BLOG#141 PGA Championship May 16-19, 2024

BLOG#141 PGA Championship May 16-19, 2024

ROUND 1  #13 nice hole to watch par 3 Island green. 

1 X. Schauffele-9 62 Record bogie free RD with 9 birdies, last week -7 for lead. Finish W-21

2 Tony Finau-6 65 31 Bogie free Rd 31 on front  34 on back. Finish 18-11

2 Sahith Theegala-6 65 One bogie 7 birdies. Finish 12-12

2 Mark Hubbard-6 65 One bogie 7 birdies. Finish 26-9

5 Rory McIlroy-5 66 Bogies 17 on his front 9 then 4 birdies on back. Finish 12-12 5 Colin Morikawa-5 66 Two bogies 7 birdies. Finish 4-15

12 Brooks Koepka-4 67 Eagles 7 birdies 8 pars 9 his last 3 holes. Finish 26-9

12 Scottie Scheffler-4 First hole eagle from 167’ then 4 birdies 2 bogies. Finish 8-13

18 B. DeChambeau-3 68 One eagle 2 birdies 1 bogie Finish 2-20

32 Jordan Spieth-2 Again too many bogies 3 to go with 5 birdies. Finish 43-6

32 Justin Thomas-2 five birdies 3 bogies. Finish 8-13

47 Jon Rahm-1 Starts out with 4 bogies on first 6 holes. Cut  

108 Dustin Johnson+2 73 One DB 2 bogies 2 birdies. Finish 43-6 143 Michael Block+5 76 1 quad bogie on 2nd hole. Finish 140+7

155 John Daly+11 82 Nine bogies 1DB 0 birdies withdraws after RD 1. Withdraws

ROUND 2 

1 X. Schauffele-12 68 Four birdies 1 bogie.

2 Colin Morakawa-11 65 On back 9 he birdies 4 thru 8 with great putting but bogies last hole.

3 Sahith Theegala-10 67 One bogie 5 birdies another solid RD.

4 B. DeChambeau-9 65 One bogie 7 birdies to climb 18 spots. 

4 Scottie Scheffler-9 67 One bogie 6 birdies after being arrested in the AM.

8 Viktor Hovland-5 66 Eagle on 4 followed with 2 bogies 5 birdies up 10 spots.

12 Brooks Kpepka-7 68 Wild RD 1 DB 3 bogies 8 birdies 6 pars.

18 Justin Thomas-6 67 One bogie 5 pars.

23 Rory McIlroy-5 71 DB on 12 then birdies 18 with 3’ putt.

29 Jordan Spieth-4 69 Two bogies 3 birdies including 18 with 8’ putt.

Missed Cut-1 #81 Rahm, Aberg E, #101 Knapp+2, #117 Mickelson, Clark+4, #135 Woods+7

ROUND 3 Two hour fog delay & finish up delayed RD2.

1 X. Schauffele-15 Loses the lead on 15 with DB but gets tie with birdies on 17&18. 

1 C. Morikawa-15  7 Starts with bogie on 2 then 5 birdies one on 15 to take the lead.

3 S. Theegala-14 67 Poor start bogies on 5&6 then 6 birdies on last 12 holes.

4 S. Lowry-13 62 Bogie free record RD 9 birdies up from #29. Finish 6-14

4 V. Hovland-13 66 Bogie free RD eight 5 birdies. Finish 3-18

4 B. DeChambeu-13 An eagle on 18 with 3 birdies 1 bogie.

7 J. Rose-11 64 One bogie 8 birdies. Up from #23. Finish 6-14

10 J. Thomas-10 67 Two bogies 6 birdies chip in on 14 gets roar from hometown crowd.

19 R. McIlroy-8 Starts with bogie then 5 birdies on next 9 holes but bogies on 14&16.

19 J. Spieth-8 67 Chips in for eagle on 7 another birdie chip on 15 then birdies 17&18.

24 S.Scheffler-7 73 DB on #2, 5 bogies 5 birdies for 1st over par RD this season.

47 B. Koepka-4 74 One DB 3 bogies 2 birdies, this RD takes him out of tournament.

FINAL RD Came down to last 2 holes after Rose, Theegala, Moriakawa, Lowry faded.

Schauffele Bogies 10 birdies 11&12 then birdies 18 to win $3.3M by 1.  

DeChambeau Pars 17 and makes birdie putt on 18 to tie at-20, 2nd place wins $1.9M

Hovland Misses makeable birdie putts at 17&18 comes in 3rd-18 wins$1.3M.

Rose made a run wins $639K, Morikawa couldn’t make a birdie wins $814K, Lowry 1 birdie after #4 wins $639K, Theegala inconsistent with 5 bogies thru 15 holes wins $360K.