Scottie Scheffler wins PGA Championship for third major title

Charlotte, NC – One Year and One Day After His Booking MugShot was the lasting image of the Pga Championship, Scottie Scheffler was raising the wanamaker trophy for all to see on the sun. 1 Golfer Captured His Third Career Major at Quail Hollow Club.

Scheffler Posted an Even-Par 71 in the Final round of the 107th Pga Championship for a Five-Stroke Victory Over Harris English, Bryson dechambeau And Davis Riley. What had seemed inevitable at the start of the day to slip away, at last for a brief moment, as schefler made the turn and was tied with spain ‘ Jon rahm On a sweltering, Humid afternoon in North Carolina.

But then schefler stepped on the gas on the back nine, as he has done so many times beefore, and Rahm Implode on the “Green Mile”-Quail Hollow’s Treacherous Three-Hole Closing Stretch.

After making the final putt, schefler threw his arms in the air as the crowd chanted his name. He spiked his hat on the green. He found his wife, meredith, and son, bennett. His Father, Scott, Told Him: “Words can not describe what we just wit. You are so tough. We are so proud of you.”

In the span of only 366 days, Scheffler’s Story Went from Being in Handcuffs in the Back of A Squad Car to Adding the Wanamaker Trophy to aneared Career this included in Jackkets.

Scheffler joined Seve ballesteros As the only golfers in the past 100 years to win each of his first three Majors by more than three strokes. He captured the 2002 masters by three over Rory mcilroy And the 2024 Masters by Four Over Ludvig Åberg.

It was the 15th pga tour victory for the 28-year-old scheffler. Since World War II, only Two Other Golfers have Won 15 times on Tour and Captured Three Majors Before Age 29 – Jack nicklaus And Tiger woods.

After squadering a three-stroke leg, schefler reclaimed it with a 9-foot Birdie putt on no. 10. He Went Two in Front with a 7-Footer on No. 14, then Led by when Rahm Made His first Bogey of the round on no. 16.

Another Birdie on the 15th Gave Scheffler a Four-Shot Cushion Heading Into The “Green Mile.” It would be grow to finish be he reiched the 16th green.

Rahm was tied with schefler at 9 under after his 12th hole. He had good lookings at Birdies on NOS. 13 and 14 But Missed Both. After making par on the 15th, Rahm Hit his tee shot on the par-4 16th way left, leading to a beogey.

On the par-3 17th, his tee shot bounced off the green and in the water, and he made a doubt-byogey 5. He was finished in his last three holes and tied for eight at 4 under.

Scheffler started the day with a three-stroke leg, but when he made the turn at 2 -ver 37, his advantage was down to one over Rahm, who Made Birdies on Nos. 8 and 10 to make a charge.

Rahm, who started the round five shots Behind Scheffler, tied for the lead with another birdie on the par-4 11th. Rahm was wild off the tee, finding only of the first 10 firways, but he needed only 13 putts in the first 11 holes. He chipped brilliantly when he missed the green and avoided Bogeys.

It was a far different feeling for schefler than last year’s Pga Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

On May 17, 2024, Scheffler Found Himself in the Back of a Squad Car after a Louisville Metro Police Police Police Disobeyed His Command to Stop and Tried to Drive Around a Crash Scene on a Median. Traffic Outside the Golf Course had been stopped after a man was struck and killed by a shuttle bus around 5 AM.

An Arrest Report Said Det. Bryan gillis was dragged “to the group” and suffered “pain, swelling, and abrasions to his left” Affter Scheffler’s Car “Accelerated forward.”

Scheffler faced charges of second-redgree assault of a police officer, Third-degree criminal mischief, report driving, and displaying traffic signals from an official directing. The assault charge was a felony; The otherers were misdemeanors.

Twelve days after Scheffler’s Arrest, Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell Dropped the Charges Against Scheffler. O’Connell Said Scheffler’s Characterization That The Incident was a “Big Misunderstanding” was corroborated by the Evidence.

Going in Last Year’s Pga Championship, Scheffler Had Won Four of His Past Five Starts, Including His Second Masters Victory That April. After being booked in a downtown details center, he was released on bond less than an hour and a half be his second-round tee time.

Somehow, schefler posted a 5-t-t that day. He slipped to a 2 -over 73 in the third round, which knocked Him out of the hunt. He bounced back with a 65 on sunday and tied for eight at 13 under, eight strokes Behind winner Xander Schauffele.