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Sunday 19 May 2024PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Schauffele wins PGA Championship
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2024 · Xander Schauffele’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $18,500,000 USD · second round suspended for darkness Friday with 18 players on course; completed Saturday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/17°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 20 · 11.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 21 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/16°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Bryson DeChambeau USA · 264Closed with 64 to post 20-under in the clubhouse; Schauffele birdied the 72nd hole to beat him by one. 2024 PGA Championship - Wikipedia
156 started · cut -1, 78 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Bryson DeChambeau
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2024
I really did not want to go into a playoff with Bryson. Going up 18 with his length, it's not something that I was going to have a whole lot of fun with.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2024
The people closest to me know how stubborn I can be. Winning, I said it earlier, is a result.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 May 2024
My putting was A+, my wedging was A+, short game was A+, driving was like B.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | 62 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 263 | −21 |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 68 · 65 · 67 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| 3 | Viktor Hovland | 68 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Thomas Detry | 66 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Collin Morikawa | 66 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | 70 · 67 · 64 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Shane Lowry | 69 · 69 · 62 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Billy Horschel | 69 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Scottie Scheffler | 67 · 66 · 73 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | 69 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Robert MacIntyre | 66 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-25, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 10.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (70g)
- Fairway Wood Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond High Launch 16.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX (80g)
- Hybrid Callaway Apex UW 21°, Mitsubishi Kai’li White 90 TX (90g)
- Irons Mizuno MP-20 3, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 X100
- Irons Callaway Apex TCB 4-10, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Wedge Callaway Jaws Raw 52° (10° bounce, S grind)
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design SM10 56° (10° bounce, S grind)
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design Wedeworks Proto 60° (K grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Putter Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas Prototype 7CH
- Ball Callaway Chrome Tour X
standard bag, not confirmed for this week