Xander Schauffele outdueled Bryson DeChambeau down the back nine on Sunday to win the PGA Championship, capturing his first major triumph with the lowest score in major history.
Third-ranked Schauffele sank a six-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole at Valhalla for a one-stroke victory over DeChambeau to snap a two-year victory drought.
Schauffele, who had 12 prior top-10 major finishes without a victory, had not won an event since the 2022 Scottish Open, having had 19 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour during his drought.
But he matched the lowest round in major history with a nine-under 62 on Thursday and was equal to the challenge on Sunday.
Schauffele broke the old 72-hole record low under-par winning score of 20-under, done four times, most recently by Australian Cameron Smith at the 2022 British Open.
Victory was worth $3.33 million to Schauffele from an $18.5 million purse while DeChambeau took home $1.998 million.
The reigning Olympic champion made the tension-packed putt to fire a six-under par 65 and finish 72 holes on 21-under 263 to edge fellow American DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion.
