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Final-round recap: Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters

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Scottie Scheffler has won the 88th Masters in a final-nine runaway.

Scheffler carded a final-round, 4-under 68 at Augusta National Golf Club for an 11-under total, four strokes clear of Ludvig Åberg on a sun-kissed Sunday in Georgia. Scheffler earns his second green jacket and ninth PGA TOUR title.

Read below for a look at how Sunday afternoon unfolded at Augusta National, as Scheffler emerged from a four-way co-lead late in the front nine with six birdies in a 10-hole stretch around the turn, a decisive triumph amidst the loblolly pines.

7:00 p.m.: It's a coronation.

Scottie Scheffler makes a comfortable par at the par-4 17th, setting the stage for a heroic walk up the par-4 18th hole as the adoring patrons offer their appreciation. Scheffler takes the tee with a four-stroke lead over Ludvig Åberg, and he tugs his tee shot just slightly, the ball rolling into a fairway bunker. His second shot lands near the green's front edge and feeds back into a collection area short-right, meaning he needs to hole out in five strokes or fewer to secure his second green jacket.

Scheffler pitches to 3 feet and

6:35 p.m.: After a par at the par-5 15th hole, Scottie Scheffler strikes a quality mid-iron at the par-3 16th, perfectly placed 10 feet below the hole, and converts the birdie to take a four-shot lead at 11 under. It's his sixth birdie in his last nine holes, as he continues to make a statement as to his dominance in professional golf.

Ludvig Åberg holds solo second place (7 under) as he plays the 18th hole, with Collin Morikawa in solo third at 5 under.

6:10 p.m.: You can't stop Scottie Scheffler. You can only hope to contain him, and that could be a tall task for years to come.

Scheffler sticks a wedge to kick-in birdie range at the par-4 14th, moving to double digits under par for the first time this week. It's a good time to reach that mark. Scheffler stands 10 under, three clear of Ludvig Åberg, who makes par at the par-5 15th. Max Homa (through 15) is the next closest at 5 under, five strokes back.

5:55 p.m.: Ludvig Åberg keeps the pedal down with a wedge to 7 feet for birdie at the par-4 14th, moving to 7 under and keeping pace with the leader Scottie Scheffler, who two-putts for birdie at the par-5 13th to maintain a two-stroke lead at 9 under.

It appears Åberg is the only player with a realistic chance at catching Scheffler. Max Homa holds solo third at 5 under (through 14).

On a Sunday that featured a four-way co-lead midway through the front nine, Scheffler is yet again proving why he's the unquestioned world No. 1.

5:40 p.m.: Masters first-timer Ludvig Åberg isn't fading gently into the good night, as the Swede stripes a 241-yard approach at the par-5 13th to 18 feet, en route to a two-putt birdie. He moves into solo second at 6 under, two back of Scheffler.

5:30 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler plays a safe shot to the front-left portion of the par-3 12th green, shades of Tiger Woods in 2019 en route to his fifth green jacket. Scheffler knows there's no need to press matters around Augusta National with a three-stroke lead, and he safely two-putts for par to remain three clear of the field.

5:20 p.m.: Things are unraveling for all players not named Scheffler.

Max Homa pulls his tee shot long and left into the brush on the par-3 12th, a short but vexing hole that has loomed large in several Masters through the years. He proceeds to make double bogey, falling to 5 under for the week.

Meanwhile, Collin Morikawa makes double bogey at No. 11, his second double bogey in three holes, falling to 3 under for the week. He's suddenly five strokes back of Scheffler, who makes a safe bogey at the 11th; he misses the green short-right, pitches to 9 feet and two-putts.

Scheffler, 8 under, now stands three strokes clear of Homa and Åberg. Tommy Fleetwood has moved into solo fourth place at 4 under.

The three-hole stretch known as Amen Corner, Nos. 11-13, often provides clarity in a Masters. It has seemingly done so once again.

5:10 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler watches on at the top of the hill of Amen Corner as Ludvig Åberg cards a round-derailing double-bogey 6 at the par-4 11th.

As the young Swede and Max Homa walk to the famous 12th hole, Collin Morikawa makes the same mistake, pulling a long iron left on No. 11 into the hazard.

5:00 p.m.: Is it inevitable? Scottie Scheffler takes control of the 2024 Masters Tournament with three birdies in a row, heading into Amen Corner. After backing off the 9-foot putt on the 10th green, Scheffler makes no mistakes with the right-to-left breaker, finding the center of the cup.

As this happens, 300 yards ahead, his nearest competitor Ludvig Åberg makes his first mistake of the round, and what a costly one it could be. The young Swede misses left and finds the water hazard greenside at the par-4 11th.

4:50 p.m.: Max Homa joins the dart party at the par-4 10th hole. After splitting the fairway with a drive, Homa hits his second from 161 yards to just 3 feet. Tapping in the putt. he joins Ludvig Åberg who made a routine par, at 7 under heading into Amen Corner.

4:45 p.m.: How things can change so quickly at Augusta National. Scottie Scheffler nearly adds another hole-out to the collection. Could this be the turning point? From 89 yards the world No. 1 uses the slope behind the pin on the ninth green – reading it almost like a putt – and the ball scares the hole, finishing an inch away. This happens while his playing partner has to pitch out to the front bunker and fails to escape on the first attempt, leading to a double bogey. Morikawa falls three back of Scheffler's lead, who makes the walk up the hill to the 10th hole at 9 under.

4:35 p.m.: Ludvig Åberg drains a lengthy downhill birdie putt at the par-4 ninth, joining Scheffler and Morikawa as co-leaders at 7 under. Masters first-timer Åberg turns in 3-under 33, looking to become the first player to win his Masters debut since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.

Homa two-putts for par at the ninth to turn at 6-under total, one off the lead.

As they say, the Masters begins on the final nine Sunday. We are here.

4:30 p.m.: The final pairing of Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa both make birdie at the par-5 eighth, moving into a two-way co-lead at 7 under.

Max Homa and Ludvig Åberg, playing the ninth, are each a stroke back at 6 under.

4:25 p.m.: There's now a four-way tie for the lead as the final nine beckons at the Masters.

Max Homa two-putts for birdie at the par-5 eighth, moving into a share of the lead at 6 under, alongside his playing partner Ludvig Åberg and both of the final pairing's competitors in Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler.

4:10 p.m.: After back-to-back two-putt pars at Nos. 5 and 6, Scheffler finds a precarious spot at the par-4 seventh, as his tee shot caroms across the fairway into a spot where trees impact his approach. His second shot catches the front greenside bunker; he splashes to 11 feet and two-putts for his second bogey in four holes.

Scheffler now shares the lead at 6 under with Ludvig Åberg (who made birdie at No. 7 in the group ahead) and Collin Morikawa.

Max Homa is one stroke back after a bogey at No. 7.

3:30 p.m.: After flying his tee shot over the green at the staunch par-3 fourth, leader Scottie Scheffler can't get up and down, as his 14-foot par putt slides by. With a bogey, Scheffler falls to 7 under. He's now just one clear of Max Homa and Collin Morikawa. Ludvig Åberg is two back.

3:20 p.m.: After opening with back-to-back pars, overnight leader Scottie Scheffler stuffs a wedge to 3 feet for an easy birdie at the short par-4 third, which he birdied Saturday via a 35-footer. Scheffler moves to 8 under, two clear of the field.

3:00 p.m.: Max Homa gets up and down for birdie at the par-5 second. It's his first birdie in 34 holes, and he moves to 6 under, one back of Scheffler's lead. His playing partner Ludvig Åberg matches the birdie to reach 5 under.

2:55 p.m.: J.T. Poston won't win the Masters, but his closing stretch Sunday offers clues as to the scoring chances that await. Poston made birdie on Nos. 13, 14 and 15, and he adds a lengthy birdie at the par-4 18th to post 2-under 70 for a 5-over total.

2:40 p.m. ET: As we begin this blog and the final pairing gets underway, let's take stock of notable storylines that emerged early Sunday amidst Augusta's loblolly pines:

• Five-time Masters winner Tiger Woods completed his 100th career round at Augusta National, signing for a final-round 77 to complete the week at 16 over. Although Woods will fall short of a record-tying sixth green jacket, his week will be forever etched in Masters history, as he set a tournament record with his 24th consecutive made cut, surpassing the mark he shared with Fred Couples and Gary Player.

Woods played the final round alongside amateur Neal Shipley, who carded 1-over 73 Sunday (12-over total) and will earn low amateur honors as the only of five amateurs to make the cut.

• The conditions softened overnight and the course was ripe for the taking early Sunday. Tom Kim took advantage with a closing 6-under 66, one off the tournament's low score thus far (Bryson DeChambeau's opening-round 65). Kim's score was an 11-stroke improvement from a third-round 77. Kurt Kitayama rebounded from a third-round 82 with a closing 68, and four players carded 3-under 69 in the day's early portion: Keegan Bradley, Min Woo Lee, Jason Day and Camilo Villegas.

• Rory McIlroy stands even-par Sunday through eight holes, 3-over overall for the tournament. Trailing the lead by 10 strokes with 10 holes to play, it appears his quest to complete the career Grand Slam will have to wait another year.

Kevin Prise is an associate editor for PGATOUR.COM. He is on a lifelong quest to break 80 on a course that exceeds 6,000 yards and to see the Buffalo Bills win a Super Bowl. Follow Kevin Prise on Twitter .

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2024 zurich classic fantasy golf picks, rankings, 2024 rbc heritage odds, expert picks, best bets, billy horschel goes to dominican republic. he returns a pga tour winner again.

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) Billy Horschel went to the Dominican Republic for the first time in search of momentum and came away with a PGA Tour victory he sorely needed Sunday.

Horschel ran off four straight birdies on the front nine to get in the mix, began to pull away with an eagle on the par-5 12th hole and closed with a 9-under 63 for a two-shot victory in the Corales Puntacana Championship.

“This game of golf is so fickle,” Horschel said. “You can put a lot into it and not get everything you want out of it. I knew ... I had the ability, I had the talent. I had to continue to believe the good stuff was going to come to the forefront.”

Horschel, who started the final round three shots behind, all but sealed it with an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole.

Wesley Bryan, trying to go wire-to-wire, was bogey-free with four birdies and still only one shot behind late in the round. But right after Horschel made his final birdie, Bryan missed a par par putt from just outside 2 feet and fell three behind.

Bryan birdied the 18th for a 68 and was runner-up, which will get him into the AT&T Byron Nelson in two weeks. He was playing on a sponsor exemption. Kevin Tway shot 69 and finished third.

Horschel finished at 23-under 265 and earned $720,000.

He won for the eighth time on the PGA Tour and the first time in nearly two years. This gets him into the PGA Championship next month, and he likely will be in the next $20 million signature event at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Those are the tournaments Horschel, a former FedEx Cup champion, was used to playing. The opposite-field events are seen as a chance for younger players to get their first win. In the case of Horschel, it was crucial to get some confidence back.

He delivered one of his best closing rounds when he needed it - the four straight birdies starting on the par-3 second hole, a 31 on the front nine, the eagle on No. 12 to seize control and no bogeys over the last 30 holes of the tournament.

It was nearly a year ago at the Memorial that Horschel, the defending champion at Muirfield Village, shot 84 and was near tears talking about how low his confidence had fallen. He missed the FedEx Cup playoffs for the first time since 2012.

He had shown signs this year with a pair of top 10s, and now has a victory for validation. Along with getting into the PGA Championship at Valhalla, he is assured of starting next year at Kapalua in The Sentry.

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Scottie scheffler’s pga tour dominance continues with 2024 rbc heritage victory.

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Scottie Scheffler reacts after a putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage ... [+] golf tournament, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

The world’s top-ranked golfer is dominating the PGA Tour. Scottie Scheffler won the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Monday morning following a weather delay and restart late Sunday—his fourth win in his last five starts. He added a tartan plaid jacket to his second green jacket at The Masters , which followed wins at The Players Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational .

Scheffler carded an 8 under par 63 on Saturday to take a 1-stroke lead over Sepp Straka and 2 strokes ahead of his final round playing partner at The Masters, Collin Morikwa. Both those players shot a 1 over par 72 in the final round to fall back.

Scheffler entered Sunday’s final round as the -165 favorite on FanDuel Sportsbook to win the tournament with Straka and Morikawa both +650 and Masters runner-up Ludvig Aberg +1100 sitting 3 shots behind. Scottie was +450 to win at the start of the RBC Heritage .

Golf’s 27-year-old superstar was 3 under par through 11 holes Sunday and 19 under par with a 4-shot lead over six players when play was suspended before resuming 2 1/2 hours later at 7 p.m. ET. Scheffler played three more holes and took a 5-stroke lead into Sunday evening as play was suspended for darkness.

Early Monday he finished off the $20 million signature event with a 3-shot victory at 19 under par to earn another $3.6 million and take his season total to over $18 million. His bogey on the 18th hole ended a streak of 68 consecutive holes at par or better. Sahith Theegala finished second while Patrick Cantlay and Wyndham Clark T3 and Justin Thomas part of a 4-way tie for fifth.

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Justin Ray, golf Lead Data Analyst, added a number of posts on X to show Scheffler’s run of dominance. Beyond Scottie being the last player since Tiger Woods in 2008 to win four times in a five-start stretch on the PGA Tour, this post about Scheffler holding the lead following a round 31 times on Tour the past three seasons speaks to Scottie’s spectacular play and dominance. The next closest player to have led or co-led following a round is 16 times.

Scheffler ramains the No. 1 ranked player in the Official World Golf Rankings for the 49th consecutive week. His win at Harbour Town was also the 10th of his career on Tour. It took him 51 tournaments to win his 10th PGA Tour title following his first win. Tiger Woods did it in 59 events with David Duval the fastest from wins 1 to 10 at 33 starts.

Scheffler’s strokes gained stats are simply staggering. Scheffler ranks No. 1 in SG: Total, Tee to Green, Approach, No. 2 Off the Tee and top-10 Around the Green. He’s continued to win despite ranking outside the top 150 in SG: Putting. Scheffler gained more than a stroke both off the tee and on approach shots in his first three rounds at Harbour Town. He has done this in 27.2% of his rounds over the last three seasons. The rest of the PGA Tour has done it 4.7% of the time.

Scheffler then finished off another victory with a strong performance on Sunday at Harbour Town that included this chip-in for eagle from 53 feet off the front right short rough on the Par 5 at hole No. 2.

He’s now played 40 rounds in 2024 and has yet to shoot a round over par. It’s 44 in a row dating back to last year’s Tour Championship in August. Tiger Woods currently holds the Tour record at 52 rounds shooting par or better, which he set during the 2000-01 season.

Scheffler’s desire to win and determination to be the best is shining through despite any pressure that may mount. He’s nearly locked up 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year honors before the end of April, and commented on his play and performances following rounds 3 and 4 while dealing with any added pressure.

Internally, do you feel less pressure compared to a few months ago when you're out there playing?

SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER: It's tough to answer. I mean, I talked about it a bit at the end of last week. I really love winning, and I don't really like losing at all. It's one of those things where I try to manage the expectations of myself, kind of get that stuff out of the way and then go out there and compete.

Scheffler also added 700 FedEx Cup Playoffs Points to his total by winning the Signature Event at the RBC Heritage. He tops the points list with 3,915 - more than double Wyndham Clark (1,892) with Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg and Sahith Theegala next at more than 1,500 points.

Scheffler is scheduled to compete in the Wells Fargo Championship May 9-12 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC - another $20 million Signature Event. He should be a first-time father by then with wife Meredith expecting their child very soon.

“I definitely will enjoy the birth of my first child, and my priorities will change very soon, so golf will be fourth in line, but I still love competing,” he said last Sunday in the Butler Cabin at The Masters .

He competed at the highest level again without a letdown to win the RBC Heritage. Scheffler will enter the next major as the +450 favorite at the PGA Championship May 16-19 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, KY. FanDuel Sportsbook also has Scheffler at +6500 odds to win the Grand Slam and all four majors this year.

Scottie Scheffler is showing no signs of letdown and fans and bettors continue to support him despite ultra-low odds to win not seen since Tiger Wood’s dominance.

You can bet on it.

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PGA Championship 2023: Brooks Koepka wins his fifth major championship with a closing 67 at Oak Hill

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Byron Nelson, Peter Thomson, Seve Ballesteros … and now Brooks Koepka.

One year removed from making an unpopular decision to leave for the LIV Golf League and battling injuries that seemed to threaten his career, Koepka is again a major champion while climbing into another lofty level in the game with his fifth triumph among golf’s biggest four championships.

The 33-year-old Floridian made three straight birdies early in the final round on Sunday at Oak Hill, lost most of his cushion in the middle while battling with young Norwegian star Viktor Hovland, and then birdied the 16th hole while Hovland double bogeyed. With seven birdies on the day, Koepka shot three-under-par 67 to finish with a nine-under total.

He ultimately won by two shots over World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler, who charged with a 65 on the best day for scoring in sunny Rochester, N.Y., and Hovland, who closed with a birdie for 70.

Koepka becomes the 20th player in history to win at least five major championships. There are five others who have earned five, including Nelson, Thomson and Ballesteros.

"This is increeible," Koepka said in the immediate aftermath. "This is wild. I look back to where were were two years ago, everything that's gone on. I’m just so happy right now."

Of being the company of those who have won five or more majors, Koepka said, "is, honestly, incredible. I'll be honest; I;m not sure I dreamed of it as a kid. I'm just happy to do it in front of these New York fans."

Indeed, this was Koepka's third major victory in the state, following his 2018 U.S. Open triumph at Shinnecock Hills and 2019 PGA win at Bethpage Black.

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Beyond the winner, Sunday will be remembered for the incredible performance of Southern California teaching pro Michael Block. Paired with Rory McIlroy, the 46-year-old Block created the single-biggest moment of the tournament when he scored a slam-dunk hole-in-one at the 15th. With the sunshine making the shot tough to follow, Block looked in disbelief when he was hugged my McIlroy and told that the ball went in on the fly.

Block said he’d never made a hole-in-one in competition in his life.

“To make it at that time, on hole 15 with the crowd … was probably the most surreal moment in my life,” Block said to CBS.

“It’s not going to get better than this,” Block said later. “No chance in hell.”

Still, Block needed to par in for his last three holes to finish in a tie for at least 15th and earn a return trip to next year’s PGA at Valhalla. He pulled it off, including an impressive up-and-down at the 18th hole to score 71 and tied for 15th at one over for the tournament.

PGA Championship 2023 live updates:

7:33 p.m. — It's official. With a par at the last, Brooks Koepka is the 2023 PGA Champiponship winner at Oak Hill. He closed with a 67 to beat Viktor Hovland (who birdied the last for 70) and Scottie Scheffler (65) by two shots. Koepka becomes the 20th player to have at least five major titles.

6:23 p.m. — The lead is down to two over Scheffler (who birdied 18) as Koepka goes to 18 after he made bogey at 17 by missing right in the trees and laying up. And he just drilled it onto the right side of the fairay. No way he makes double from there.

6:10 p.m. — This seems all but over now, with Hovland dropping to six under by making double bogey after his plugged second shot from a fairway bunker and Koepka hitting a brilliant approach to make birdie.

6:05 p.m. — Michael Block's incredible week ended, well, incredibly. Needing a par on the 18th hole to finish inside the top 15 and earn an exemption to next year's PGA, Block made an impressive up and down on the last hole, causing the second biggest roar of the day—following his ace from earlier. This is now sure to be remembered as the Brooks & Block PGA.

5:47 p.m. — Our leaders produced way less excitement at the par-3 15th here with a couple of ho-hum, two-putt pars. Koepka (-9) and Hovland (-8) enter the difficult three-hole closing stretch looking like the winner will come out of this group, with Scheffler's birdie putt at 16 coming up wide left.

5:39 p.m. — Just a couple routine-looking birdies at the 14th hole for Koepka and Hovland. The Norweigan chopped it out to seven feet and holes the birdie putt, and Koepka gave his eagle bid a good chance, but it rolled about 3 feet by. He holes the come-backer for birdie to maintain the one-shot lead (-9) over Hovland.

5:34 p.m. — Alpha stuff from Brooks Koepka at the short par-4 14th. He hits driver perfectly up onto the surface before it rolls just into the fringe. He's going to have a chance for eagle—and Hovland is in fine shape, hitting his tee shot into the rough at the front of the green. The 25-year-old's short game has looked really impressive all week ... we'll see what he comes up with here.

5:24 p.m. — How clutch was that from Koepka? He drips his seven-footer for par from above the hole to keep his one-stroke lead over Viktor Hovland, who nailed his birdie putt at the 13th hole.

5:17 p.m. — The chaos after the Michael Block just made the broadcast miss the second shots of Koepka and Hovland on the 13th hole. That's the gravity of what we just saw from the club pro ... we missed shots from the leaders! Koepka just made a pretty crucial mistake missing the green with his third shot at the par 5 ... his approach coming off the green. Oh boy ... and Koepka just used putter for his fourth and that went a good seven feet past the hole. That'll be slick coming down the hill for his par.

Also lost in the craziness of the Block party was Scheffler nearly holing his bunker shot on the short par-4 14th hole ... that would have got him to one back! It's still another birdie on this back nine for Scheffler, who is now just two back.

5:12 p.m. — You can't make it up folks. Michael Block has had the week that every PGA professional dreams about ... playing into one of the final groups at Oak Hill. Somehow, his week just got better. He hadn't made a birdie all day on Sunday, but he just aced the par-3 15th hole! ARE YOU KIDDING?! Literal goosebumps. This guy is an absolute rockstar. And he gets to dap up Rory McIlroy after making the hole-in-one ... GOODNESS!

5:06 p.m. — What a crucial moment this feels like. Koepka hated his approach to the 12th green, thinking it was about to come up short in the bunker ... but it just cleared and left him on the fringe. Then Koepka nails the 15-or-so footer to get back to 8-under—extending the lead to two.

Scheffler hit a fantastic third shot on 13 to about four feet and converts the birdie to get to 5-under ... so he's lurking and just three back. A birdie at the short par-4 14th would firmly put him in the mix...

4:55 p.m. — That was almost an unbelievable par from Brooks Koepka. With that fried-egg lie near the lip of the bunker, he somehow splashed it out to 13 feet ... but his par putt just slides by. Hovland fails to convert on his birdie putt, so Koepka will preserve a one-shot lead for the moment. Scheffler's playing the par-5 13th hole right now, and it feels like he absolutely needs a birdie to have a chance.

4:48 p.m. — Oh boy ... we are the jinx! Right as we typed that this looked like a two-horse race, Koepka's tee shot at the par-3 11th has ended up at the very front of the green with a fried egg lie. That's a really bad break (also a poor shot) ... but he's going to have his work cut out for him here. And Hovland hit a solid shot to the middle of the green, so this lead looks like it will be trimmed again shortly.

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4:43 p.m. — The lead is back to two shots for Brooks Koepka. What a timely birdie for the four-time major champion—who had been 2-over since the fourth hole. That was peak Koepka right there—he went right at it from 140 yards out and nailed the 8-footer.

Hovland raced his 20-footer about 5 feet past the hole but made a good comebacker to remain two back. It's now looking more like a two-horse race with Koepka putting his foot back on the gas.

4:30 p.m. — Koepka got very fortunate with his lie in the left rough—his tee shot was so far left that it found some trampled down grass where the spectators have been standing. He's able to advance it just onto the green and navigates the two-putt to take his one-shot lead (-7) over Viktor Hovland to the back nine. Scheffler, who just birdied 10 after the bogey on 9, and Bryson are both three back.

4:20 p.m. — Things are getting interesting. After pars for Koepka and Hovland at the eighth, Koepka (-7) pull-hooked his drive on the ninth hole into the thick rough on the left. That'll make the approach to this elevated green quite difficult. Hovland's in good shape, but if Koepka wants to preserve his lead heading into the back nine—he'll have his work cut out.

If Koepka drops one here, that brings a lot of people into this on the back nine. Bryson's at -4, Rose, Scheffler, Conners, Straka and Kitayama are at -3. We might have an exciting back nine, sort of unexpectedly.

4:07 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau isn't going away. He's just birdied the gettable eighth hole to get to 1-under on his round and just three back of Brooks Koepka's lead. Scottie Scheffler had just birdied 7 and 8 and stood within three of Koepka, but he found the thick rough at No. 9 and failed to convert on a 9-footer for par, so he drops back to 3-under, which is now four back.

4:02 p.m. — It's no shame to bogey the ultra-difficult sixth and seventh at Oak Hill, which is what Brooks Koepka just did. This one will sting for Koepka, though, after a great tee shot up the right side of the fairway ... but our leader found a really tough lie in the greenside bunker. Koepka left his third shot about 35 feet shy ... so that'll lead to his second straight bogey.

Viktor Hovland follows Koepka with a bogey, remaining one back. Hovland found the thick rough on the right off the tee and elected to lay up short of Allen's Creek with his second. He couldn't get up and down, and that'll move him back to 6-under, one back of Koepka.

As CBS' Trevor Immelman just pointed out regarding Koepka, if you had told him he'd play his first seven holes in 1-under par, you'd imagine he'd take it. It probably won't feel like it after the trouble at 6 and the bogey at 7, but he's still in the driver's seat. Though it felt like he might've been running away with it just 30 minutes ago...

3:49 p.m. — Ruh Roh. What seemed like a potential blowout less than half an hour ago is now a legit ball game as Koepka’s tee ball at the diabolical sixth hole finds the junk. After a lengthy debate as to where the ball crossed the red line, Koepka drops and goes on to make bogey. Hovland makes par to reduce the cushion to one and now those at four and three under are back in it as well. That said, first-round leader Bryson DeChambeau at four under shouldn’t be all that optimisti. In the last 17 PGA’s the first-round leader has gone on to win just twice, with Jimmy Walker in 2015 and Brooks Koepka in 2019 the only ones to pull it off.

3:31 p.m. — As Viktor Hovland stands over a lengthy birdie putt, CBS’s Dottie Pepper says, “He needs a touch more pace on his putts. Just half a roll.” The Norwegian then proceeds to follow instructions, his ball reaching for the lip of the cup before stretching half a roll into it to get within two of Koepka.

3:20 p.m. — Talking with Jon Rahm about club professional Michael Block’s play, CBS’ Amanda Renner notes that Block only hits about one bucket of balls a week. Rahm responds incredulously, “God, how much is he beating me by?”

2:53 p.m. — Brooks Koepka stakes his approach at the par-4 second and rolls in the birdie putt to stretch his lead to two. Should he win he will join some heady company of players with three or more PGA Championship wins. The only others are Jack Nicklaus (5); Walter Hagen (5); Tiger Woods (4); Gene Sarazen (3); Sam Snead (3). When talking about playing for history, this is what it looks like.

2:39 p.m. — Victor Perez makes it four birdies in a row and goes from one over par to 3 under and tied for fourth. Perez’s play is emblematic of the fact that even on a difficult course, soft conditions are like raw meat to tour professionals, who have their distances on approach shots very much dialed in.

2:21 p.m. — Trevor Immelman says he was texting with Mike Weir—the only Canadian golfer to win a men’s major at the 2003 Masters—and Weir said he would be glued to the TV today, watching fellow Canadian Corey Conners. Ironically, Conners didn’t return the favor when Weir won, telling the Masters Journal this year that as an 11-year-old he couldn’t bear to watch Weir’s putt to force a playoff. “When Mike had a six-foot par putt on the final hole to force the playoff, I ran out of the living room,” Conners said. “I couldn’t bear to watch it. I was sitting on the staircase and heard my dad let out a loud cheer. I was so relieved. I told Mike that story years later and he got a good laugh out of it.”

2:02 p.m. — And the crowd goes wild! PGA professional Michael Block receives a folk heroes welcome as he introduced on the first tee. Jim Nantz comments on CBS that it is the loudest applause on the first tee all week. Less than 10 minutes later, playing companion Rory McIlroy gets the ovation as he stiffs his approach shot at the first—just the kind of start he needed.

1:53 p.m. — The middle of the course remains a formidable test. After starting out hot throught he first six holes, both Cam Smith and Chez Reavie have cooled off a bit, Smith with a bogey at the seventh—that he was a bit lucky wasn't worse—and Reavie with four straight pars and a bogey on 10. That's not "bad" by any stretch, but it may show us that if the pack chasing Koepka is going to go get him, it might have to happen early.

1:17 p.m. — Much has been made of the changes to Oak Hill before this championship. The course was re-routed, trees were removed , greens were reshaped. To highlight the work that was done, architect Andrew Green tweeted this morning that eight of the first nine hole locations are in "'new' or expanded green space."

12:49 p.m. — They're each (probably) a bit too far back to make a move, but Chez Reavie is three under through six and Cam Smith is two under through three. They started the day out of the mix, but with the weather cooperating, it is clear the course is much more getable than it has previously played this week. Good news for those chasing Koepka later this afternoon. Also good news for Koepka, who posted consecutive 66s in subpar scoring conditions anyway, and could just run away with this thing.

12:19 p.m. — The last two PGA Championship winners have completed their tournament. Phil Mickelson closed his week at Oak Hill, while Justin Thomas closed with a par. If Brooks Koepka closes this thing out later this evening, we may see Mickelson again on the 18th green for some LIV Golf fraternizing.

Another subplot here, Mickelson's longtime caddie, Jim "Bones" Mackay is now on the bag for Justin Thomas. Such has been the case for years now, but this is the first time they've been paired together in a major since Mickelson went scorched earth on the PGA Tour and aligned himself with LIV Golf. This is how the two said goodbye after the round:

11:52 a.m. — Other notables making an early, mini charge include Adam Scott, who just made his third birdie of the day at the par-4 eighth to climb to three over for the championship. He's tied for 20th along with Schauffele and a host of others who have yet to tee off. In the pack right behind them at four over is a group that includes Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm, both two under early in their rounds.

11:44 a.m. — Here comes Xander! A birdie-birdie start gets Schauffele to three over, nine off the lead but inside the top 20, where he lives at major championships. It's becoming clear that the first few holes are providing an opportunity for guys to get off to hot starts, which should produce some interesting jockeying later this afternoon.

11:10 a.m. — What a difference a day makes. After monsoon-like conditions had everyone wondering why they played the PGA in Rochester in May on Saturday, Sunday has turned into a top-10 day. Temperatures are in the mid-60s as we type and they could get as high as 73 in the afternoon. There is some wind expected, which is just how it should be on Sunday at a major, but these players will trade breezy conditions for sopping wet ones any day of the week.

While most on the course have no chance of winning the tournament, it's worth pointing out that there are some birdies to be had. Surprise, surprise, Jon Rahm has made back-to-back to begin his final round, jumping 15 spots on the leader board in the process (T-42 to T-27). At four over, he's 10 back. Last year's surprise story, Mito Pereira, is also at four over after making birdie at No. 1. The best round on the course belongs to Adrian Meronk, who is three under through 10 holes, putting him at five over, T-36.

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The 2022/23 PGA Tour season comes to a conclusion this evening at East Lake. Who will lift the FedEx Cup and take the $18m bonus?

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Viktor Hovland fought off a spirited fightback from Xander Schauffele to claim back-to-back victories and the FedEx Cup with a five-shot victory at the Tour Championship.

Starting the day six shots ahead, Hovland started fast, making four birdies in his first six holes either side of a rain delay but was unable to shake off the challenge of Schauffele.

The American, who has never finished below seventh in his six appearances so far at East Lake, also made four birdies in his first six holes and continued to battle away, at one point reducing Hovland's lead down to just three after three birdies in five holes around the turn.

As the rest of the field was left behind, the final pairing offered up something of a prelude for next month's Ryder Cup over the back nine, going blow for blow over the final holes.

The turning point would arrive on the 14th, where Hovland responded from a poor chip to drain a crucial par putt and retain his three-shot advantage. From there, the 25-year-old found three birdies in his final three holes to finish on -27, securing back-to-back wins alongside the $18m winner cheque.

After Schauffele on -22, Wyndham Clark was the next best back at -16. Solid final rounds from Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay saw the pair round out the top five at -14 and -13 respectively. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler finished at T6 on -11.

Relive all the action from the final round of the Tour Championship below:

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• -27: HOVLAND
• -22: SCHAUFFELE
• -14: MCILROY 
• -13: CANTLAY

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Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's live coverage of the final round of the Tour Championship. After a stellar round on Saturday, the tournament is really Viktor Hovland's to lose. Fresh of his victory last week, the Norwegian has a six-shot advantage at East Lake heading into the final round. 

It will take something special from the chasing pack to stop him. Will that happen? Tune in to find out...

FINAL ROUND TEE TIMES

We've got a few early starters out on the course, but here's a look at when the big contenders get underway for their final round.

Times listed in EDT (BST):

• 12.56pm (5.56pm) -  Adam Schenk, Rory McIlroy
• 1.07pm (6.07pm) -  Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay
• 1.18pm (6.18pm) -  Wyndham Clark, Jon Rahm
• 1.29pm (6.29pm) -  Keegan Bradley, Collin Morikawa
• 1.40pm (6.40pm) -  Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele

DIFFICULT EARLY SCORING

Scoring was tricky yesterday and the early signs from those already on the course is that we could be in for similarly tricky scorings.

14 players are out on the course but just two are under par currently for their rounds...

IS XANDER THE MAN TO CHASE DOWN HOVLAND?

If you could have picked someone charged with catching Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele may just be that person.

The American has five top-ten finishes and one victory at this course in his six appearances at the tournament. As well as that, he's yet to shoot over par at East Lake. 

Could he cause a shock here today? A reminder that Scottie Scheffler led by this exact amount heading into the final round last year...and ended up falling short to an electric round from Rory McIlroy.

BIG PAYDAY FOR THE WINNER

It's the biggest purse on the PGA Tour, so here's a quick reminder of the eye-watering sums of money that the top-ten players are set to take home today:

• 1 - $18,000,000
• 2 - $6,500,000
• 3 - $5,000,000
• 4 - $4,000,000
• 5 - $3,000,000
• 6 - $2,500,000
• 7 - $2,000,000
• 8 - $1,500,000
• 9 - $1,250,000
• 10 - $1,000,000

RYDER CUP PICKS TO PLAY FOR

Another strand to today's action is next month's Ryder Cup. Two names in the top five, in particular, will be looking to force the hand of US Captain Zach Johnson ahead of Marco Simone.

Collin Morikawa looks likely to get a captain's pick already but he'll be after one more big round just to make that sure.

The other is Keegan Bradley who it feels like is on the outside looking in at the minute. He's already won twice this season but may well need a big final-round showing at East Lake to make the case to Johnson for one of those six picks.

RORY MCILROY UNDERWAY

He's been struggling with a back injury all week has Rory and currently sits 11 shots back of the lead. He pulled off something magnificent this time last year but 11 shots feels even beyond his best.

He gets underway with Adam Schenk, finding the right rough with his first tee shot.

EARLY BOGEY FOR RORY

The Northern Irishman is blocked off by trees after his opening drive and can't reach the green in two. From the fairway he can't get up and down to save his par and he drops back to -8.

It's a lovely birdie, though, for his playing partner Schenk who moves into solo eighth at -10. What a season he is putting together. 

GLOVER AND HOMA INTO THE TOP TEN

A nice start for the American duo early into their final rounds. Two birdies for Glover, one for Max and the pair are both at T9 on -9.

OPENING BIRDIE FOR SCHEFFLER

Where was any of that yesterday, Scottie? The World No.1 was birdie-shy almost the entirety of Saturday but gets underway at the first on Sunday with a lovely iron approach.

He's got ten feet for birdie and this time makes no mistake. Up to -12 but plenty of work still to do. 

SCHENK HOLES OUT FROM THE FAIRWAY

Wow! What a start from Adam Schenk. It's rare that Rory McIlroy is overshadowed in a pairing but it's happening right now.

A birdie on the first is met by eagle on the third as he holes out from 137 yards on the fairway. Up to -12 and into a share of fifth for him.

He's still yet to win on the PGA Tour and that's probably unlikely to change today, but his breakthrough season continues to go from strength to strength.

6 years ago today, Adam received his PGA Tour card. Today, he is playing in the final round of the Tour Championship. I have a slew of words to share but I’ll spare you all: I’m wearing waterproof mascara today. pic.twitter.com/QuMdBmcJN7 August 27, 2023

LEADER UNDERWAY

A bit of drama before he starts as Viktor Hovland and his caddie appear to take a wrong turn and have to lightly jog to make the first tee on time.

All's well that ends well, though, as he finds the fairway with his drive. Schauffele, too, finds the short stuff as he looks to chase down the Norwegian. 

EARLY BIRDIES FLOWING

Well, I thought it might be similar to yesterday conditions-wise but perhaps not. Scheffler rolls in another birdie - his second of the round - to get to -13 and he's joined there by Adam Schenk whose marvellous front nine gets even better with a 31-foot birdie to move four under thru four.

Morikawa gets off and running with birdie at the first to move to -14 but Keegan Bradley doesn't appear to have got the memo as he makes an opening-hole bogey to drop back to -12.

HOVLAND MAKES AN EARLY MOVE

Just relentless golf from Viktor Hovland who pours in a 15-footer on the first for a birdie to move to -21. He's going to be difficult to catch if he keeps making birdies look as easy as that.

But credit to Schauffele. A beauty of an iron into the green for the American who also makes birdie to keep some sort of pressure on the leader. Up to -15 for him.

PLAY SUSPENDED

Well, not the news we were hoping for. Just as we were getting started, play has been suspended due to "inclement weather." Looks like storms are projected in the area but hopefully East Lake can avoid the worst of it.

The final round of the TOUR Championship was suspended at 1:57 p.m. ET due to inclement weather. August 27, 2023

Some thunder being picked up by the TV cameras. It looks like this delay could be a bit lengthier than anyone initially anticipated. 

Anyway, lets take the opportunity to look back on what golf we have seen so far today and the story right now is Adam Schenk. Five holes, three birdies, one eagle. Not bad. 

Here's a look at that eagle - a hole-out from the fairway:

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RAIN BEGINNING TO CLEAR

No news as of yet regards a restart but signs the rain and clouds appear to be slowing moving away from East Lake. 

There's not a lot of wind out on the course so it may take it's time but hopefully we aren't too far away from getting the golfers back on the course. 

OVER IN EUROPE...

A few signs of fans but still no signs of players so lets take another look back at some other action from today which happened in Europe at the Czech Masters on the DP World Tour.

If today is a big day for the likes of Bradley and Morikawa to force their way into a US captain's pick for the Ryder Cup, then it was no different over in Prague.

A host of big names such as Ludvig Aberg, Nicolai Hojgaard, Adrian Meronk, Yannik Paul and Bob MacIntyre were in contention as they looked to make their case to Luke Donald for a captain's pick onto Team Europe. 

Click here to find out how they got on.

PLAY TO RESUME AT 15:50 ET (20:50 BST)

Finally some good news and a time for the resumption of play. Given the length of the delay, the players are being allowed some time on the range first but it looks like we are looking at a 3:50pm ET restart. 

For the folks in the UK, that's 20:50pm so just over half an hour away.

Update from Atlanta: the range is opening at 3:15 and play expected to resume at 3:50 pm ET. August 27, 2023

PLAY TO RESUME - HOVLAND LEADS BY SIX

We're about 15 minutes away from play resuming so a small reminder of how things stand:

Hovland remains six shots ahead on -21 after a first-hole birdie but faces a putt to save his par on the second. His closest chaser, Schauffele, also made birdie on the first and has a look at birdie on 2 to move up to -15. 

Further back on -14 is Morikawa, while Schenk and Scheffler have each started excellently with the pair sat on -13 and -4 and -2 for their final rounds respectively so far.

PLAY BACK UNDERWAY

The horn goes and we're back just under two hours later! 

A big putt first up for Hovland to save his par on the second...right in the heart of it. No signs of rust from the Norwegian after the time waiting around. Schauffele pushes his birdie putt right off the hole and walks of for a par. 

There was a chance of a two-shot swing there but, in the end, it all remains the same. Hovland leads by six.

CLOSE SHAVE FOR SCHEFFLER

Scottie was getting hot before the weather interval and his iron's are dialled right out the gates with a nice approach into the fifth. From ten feet, though, he can't convert and he remains eight back at -13. 

SCHAUFFELE CUTS LEAD TO FIVE

He just loves this course, does Xander. Another sterling iron into the third green gives him a look at birdie and the American makes no mistake.

He's up to -16 and now just five back of Hovland after he misses his look at birdie. No cause for concern...yet.

SCHENK INTO THE TOP THREE

Not even the near two-hour rain delay has dampened Adam Schenk's spirits today as his magical front nine just keeps getting better. Another birdie pours into the hole at 6 and he's now -5 for his round, 14-under-par for the tournament and into a tie for third! 

BIRDIES FOR HOVLAND AND SCHAUFFELE

The rain from earlier may have made these greens slightly more receptive, and the final pair are putting that two the test. Schauffele's approach into the fourth is great. Hovland's is even better, almost threatening to slam dunk into the hole. 

It's two relatively short birdie efforts...and they both convert. We started the day with a few in contention but this is fast becoming a two horse race - Schauffele hunting down Hovland. 

Elsewhere, there is a bogey for Morikawa who drops back to -13 and leaves Schenk in solo third. That's a tasty payday if he can stay there.

KEEGAN BRADLEY DROPS BACK 

Not the round the American would have wanted to put together today. His second bogey of the day on the front nine and he's now two-over-par for his round and back at -11.

MORE PUTTING WOES FOR SCHEFFLER 

A couple of missed opportunities early in the round for the American and he's now in trouble on the seventh with his ball running through to the back of the green. It's a tricky two-putt but that becomes all the more difficult when the World No.1's first effort comes up way short before drifting down the slope and away from the hole.

In the end, it's a three-putt bogey and he's now ten back of Hovland at -12.

HOVLAND RESTORES SIX SHOT LEAD

It's difficult to put into words the level of ball striking Hovland is displaying right now. The greens are receptive, sure, but, he's got another great look at birdie after a sumptuous iron into the fifth. 

No problem for the Norwegian, who rolls it in for back-to-back birdies to get to -23. 

And the pressure tells on Schauffele who misses his birdie putt just prior. He's been great so far today as well but he's back to how he started the day - six back of the leader. 

PLENTY FALLING BY THE WAYSIDE

This truly has become a two-horse race now. A bogey for Rahm after finding the greenside bunker. A bogey for Morikawa after a short miss. And a bogey, too, for Schenk after a clumsy three putts.

Schauffele the only one standing, trying to chase down Hovland.

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR SCHEFFLER 

Well Scottie wasn't likely to win today but he's now just losing money quickly on these greens. 

The first putt on the eighth is tricky - slow at first before picking up speed - and Scheffler races it by. The par putt is missed...and so is the even shorter bogey putt. Double-bogey six and the World No. 10 is back to -10 where he started the tournament. 

MORE BIRDIES FOR HOVLAND AND SCHAUFFELE

The two players in the final group find the exact same greenside bunker left of the green with their approaches in. 

The rain we've had earlier in the day makes this a far less intimidating proposition for these two on the par-five sixth and they make no mistake, up and down for a pair of birdies and on they go, storming further ahead of the field. 

BOGEYS FOR SCHENK AND RAHM

Schauffele and Hovland look like they are playing a different course at the minute as more players drop shots around them. Rahm gets himself in trouble off the tee and can only hack out of the fairway bunker. In the end, he does well to just drop one shot. 

Schenk, too, drops one as he makes the turn after another three putt on the tenth. 

SCHAUFFELE BACK WITHIN FIVE

Everyone else has vacated from the chase but Xander Schauffele is going nowhere. An aggressive tee shot allows him a wedge into the green and he makes no mistake with the birdie putt. He's -5 thru eight holes and up to -19.

Hovland taps in for his part to remain at -24, but his lead now drops back to five.

MORIKAWA MAKES THE TURN WITH BIRDIE 

He's no longer fighting for the overall title, but there's plenty of money on offer for any of the players that can make a move up the leaderboard. After a quiet few holes, Morikawa bounces back with birdie on the par-three ninth to move alongside Clark on -13.

And he's joined back on 13-under-par by Adam Schenk who pours in another birdie from over 20 feet. He's back into a tie for third. 

HOVLAND SAVES PAR AS FINAL PAIR MAKE THE TURN 

Plenty of work to do for Hovland as his tee shot into the ninth comes up right at the bottom of a huge slope. It's 50ft long but with about 40ft worth of left-to-right break. 

The Norwegian gives it a good go but his effort comes up just short. It's a slightly testy downhiller for par...but he makes no mistake. Schauffele gives his putt a great roll but it just evades the hole. A great effort but the lead remains at five for Hovland. 

CLARK MAKING A MOVE

He wasn't particularly in contention at the start of the day but a three-under-par round has this year's US Open champion up into solo third at -14. 

That could be worth a few dollars if he can stay there come the end of play. 

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR SCHENK

Oooh, that's not ideal. Adam Schenk goes from bunker to bunker on the 14th before a costly three-putt leaves him with a double-bogey six! From a tie for fourth down into seventh at -11 for the American. 

SCHAUFFELE CUTS LEAD TO FOUR 

Xander is running out of holes but by no means giving up the chase. He hits a solid iron into the 11th but is under pressure as Hovland stuffs one in close.

No nerves from the American, though, as he gets the perfect roll on his right-to-left putt, sending it right into the heart of the cup for his eighth birdie of the day. He's up to -20 now.

Hovland with a chance to maintain his five-shot lead...but he can't. Perhaps the first signs of nerves from the Norwegian? Seven holes to go but his lead is now four. 

RORY MAKING A MOVE

Even a bad back can't deter the Northern Irishman. He loves it here at East Lake and is finishing in style here on Sunday. A divine tee shot into the 15th brings him his third birdie in four holes and up to T4 at -13.

Schenk, his playing partner, bounces back nicely after that double bogey with a birdie, too, while Clark further improves his position in third with another birdie to get to -15.

BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES FOR SCHAUFFELE, LEAD NOW JUST THREE

Hovland is in a small spot of bother off the 12th tee as his ball settles into the fairway bunker. Not to worry, he simply sticks it in close and gives himself another look at birdie. 

Schauffele ramps up the pressure with another stellar iron into the green just inside Hovland's effort. And the pressure tells.

Hovland's effort goes by while Schauffele's putt drops for another birdie. In an instant, the hole is now three. 

Some late drama perhaps?

BOGEYS FOR CLARK AND MCILROY 

These two spent the final day at LACC battling it out for the US Open a few months back and they deservedly have their names right up at the top of the leaderboard after a pair of fine seasons. 

They've both made nice moves today but now Clark and McIlroy falter somewhat with bogeys, moving them back to -14 and -12 respectively.

HOVLAND PAR KEEPS HIM THREE AHEAD

Problems off the tee for Schauffele who goes way left over the trees. He recovers nicely to make a par but it's advantage Hovland after he sticks one in close on 13.

It's a good roll...but just catches the lip and rolls by quite some distance! Not the tap-in he would have wanted but it's calmy negotiated by the Norwegian back up the slope to make par and remain three ahead. 

We're supposed to still have a month until the Ryder Cup but this feels like a proper Sunday matchplay singles classic. Hovland 3UP with five to play.

BIRDIE FOR RORY, BOGEY FOR COLLIN 

The two swap places with McIlroy moving into solo fourth after a bounce-back birdie on the penultimate hole. Morikawa, meanwhile, serves up a three-putt at just the wrong time to drop back to -12 and a tie for fifth alongside Cantlay.

Schenk was at -12 but he's now further back at -10 after his second double bogey in four holes at 17.

HUGE PAR SAVE FROM HOVLAND ON 14

The first real sign of emotion from Hovland all day as he lets out an almighty fist pump having saved par! His second shot came up short and the chip onto the green was poor, but the putt...nerveless.

He maintains his three-shot lead with Schauffele making par and that feels like a big moment in this closing stretch. 

What a putt!Viktor Hovland comes up clutch to save par @TOURChamp 💪He leads by 3 with 4 to play. pic.twitter.com/LGGFxLRAUb August 27, 2023

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR MORIKAWA 

The American isn't closing in style and a mistake out of the greenside bunker from the par-three 15th leads to a double bogey and three dropped shots in his last two holes. 

Three-over-par today. Not his finest golf. 

HOVLAND LEADS BY THREE WITH THREE TO PLAY

The par-three 15th next for the final pair and they both safely carry it beyond the flag to give themselves outside looks for birdie. 

Hovland is further away, and it's a big right-to-lefter which he nurses down to the hole nicely. A solid par for him. Schauffele needs to be aggressive and try steal one here...but it's on the wrong line right from the start. 

No harm with a par but he's only got three holes left now and still trails by three. 

MCILROY IN THE CLUBHOUSE

Rory ends with a birdie on the par-five last to get up to -14 for the tournament and safely inside the top-five after a four-under-par 66. That's a great performance given the problems with his back that plagued his first two rounds. 

A great end to another remarkably consistent season for him. His playing partner, Schenk misses out on a birdie and currently sits at T8 which also represents a fantastic season for the up-and-coming American.

Rory McIlroy: 10 consecutive top-10 finishes, the longest streak of his PGA Tour career August 27, 2023

HOVLAND MAKES BIRDIE TO GO FOUR AHEAD WITH TWO REMAINING

What a couple of holes from Viktor Hovland. A huge par save on the previous hole is followed by a superb iron shot into the 16th green to give him a great look at birdie.

Schauffele has a go for birdie before that but his effort comes up short and Hovland takes full advantage, rolling his 10-foot putt down the slope and into the cup for his first birdie of the back nine to move to -25.

He now leads by four with two left and that, should be that.

BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES AS HOVLAND EXTENDS LEAD TO FIVE

Simply relentless. It looked at one stage that this might go right down to the wire. 

Not any more. 

Hovland rolls in another birdie on the 17th and now, he heads the 18th tee with almost the same size lead as he started the day with. Schauffele sees his effort roll past and he settles for a par. 

He's played his part and made this final round a real test for the Norwegian, but the task was just too much and he's ran out of steam on these final holes. 

UP THE LAST THEY GO...

Safely on the fairway for Hovland on the par-five 18th and he can now enjoy this final work. His work is done and he will surely be your 2023 FedEx Cup champion.

VIKTOR HOVLAND WINS THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP!

Schauffele second comes up short of the green but it's a lovely up and down to find yet another birdie. A final-round 62 is some achievement and he's pushed Hovland all the way today.

The Norwegian's second shot also comes up short, rolling back into the sand. Can he get up and down for a final birdie?

You bet he can. Remarkable golf from Hovland who himself shots a seven-under-par 63 to win the Tour Championship by five shots and claim the FedEx Cup for the first time! 

Viktor Hovland is the 2023 #FedExCup champion!This win @TOURChamp is his third victory of the season 🏆 pic.twitter.com/GRuHFLzDqT August 27, 2023

Simply remarkable golf from Hovland today. We saw last year from Scottie Scheffler how tricky it can be to close out these tournaments but the Norwegian was simply faultless and refused to take a backwards step.

A lot of credit, too, must go to Xander Schauffele who continues his magnificent record here with a final-round 62. He fell five shots short in the end but it felt and was a lot closer than that for large parts of the final round.

THANKS FOR TUNING IN!

Well, what a way to end the season. I didn't expect as entertaining a final round as that but thanks to Schauffele and Hovland we were treated to a real thriller.

Thanks for tuning in, until next time!

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2024 RBC Heritage final results: Prize money payout, PGA Tour leaderboard and how much each golfer won

T he 2024 RBC Heritage final leaderboard is headed by winner Scottie Scheffler , who tops the PGA Tour leaderboard this week and earns his fourth win of the season with a win at RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Scheffler won for the fourth time in his last five starts, going back-to-back for a second time in two months. He finished the victory on Monday morning, needing to complete three holes to finish off a final-round 67 to win by 4 shots on 20-under 264.

Sahith Theegala finished in solo second on 16-under total, holding off Wyndham Clark and Patrick Cantlay by a shot.

Scheffler won the $3,600,000 winner's share of the $20,000,000 purse.

RBC Heritage recap notes

Scheffler earned 64 Official World Golf Ranking points with the win in the 72-hole stroke-play championship, which helps his place in the world ranking as a commanding world No. 1.

Scheffler earned 700 FedEx Cup points, with the PGA Tour points offered at the Signature level for this event.

A total of 69 (of 69) players finished the tournament after a 36-hole cut was not made in this Signature event.

The 2024 PGA Tour schedule continues next week with the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans .

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U.S. Open: Rickie, Rory, Wyndham and more final-round storylines

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LOS ANGELES -- World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler closed with a flurry in the third round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club on Saturday.

Rickie Fowler ? Not so much.

Fowler set a U.S. Open record with an 8-under 62 in the first round (as did Xander Schauffele ) and gained only 2 strokes over the next 36 holes. Fowler is tied with Wyndham Clark for the 54-hole lead at 10 under. He would have held the outright lead overnight if he hadn't inexplicably three-putted for bogey on the 18th, including a 3½-footer for par that lipped out.

Still, Fowler is in one of the best positions of his career to win an elusive first major. He'll try to do it in his 48th start.

"We all feel nerves at times, depending on certain shots or circumstances, but I mentioned it yesterday and then still stand by it," Fowler said. "This is the best I've felt, let alone in a normal tournament but especially a major, and I would say really ever in my career."

Clark, the 32nd-ranked player in the world, picked up his first PGA Tour victory at last month's Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. That was a designated event, in which he beat most of the PGA Tour's best players in a 4-stroke victory. The Denver native seems confident that he can do it again.

"Obviously, it's just Saturday, but it's a little surreal to be in this situation," Clark said. "Honestly, I'm really looking forward to tomorrow and the challenge it's going to bring, and hopefully it's my day."

Rory McIlroy , the No. 3 player in the world, is only 1 stroke back. He carded a 1-under 69 on Saturday, his third straight subpar round, and is in a prime position to end a nearly nine-year drought without a major championship victory. McIlroy's last win in one came at the 2014 PGA Championship.

McIlroy has been frustratingly close to ending the major drought. He tied for second at the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Last year, he finished in the top 10 in each of the four majors, including second at the Masters and third at the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland.

It has been a dozen years since McIlroy won his only U.S. Open title at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, in June 2011. It would be the longest gap between U.S. Open victories in history and fifth longest for any major, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

"It's been such a long time since I've done it," McIlroy said. "I'm going out there to try to execute a game plan, and I feel like over the last three days I've executed that game plan really, really well. I just need to do that for one more day."

Fowler will have to hold off not only Clark and McIlroy but also Scheffler, who seemed too far back until the final two holes of the third round. After dropping to 4 under following a bogey on the 16th, Scheffler holed out from 196 yards for an eagle on the 17th. Then his balky putter came to life when he sank a 22-footer for a birdie on the 18th, which moved him to 7 under.

Just like that, the 2022 Masters champion was in the hunt for his second major championship victory. He'll have to try to win this one from behind.

"You're nervous whether or not you're leading or chasing," Scheffler said. "I want to win the golf tournament. It doesn't matter what tournament it is. I'm showing up and I want to play good and I want to win. Going into tomorrow I'm going to be chasing, but it's not going to feel any different."

Each of the past 24 U.S. Open champions were within 4 shots of the lead entering the final round. All but seven of the past 49 were within 3 strokes heading into the last 18 holes, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Harris English is 4 strokes back. Dustin Johnson and Schauffele are 5 behind. "Obviously, it would be huge," Fowler said. "It would be great. Especially being here in Southern California, having a lot of people, family and friends that are out here this week. We have a chance tomorrow. After going through the last few years, I'm not scared to fail. I've dealt with that. We're just going to go have fun, continue to try to execute, leave it all out there, see where we stand on 18."

Hello, darkness, my old friend

Clark and Fowler weren't happy about starting so late and having to finish in the near-dark. They didn't tee off until 6:40 p.m. ET and finished more than four hours later. By then, the marine layer had returned and there wasn't much sunlight.

"I mean, it's a little ridiculous that we teed off that late," Clark said. "I would say right around hole 15 or 16 it started getting to where you couldn't see that well. We played twilight golf."

Clark said his bogey on the 17th was "100 percent" because he couldn't see, and he said Fowler's on No. 18 was "because he couldn't see." Clark said he couldn't see his putts on the last two holes, and that he and Fowler "just played off of feel."

"I'd like to see us go off an hour and a half, two hours earlier," Clark said. "If we had a playoff tomorrow we wouldn't even be able to play the playoff tomorrow because it was so dark. With that, I'm not trying to make an excuse, but it definitely was a challenge.

"It's kind of tough and it's crazy to think that we're doing that on the last two holes of a major when we could have teed off two hours earlier. Hopefully tomorrow we don't have that issue."

Clark got his wish. The co-leaders will tee off at 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday, 70 minutes earlier than Saturday.

Treacherous back nine

The back nine of the North Course has been grossly harder than the front all week. South Korean Tom Kim 's third round might be evidence A of the difference in difficulty.

On Saturday, Kim tied a U.S. Open record for the lowest nine-hole score with a 29 on the front. He made birdies on Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 and didn't card a bogey. Kim made an 18-foot birdie putt on No. 4 and a 10-footer on No. 6.

Kim made the turn and added another birdie on the par-4 10th to move to 6 under and into the top 10, after starting his round tied for 107th at 1 over.

At that point, Kim started thinking about the possibilities.

"It did catch my mind once when I was 7 under, where, man, if I can keep this going, have a good finish, and if the leaders kind of stumble, I might have a chance to be really close up there on Sunday," Kim said. "But it was a really short thought because I still had the hardest part of the golf course right in front of me."

After Kim posted consecutive pars on Nos. 11 and 12, things fell apart. He missed the green on the par-4 13th and made a bogey. His tee shot on the par-3 15th was short and landed in the front bunker, resulting in another bogey.

On the par-4 16th, Kim's tee shot settled in the native area, and he punched out into the rough. Another bogey dropped him to 3 under. He made par on the last two holes to finish 4-under 66. He is 3 under after 54 holes.

"To be honest, that back nine is really hard," Kim said. "You just don't really have any bailouts. Those three bogeys really don't feel like bogeys because I barely missed it by a yard or two. But major championship golf, U.S. Open really brings it out of you."

On Saturday, the front-nine scoring average was 34.970. It was 36.880 on the back. According to Justin Ray of Twenty First Group, players were a combined 86 over par on the front nine through the first three rounds, 595 over on the back.

Changing it up

Golf fans got what they wanted Saturday, as the par-3 15th hole was playing only 81 yards, making it the shortest par-3 in U.S. Open history. The previous shortest hole was the 92-yard seventh hole at Pebble Beach Links in California in 2010.

Just because it wasn't very long doesn't necessarily mean it was easy. There were 11 birdies, 49 pars, four bogeys and one double bogey.

"I mean, it was 76 yards, 80-something to the hole," Kim said. "You have four yards of green to work with. You're long, you're dead; you're short, you're dead. It's a really simple wedge shot, but with the wind kind of going down to left, you've got to really hit it at the right time."

Kim said you couldn't bail out to the left side of the green, or you'd be left with a 40-foot putt down the hill. He wasn't the only player who walked away with a bogey.

"It's a wedge," Kim said. "I think a bogey from 80 yards stats-wise isn't great, but definitely double [bogey] is in play there."

Padraig Harrington had one of the birdies.

"There's a lovely upslope just left of the pin," Harrington said. "As long as you go about four or five yards left of the pin, there's a nice upslope."

Bryson DeChambeau , who hits his golf ball further than just about everybody, was happy to walk away with a par. He hit a 60-degree wedge and teed his ball up higher than usual.

"I'm the happiest man alive that I hit that green," DeChambeau said. "With my wedge game and how fast I can move a golf club, I'm super happy that I was able to control the distance there and get it on the green."

On Sunday, the pin will probably be on the back right of the green. It will play about 135 to 140 yards. Players should be able to fade their tee shots into the green.

Less than five-star reviews

Brooks Koepka isn't the only golfer who isn't too fond of LACC. Defending U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick and world No. 5 golfer Viktor Hovland didn't give it rave reviews Saturday, either.

Fitzpatrick, who is ranked No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking, tried to be polite. Hovland was a little more critical after carding a 1-under 69. He is 2 under after 54 holes.

LACC's North Course is hosting its first U.S. Open. The tournament is scheduled to return here in 2039.

"You know what, I'm not a big fan of this golf course, to be honest," Hovland said. "I think there's some good holes. I don't think there's any great holes. I think there's a few bad holes. I think No. 9 is probably the best hole out here in my opinion."

Fitzpatrick had some of the same complaints that Koepka had Friday: Too many blind shots and too much slope in the fairways, which causes balls to funnel to the same spots, regardless of the line.

"I just think the golf course is interesting, to be polite, I think," Fitzpatrick said. "There's just too many holes for me where you've got blind tee shots and then you've got fairways that don't hold the ball. There's too much slope.

"Some of the tee shots, I think they're a little bit unfair. You hit a good tee shot and end up in the rough by a foot and then you're hacking it out. Meanwhile, someone has hit it miles offline the other way and they've got a shot. Yeah, not my cup of tea."

LACC members can take solace in that Scheffler likes their course.

"I definitely like the golf course a lot," Scheffler said. "I think it's a very interesting place to play golf. I think some of the setup stuff has been also a little bit interesting. It can be frustrating at times with how firm the greens are and how much softer the fairways are."

It's only a number

Ireland's Harrington, a three-time major champion, is 1 under after 54 holes, becoming only the fourth player at 50 years or older to be under par through three rounds of the U.S. Open, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Harrington carded a 3-under 67 in the third round, including an eagle on the par-5 eighth and two birdies on the back.

"Most of my golf now, which is the way it should always be, is about managing me," Harrington said. "I'm not really trying to worry too much about everybody else. I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing, mainly mentally. ... Physically I'm capable and I know what to do mentally, just sometimes it's a bit of a stumbling block to get myself to do the good stuff mentally."

Harrington, who is playing on PGA Tour Champions, would become the fifth player over 50 to finish under par in a U.S. Open after 72 holes. The others were Steve Stricker in 2017 (5 under), Julius Boros in 1973 (1 under), Raymond Floyd in 1993 (1 under) and Dutch Harrison in 1960 (1 under).

Unfamiliar name on the leaderboard

There's a name you probably don't recognize on the leaderboard: Japan's Ryutaro Nagano , who is solo eighth at 4 under. After posting a 1-over 71 in the first round, he's a combined 5 under in the past 36.

Nagano, 35, has never won on the Japan Golf Tour. The closest he came was a playoff loss in the 2021 Panasonic Open Golf Championship. He's ranked 522nd in the world. He has played in one other major championship, missing the cut at the 2021 Open Championship. He tied for 39th in his only PGA Tour start at the 2021 Zozo Championship.

For whatever reason, Nagano's game came together this week.

"I'm grateful that I've been able to play well for the last three days, and to be here is amazing," Nagano said.

Nagano's favorite memory of the U.S. Open was watching Tiger Woods win at Torrey Pines in San Diego in 2008. Nagano was in high school.

If Nagano finishes in the top 10 Sunday, he'll earn a spot in the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.

Sunday finish: Scenes from The Players Championship final round at TPC Sawgrass

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PGA Tour cancels Pebble Beach final round, Wyndham Clark declared winner

There will no golf on Monday at Pebble Beach.

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The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is already over.

Despite initially postponing the final round of the $20 million Signature Event to Monday due to inclement weather, the PGA Tour made an about-face late Sunday night and said “out of an abundance of caution for the safety of all constituents” play would be canceled Monday. The tournament results through 54 holes are now final.

The Pebble Beach area is under Shelter in Place order by Monterey County until early Monday and after consulting with county emergency authorities, the PGA Tour announced the cancelation of the final round in a statement Sunday night.

You can read the PGA Tour’s statement in full below:

“The storm affecting the Monterey Peninsula throughout the day Sunday is forecast to continue into the early hours of Monday with very strong winds.  Although conditions are forecast to improve through the morning Monday, after consultation with Monterey County emergency authorities, who have implemented a Shelter in Place order until early tomorrow morning for the greater Pebble Beach community, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of all constituents, there will be no play on Monday.  Therefore, in accordance with the PGA TOUR Regulations the tournament results will be final through the conclusion of 54 holes.”

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Shortening the tournament to 54 holes means Wyndham Clark, who started the third round six back of the lead and fired a 60 Saturday to jump into the lead by one over Ludvig Aberg, picks up his third PGA Tour title.

The tournament had been plagued by poor weather all week. The grounds were closed to the public for Wednesday’s practice round and the entire tournament was played under preferred lies after heavy rains saturated the course.

More rain came Saturday night and into Sunday, but the real damage from the storm came from strong winds, some reported gusts over 60 mph, that battered California’s central coast all day. Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reported Sunday afternoon that there was “extensive damage” to the golf course from falling trees, camera towers and hospitality tents.

The main road in and out of Pebble Beach, 17 Mile Drive, was still closed due to high winds Sunday night.

It’s the first 54-hole event on the PGA Tour since the 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The Pebble event was shortened six times since 1974 before this week, the last coming in 2009 when Dustin Johnson won.

Knowing the forecast, many players said they had to play the third round with the idea that it could potentially be the final round.

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“I definitely thought about it last night and this morning with everyone saying how bad the weather’s going to be,” Clark said Saturday night. “All right, well, you’ve got to have that mentality that today’s the last day so try to go for broke.”

He went out in 28, tying the course front nine record and then finished with a 60, breaking the course record by a shot.

Last year’s U.S. Open winner had an eagle putt for 59 on the 18th green, but it stopped just 7 inches short of the cup. He told CBS afterward that he didn’t want to risk three-putting, knowing he was in contention.

“To shoot 59 would have been amazing, but I also know the tournament is on the line, so I wanted to make sure I had good speed,” Clark said. “But to have a tap-in birdie was pretty special too.”

When Aberg missed his eagle try about an hour and a half later, that gave Clark the one-shot lead that eventually would be the difference.

Editor’s note: Interested in a key to Clark’s victory? Click here for this story from GOLF’s Nick Piastowski. Or scroll below.

Six days ago, Wyndham Clark’s head wasn’t on 60, the number he shot Saturday, a record at one of the country’s most celebrated tracks, Pebble Beach . Nor was it on a lead, the position he held through three rounds at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am , an event now deemed to be “signature” by the PGA Tour. His thoughts were far from the nearly 200 feet worth of putts he dropped. 

Nah, last Sunday, on a Pebble practice green, with some guy he just met, Clark was just staring at nine putters. Wondering.

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He’d broken through last year. A victory at the Wells Fargo . A month later, he won the U.S. Open . There, he sliced and diced L.A. Country Club. But then he dipped. He said his team expected a letdown. You start to think, though. 

Would the slump stay? Would he bounce back? 

Why weren’t these freaking putts dropping?

Irritating. A real golf tee in his saddle. He flew in early for this week’s event, though. His team hooked him up with a new putting guru. The thought was a check-in. A word or two. They worked for three or so hours. Ideas were tossed out. Why not switch up the putting style? Go cross-handed? He’d given that a go in December, at the Hero World Challenge. He went with it again. 

Why not try that no-line putter? It was sitting among the aforementioned nine. They were positioned kinda like a putter version of the Bachelor/Bachelorette shows. 

Clark asked it out. 

Ooh, that’s different, he thought. Nothing revolutionary, of course. But the ball was rolling. Things clicked. Odyssey’s no-line Ai-One Jailbird was in the bag. 

Wyndham Clark switched to @odysseygolf 's Ai-One Jailbird putter at Pebble. Safe to say the change is paying off. pic.twitter.com/1W8yWqFVeD — Jonathan Wall (@jonathanrwall) February 3, 2024

“A lot of big changes,” Clark said, “but when you were as — when you’re in a spot where I was mentally in putting, you kind of needed a change, just something totally different so you couldn’t complain or have those same feels that I had in previous tournaments. 

“So yeah, a lot changed, but I think not having the line on the putter’s been the biggest thing for me.”

And that was that. At least that was the plan. No more putting talk. It was an idea from his sports psychologist, Julie Elion. She’s been key on his run.   

“Yeah, the brunt of our work has been on the putting recently,” Clark said. “We’ve been so focused on it, and she kind of told me — she told me this week, she said let’s stop having goals for putting and let’s just move on. We’re putting too much emphasis on the putting. We were trying to have the best attitude we could possibly have, especially coming into greens like this where they are really bumpy, so slopey and it makes it really hard to make putts. 

“So I was really just trying to focus on making the best stroke I can and regardless of where the ball goes, even though everyone tries to do that, it’s been really hard for me lately. And I’ve done a good job this week of that and I think my patience the first two days on the greens really paid off because obviously I made a lot of putts today.”

Yeah, yeah he did.  

Notably, he started slowly. An even-par 72 during the first round at Spyglass Hill. A five-under 67 during the second round at Pebble, but he had bogeyed two of his last five holes. A par on the 1st hole at Pebble on Saturday. And then? 

The hole looked as big as the nearby Pacific. The putting was graceful as the birds soaring overhead. 

✅ Bunker ✅ Fried egg ✅ Left-handed shot The best bogey you'll see today. pic.twitter.com/bhtXOLk1I2 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 3, 2024

A 38-foot, 11-incher on the par-5 2nd. That was for eagle. A 9-foot, 7-incher on the par-4 4th. That was for birdie. A 42-foot, 2-incher on the par-5 6th. That was also for eagle. A 2-foot, 9-incher on the iconic par-3 7th. That was for birdie. A 29-foot, 5-incher on the par-4 8th . That was for birdie. A 24-foot, 7-incher on the par-4 9th . That was for birdie. That equaled 150 feet, 10 inches of putts made — over just the front nine. Stats guru Justin Ray reported that Clark’s total was the most by a pro on the front nine at the event over the past 20 years — by 24 feet, 7 inches. Clark had also fired a front-nine 28, which Ray noted tied the tournament’s front-nine record, recorded three other times (Spike McRoy, during the first round in 2001; Davis Love IIII during the fourth round in 2001; and Brent Schwarzrock, during the first round in 2002.) 

But you saw the score in the first paragraph. There was more. Clark dropped a 3-foot, 8-incher on the par-4 10th . He dropped a 15-foot, 6-incher on the par-4 11th . His putt on the par-3 12th was perhaps his best, though. From the tee, he hit into a greenside bunker. He struggled with his second shot. It finished just above another bunker. The righty opted to hit it lefty . His ball finished on the fringe, 25 feet, 8 inches away. 

He made that. A bogey. But he didn’t spiral.

He followed with birdie putts on the par-4 13th (12 feet, 8 inches) and the par-5 14th (4 feet). Putts on the par-4 16th (5 inches) and the par-3 17th (5 inches) came up agonizingly short. So did his bid on the par-5 18th, for the magical 59. Only 12 players in PGA Tour history have gone sub-60. Clark missed his penultimate putt by 7 inches . But he made his 60th stroke. No one at Pebble has gone that low. The course tournament record is a 62, set four times (Tom Kite in 1983; David Duval in 1997; Patrick Cantlay in 2021; and Matthias Schwab in 2022). Hurly Long shot a 61 during a college event in 2017. Notably, there’ll be an asterisk on Clark’s score, as lift, clean and place was in play, but that’s not to say dude didn’t hit shots, though. He rolled the rock, too. In the end, he made 189 feet, 9 inches of putts.  

Rarely used rule helps keep Wyndham Clark’s Pebble record round alive

And now he might be your winner. A storm is forecast for Sunday. More rain is expected in the days ahead. There’s a chance they’ll call this after 54 holes. 

Nah, six days ago, he wasn’t thinking of any of that, either.  

“Even though sometimes I didn’t know where I was going with the putting, I had to believe that it was eventually going to come back,” Clark said. “It’s honestly more than anything it’s just really rewarding to finally make some putts, see some putts. 

“I feel like I rewarded myself with being patient and then having a great day today.” 

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