World primary Scottie Scheffler outlasts a remaining spherical problem from Jon Rahm to report a five-stroke victory in golf’s second main of the 12 months.
Scottie Scheffler held off a spirited effort by Spain’s Jon Rahm to safe a five-shot PGA Championship victory at Quail Hole Membership for his third profession main title.
The highest-ranked Scheffler, who was three photographs away from Swede Alex Noren initially of the day, struggled off the tee early on Sunday however righted the ship in time for the again 9 to card an even-par 71 that left him at 11 underneath for the week.
“I knew it was going to be a difficult day, ending off a significant championship is all the time difficult,” Scheffler mentioned on the 18th inexperienced after being offered with the Wanamaker Trophy.
“I didn’t have my greatest stuff … however stepped it up on the again 9.”
Ryder Cup hopeful Harris English, who started his day 11 photographs adrift, shot a 65 that was the low spherical of the day and completed in a distant share of second place alongside fellow Individuals Bryson DeChambeau (70) and Davis Riley (72).
Twice main champion Rahm (73) gave Scheffler a scare early on the again 9 however got here aside in beautiful vogue with 5 dropped photographs over his remaining three holes to slip again right into a share of eighth place.
Rahm, who started the day 5 photographs again of the lead and taking part in two teams forward of Scheffler, took some time to get going within the remaining spherical however discovered his groove proper in time to arrange some back-nine drama at Quail Hole Membership.
The Spaniard joined Scheffler atop the leaderboard when, on the par-four eleventh, he made his third birdie over a four-hole stretch, however Scheffler reclaimed the outright lead with a 9-foot birdie on the tenth moments later.
Rahm practically answered proper again, however his completely paced 19-foot birdie try on the par-three thirteenth curled round and out of the cup earlier than occurring to misinterpret birdie putts on the subsequent two holes, adopted by his brutal closing stretch.
Scheffler added birdies at 14 and 15 after which noticed his lead abruptly develop to 5 over JT Poston after Rahm made double-bogey on the par-three seventeenth, the place he blasted his tee shot into the water.
“It’s a tricky tablet to swallow proper now,” mentioned Rahm.
“Fairly recent wound proper now. However there’s been plenty of good occurring this week and plenty of constructive emotions to take for the remainder of the 12 months.”
US Open champion DeChambeau, who completed runner-up finally 12 months’s PGA Championship, was driving the ball and giving himself possibilities, however struggled on the greens.
“I felt like I had the sport to win this week, and the golf course suited me fairly nicely, missed a couple of putts coming down the stretch and acquired a bit of unfortunate on this nice recreation of golf,” mentioned DeChambeau.
“It was a great struggle, good battle, take loads from it. It’s simply burning a much bigger fireplace in my stomach.”
Noren, taking part in alongside Scheffler and alone in second place to begin the day, stayed within the combine till his spherical unravelled with a trio of bogeys early on the again 9.
Scheffler took residence a $3.42m prime prize from a report $19m purse.
