For Australian Jason Day his day is near and now just one round away from finally becoming a Major Champion.
And it could not be more poignant for Day and on the 20th anniversary of the last Australian-born golfer to capture the PGA Championship, and that being Steve Elkington in 1995 at Riviera.
Day will take a two shot lead into the final round of the US PGA Championship but he will have to hold off a strong chasing pack to claim a first Major Championship.
The Queensland-born Day grabbed an eagle, eight birdies, two bogeys and a double in a dramatic third round 66 which took him to 15 under but was outdone by Jordan Spieth who came home in 30 to register a 65.
Aussie Jason Day just a round away to becoming the 11th Australian to win a Major.
Masters Tournament and US Open champion Spieth is aiming to become just the third man in history to win three Majors in the same year and will go out in the final group on Sunday with Day.
Justin Rose is a further shot back after a 68 and sits alongside Branden Grace whose 64 was the low round of the day.
Day has finished in the top ten in six of the last 11 Majors and is confident he has what it takes to get over the line this time.
“I played great all three rounds and I’ve just got to keep pushing forward, keep grinding it out the best I can and just give it 100 per cent tomorrow,” he said.
“Overall I feel pretty confident in my abilities to really just keep moving forward and stay patient with myself.”
The 27-year-old had three birdies and two bogeys in his first five holes but registered six threes in a row from the ninth to pick up six shots before a double bogey on the 15th halted his momentum.
Day is made of stern stuff, though, and a birdie on the 17th gave him a small cushion.
“The key tomorrow is really not going out there and beat yourself up,” added Day.
“A number of things can happen on the final day but I have done all the hard work now to get into contention, to have this lead. So tomorrow I just need to stay patient with myself, need to make sure that I stay disciplined to my targets.
“It’s all boring stuff, really, that you guys don’t want to hear but it’s really the honest truth that I’m trying to get out because I can’t get in my own way.”
Spieth birdied the first but looked almost out of contention at the turn as those around him kept picking up shots but a run of three consecutive birdies from the 11th catapulted him back up the leaderboard.
He finished his round with a further trio of picked up shots and will look to emulate Ben Hogan and Tiger Woods on Sunday by winning a third Major of 2015.
