Patrick Cantlay BMW Championship: T2 at -12

Patrick Cantlay BMW Championship Round 3 is in the books at 12 under, tied for second at Bellerive Country Club. The PGA Tour live board lists him T2 after a 4-under 66 (67-65-66), 198 strokes, four spots better than Friday. Rory McIlroy is also T2 at 12 under after 65. Wyndham Clark still leads at 17 under after a 65.

Cantlay started the week 43rd in the FedEx Cup, outside the East Lake 30. PGA Tour's board now projects him 22nd. That is the live fact after 54 holes, not a guess. Collin Morikawa is sixth at 10 under after 67. Chris Gotterup and Gary Woodland are T4 at 11 under.

Patrick Cantlay BMW Championship: 66, T2, 12 under

Round 3 is official on the PGA Tour leaderboard. Cantlay's 66 was 4 under on a par-70. He came in at 8 under through 36, tied for sixth with Michael Thorbjornsen, after 67-65. Saturday he posted 198 and jumped into a share of second, five shots behind Clark (64-64-65, 193). McIlroy matched him at 198 after 64-69-65.

Bellerive has been scoring. Clark's 17 under through 54 is 5 under on the day. Cantlay did not take the lead. He also did not fade. The board's movement column has him up four spots. FedEx Cup projection: 22, from a starting 43. He is still hunting a Tour Championship berth. That was the story Friday when Field Level Media had him vying to play his way into the 30. It is still the story Saturday with better math.

Sungjae Im is seventh at 9 under after even-par 70. J.J. Spaun, the 36-hole co-threat, is T8 at 8 under after 72. Scottie Scheffler is T15 at 5 under after 68. None of that changes Cantlay's number: 12 under, T2, 66 today.

Clark at 17 under, and the East Lake math

Wyndham Clark's BMW Championship lead grew. He was 12 under after 36. He is 17 under after 54. Five shots is a lot at Bellerive and not a lock. Gary Woodland is T4 at 11 under after an even-par 70, six back. Woodland started the week 31st in the FedEx Cup. PGA Tour now projects him 19th.

Cantlay has won this event before, in 2021 at Caves Valley and 2022 at Wilmington. That is history, not Saturday's board. Saturday's board says he is five back of Clark and even with McIlroy heading into the final round. The top 30 after Sunday go to East Lake. Projected 22nd is inside that line. Projected 43rd was not. He played his way into the conversation with 66.

Patrick Cantlay BMW Championship FAQ

Where is Patrick Cantlay on the BMW Championship leaderboard? Tied for second at 12 under after a third-round 66 (67-65-66, 198 strokes), per the PGA Tour official Round 3 board. Wyndham Clark leads at 17 under.

How many shots back is Patrick Cantlay? Five. Clark is 17 under after 64-64-65. Cantlay and Rory McIlroy are both 12 under.

Does Patrick Cantlay need this week for the Tour Championship? He started 43rd in the FedEx Cup. PGA Tour's live board now projects him 22nd, inside the East Lake 30, after Round 3.