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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 18: Scottie Scheffler of the United States hoists the Wanamaker trophy as the lid falls off after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jared C. Tilton / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 18: Scottie Scheffler of the United States celebrates with the Wanamaker Trophy, son, Bennett Scheffler and mom, Diane Scheffler after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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epa12115483 Scottie Scheffler of the US hits out of a fairway bunker on the 16th hole during the final round of the 2025 PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, 18 May 2025. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 18: Scottie Scheffler of the United States celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Warren Little/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Warren Little / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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Scottie Scheffler (USA), the world No. 1 player in men's golf, won his second major of the season. Kim Si-woo tied for 8th and ranked in the top 10 in his first major tournament.
In the fourth round of the 107th Professional Golf Association (PGA) Championship (total prize money of $19 million) held at Charlotte Quail Hollow Club (par 71, 7626 yards) in North Carolina on the 19th (Korea time), Scheffler recorded even par 71 with four birdies and four bogeys, beating the joint second-place group by five strokes with a final total of 11-under 273. The prize money is $3.42 million (about 4.79 billion won).
With this major championship, 0 Scheffler won his third major title after the Masters in 2022 and last year. It was his second win of the season and his 15th career victory of the tour, following the PGA Tour's The CJ Cup byron Nelson earlier this month.
Scheffler, who was the lone top-ranked player by three strokes ahead of second until the third round of the previous day, was shaken greatly in the first half. He couldn't find his swing. Only two of the tee shots were enough to keep the fairway. He lost two shots with one birdie and three bogeys in nine holes, giving up a tie for first place to Jon Rahm (Spain). Xander Shopley, the defending champion of the tournament, even said "If he doesn't win today, he could be shocked."
However, Scheffler, a two-time Masters champion, did not collapse even if he shook. In the second half, he dominated the field with remarkable resilience. After being ranked first by one stroke with a birdie on the 10th hole (par 5), the first hole in the second half, he sealed with birdies in the 14th hole (par 3) and the 15th hole (par 5) in a row.
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 18: Si Woo Kim of South Korea lines up a putt on the 12th green during the final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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epa12115212 Si Woo Kim of South Korea tees off on the 2nd hole during the final round of the 2025 PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, 18 May 2025. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
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Bryson DeChambeau, Davis Riley and Harris English (U.S.) formed a joint second-place group with a 6-under 278.
Kim Si-woo, who played 7-under 64 in the second round, lost two shots on the day, but tied for eighth with nine players, including Rahm, with a final total of 4-under 280. Kim Si-woo, whose joint 12th place in the Masters in 2021 was the best individual record in a major tournament, settled in the top 10 major stages for the first time. He also won the right to participate in the PGA Championship next season, which will be given to players in the top 15 of this tournament.
Rory McIlroy, who achieved his career Grand Slam by winning his first major tournament Masters this year, tied for 47th with a 3-over 287.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
