Justin Thomas' Sensational Comeback Seals PGA Victory After Mito Pereira Collapse
Justin Thomas matched the greatest last-day comeback in PGA Championship history on Sunday, roaring back from seven strokes down at Southern Hills to capture his second major title. The 29-year-old American defeated compatriot Will Zalatoris by one stroke in a tension-packed three-hole aggregate playoff after a heartbreaking 72nd-hole collapse by Chile's Mito Pereira. Pereira led all day only to hit his final tee shot into water and launch a double-bogey disaster at the 18th hole and hand Thomas the trophy. "It was a bizarre day," Thomas said. "I was asked earlier in the week about what lead is safe, and I said, no lead. This place is so tough.
