The Californian capped off a record week with a final-round 65 that held off a hard-charging Bryson DeChambeau.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Xander Schauffele is a first-time major champion, winning the PGA Championship on Sunday by one shot over a hard-charging Bryson DeChambeau.
Schauffele’s drive at the last caught the left rough next to a fairway bunker, requiring him to stand in the bunker for his second. He hit an iron up the left side leaving a 36-yard pitch shot, which he hit to 5 feet. His putt caught the side of the cup and rolled in.The world No. 3 came into the week as arguably the best player in golf to not yet own a major. He had 12 top-10s in majors including top-3 finishes in the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open.
Collin Morikawa co-led after 54 holes with Schauffele but had an ice-cold putter in the final round, making 14 straight pars, a bogey at the 15th and a too-late birdie at the 18th to finish an even-par round that left him tied for fourth with Thomas Detry at 17 under. The course was ripe for picking Sunday just as it had all week. Scoring got progressively lower with every round, Saturday’s scoring average was 69.55 on the par-71, the second-lowest in PGA history for a third round. Schauffele and Shane Lowry both tied the record low rounds in a major with 9-under 62s.
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