The second round of the 2023 BMW PGA Championship was suspended due to darkness. Not everyone was able to complete their rounds, as 25 players were still not through 18 holes.
Earlier in the day, play at Wentworth was delayed due to heavy morning fog. The 25 players who had yet to complete their second round teed off on Saturday at 2:20 a.m. Eastern Time.
The third round of the BMW PGA Championship will start at 5:30 am ET and will have a two-tee start at holes 1 and 9. Tom Hoge, Alexander Björk, and Robert Macintyre will be the first group to tee off from Hole 9. David Law, Lukas Nemecz will tee off from the first hole at 5:40 am ET.
Here are the complete tee time details for the third round of the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday, September 16( all times ET):
Hole 9
- 5:30 am: Tom Hoge, Alexander Björk, Robert Macintyre
- 5:40 am: Louis De Jager, Zander Lombard, Julien Brun
- 5:50 am: Marcel Schneider, Nicolas Colsaerts, Joost Luiten
- 6 am: Jason Scrivener, Johannes Veerman, Danny Willett
- 6:10 am: Sami Välimäki, Adri Arnaus, Alex Fitzpatrick
- 6:20 am: Santiago Tarrio, Mikael Lindberg, Thorbjørn Olesen
- 6:30 am: Shubhankar Sharma, Aaron Cockerill, Scott Jamieson
- 6:40 am: Hurly Long, Ashun Wu, Tom Mckibbin
- 6:50 am: Nicolai Højgaard, Justin Rose, Jordan Smith
- 7 am: Dan Bradbury, Daniel Brown, Matt Wallace
- 7:10 am: Kalle Samooja, Hennie Du Plessis, Daan Huizing
- 7:20 am: Oliver Bekker, Rory Mcilroy, Matthew Jordan
- 7:30 am: Luke Donald, Oliver Wilson, Jeremy Freiburghaus
Hole 1
- 5:40 am: David Law, Lukas Nemecz
- 5:50 am: Adrian Otaegui, Yannik Paul
- 6 am: Shane Lowry, Adam Scott, Rasmus Højgaard
- 6:10 am: Andy Sullivan, Vincent Norrman, Romain Langasque
- 6:20 am: Darius Van Driel, Viktor Hovland, Richie Ramsay
- 6:30 am: Callum Shinkwin, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Calum Hill
- 6:40 am: Billy Horschel, Rikuya Hoshino, James Morrison
- 6:50 am: Robin Sciot-Siegrist, Nathan Kimsey, Pablo Larrazábal
- 7 am: Min Woo Lee, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jon Rahm
- 7:10 am: Tom Kim, Connor Syme, Matthew Baldwin
- 7:20 am: Jorge Campillo, Ryan Fox, Tyrrell Hatton
- 7:30 am: Marcus Helligkilde, Sepp Straka, Aaron Rai
- 7:40 am: Tommy Fleetwood, Adrian Meronk, Thomas Detry
- 7:50 am: Masahiro Kawamura, Ludvig Åberg, Sebastian Söderberg
Ludvig Aberg takes the lead at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday, September 15
Ludvig Aberg continued his good run at the BMW PGA Championship, carding a 6-under 66 on Friday to reach an aggregate score of 10-under. He now shares the joint lead with fellow countryman Sebastian Soderberg after 36 holes.
Grouped with top golfers Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland, Aberg emerged as the best player of the group, with the other two trailing far behind the lead after two rounds. Hovland is currently placed T21 at 5-under after shooting 70 on Friday, while McIlroy has an aggregate score of 1-under, carding a 1-under 71 on day 2 at Wentworth.
Aberg has been on a high since winning his first title at the European Masters a few weeks ago and being selected by Luke Donald for the Ryder Cup. He made eight birdies in his Friday round.
Following a 70 on Thursday, Soderberg jumped 32 spots after shooting a low 64 on Day 2 at Wentworth. Tommy Fleetwood carded a 66 and is one shot behind the lead, joined by Adrian Meronk, who recently experienced a Ryder Cup snub. Thomas Detry and Masahiro Kawamura are also tied at 9 under.
Sepp Straka shot 66 in the second round to aggregate at 8-under, and he is joined by Aaron Rai, who posted a 67.
Among other Ryder Cup members, Tyrrell Hatton is at 7 under, while both Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick are at 6 under after 36 holes. All Ryder Cup members have made the cut at the BMW PGA Championship.