LIV golfer’s final-round charge captured viewers’ imagination and provided so many of the major’s memorable moments
Xander Schauffele won the 106th US PGA Championship but Bryson DeChambeau brought the thunder. Four days at Valhalla served as a reminder of DeChambeau’s star quality in a sport which has been fractured, possibly beyond repair, by the arrival of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV tour. Some shrugged when DeChambeau departed the PGA Tour for LIV; in Kentucky, he proved he has lost none of his ability to command attention. DeChambeau fell one stroke short of a playoff after Schauffele nervelessly holed out from 6ft on the 72nd green.
“I felt like I had my ‘B’ game pretty much,” DeChambeau said. “My putting was A+, my wedging was A+, short game was A+, driving was like B. I shot 20 under par in a major championship. Proud of myself for the way I handled adversity. Definitely disappointing, but one that gives me a lot of momentum for the rest of the majors. I said this was closing time, but it will be closing time hopefully over the next couple of majors.”
