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For the first time in his career, Scottie Scheffler was able to hoist the Wanamaker trophy.
Scheffler survived a fourth round tax from Jon Rahm and held golfers JT Poston and Bryson DeChambeau at enough distance to win the PGA championship on Sunday. Scheffler previously had four top-five finishes on Golf Major and missed the cut in 2022.
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May 18, 2025; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Scottie Scheffler Tees out on the third hole during the final round of the PGA Championship Golf Tournament at Quail Hollow. (Jim Dedmon-Preferred Pictures)
After the chaos that took place at last year’s PGA championship, which contained him, which was arrested and booked in prison, Scheffler was able to pull out the incredible victory. He ended 11-under couples.
Scheffler started the tournament five strokes behind Colombian Jhonattan Vegas and three strokes behind Ryan Gerard. But he played strong in the second round and shoots a 68.
The third round is where he started taking control. While a bunch of the top golf stars in the event fell to the road, Scheffler had an eagle of 14 and seven birdies. He shot a 65 and it was enough to push him to the top of the leaderboard.
“I’m so proud of you,” his wife, Meredith, told her husband when he came to greet her.
He maintained the dominant pace through the fourth round.
Scottie Scheffler hits his tee shot on the eighth hole in the race (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Scheffler had four birdies a day and overcame three bogeys on the front nine to win the tournament. He had birdies of 2, 10, 14 and 15.
Rahm closed in at Scheffler early in the final round. He shot a 67 in the third round and had three birdies through the first 11 holes. But Birdie the 11 was the last of his day.
JT Poston waves after making a putt on the seventh hole during the third round of PGA Championship Golf Tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Saturday 17 May 2025, in Charlotte, NC (AP Photo/Matt York)
He was broad on a couple trial on the 16th role. It would have kept him within two strokes of Scheffler down the stretch. But bogey expanded Scheffler’s lead late in the tournament,
The spanish had a harder time of 17, double-boating hole and fell even further behind Scheffler.
DeChambeau, Harris English and Davis Riley all tied to second place with 6-under couples. Dechambeau also ended up in second place on the PGA championship last year.
Poston ended up being tied to fifth with Vegas and Taylor Pendrith.
Jon Rahm, from Spain, waves after making a putt on the fifth hole in the race (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Xander SchaUffele, last year’s winner, was tied to 28 ..
