It’s been a bit since a major championship produced a truly dramatic finish. It’s gonna take something special for anyone to run away with the 2024 PGA Championship.
Xander Schauffele, who held a share of the lead with Collin Morikawa to start the day, made four birdies on his front nine to take a two-shot lead over the field at the turn on Sunday afternoon at Valhalla. Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland, however, keep charging behind him. Morikawa, on the other hand, missed several birdie looks on the front nine.
There were 15 players within five shots of the lead to start the day. While Schauffele is still in the lead while looking for his first major title, there are still plenty of people capable of catching him.
Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested on Friday morning outside of the course in Louisville, finished at 13-under on the week after he posted a 6-under round to end the tournament.
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Xander bounces back
Nails by Xander Schauffele, who drained an 8-footer for birdie at 11 to get back into a tie for the lead.
Let’s be clear about something here: Yes, Schauffele has been in the lead most of this entire tournament, but he’s not giving this thing away. He’s 4-under on his round, it’s just that Hovland and DeChambeau are charging.
DeChambeau stays in it
Bryson DeChambeau didn’t go for it on the short par-4 13th. Instead, he bombed his drive, leaving himself a short pitch that led to a short birdie that led to 18-under, one back of Hovland.
Behind him, though, Schauffele has a good look at birdie on 11.
Hovland to the lead
Viktor Hovland is pouring in birdie after birdie. A curler on 13 is his sixth of the day. That moves him to 19-under, sole possession of the lead.
Xander stumbles
Bryson saves par with a tough up-and-down at 12. Behind him at the par-5 10th, Schauffele found a trap on his drive, rough on his second, pitched over the green to the fringe on his third, pitched short on his fourth, then missed a short putt for par. That’s a bit like giving two back on a gettable par 5.
Schauffele and Hovland are now tied at 18-under.
Meanwhile, Collin Morikawa still hasn’t found a red figure. Another missed birdie putt at 10 makes it 10 straight pars. That would be great at a U.S. Open, not so much on Sunday at Valhalla.
Hovland to second by himself
Viktor Hovland is not letting Schauffele run away with it. A dart to the green at 12 led to an 8-footer for birdie. He’s got it to 18-under, one back of Xander.
Rory in at 12-under
That’s it for Rory McIlroy this week. A birdie at 18 moves him to 12-under. It’ll be a top-15 finish, likely, but the major-less streak continues.
Leaderboard Update
Now that the final group has made the turn, here’s where things stand at Valhalla.
Leaderboard:
1. Xander Schauffele (-19)
T2. Bryson DeChambeau (-17)
T2. Viktor Hovland
T4. Collin Morikawa (-15)
T4. Justin Rose
T6. Shane Lowry (-14)
T6. Lee Hodges
Xander Schauffele back up by 2
While Collin Morikawa missed, Xander Schauffele was right on target. He sank his fourth birdie of the day at the ninth, which moved him to 19-under and back to a two-shot lead.
Playoff Scenarios at Valhalla
If needed, here’s how the playoff would go down at Valhalla.
In the event of a tie for first place after 72 holes, there will be a three-hole aggregate score playoff on holes #13, #17 and #18.
If still tied, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff on hole #18, #13, #17 and #18 repeated.#PGAChamp
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 19, 2024
Collin Morikawa misses another birdie
Collin Morikawa had a great look at birdie at the 9th, but he just missed. He’ll make the turn at even par for the day, which has him two back of Xander Schauffele. A frustrating start for him for sure.
Viktor Hovland, Bryson DeChambeau now 1 back
Xander Schauffele’s lead is back to just a single stroke after both Viktor Hovalnd and Bryson DeChambeau birdied the 10th. Both guys had very short birdie putts after missing eagle opportunities, which moved them to 17-under.
Free Scottie!
Scottie Scheffler bounced back with a 6-under round on Sunday to end what was a very weird PGA Championship.
Click the photo to read more about Scottie Scheffler’s week at Valhalla. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Scottie Scheffler ends at 13-under
Scottie Scheffler’s week is finally over. He just posted a 65 in his final round, which dropped him to 13-under on the week. After his arrest and chaotic day on Friday, that’s an incredible finish for the No. 1 ranked golfer in the world.
Xander Schauffele back up by 2
Despite landing in the bunker at the 7th, Xander Schauffele still went up-and-down for birdie. He’s now at 18-under on the day, which gives him a two-shot lead yet again.
Almost everyone is going low so far today. Morikawa is still at even par, and slipped to T4, while Theegala is 1-over and now four shots back.
Morikawa and Theegala are the only players in the top 15 that aren’t under par for their rounds
Viktor Hovland sank his third straight birdie, and he’s now tied with Bryson DeChambeau at 16-under. He’s now just one back of Xander Scauffele, and he just stuck a close shot at the par-3 8th. He’ll have a look for a share of the lead.
Scottie Scheffler bouncing back
It’s too late to make a difference, but Scottie Scheffler is on a roll on his back nine. He’s made five birdies thru seven holes on the back side, which has him at 13-under now for the week. If it weren’t for a rough outing on Saturday, he’d be right in this.
Here comes Bryson
Bryson DeChambeau just putted in a birdie from well off the green, and then sprinted off to the right celebrating. That’s back-to-back birdies for him now, which has him just a shot off the lead.
Schauffele pushes the lead to 2
Xander Schauffele birdies No. 4 to extend his lead to two shots after Collin Morikawa missed his birdie putt.
Schauffele has birdied No. 1 and No. 4 so far as he looks for his first major win. There are five players at either 14-under or 15-under.
Shane Lowry gets robbed of an eagle by the flagstick
The flagstick kept Shane Lowry from tying Xander Schauffele at 16-under.
Lowry hit a beautiful chip from in front of the green on No. 4 that was dead center of the cup but had a little too much speed. The ball ricocheted off the stick and somehow stayed out.
Lowry had to settle for birdie and is tied with Collin Morikawa a shot back.
