Mark Cannizzaro Spotlight-averse Alex Smalley will face biggest test yet in final round of PGA Championship By Mark Cannizzaro Published May 16, 2026, 10:20 p.m. ET Alex Smalley, who has a two-shot lead heading into the final round, lines up a putt on the 13th hole during the third round of the PGA Championship on May 16, 2026. Getty Images NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Alex Smalley has gotten himself into a bit of a quandary this week.
He’s paying a steep price for playing so damned well in this week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. So well that he’s taking a two-shot lead — at 6 under par — into Sunday’s final round.
Smalley, you see, is not only not an attention seeker. He’s actually uncomfortable with being noticed at all.
