Jon Rahm’s stunning 62 puts him in contention at PGA Championship

Spain’s Jon Rahm faced an anxious wait to see if his stunning final round of 62 was enough to win the PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Rahm started the day six shots off the lead, but carded two eagles and seven birdies to overhaul the early clubhouse leader, Patrick Reed, and set a testing target of 16 under par.

Rahm had a two-shot lead when he finished, but Shane Lowry quickly closed the gap with a birdie on the 10th. The former Open champion then got up and down from a greenside bunker on the par-five 12th for another birdie and a share of the lead.

The former US Open champion Rahm covered the back nine in only 29 shots despite a bogey on the 15th, finishing in style with an eagle from 20 feet on the 18th.

“I hope it’s enough, I doubt it will be enough to win it outright,” Rahm said. “The next few hours are going to be a bit stressful. I was trying to go as low as possible and after playing the first seven holes in one under I thought I was behind the pace. After that it was a period of not blackout golf, but the sort of flow I wish I could get into every round.”

Reed had earlier looked like striking a notable blow in the battle between LIV Golf and the established tours as a closing 63 took him to 14 under. The former Masters champion is one of 18 members of the Saudi-backed breakaway circuit to have started the DP World Tour’s flagship event, something Rory McIlroy said he found “hard to stomach”.

“I definitely felt welcome,” Reed said. “The guys were very respectful, very nice to me. They were the same as when I come over and play year-in and year-out every time.

“For me as a player and as an honorary lifetime member, I definitely will come back and play. I always want to play at least the minimum and continue to