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PGA Championship Leaderboard, Tee Times, Live Updates - Koepka Wins Third PGA Championship

Brooks Koepka PGA Michael Block Rory McIlroy PGA Championship Viktor Hovland Justin Thomas Phil Mickelson Bryson DeChambeau Justin Rose
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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 HEADLINES

  • Koepka extends his lead early with three consecutive birdies
  • Hovland hits back and reduces deficit to one with five to play
  • Scheffler gets into contention
  • Block makes incredible slam dunk hole in one
  • Hovland doubles 16 to give Koepka four-shot lead
  • Live updates of all the action below

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD 2023

  • -9 Koepka
  • -7 Scheffler
  • -6 Hovland
  • -3 Kitayama, Davis, DeChambeau
  • -2 Straka, McIlroy

FINAL DAY IS HERE

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PGA Championship Sunday is here, and the first news should be to tell you that the weather forecast looks much better than on Saturday.

GOOD MORNING ALL

Hello to you all, Sam here and I will be updating you on all things PGA Championship for the next three hours. Super excited for today!

BEST PAIRINGS FOR FINAL DAY

As I am sure you've seen already, there are some awesome pairings for the final day today. Here are some of my favorites...

  • 8.20am: Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson
  • 8.50am: Padraig Harrington, Matt Wallace
  • 10.40am: Dean Burmester, Jon Rahm
  • 10.50am: Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth
  • 12.10pm: Tyrrell Hatton, Chris Kirk
  • 14.00pm: Rory McIlroy, Michael Block
  • 14.30pm: Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland

That final group in particular, can Hovland step up his game against one of the biggest alpha's in the sport?

FINAL ROUND PIN LOCATIONS

In case you hadn't seen, here are the pins for the final round. 2 and 8 should be very fun indeed!

COOL, COOL, COOL

Love everything about this. Shoutout to Block for doing it, CBS, everyone. The more this happens the better as far as I am concerned.

WHO WILL BE HOISTING WANAMAKER TODAY?

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The Wanamaker is one of the coolest trophies in sport let alone golf and I have a sneaky suspicion Brooks Koepka will be hoisting it aloft for the 3rd time come end of play today. Regardless we put together a history of the famous trophy which is definitely worth a read. 

PERKS OF PGA WIN?

We also put together a post on the perks of winning a PGA Championship. How many can you name? Answer coming soon...

QUIZ ANSWER

The bullet point answers are below, to get into specifics have a read of our piece on the perks. 

  • Prize Money
  • Trophy
  • Lifetime Exemption
  • Major Exemptions
  • Tour Memberships
  • World Ranking Points
  • FedEx Cup Points
  • Other Tournament Exemptions
  • Champions Dinner

SHOT OF THE TOURNAMENT?

Somehow I missed this shot by Justin Suh yesterday and my oh my, this might be the best shot from the tournament so far. Happy to be told otherwise.

LOL AT THIS...

FINAL ROUND TV COVERAGE

US COVERAGE (times in EST)

Sunday, May 21: 8am-10am ESPN+, 10am-1pm ESPN, 1pm-7pm CBS

UK COVERAGE (times in BST)

Sunday, May 21: 2pm-12am (Sky Sports Golf)

LIFE CHANGING DAY AHEAD FOR BLOCK?

If Block can get it done today then wow, an epic, life-changing week. 

HOW FAR BACK IS TOO FAR BACK?

To put the answer to that question simply, I think Rory at one-under is the furthest player from Koepka at six-under that still has a chance. We saw Justin Thomas come back from seven last year, and Oak Hill is one tough beast, so anything could be possible today, but I do think Koepka will get it done. 

JT, MICKELSON START ROUNDS WELL

The American pair have both started their final rounds well. Thomas has parred his first three holes whereas Mickelson birdied the 2nd and parred the other two holes. 

FUTURE PGA CAHMPIONSHIP VENUES

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I know we are still in the midst of the Oak Hill tournament, but here are the next few venues for the PGA Championship. 

PERFECT WEATHER OUT THERE RIGHT NOW

Oak Hill is bathed in sunshine at the moment and there is only a slight breeze, at least according to the giant flags near the practice range. It looks absolutely perfect and I wish I was actually playing golf. 

Given the conditions, are we going to see someone go super low today? Or is the difficulty of the course going to keep players form doing so?

ALL INFO ON OAK HILL

Shoutout to my colleague Mike Hall for writing a piece on 'how can I play Oak Hill'. Just Googled that very phrase and there is loads of good stuff in there on who designed it, previous Major Championships and such. However it doesn't look like I will ever get to play it...

6 CONTINUES TO BE A BEAST

I know you all know this, but 6 is insanely tough this week. Looks like both Phil Mickelson and Justin Thomas found the penalty area to the right and have a long way in from there. Could get ugly for them both. 

HOMA TEES OFF

Popular American Max Homa has just teed off and goes way left, double crossing it after trying to fade it. It seemed like it hit a golf cart as well and I have no idea where it has finished. Audible gasps from the crowd!

His playing partner JT Poston finds the fairway. 

RORY MCILROY SHOE REVIEW COMING SOON

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I know this is not PGA Championship related but I have just taken delivery of some Nike Victory Tour 3 shoes (Rory's model) and I am so excited to test them out. First thoughts were the color finish is sick, and the shoe overall looks a touch more refined than the previous Victory Tour 2 model. Stay posted for comprehensive review soon. 

THESE GUYS ARE GOOD

I referenced Homa's terrible tee shot earlier, well he has just holed a mid-range putt for par. After his drive I didn't think he would have a chance at par but hey, these guys are very good. 

COURSE PLAYING TOUGH AGAIN

Just went through the leaderboard and there are only three guys under par right now by my count. I know its early in the morning in New York but there are plenty of guys out on the course currently so my point still stands! 

Mickelson birdies 7 beautifully by the way, to get back to level par for the day.

NEAR HOLE IN ONE

Adrian Meronk has just come the closest I have seen this week to a hole-in-one. He hits an absolute beauty to stone-dead on the 5th hole. That should get him to +7 I believe. (If wrong my apologies, the PGA leaderboard is incredibly slow at updating). 

HANDING OVER TO ANDY WRIGHT

As always my three hour shift has absolutely flown by and I am handing over to a very good golfer in his own right, Andy Wright. So stoked to see how this tournament ends. 

Good afternoon

Thanks, Sam, top job as always. I echo those sentiments - can't wait to see how this plays out. The sun is shining but the course should still be quite soft after yesterday's rain, which should be a potent combination for some thrilling action. Time will tell.

Dahmen the showman

He might be well off the pace at +11, but Joel Dahmen is still putting on a show for the fans at Oak Hill.

JT birdies 10

The defending champion makes his first birdie of the day at the 10th to get back to two-over for the day and +12 for the tournament.

Rahm underway

The World No. 1 has just got his final round going alongside Dean Burmester. Rahm cut a frustrated figure yesterday, shouting at cameramen and chucking clubs. He'll be keen to put all that right and finish on a high.

Adrian!!!

Meronk is on the move. He's showing what's possible out there today with four straight birdies from the fifth to get to +5.

Rahm makes early move

He's had little to cheer about this week but you can never write him off. Rahm birdies the first to get back to +5. 

Here's Jonny

Rahm makes it back-to-back birdies to begin his final round and is now +4. If he can get back to level by the turn and mount a back-nine charge, you never know...

He has missed the green on the par-3 third so faces a tricky up-and-down to maintain his momentum.

Birdies for JT and Phil

The birdies are flowing now. The latest are made by JT and Phil Mickelson, with the pair getting back to +11 after 13 holes.

Mito Pereira is also on the move, birdieing the first to get to +4.

Rahm saves par

The Spaniard gouged his ball out the rough long of the third, leaving himself around 15ft for par. He slots it to stay +4 and does a subtle fist-pump for good measure. 

Brooks out to join exclusive club

Koepka can join an illustrious group of players to have won five Majors before turning 34 should he lift the Wanamaker Trophy in about eight hours' time. 

Phil the Thrill

Classic Mickelson on the par-3 15th. He would save par and remain +10.

DJ makes bounce back birdie

Dustin Johnson bounces back from a bogey on the third with a birdie on the fourth to get back to +5.

Alongside, Spieth two-putts the fourth for a second birdie of the day to get to +4.

Lightning start for Xander

After back-to-back birdies for Xander Schauffele to kickstart his final round, he's stuck it in to about 10ft on the long par-3 third to get back to +2. 

Spieth in the drink

After an excellent start, Jordan Spieth has dumped his second into the water on the treacherous sixth. He'll do well to just drop one shot.

Defending champion signs off

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Justin Thomas' PGA Championship defence comes to an end. It wasn't the week he wanted but he did well to make the cut at Oak Hill and signs off with a 72 to finish +12 for the tournament.

His playing partner, Phil Mickelson, gives the fans on the 18th something to cheer about with a closing birdie for a +10 total.

Back-to-back bogeys for Spieth

Spieth dropped a shot on the sixth and followed that up with another drop at the seventh to fall back to level par for the day and +6 for the tournament. Shame, a Spieth Sunday charge at a Major is something special.

At the second, Cam Smith gets his first birdie of the day and he's +3 and within nine of the lead. 

Best rounds of the day

Is anyone lighting it up? Let's browse the leaderboard. Adrian Meronk and Callum Tarren are so far compiling the rounds of the day at four-under through 15 holes. 

Adam Scott and Chez Reavie are both -3 for their rounds through 11 and five holes respectively. Elsewhere, Cam Smith has just followed up a birdie on the second with a birdie at the third. 

There's definitely a low one to be had out there.

Svensson and Straka make fast starts

Adam Svensson and Sepp Straka immediately get a shot closer to the lead, with the pair nailing lengthy birdie putts on the first to get to +2. We're fast approaching the final tee times on day four here.

Another birdie chance for Reavie

A dart into the seventh leaves Chez about 6ft for another birdie to get to four-under for the day and +1 for the tournament. Scoring conditions are perfect. 

Touch of class

Justin Thomas gave one lucky fan his lob wedge after finishing his round and title defence. Classy move!

How's Rahm doing?

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After a quick start, Rahm's momentum has stalled with eight straight pars. He's still battling hard, though, at four-over for the tournament.

Three in a row for Smith

The Open champion is on the move. Cam Smith makes it three birdies in a row on the par-5 fourth to get back to +1 and into a tie for 10th.

Can he do what he did at St Andrews last year and produce a comeback win for the ages? He'll probably need to shoot something around 60 but he's made the perfect start.

Handing over

It's over to Thomas Patrick Clarke, who makes a rare appearance on the live blog. Enjoy it while it lasts, folks. I'll be back in a few hours! 

LET'S DO THIS

Thanks Andy for the last few hours... Andy fans.. don't worry he will be back later on!

LEADERS ARRIVE AT OAK HILL

Brooks Koepka and Viktor Hovland have arrived at the course - will one of them be hosting the Wannermaker Trophy later?

BIRDIES ON OFFER TODAY

There have been some good scoring early on - Adam Scott 4 under thru 13 and Cameron Smith is 3 under thru 5. So expect someone to start fast!

ANOTHER BIRDIE FOR SMITH

4 under thru 6 holes... more of this please.

MY KIND OF GUY

Braden Shattuck, winner of the 2023 PGA Professional Championship, missed the cut at this week’s PGA Championship, but he still considered his first major championship to be “phenomenal.” 

Asked to name a few highlights during the week, he came up with one you wouldn’t hear most pros here say: "Player dining," he said. 

“That’s something you don’t get on the mini-tours,” said Shattuck, 28, who birdied his final hole on Friday to shoot 73 after an opening 79. Shattuck is Director of Instruction at Rolling Green Golf Club just outside Philadelphia. “We usually eat at Chipotle.”

Braden... I love your thinking - food is always the most important thing at a golf club.

HOLE LENGTHS FOR THE FINAL ROUND

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246 yards for a par 3... a little excessive!

MICHAEL BLOCK - WHAT'S AT STAKE

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The story of the week is without doubt PGA Professional Michael Block - the 46 year old could qualify for other Majors, and even get a special PGA Tour membership. He tees off with Rory McIlroy in 20 minutes. 

EARLY BOGEY FOR LOWRY

Not a great start for the 2019 Open Champion - his par putt lips out and he drops to +2 - that could be the end of his outside hopes already.

DOUBLE FOR DUSTIN

DJ was well fancied this week, but a double bogey on 13 drops him to +8 - 14 shots back from his mate Brooks.

INCREDIBLE RECEPTION FOR BLOCK 

Loudest cheer of the day so far is for Michael Block as he walks onto the 1st tee... what a story!

BLOCK LOOKS NERVOUS... OF COURSE

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As Rory McIlroy walked onto the 1st tee, I think it is the first time I have seen Block look really nervous. He has been on the course for hours this morning already, being followed by the Netflix Full Swing documentary crew. I hope he has enough energy for the test ahead.

RORY HITS A BOMB

McIlroy launches one down the middle of the 1st - perfect start.

BLOCK FINDS SAND

What an ovation for the PGA Professional, he hits one on the same line as Rory, but can't carry the bunker. Still gets a roar as he walks off the tee - hopefully that calms him down.

NEW NAMES IN TOP 10

Sepp Straka and Min Woo Lee have both managed to get to level par - they are now in the top 10. Can they push on?

IMPLICATIONS OF A HIGH FINISH FOR BLOCK

To be honest, I hope he doesn't know all of this... will be very hard for him to concentrate.

TROUBLE FOR BLOCK

His opening tee shot didn't make the bunker, but it ended up in a very tricky position above a top lip. Means Block has to lay-up. Important up and down to follow!

RORY NEARLY HOLES HIS OPENING APPROACH

Rory will birdie the 1st, hits his approach to the 1st to within a foot. Block has 10 foot for par.

BIRDIE AND BOGEY

Block can't make his putt and drops to +1 - Rory is now at -2 after his birdie.

ROSE WITH KICK IN BIRDIE CHANCE

Justin Rose emulates Rory with his approach to the 1st - a couple of feet for an opening birdie for him.

CHEERS (MAINLY) FOR BRYSON

After the boos of yesterday, Bryson gets a good reception on the 1st tee. He then hits a bullet to the right-hand side of the fairway.

ROSE MAKES HIS BIRDIE

The Englishman is now -3 - just three shots back.

MCILROY STRUGGLING FOR PAR

A poor approach on the 2nd for Rory, short sided he has a 15-foot putt for par.

PEREZ ON THE CHARGE

The Frenchman birdies three in a row, and is on -2 after 4 holes. A big performance today could cement his Ryder Cup place.

SHOT DROPPED FOR MCILROY

He can't make the par putt on 2... disappointing... 

LEADERS ON THE 1ST TEE

One is wearing a white polo, one has an orange polo - no prizes for guessing who is wearing what.

REED UNDER PAR

He never gets much coverage on TV, but Patrick Reed is level with Rory at -1. Another solid Major performance from Captain America.

WHAT A RECOVERY!

Rose leaves his bunker shot on the 2nd in the rough... but then chips in for par! The kind of momentum swing that could be huge!

ANOTHER FOR PEREZ!

Four birdies in a row for Victor! He is now to -3 and the Frenchman is suddenly very in the hunt!

NO BIRDIES FOR THE LEADERS

Koepka makes a regulation par, while Hovland does really well to match his playing partner, with a good up and down following some tree trouble.

BRILLIANT APPROACH FROM KOEPKA 

Leader Koepka has 6 feet for a birdie on the 2nd, following a fabulous iron. But then Hovland gets inside of him with his. Hopefully this is the sign of things to come between the two!

HOVLAND MISSES, KOEPKA HOLES

Daylight at the top of the leaderboard as Koepka moves to -7 and Hovland fails to hole his chance.

KOEPKA LEADS BY 3

Another birdie on the 3rd for Koepka... it is his to lose now!

RORY GOING BACKWARDS

After his brilliant opening birdie, Rory McIlroy has now bogeyed two of the next three. Back to evens.

PEREZ IN TROUBLE ON 7

The Frenchman has lit up the final round, but will drop at least one shot on the 7th.

KOEPKA LOOKS VERY RELAXED

These early birdies really seem to have settled Koepka down, he has another makable putt on 4. He has tougher holes to come, but is giving himself a great chance.

KOEPKA ON FIRE

Three in a row - this is superb from the leader. Has taken the opportunities the course has given him. -9 and four clear... but Hovland quickly changes that back to three with a birdie of his own.

CAN HE GET TO 5 MAJOR WINS?

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If Brooks Koepka does win today, he will win his 5th Major and join a group that includes Seve Ballesteros (Pictured), Peter Thomson, Byron Nelson, JH Taylor and James Braid. He will also have one more than Rory McIlroy.

HANG ON A MOMENT!

A four shot lead has now become two! Hovland birdies 5 while Koepka just makes a par.

BIRDIES DROPPING

DeChambeau and Rose both move to -4 with a couple of holed putts. They are just about still in the hunt. While Cam Smith is now 6 under for his round and at 2 under with a couple of holes left in his round. Sepp Straka also now at -2 - so a charge could still come.

KOEPKA IN TROUBLE ON 6

The hardest hole on the course may have claimed its most significant victim. He is in the hazard and will have a penalty drop. Things are suddenly getting very interesting!

HOVLAND MISSES A CHANCE 

Viktor's approach finds the greenside bunker.. will have a tricky up and down to come. Here comes Brooks...

KOEPKA FINDS THE GREEN FROM THE ROUGH

A two-putt would mean he just bogeys a hole that he could have done much worse on.

STRAKA SHOWING HIS CLASS

Sepp Straka has managed to sneak another birdie, now -3!

LEAD DOWN TO ONE!

Koepka does two putt for bogey, and that follows an excellent 12-footer for par from Hovland.

BEAM ME UP SCOTTIE

Scottie Scheffler has a woeful day on Saturday, but is doing much better today. He is at 4 under par after a birdie on 8. In 3rd place on his own at the moment.

WHO WILL WIN?

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Koepka or Hovland... well they are both struggling on 7... the field is coming back to them!

AND IT'S BACK TO ANDREW!

The last three hours have flown by, really looking forward to seeing how this all unfolds. And from my office in Essex we move back up to Troon in Scotland, for Andrew Wright to take you through all the remaining drama.

Bringing it home

Nice one, Tom. Right, this has become a lot more interesting in the last 30 minutes. It looked like Koepka was going to sprint off into the distance but he's now just one ahead of Hovland and three clear of the rest of the pack.

DeChambeau has just joined Scheffler at -4 and McIlroy has stuck it in close at the 10th to get to -2. 

Hatton in the house

The Englishman taps in for par at 18 and a closing 67 to finish +1 overall. He'll be ruing that opening 77 that left him with too much to do to get back into contention. 

At the 10th McIlroy converts his birdie putt to get withing five of Koepka. He'll need a few more and a bit more help from the final group but you never know...

Fore left!

Koepka is looking a little shaky here. Hovland is on the tee first at the 9th and stripes it down the middle, before Koepka drags it well left. He'll do well to save par from there.

Working the crowd

What a guy Michael Block is. He's +2 for the day and for the tournament with seven holes to play. 

Scheffler birdie

The World No. 2 bounces back from a bogey on the 9th with a birdie on the 10th. He's back to -4 and three behind Koepka.

Bogey for Rose - long way back

Ah Rosey. It was all going so well with two birdies in his first six holes but he's now given both of those shots back. He's -2 with eight holes to go and all but out of contention.

Straka matches round of the day

Straka closes with a disappointing bogey but what a final round by the Austrian. He made eight birdies in total to finish -2 and match Cam Smith's earlier 65 as the best round of the day.

Hard to imagine he won't be on the plane heading to Rome come September.

The back nine on Sunday is here 

The leaders have made the turn as they were, with Koepka (-7) one clear of Hovland (-6). It's far too early to call this a two-horse race, though.

Scheffler is lurking at -4 and looks a different player from yesterday. He could very well have a say in the outcome. As could DeChambeau at -3 and even McIlroy at -2 isn't out of it. 

We could be in for a cracking couple of hours!

Koepka moves two clear

Hovland is up first for birdie at 10 and knocks it 5ft by. Koepka has a great chance from about 10ft to go at least two clear. He slots it. Over to you, Viktor...

He makes the par putt to limit the damage. Onto the monster par-3 11th.

Fried egg

Koepka opens the door for Hovland and the Norwegian walks through. The leader pulls his tee shot into the front-left trap and his ball plugs up against the lip. Hovland safely finds the green and will have around 18ft for birdie.

McIlroy to -3

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He's been far from his best but McIlroy is still hanging around. He sneaks in a birdie putt at the 13th to get to -3 and has the driveable par-4 14th up next. 

Koepka lips out for par

Koepka hits a great bunker shot to give himself a look for par from 12ft but he can't convert. Hovland missed his birdie putt so the lead is cut to one.

Why is McIlroy still trying to hit a cut?

The sight of the Northern Irishman aiming 20 yards or more left with driver in hand is frustrating, to put it politely. He does it again on the 14th and again hits it horribly into the front trap.

It's sad to see one of the most prodigious drawers of the ball, especially with a driver, reduced to this.

Conners and DeChambeau's challenge ends

Conners looked infallible until that bunker mishap late yesterday. He's now fallen back to -2 with a bogey at the 12th. 

Alongside the Canadian, DeChambeau makes it two bogeys in three holes, also to drop to -2. Both are out of it.

Scheffler is right in this

Scheffler hits a beauty of a wedge shot into the par-5 13th and makes the birdie putt to get to -5. He's right in this.

Turning point?

It's the classic match play situation in the final group. Koepka slots his left-to-right curler for birdie on the 12th to get to -8, making Hovland's all the more difficult.

The Norwegian's putt slides by the left edge and the gap is two once again.

McIlroy misses birdie putt

McIlroy leaves himself about 10ft for birdie on 14 but misses what was a must-make putt. He then steps up on the par-3 15th and short-sides himself, giving himself a horrible second shot. His race is officially run.

SLAM DUNK HOLE-IN-ONE FOR BLOCK!!

My days! Michael Block's magical week just somehow got even better. He steps up on 15 and slam dunks it for an incredible hole-in-one. Pick it out, son. 

Unbelievable scenes! Watch below...

Scheffler hits the pin

From the front-right trap on 14, Scheffler hits the pin at a rate of knots, leaving him about 4ft for a birdie to get to -6. Drama all over the course right now.

He converts to get within two of Koepka.

Koepka struggling for par

With a wedge in hand, Koepka comes up well short of the 13th green. He opts to putt from distance and blasts it 8ft by. Hovland has a chance for birdie and to put the squeeze on his playing partner.

Huge moments coming up.

Hovland and Koepka both convert

Hovland is up first and guides it home for birdie to get to -7. To Koepka's immense credit, he follows him in for par and to maintain a one-shot lead at the top.

What a final five holes we have coming up.

Scheffler skirts danger

Scheffler can count himself a little fortunate on the par-3 15th as his tee shot somehow hangs onto the right fringe, with a horrible up-and-down awaiting should it drift another yard right.

He makes the two-putt to stay in touch. 

Advantage Koepka on 14

These two continue to trade blows. Hovland is up first on the driveable par-4 and comes up short and in the rough. Koepka then rifles a drive that ends up on the fringe, leaving him a putt from about 20ft for eagle.

Koepka and Hovland both make birdie

Hovland hits a great pitch to about 8ft and rolls the birdie putt in to briefly grab a share of the lead. Koepka responds by making his three-footer to stay one clear.

Over to you, Scottie...

Safely aboard the 15th for the final group

There's no future right of 15 so it's no surprise to see the final group well left of the flag. Koepka will be up first from a few feet further away and will give Hovland a read, which could be pivotal.

Pars for final group

Koepka and Hovland both tickle their lengthy birdie putts down to tap-in range, so it's as you were heading to 16.

Up ahead, Scheffler misses his birdie putt to get to -7 and needs a huge finish and some help from the final group to win his second Major.

#Wholesome

Check out the reaction to Michael Block's hole-in-one at his home club, Arroyo Trabucho. Simply lovely!

Hovland in bunker on 16

Hovland still has the honour but hands the advantage to his playing partner by finding the fairway bunker. 

Huge final hole for Block

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The top 15 and ties earn invites into next year's PGA Championship, which is exactly the position Block finds himself in heading to the 18th tee. A par should be enough to cap off what has been the week of his life.

Drama on 16

Can you believe it? Hovland has done what Conners did yesterday and plugged his ball into the lip of the fairway bunker on 16. It could be the Norwegian's race run and the anguish is written all over his face.

He's getting a ruling just now, so we could be waiting a while.

On 18, Block has launched his second well left into the gallery. It'll be a hell of an up-and-down from there.

Koepka puts the hammer down

Hovland eventually takes his drop and can only pitch the ball back into play. Sensing his opportunity to all but wrap up the title, Koepka sends his second from the rough into about 4ft. 

Take a bow, Michael Block

Simply incredible. From a horror position, Block lobs a pitch up from amidst the gallery, landing it on a dime for it to trickle down to around 8ft. With everyone wishing the putt in, he obliges and caps off a remarkable week that should see him into next year's tournament. 

He receives a well-earned standing ovation and a hug from McIlroy, who taps in to finish -2 after a third consecutive 69.

Hovland doubles 16

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And just like that, Koepka leads by four. Hovland can't convert from 15ft for bogey and drops to -6 after working so hard all round to stay in the hunt. 

Koepka, the predator he is, makes Hovland pay and slots his four-footer for birdie to get to -10 and four clear.

Koepka in trouble on 17

It's quite nice to see one of the best players in the world hit a shot like this. Koepka slices the back legs off his tee shot on 17 and is forced to pitch out sideways back onto the fairway. Hovland's barely finds the rough but he'll have a clear look at the green.

Scheffler finishes in style

A birdie at the last for Scheffler gets him to -7 and caps off a brilliant closing 65. He'll rue that third-round 73 that gave him just a little too much to do today.

Koepka bogeys

The leader can't make par but limits the damage to a bogey, which cuts his lead to two after Scheffler's birdie. Hovland makes a great up-and-down for par to stay -6.

Amazing moment

You couldn't have written this script for Michael Block. This was a lovely moment after the round between him and McIlroy.

You couldn't have written this script for Michael Block. This was a lovely moment after the round bethim and McIlroy.

Koepka finds the fairway - it's in his hands

The final group are on the 18th fairway. All Koepka needs is a bogey to win the Wanamaker Trophy for the third time, joining Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only other players to have achieved that feat.

It's over

Brooks is back! He rifles his 9-iron into about 8ft to all but end it, and what a way to do it. Hovland also hits a good shot and will have around 15ft to join Scheffler in a tie for second.

Dare I say, Koepka looks a little emotional climbing the hill to the final green.

Brooks Koepka is the 2023 PGA Champion

Koepka rolls his birdie putt holeside and taps in to win his third PGA Championship and fifth Major. He went out with the solo lead and brilliantly held it all day, seeing off the challenges of Scheffler and Hovland, who rolled in his birdie putt to finish in a tie for second.

Brooks is back! What a PGA Championship that was.

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