[Sport] US PGA Championship: Dustin Johnson takes lead with England's Paul Casey two shots behind

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US PGA Championship, third round
-9 D Johnson (US); -8 C Champ (US), S Scheffler (US); -7 P Casey (Eng), B Koepka (US), C Morikawa (US); -6 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Rose (Eng), J Day (Aus), D Berger, B DeChambeau, T Finau (all US)
Selected others: -5 Li Haotong (Chn); -3 I Poulter (Eng); -1 J Thomas (US), S Lowry (Ire); Level R McIlroy (NI); +2 T Woods (US); +4 R MacIntyre (Sco)
Former world number one Dustin Johnson charged into the lead on a thrilling third day at the 2020 US PGA Championship in San Francisco.

The lead changed hands several times during the penultimate round, with the American hitting eight birdies in a five-under 65 to move to nine under.

Scottie Scheffler also shot a 65 at TPC Harding Park to trail by one with Cameron Champ, who hit a 67.

Paul Casey is two shots back, alongside defending champion Brooks Koepka.

Englishmen Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood are also still in the mix, a shot further back on six under par after both posting 70s.

The pair were two shots behind the overnight leader, China's Li Haotong, whose three-over 73 saw him drop to five under for the week.

Fleetwood was also set to lose ground but claimed two birdies in the final three holes to salvage a level-par round and keep himself firmly in contention heading into the final day.

Earlier in the day, Tiger Woods' search for a fifth US PGA Championship came to an end after he recorded his second straight two-over-par 72 to sit at two over and in a tie for 59th.

The 102nd US PGA was put back from May because of the coronavirus pandemic and is being played with no spectators.