Article 6MXV3 Xander Schauffele pips DeChambeau by one shot to win US PGA Championship

Xander Schauffele pips DeChambeau by one shot to win US PGA Championship

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Ewan Murray at Valhalla
from US news | The Guardian on (#6MXV3)
  • American makes a birdie at final hole to claim a first major
  • Bryson DeChambeau second on -20; Victor Hovland third

It seemed appropriate that this staging of the US PGA Championship played out in the home city of Muhammad Ali. Viktor Hovland swung and missed at Xander Schauffele all afternoon. Bryson DeChambeau, with typical force, did likewise. Schauffele is golf's nearly man no more. He withstood immense pressure to claim the Wanamaker Trophy.

Bare statistics disguise epic sporting theatre during what quickly became a three-horse sprint. Schauffele, at 21 under par, saw off DeChambeau by one, breaking the record score to par in majors by the same margin. Hovland, such an integral part of the Valhalla story, closed at minus 18.

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