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Sunday 18 May 2025PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins PGA Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 May 2025 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 15 on the PGA Tour · purse $19,000,000 USD · 107th PGA Championship
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/19°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/22°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 64 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 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 · 278Reached -7 with a birdie at 15 but bogeyed the last to tie for second 2025 PGA Championship (Wikipedia)
- Harris English USA · 278Birdied six of his last 12 holes for a closing 65 to tie for second; his best major finish 2025 PGA Championship (Wikipedia)
- Davis Riley USA · 278Recovered from a triple bogey at the 7th to shoot 72 and tie for second; his best major finish 2025 PGA Championship (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut +1, 74 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
Men's major
PGA Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, Davis Riley
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 May 2025
This back nine will be one that I remember for a long time. It was a grind out there.
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
18 May 2025
I did my best to sleep in. You can only do so much of that with a 1-year-old at home.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 May 2025
I actually had my caddie reading putts for me, which happens throughout the year some, but I literally had him read every putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 69 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Harris English | 72 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 71 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | Davis Riley | 71 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Taylor Pendrith | 69 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Jhonattan Vegas | 64 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | J.T. Poston | 68 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Joaquín Niemann | 74 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Ben Griffin | 70 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Denny McCarthy | 70 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Ryan Gerard | 66 · 72 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Joe Highsmith | 73 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | 68 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 68 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Jon Rahm | 70 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Si Woo Kim | 72 · 64 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 2018; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 3; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore = 1 for 'U.S. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP' (week 20), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet