Brooks Koepka captures third career PGA Championship with win at Oak Hill
Brooks Koepka didn’t let his lead go to the wayside on this main because the Wanamaker Trophy is in his possession for the third time after successful the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill on Sunday.
Koepka had 4 bogeys on his scorecard, however his seven birdies, together with three in his first 4 holes, led to a victory-lap 18th hole and a Sunday 67 to complete 9-under for the match.
It was two strokes higher than Scottie Scheffler and his final-round companion, Viktor Hovland, who completed 7-under to tie in second place. Scheffler made a powerful push on Sunday, taking pictures a 5-under par 65 thanks partly to a 4-under again 9.
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Scottie Scheffler of the United States performs his shot from the fourth tee throughout the ultimate spherical of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on May 21, 2023, in Rochester, New York. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
With his victory, Koepka not solely captured his third PGA Championship and fifth main title, however he additionally received a document $3.15 million for the most important.
Hovland was holding tempo and placing stress on the now-five-time main winner. However, his double bogey on Hole 16 gave Koepka some respiratory room, particularly realizing Scheffler was in for his ultimate spherical at 7-under.
Hovland ended up birdying the 18th to tie Scheffler in second place.
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Despite bogeying the seventeenth to maneuver to 9-under, Koepka knew he had some wiggle room heading to the 18th tee.
He striped his driver with a signature child minimize, which prevented the green bunkers on the correct, and hit an strategy shot that had the group roaring as they knew he had secured the win.
Koepka simply missed his eighth birdie of the spherical, however a tap-in par had a smile throughout his face anyway.
Viktor Hovland of Norway waits to putt on the seventh inexperienced throughout the ultimate spherical of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on May 21, 2023, in Rochester, New York. (Warren Little/Getty Images)
Koepka received his first PGA Championship in 2018 at Bellerive Country Club in Missouri, and he defended his title in 2019 at Bethpage Black on Long Island.
It was Koepka’s third main victory within the state of New York as he defended his 2017 U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills in 2018 alongside with his Bethpage victory.
Finally, Koepka turned the primary LIV Golf participant to win a serious, which he was near doing at The Masters in April earlier than Jon Rahm beat him out.
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Koepka shot 2-over par in his first spherical however stormed again on Friday with a 4-under 66, and he did it once more on Saturday to maneuver into sole possession of the lead.
Koepka, who battled practically career-ending accidents, as soon as once more felt what it was prefer to win a serious title.
BLOCK PARTY
While Koepka’s play was stellar all through the week, Michael Block, the 46-year-old feel-good story of the week as a enjoying professional, had a ultimate spherical that felt like a dream.
Not solely did he end with a 71, he had top-of-the-line moments of the week, dunking a hole-in-one.
“I never made a hole-in-one at a tournament in my entire life,” Block mentioned after his spherical.
“It’s amazing. I’m living a dream. I’m making sure that I’m enjoying this moment.”
And with his tied-for-Fifteenth end, Block might be heading to the illustrious Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville for the 2024 PGA Championship.
Brooks Koepka of the United States performs a second shot on the eighth gap throughout the ultimate spherical of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on May 21, 2023, in Rochester, New York. (Warren Little/Getty Images)
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Block mentioned that $75,000 was essentially the most he’s ever made enjoying golf, however after his end, he’ll be altering that narrative. With the full purse at a document $17.5 million, Fifteenth place was set to make $309,000.