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Xander Schauffele claims the 2023 PGA Championship title! Read about his impressive victory, including highlights and key moments from the tournament. |
Schauffele's 8 PGA Tour success have actually come at the 2017 Greenbrier Classic, 2017 Tour Championship, 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions, 2019 Sentry Tournament of Champions, 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 2022 Travelers Championship, 2022 Scottish Open and the 2024 PGA Championship. Schauffele likewise won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Schauffele got in the PGA Championship ranked 2nd in main golf world rankings (OGWR) and Data Golf Rankings. He's likewise 2nd in the FedEx Cup standings.
Previous San Diego State males's golf enthusiast Xander Schauffele recorded the 2024 PGA Championship for his very first significant title Sunday afternoon at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Schaueffele, who now has 8 profession PGA Tour triumphes together with a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, shot a 6-under-par 65 in today's last round on the par-71, 7,609-yard track to finish the wire-to-wire win at -21-under 263, beating Bryson DeChambeau (-20) by a stroke.
In his 3 years on Montezuma Mesa, Schauffele accumulated 21 top-10 surfaces, 16 top-five efficiencies and 2 private titles before finishing with a degree in social science. He likewise owns the school record with a 71.50 profession scoring average in 118 rounds played, in addition to the program's single-season requirement of 171 birdies embeded in 2014-15.
The 263 was the most affordable 72-hole scoring overall in a significant champion, while the 21-under-par was the most affordable rating to par in significant champion history. In 28 profession majors, Schauffele now has a win, 2 runner-ups, 7 top-5s and 13 top-10s.
A two-time PING All-West Region honoree, Schauffele got All-America acknowledgment following a fantastic senior project at San Diego State in 2015, amassing third-team awards from the both the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and Golfweek.
Schauffele's drive on the par-5, 570-yard 18th was left of the fairway, simply except a fairway bunker. Dealing with an uncomfortable position and both feet in the bunker, Schauffele struck a long iron to around 35 lawns except the green. He cracked his 3rd shot up the hill before sinking a 6-footer for the win. For the round, Schauffele made 7 birdies with simply one bogey.
Schauffele opened his weekend with a 9-under 62 on Thursday, which connected a low for a significant champion. His three-shot lead diminished to one following a 68 in Friday's 2nd round and another 68 on Saturday had him connected with Collin Morikawa at -15 entering into today's last round. DeChambeau connected Schauffele at -20 with a birdie on the 72nd hole, however Schauffele matched him, ending up being the very first gamer because Phil Mickelson in 2005 at Baltusrol to win the PGA Championship by one shot with a birdie on the last hole.
