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Wells Fargo Championship: Final Round tee times and pairings
Rory McIlroy narrowed the gap on the strength of a bogey-free 67, but couldn’t overcome Xander Schauffele’s lead at Quail Hollow course.
Xander Schauffele, an American golfer, played a 1-under 70 on the third day of the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club. However, Rory McIlroy, a Northern Irish professional golfer, outperformed him by three strokes to trail him by only one stroke with the final round set to be played on Sunday. Sungjae Im, a South Korean golfer, is currently in the third position at 8-under, four strokes behind Schauffele.
Despite a tough day at Quail Hollow, Schauffele managed to make two birdies against one bogey, finishing the day with 12 under, still one stroke ahead of McIlroy. The third-round scoring average was nearly two strokes over par, but McIlroy was the only player who avoided bogeys and shot a 67, which was tied for the best of the day with Sepp Straka from Austria.
McIlroy and Schauffele have created a sizeable gap with the rest of the field, with Sungjae Im being the closest to them, sitting in solo third at eight under, four strokes behind.
On Sunday, McIlroy and Schauffele will play together in the final pairing for the second straight day, teeing off at 1:45 p.m. ET. This is the third time they have played together in the final group in the final round on the PGA Tour. The previous two instances were the 2018 BMW Championship, which neither of them won, and the 2019 WGC-HSBC Champions, where McIlroy defeated Schauffele in a playoff.
Wells Fargo Championship: Final Round tee times
| Time (ET) | Group of Players |
|---|---|
| 7:55 a.m. | Eric Cole, Peter Malnati |
| 8:05 a.m. | Matthieu Pavon, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 8:15 a.m. | J.T. Poston, Emiliano Grillo |
| 8:25 a.m. | Justin Rose, Adam Hadwin |
| 8:35 a.m. | Gary Woodland, Brian Harman |
| 8:45 a.m. | Austin Eckroat, Sahith Theegala |
| 8:55 a.m. | Chris Kirk, Billy Horschel |
| 9:10 a.m. | Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry |
| 9:20 a.m. | Kevin Tway, Brendon Todd |
| 9:30 a.m. | Adam Schenk, Tony Finau |
| 9:40 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark |
| 9:50 a.m. | Jordan Spieth, Jake Knapp |
| 10:00 a.m. | Viktor Hovland, Matt Kuchar |
| 10:10 a.m. | Nick Taylor, Harris English |
| 10:25 a.m. | Adam Scott, Ben Kohles |
| 10:35 a.m. | Tom Kim, Adam Svensson |
| 10:45 a.m. | Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge |
| 10:55 a.m. | Will Zalatoris, Kurt Kitayama |
| 11:05 a.m. | Patrick Rodgers, Lucas Glover |
| 11:15 a.m. | Webb Simpson, Russell Henley |
| 11:25 a.m. | Andrew Putnam, Nick Dunlap |
| 11:40 a.m. | Si Woo Kim, Seamus Power |
| 11:50 a.m. | Taylor Moore, Mackenzie Hughes |
| 12:00 p.m. | Justin Thomas, Corey Conners |
| 12:10 p.m. | Tommy Fleetwood, Keegan Bradley |
| 12:20 p.m. | Cam Davis, Alex Noren |
| 12:30 p.m. | Max Homa, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 12:40 p.m. | Cameron Young, Grayson Murray |
| 12:55 p.m. | Denny McCarthy, Lee Hodges |
| 1:05 p.m. | Stephan Jaeger, Collin Morikawa |
| 1:15 p.m. | Byeong Hun An, Taylor Pendrith |
| 1:25 p.m. | Jason Day, Sam Burns |
| 1:35 p.m. | Sungjae Im, Sepp Straka |
| 1:45 p.m. | Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy |