Scottie Scheffler wins PGA Championship for third major title - ESPN

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 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 Sunday as the world's No. 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 began to slip away, at least for a brief moment, as Scheffler made the turn and was tied with Spain's Jon Rahm on a sweltering, humid afternoon in North Carolina.

But then Scheffler stepped on the gas on the back nine, as he has done so many times before, and Rahm imploded on the «Green Mile» — Quail Hollow's treacherous three-hole closing stretch.

After making the final putt, Scheffler threw his arms into 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 cannot describe what we just witnessed. You are so tough. We are so proud of you.»

«Just a lot of happiness,» Scheffler said. «I think, you know, just maybe thankful as well. It was a long week. I felt like this was as hard as I battled for a tournament in my career. This was a pretty challenging week.»

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 an already remarkable career that includes two Masters green jackets.

«It's definitely very sweet sitting here with the trophy,» Scheffler said. «I definitely have a few jokes that I want to say that I'm probably going to keep to myself.»

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