Golf: Scheffler wins PGA Championship for 1st time, Hisatsune 37th
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Kyodo) -- Overnight leader Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship for the first time on Sunday for his third major title as Japan's Ryo Hisatsune finished in a tie for 37th.
American Scheffler, ranked 1st in the world, had an even-par 71 in the final round at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, triumphing on an 11-under total of 273 and by five strokes.
Fellow Americans Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau and Davis Riley were joint second.
Hisatsune labored to a 74 carding a birdie, two bogeys and a double bogey all on the front nine and fell 14 places as the 2023 European Tour Rookie of the Year rounded off at 1-over.
"I'm really frustrated after dropping my scores on the third and fourth days," the 22-year-old said as he shot 68, 71, 72 and 74 at the tournament.
"I think it was a course that demanded super all-around ability. I need to elevate my adaptability and get used to these occasions."
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