{"id":49724,"date":"2025-05-19T20:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=49724"},"modified":"2025-05-19T21:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:37:03","slug":"scottie-scheffler-us-pga-championship-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/scottie-scheffler-us-pga-championship-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler Wins By Five Strokes To Claim First US PGA Championship Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Scheffler withstood the challenge of a resurgent Jon Rahm to win his maiden US PGA Championship title by five strokes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

World number one Scottie Scheffler, 28, went into the final round three shots clear at the top of the leaderboard, and five ahead of Spaniard Rahm.<\/p>\n

But a poor front nine from Scheffler and a series of birdies from Rahm meant they were tied for the lead heading into the last nine holes.<\/p>\n

Rahm then fell apart on the final three holes, allowing Scheffler to add a third major title to his list of career achievements.<\/p>\n

An emotional Scheffler was tearful at the 18th hole as the magnitude of his victory was apparent to everyone.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the trophy presentation, he said:\u00a0“I knew it was going to be a challenging day.<\/p>\n

“Finishing off a major championship is always difficult and I did a good job of staying patient on the front nine.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t play my best stuff but I kept myself in it, stepped up on the back nine and had a good nine holes.”<\/p>\n

With Rahm slipping up in the closing stages, he fell to a shared eighth-placed finish. Bryson DeChambeau finished a joint second alongside David Riley and Harris English.<\/p>\n

Playing in his first major since winning the Masters in April, Rory McIlroy shot three over par to finish tied in 47th.<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler Wins US PGA Championship<\/h2>\n

Scheffler built a commanding lead heading into the final round of this year’s tournament.<\/p>\n

But despite holding the 54-hole lead, his route to victory was far from routine until the very last holes.<\/p>\n

A bogey on the first gave rivals the chance to reduce the gap, but Scheffler was still five clear through the first four.<\/p>\n