Third round play at the 2012 PGA Championship resumed early Sunday morning and Rory McIlroy has extended his lead to three shots over Carl Pettersson.

McIlroy missed a couple of opportunities early on Sunday but regained composure enough to get to 7-under. He is followed by Pettersson who is 4-under. Five different players including Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh are four shots back at 3-under par. Steve Stricker and Peter Hanson are a little further back at 2-under.

Conditions have greatly improved at The Ocean Course on Sunday as golfers prepare for what is going to be a very long day. Just a few golfers remain on the course wrapping up third round action which must complete before the final round can begin.

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