PGA Championship leaderboard LIVE: Scottie Scheffler crushes field to win third major title
The world No 1 was chased by Jon Rahm among others but proved too good for the rest at Quail Hollow
Scottie Scheffler crushed the field to clinch his first PGA Championship and the third major title of his career.
Scheffler began the day three shots ahead of his nearest rival, Alex Noren, and the world No 1 got away with some wild tee shots as the chasing pack failed to capitalise.
Eventually Jon Rahm came to the fore, briefly sharing the lead with Scheffler, but his challenge fell apart over the final three holes as Scheffler stormed clear.
Rahm's challenge collapses on Green Mile
Jon Rahm bogeys 16 and then finds the water on 17 in a bold attempt to attack the pin. A brave effort today but that is surely his race run now.
Scheffler retores two-shot lead
Rahm drives into thick rough on the 16th, and then finds the greenside bunker with his approach.
And just as Rahm battles the Green Mile, Scheffler rolls in a lovely birdie putt on 14 to complete a crucial up and down from the bunker.
Leaderboard
-11 Scheffler (14)
-9 Rahm (15)
-7 DeChambeau (16), Poston (14)
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Rahm elects to putt rather than chip from off the 15th green, and it runs past the hole to leave him a tricky eight footer for birdie. He pushes it left, and that is a disappointing par.
DeChambeau pars 16.
Leaderboard
-10 Scheffler (13)
-9 Rahm (15)
-7 DeChambeau (16), Poston (14)
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Rahm surely must birdie the par-five 15th, and his drive is perfect to let him attack the green in two. He drills a four iron over the bunkers and onto the green, but it doesn’t hold, rolling off the back for a tricky chip to come.
Scheffler pars 13 after under-hitting his birdie putt – he is playing within himself a little now, it seems, trying to avoid costly errors.
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Rahm recovers from the sand to par 14, but that is a good birdie hole gone with just one more before the Green Mile hoves into view.
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Scheffler booms his tee shot down the fairway on 12 and he looks to have regained some control, after such a leaky front nine. Rahm meanwhile is in the greenside bunker on 14.
Up ahead, DeChambeau picks up another birdie on 15 and he’s joint third on seven under par.
Leaderboard
-10 Scheffler (11)
-9 Rahm (13)
-7 Fitzpatrick (15), DeChambeau (15), Poston (12)
Scheffler regains solo lead
Scheffler nervelessly drains his birdie putt at the 10th, as Rahm misses his tricky downhill attempt on 12 and taps in for par.
Leaderboard
-10 Scheffler (10)
-9 Rahm (12)
-7 Fitzpatrick (14)
-6 DeChambeau (12), Noren (10), Poston (11)
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Fitzpatrick birdies 14 to join the chasers on seven under.
Behind him, Rahm uses the contours of the 12th green to feed his wedge shot back down towards the cup, and he’ll have another look at a birdie from perhaps 15 feet.
Meanwhile, Scheffler splashes out of the sand on 10 and he’ll have an eight footer for birdie.
Rahm takes share of lead!
Jon Rahm birdies the par-four 11th, and just like that, Scheffler’s lead is gone!
Leaderboard
-9 Scheffler (9), Rahm (11)
-7 Noren (9)
-6 DeChambeau (12), Poston (9)
Scheffler's lead cuts to just one
Scheffler is wayward once again off the tee on nine, missing left once more. It takes him three to reach the edge of the green and it takes a good two putt to save bogey.
We’ve got a ball game.
Leaderboard
-9 Scheffler (9)
-8 Rahm (10)
-7 Noren (8)
-6 Scott (13), DeChambeau (11), Poston (9), English (65)
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