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| Monday May 19, 2025 |
In winning the PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler further solidified his position as the game's most dominating player. Over the weekend, Scheffler nimbly navigated Quail Hollow Club — first by taking a three-stroke, 54-hole lead and then shooting even par on Sunday as challengers came and went. The result was a five-stroke victory over Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English that held greater context.
Notes on Schefflers win:
> Earns third major championship title to become the 48th player with three or more major championships.
> Margin of victory in major championship wins: 2022 Masters (3 strokes), 2024 Masters (4), 2025 PGA Championship (5). He is the first player to win first three major championships by three or more strokes since Seve Ballesteros in 1983.
> Five-stroke win is the largest since Rory McIlroy won by eight in 2012.
> Joins Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players during the modern era to win 15 times on the PGA Tour, including three majors, before the age of 29
> Shortest span between first and 15th PGA Tour wins:
— Woods (1996-1999; 3 years, 32 days)
— Nicklaus (1962-1965; 3 years, 45 days)
— Scheffler (2022-2025; 3 years, 94 days)
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> Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for 3rd major title
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> How Scottie Scheffler won his third career major championship
[Justin Ray | The Athletic | Read]
> ‘Embarrassed’ Jon Rahm struggles to keep final-round collapse at PGA Championship in perspective
[Steve Reed | Associated Press | Read]
> ‘Baffled’ Bryson DeChambeau teases ‘tricks up sleeve’ after PGA close call
[Dylan Dethier | Golf.com | Read]
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[Steve Reed | Associated Press | Read]
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[Adam Schupak | Golfweek | Read]
> Rory McIlroy’s PGA silence turned celebration into confusion
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MAY
19-21: IAGTO European Convention, Gran Canaria, Spain | Info
21: AGM, webinar, 4 p.m. ET, "Retail Touch Points." Speaker: Patti Biro, Patti Biro and Associates | Info
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JUNE
17-19: North America Golf Tourism Convention, Birmingham, Alabama | Info
24-25: NGCOA Multi-Course & Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
JULY
28-30: PGA Buying Summit, Frisco, Texas | Info
OCTOBER
6-7: Golf Business Network Instructing Summit, Palm Desert, California | Info
14-15: Golf Business TechCon 2025, Frisco, Texas | Info
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