Koepka has record seven-stroke advantage after third round at PGA


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 19 May 2019

May 17, 2019; Bethpage, NY, USA; Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bethpage State Park - Black Course. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (Reuters) - Brooks Koepka said his "tunnel-vision focus" was key to his success in major tournaments as he held onto his record seven-stroke lead going into Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship.

Koepka ended the third round on Saturday with the same lead as he started it, combining the strength of tungsten with the precision of a calligrapher in a near-clinical even-par 70 in brilliant sunshine at the demanding Bethpage Black.

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