PGA Championship Last Spherical stay updates: Scottie Scheffler, after practically blowing lead, rallies for dominant win

It was similar to he deliberate, proper?

Scottie Scheffler, after practically blowing a five-shot lead at Quail Hole Membership on Sunday afternoon in North Carolina, nonetheless rallied to select up a commanding win on the second main championship of the 12 months. Scheffler obtained to 11-under for the week and ended up taking house a five-shot win over the sector.

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That earned Scheffler his first ever PGA Championship win and the enduring Wanamaker Trophy. It marks his third profession main championship win, and his first exterior of Augusta Nationwide. Scheffler may even take house a $3.42 million examine — which is a part of a event report $19 million purse this week.

Scheffler surged forward to a three-shot lead together with his 6-under 65 on Saturday, although he made three bogeys on his entrance 9 and noticed a five-shot lead disappear fully whereas Jon Rahm surged forward of him. Rahm, nonetheless, misplaced the entire momentum he had constructed up. He began lacking putts and ended up ending 5-over in his ultimate three holes to drop properly again whereas Scheffler turned it on behind him. Scheffler made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 14 and 15 to reclaim his huge lead as if nothing had occurred.

From there, Scheffler merely cruised to the end to seize his win. The win marked the fifteenth profession PGA Tour victory for the top-ranked golfer on the planet, and his second this month alone.

Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Davis Riley completed in a tie for second at 6-under on the week. Taylor Pendrith, J.T. Poston and Jhonattan Vegas — who held the lead on the halfway level — completed in a tie for fifth.

Keep on with Yahoo Sports activities this week for the entire newest information from on the bottom in North Carolina, and take a look at the leaderboard right here.