With the third round of play at the PGA Championship winding down, we could be heading for a surprising result.
As of early Saturday evening, Santiago, Chile, native Mito Pereira leads the field at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 6-under par, one stroke ahead of Bubba Watson. His score was as low as 10-under during the round, largely thanks to a brilliant 6-under performance in Round 2 on Friday.
Pereira is 27 years old, in his first season as a member of the PGA Tour and was a largely unknown player before this weekend’s tournament. But if he can hold on to what is currently a four-stroke lead, he’ll be the biggest topic of conversation in the game of golf.
Here are nine things to know about Pereira, who could be poised for one of the biggest underdog wins at a major in recent memory.