Shane Lowry fell away on the final day following a stunning round from the Irishman on Saturday
The American answered questions about his ability to close out tournaments in emphatic fashion with a wire-to-wire victory at Valhalla.
Schauffele held a three-shot lead after also equalling the lowest single-round score for a second time with a stunning opening 62, but came into the final round tied with two-time major winner Collin Morikawa. Schauffele responded superbly to pick up shots on the 11th and 12th to reclaim the lead before DeChambeau joined playing partner Hovland on Schauffele’s heels with a birdie on the 16th after his pulled drive clattered into the trees and bounced back into the fairway.
With both feet in the sand, Schauffele hit a superb shot short of the green, pitched up to six feet and held his nerve to hole the winning putt for his first major title. According to the police report, Detective Bryan Gillis stopped Scheffler’s car and “attempted to give instruction” to the player, who allegedly refused comply and “accelerated forward, dragging Detective Gillis to the ground”.
Scheffler amazingly carded a second round of 66 after being released from detention and admitted it was not until Saturday morning that “it finally hit me what really happened”.
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