It’s been a bit since a major championship produced a truly dramatic finish. It’s gonna take something special for anyone to run away with the 2024 PGA Championship.
Xander Schauffele, who held a share of the lead with Collin Morikawa to start the day, made four birdies on his front nine to take a two-shot lead over the field at the turn on Sunday afternoon at Valhalla. Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland, however, keep charging behind him. Morikawa, on the other hand, missed several birdie looks on the front nine.
There were 15 players within five shots of the lead to start the day. While Schauffele is still in the lead while looking for his first major title, there are still plenty of people capable of catching him.
Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested on Friday morning outside of the course in Louisville, finished at 13-under on the week after he posted a 6-under round to end the tournament.
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Xander bounces back
Nails by Xander Schauffele, who drained an 8-footer for birdie at 11 to get back into a tie for the lead.
Let’s be clear about something here: Yes, Schauffele has been in the lead most of this entire tournament, but he’s not giving this thing away. He’s 4-under on his round, it’s just that Hovland and DeChambeau are charging.
DeChambeau stays in it
Bryson DeChambeau didn’t go for it on the short par-4 13th. Instead, he bombed his drive, leaving himself a short pitch that led to a short birdie that led to 18-under, one back of Hovland.
Behind him, though, Schauffele has a good look at birdie on 11.
Hovland to the lead
Viktor Hovland is pouring in birdie after birdie. A curler on 13 is his sixth of the day. That moves him to 19-under, sole possession of the lead.
Xander stumbles
Bryson saves par with a tough up-and-down at 12. Behind him at the par-5 10th, Schauffele found a trap on his drive, rough on his second, pitched over the green to the fringe on his third, pitched short on his fourth, then missed a short putt for par. That’s a bit like giving two back on a gettable par 5.
Schauffele and Hovland are now tied at 18-under.
Meanwhile, Collin Morikawa still hasn’t found a red figure. Another missed birdie putt at 10 makes it 10 straight pars. That would be great at a U.S. Open, not so much on Sunday at Valhalla.
Hovland to second by himself
Viktor Hovland is not letting Schauffele run away with it. A dart to the green at 12 led to an 8-footer for birdie. He’s got it to 18-under, one back of Xander.
Rory in at 12-under
That’s it for Rory McIlroy this week. A birdie at 18 moves him to 12-under. It’ll be a top-15 finish, likely, but the major-less streak continues.
Free Scottie!
Scottie Scheffler bounced back with a 6-under round on Sunday to end what was a very weird PGA Championship.
Click the photo to read more about Scottie Scheffler’s week at Valhalla. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images) 
Here we go …
Everyone is now on the course, including the co-leaders, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele.
Schauffele’s drive on No. 1 tricked into the right rough; Morikawa found the fairway.
Up ahead, Bryson DeChambeau had a good look at birdie on No. 1 to get to within a shot of the lead but pulled it. Can’t let those opportunities slip by on a day like today when red numbers are there for the taking.
Logjam is jamming up
With some of those atop the leaderboard now on the course, 17 players are now within five shots of the lead. That includes Justin Thomas (-11), who holed out from the greenside bunker at No. 3.
Valhalla’s got snakes
No need for grounds crew when you got this guy …
What score will it take to win?
With Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa at 15-under to start, what score is it going to take to win today? David Duval said on the CBS broadcast that 19-under wins it. With all the red numbers on the board so far today, the guess here is even lower — 20-under.
That would be 66 from the leaders, and with 63 there for the taking, that brings everyone who is 12-under or better in the mix:
Schauffele (-15)
Morikawa (-15)
Theegala (-14)
Lowry (-13)
DeChambeau (-13)
Hovland (-13)
Rose (-12)
MacIntyre (-12)Turns out, Scottie Scheffler is human
A day after his first over-par round since last August, Scottie Scheffler has gotten off to a hom-hum start to round 4. A bogey at the first, followed by a missed six-footer for birdie has him at 6-under. Who could blame him for coming back to earth after what happened Friday, right?
We’ve already got a 64
England’s Jordan Smith got out early and showed that there are scores still to be had at Valhalla. Behind six birdies, an eagle and even a bogey, Smith carded an 7-under 6
Golf can be cruel
Brooks Koepka threw a dart into the seventh … and this happened:
A likely tap in for birdie turned into a par. Koepka is 3-under on his round, but at 7-under for the tournament, a repeat isn’t happening.
13th is driveable
Here’s something to keep an eye on later in the day: the 349-yard par-4 13th is apparently driveable:
He’d end up making that short putt for eagle.
This could get interesting later in the day when the leaders head there with someone needing to make a move.
Final round underway
The final round of the 2024 PGA Championship is underway and, yes, there are scores to be had today. Red figures dot the leaderboard already in the early way, including Brooks Koepka, who’s 2-under on his round through just four holes. If that’s any indication, it’s going to be a shootout to win for those atop the leaderboard.
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