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Xander Schauffele gets validation and records with one memorable putt at PGA Championship

May. 20, 2024 12:17 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele might have to watch the replay of his 6-foot putt to see how it dipped into the left side of the hole and looked as though it might spin out. When it comes to him winning the last two years, that's what usually happens. And then it quickly...

Schauffele gets his major at the PGA and makes golf fun again with help from DeChambeau and Valhalla

May. 20, 2024 06:01 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The last two years have been a struggle for professional golf. One of its most consistent players over that time, Xander Schauffele, is familiar with that feeling. It's hard to say one memorable day can solve every problem — either for the 30-year-old from...

PGA Championship at a glance

May. 19, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — THE VICTOR: Xander Schauffele made a 6-foot birdie on the last hole for a 6-under 65 to win his first major championship. THE SPOILS: Schauffele earned $3,330,000, moved to a career-high No. 2 in the world and secured his spot in the Olympics in Paris this...

Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in a thriller at Valhalla

May. 19, 2024 21:59 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Every step Xander Schauffele took Sunday toward becoming a major champion brought small reminders that it was never going to be easy. It wasn't just Bryson DeChambeau pushing in the PGA Championship until he finally caught Schauffele with a birdie on the last...

String of pars weren't enough for Collin Morikawa as others shot birdies at PGA Championship

May. 19, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Collin Morikawa made 14 straight pars to start his final round at the PGA Championship on Sunday. It didn't take complex math to figure out which direction that would send him on another low-scoring day at Valhalla Golf Club. Morikawa came into...

Scottie Scheffler caps a 'hectic' weekend by rallying to a strong finish at the PGA Championship

May. 19, 2024 21:44 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The sentence seemed unthinkable at the beginning of the PGA Championship. Or any other time for that matter. And yet there Scottie Scheffler was late Sunday afternoon, talking matter-of-factly about a week in which his burgeoning celebrity crossed over into...

Bryson DeChambeau puts on a show but somehow comes up short at PGA Championship

May. 19, 2024 20:51 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The putt that barely toppled in on the 18th hole. The tee shot that hit a tree on No. 16 but careened back into the fairway. The chip-ins from off the green, the fist pumps in the air and the fist bumps with the fans. Bryson DeChambeau put on the kind of...

At low-scoring PGA, Morikawa, Schauffele sleep on lead that could vanish by their tee time Sunday

May. 19, 2024 07:54 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Collin Morikawa went to sleep with a share of the lead at the PGA Championship. He's well-aware that by the time he reaches the first tee box for the final round, he might not have it anymore. A low-scoring Saturday left a major-record 15 players at...

Burmester finishes long day at PGA Championship within 4 shots of leaders heading into final round

May. 18, 2024 22:15 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Dean Burmester had to handle some unfinished business before making his case for the PGA Championship. The South African began Saturday having to complete two holes of the darkness-suspended second round at Valhalla. Morning fog pushed the start back even...

PGA Championship at a glance

May. 18, 2024 21:19 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A brief look at the third round Saturday in the PGA Championship (all times EDT): LEADING: Xander Schauffele (68) and Collin Morikawa (67) at 15-under 198. TRAILING: Sahith Theegala (68) was one shot behind. Shane Lowry (62), Bryson DeChambeau...