggest hurdle the Australian has what it takes to be a major champion for some time to come.

Jason Day’s tears on the 18th green said it all. He had finally come of age, realising a career ambition in winning his first professional major, the USPGA Championship.

Australia’s Matt Jones faced a tough task to hold on to his lead as Whistling Straits offered up plenty of low scores in the third round of the US PGA Championship.

The mountain Tiger Woods had left himself to climb became even higher the moment he stepped back on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island today.

Keegan Bradley won golf's final Major from five shots behind the leader with three to play tonight and with good reason said: "I can't believe it."

Tiger Woods went in two lakes and 11 bunkers as he totally wasted what had earlier been a flying start to the USPGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.

Rory McIlroy headed off on holiday today reflecting on another major that got away.

On the day he was expected to clinch a Ryder Cup debut, American Jeff Overton raced round Whistling Straits in an unofficial record of 129 minutes today - thanks to Ian Poulter being unwell.

Ian Poulter today withdrew from the USPGA Championship at Whistling Straits ahead of the final round.

Rory McIlroy was closer than ever to a first major title and had no reason to worry about Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson as the USPGA Championship finally made up for lost time on Saturday.

The second round of the United States PGA Championship was spared a third fog delay and was able to resume on time at 7am at Whistling Straits today.

John Daly has pulled out of the USPGA Championship for the second straight year.

England’s Simon Khan, winner of one PGA Championship already this season, was the joint leader in another far, far bigger one in Wisconsin last night - until he bogeyed the last three holes of his second round at the USPGA Championship.

More fog meant another delay in the United States PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin today.

Tiger Woods was not about to go singing from the rooftops about a round which left him tied for 24th after day one of the final major of the year.

Darren Clarke knows Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie needs no further headaches at the moment – but he might be about to give him one.

Tiger Woods emerged from the fog – in the air and perhaps in his head too – to make the perfect start to the final major of the season today.

Rory McIlroy sealed his highest placing in a major at the US PGA Championship and targeted more top-five finishes in 2010.

Padraig Harrington saw his US PGA Championship defence implode on the eighth hole at Hazeltine National but the three-time major winner insisted he was on the right path to becoming a better player.

YE Yang savoured his first moments as a major champion after defeating Tiger Woods and admitted he had been mentally preparing for a final round with the world number one for a long time.

South Korea’s YE Yang made history as he became the first man to overturn a Tiger Woods 54-hole lead in a major and claimed the US PGA Championship at Hazeltine National.

Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods are set to lock horns again today as the USPGA Championship gets underway in Minnesota.

Tiger Woods shot the lowest score of his career to blow away the field and win the Tour Championship by eight strokes today.

Steve Stricker turned it on when it mattered most, carding birdies on four of the final five holes to win the Barclays Classic by two strokes.

Simon Dyson and Colin Montgomerie both made good starts in the final round of the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills today.

Tiger Woods held a three-shot lead as he went for his 13th career major championship victory – but that advantage is even larger when you consider the mindset of those chasing him in the US PGA Championship.

Trevor Immelman found some of his long lost form on Saturday after being struck by a debilitating illness at the Masters in April as the South African carded six birdies in a four-under-par 66 in the third round of the US PGA Championship.

Tiger Woods stands on the verge of his 13th major as he heads into the final day of the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills with a three-shot lead over his rivals.

Padraig Harrington arrived at Southern Hills hoping to add the US PGA Championship to the Open title he won at Carnoustie last month but a third-round 72 left him 11 strokes behind leader Tiger Woods and his dream in tatters.

Boo Weekley livened up the early action at the USPGA Championship today with a stellar round and a miscue which partly led to the disqualification of Sergio Garcia.

American Steve Stricker made a promising start to his third round in the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills, with the leaders still hours away from taking to the course.