An eagle sparked Scottie Scheffler's charge, Si Woo Kim fed off the crowd and Rory McIlroy had to dig deep in round three of the US PGA Championship.
Here is everything you need to know from Saturday at Quail Hollow.
Scheffler turns the screw
When Scottie Scheffler bogeyed the par-three 13th, it dropped him out of a five-way tie for the lead and left a host of less heralded names at the head of the field and dreaming of glory. Barely an hour later, the World Number One had covered the fearsome final five holes in five under par - sparked by a 304-yard tee-shot to three feet to set up an eagle two at the 14th - to take a three-shot lead into Sunday's final round.
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Noren keeps it in perspective
Alex Noren is Scheffler's nearest challenger and Sunday playing partner after four birdies in his last five holes took him to a five-under-par 66 and eight under for the week. It is the Swede's 40th Major Championship appearance but comes off the back of a long lay-off with a hamstring injury. "It was a lot easier to have this break when I'm 42 than when I was younger," he said. "I got some good perspective, spent a lot of time with the family, it's been quite nice - but then I obviously wish I would have played more golf leading up to this than I have."
Not booing, but 'Wooing'
Si Woo Kim's popularity with the crowd has grown throughout this week, done no harm by a Major Championship record 252-yard hole in one on Friday. His birdie at the 13th, and his tee-shots thereafter, were greeted by loud cheers of "Si Woooo!" - reminiscent of the cry of "Luuuuuke!" long associated with European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald and prompting television commentators to issue the traditional clarification that the fans are not, in fact, booing. "It was fun to have a lot of crowd out there," said Kim, who was partnering leader Scheffler on Saturday. "It was just a fun round."
Anybody's game
Prior to Scheffler's late charge, Moving Day more than lived up to its billing. Scheffler, second-round leader Jhonattan Vegas, Noren, Kim, Davis Riley, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Matthieu Pavon all held at least a share of the lead at some stage with up to five players joint first at times. The day was perhaps best summed up by the fortunes of DeChambeau, who briefly held top spot on his own only to end up six shots adrift of Scheffler.
Rory raises a smile
Having made the weekend right on the cut line at one over par on the heels of his Masters victory and career Grand Slam, World Number Two Rory McIlroy shot a one-over-par 72. The Northern Irishman's round included a rarity at the par-five seventh where, having found water off the tee, he holed a 51-foot putt just to make his par.