The top of the Charles Schwab Challenge remains crowded heading into Round 3, but with a few different names sprinkled into the six-man mix that tied for the lead after the first round.
Jordan Smith, who has one top-15 finish this year when he came in third at the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida, set himself up to chase his first PGA Tour victory with a a 5-under 65 that has him 10 under at Colonial. Michael Thorbjornsen, whose sole top-five this year was a T3 at the Phoenix Open, matched his second round to get to 9 under for the tournament. First-round co-leader Ryan Gerard is there as well with Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman.
With the U.S. Open around the corner, reigning champion J.J. Spaun hopes his strong showing can carry over to Shinnecock Hills. He comes into the day two strokes back alongside Akshay Bhatia, Russell Henley, Brice Garnett and PGA Championship runner-up Alex Smalley. A hole-in-one helped A.J. Ewart card the best round so far (a 7-under 63) and climb into sniffing distance with Ludvig Åberg, Gary Woodland, Mackenzie Hughes and Michael Brennan.
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Charles Schwab Challenge schedule: How to watch
Round 3: Saturday, May 30
Round 3 of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge will broadcast nationally on Golf Channel starting at 1 p.m. before switching to CBS at 3 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on the ESPN app (with a subscription to the Select plan) starting at 8:30 a.m.
Charles Schwab Challenge tee times
All times Eastern:
8:36 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Piereson Coody, Jackson Suber
8:47 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Sam Stevens, Johnny Keefer
8:58 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Brandt Snedeker, Patrick Fishburn
9:09 a.m.: Austin Eckroat, Takumi Kanaya, Seamus Power
9:20 a.m.: Davis Riley, Steven Fisk, Adam Schenk
9:31 a.m.: Max Homa, Max McGreevy, Nico Echavarria
9:42 a.m.: Zach Bauchou, Jeffrey Kang, Nick Dunlap
9:58 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Taylor Moore, Michael Kim
10:09 a.m.: Rico Hoey, Kevin Streelman, Mark Hubbard
10:20 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Erik van Rooyen
10:31 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Justin Thomas, J.T. Poston
10:42 a.m.: Chandler Blanchet, Christiaan Bezuidenholzer, Thorbjørn Olesen
10:53 a.m.: Billy Horschel, Davis Thompson, Adrien Saddier
11:09 a.m.: Austin Smotherman, Tom Kim, Ben Griffin
11:20 a.m.: Kevin Yu, Keita Nakajima, Luke Clanton
11:31 a.m.: Matt Kuchar, Matt McCarthy, Lee Hodges
11:42 a.m.: Eric Cole, Joel Dahmen, Tom Hoge
11:53 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Garrick Higgo, Andrew Putnam
12:04 p.m.: Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson, Ricky Castillo, Andrew Novak
12:20 p.m.: Doug Ghim, Gary Woodland, Ludvig Åberg
12:31 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Marc Meissner, Ryo Hisatsune
12:42 p.m.: Brice Garnett, Michael Brennan, A.J. Ewart
12:53 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Alex Smalley, Russell Henley
1:04 p.m.: Brian Harman, Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun
1:15 p.m.: Jordan Smith, Michael Thorbjornsen, Ryan Gerard
Charles Schwab Challenge weather: Day 3 Saturday
AccuWeather predicts a high of 90 degrees with a mix of sunny and cloudy skies in the forecast today in Fort Worth, Texas. Winds are expected to blow out of the south-southwest at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 23 mph. There is a 2% chance of rain.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Charles Schwab Challenge leaderboard, Round 3 tee times, updates
Reporting by Dan Rorabaugh, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Palm Beach Post
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