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Scottie Scheffler makes £1.3m decision as PGA Tour star explodes in front of Rory McIlroy
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The second golf major of 2025 is in the books after Scottie Scheffler triumphed at the PGA Championship. The world No.1 overcame an early stumble to card a closing 71 and finish 11 under par, five shots ahead of Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English and Davis Riley. Scheffler became the 10th straight American winner of the tournament and joined the late Seve Ballesteros as the only players since 1906 to win each of their first three majors by three or more shots. For the second time this year, a major was won by one of the sport’s leading players following Rory McIlroy’s historic Masters triumph in April. As thoughts turn to the US Open at Oakmont next month, here’s a round-up of some of golf ’s other talking points… It was an unhappy PGA Championship for Collin Morikawa, who had to settle for a tie for 50th place. After signing his final round of 72 at Quail Hollow, the 28-year-old aired his frustration in public, raging, “Pathetic f****** golf” to his coach and caddie. His tirade didn’t end there, going on for a full 15 minutes, according to golf.com , and was overheard by numerous passing players, including McIlroy. Speaking after his round, Morikawa said: “I don’t try and be harsh like that. “But you just have to talk things through. I don’t think people do that enough with their team around them. They kind of internalise it. Sometimes you just got to let out your frustration.” Earlier this year, DeChambeau made history by becoming the first reigning major champion to take part in a tournament in India when he teed up at an Asian Tour event in Gurgaon. DeChambeau holds the US Open after pouncing on McIlroy's late collapse at Pinehurst last year. Now, the Masters champion has confirmed that he will be following in his rival's footsteps by also heading to India for a tournament for the first time when he takes part in the inaugural DP World India Championship at the Delhi Golf Club. McIlroy said: "I'm excited to not only tee it up in India for the first time but also visit a country that I've always wanted to explore. "I'm proud to play in the inaugural DP World India Championship. I've always enjoyed playing a global schedule and as I have previously said, there is tremendous potential to grow golf further in the country. This is a great opportunity, and I can't wait to play in front of Indian golf fans." Scheffler would have been forgiven for taking a break after his victory at Quail Hollow, but he will be back at it straight away after confirming his participation in the Charles Schwab Challenge at Fort Worth, where the victor will collect £1.3million. Location will have helped his decision as Scheffler resides in nearby Dallas. But he has no intention of just making up the numbers, saying: "I didn’t just show up here to Fort Worth to just walk around and celebrate last week. “I’m here for a reason, and that´s not to just play a couple of ceremonious rounds and then ride off in the sunset. I’m here for a reason, that’s to compete." Hall of Famers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen were part of the delegation for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tense meeting with US President Donald Trump , who has made baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers in the country. Trump had already cut all US assistance to South Africa and welcomed several dozen white South African farmers to the US as refugees as he pressed the case that a “genocide” is underway in the country. Experts in South Africa say there is no evidence of whites being targeted, although farmers of all races are victims of violent home invasions in a country that has a very high crime rate. Golf fan Trump once had a round with Els, who lives in Florida. Ramaphosa said: "When I spoke to you [Trump], you said, ‘Yes, come along and bring Gary Player and Ernie Els and Retief Goosen’. I brought the two of them.” Els told Trump: "We're proud South Africans. We want to see things get better in our home country. That's the bottom line. It's been 35 years since the transition [from apartheid]. "I know there's a lot of anger through the transition, a lot of stuff happening in apartheid days. We grew up in the apartheid era. But I don't think two wrongs make a right. "What I'm trying to say is this has been a long time coming. That's why we really wanted to meet you and see our way forward. We still want to see our country flourish... There's a lot of co-existence going on, but we need the U.S. to push this thing through." Returning to golf, Els has lavished praise on Scheffler, comparing his recent success to that of Tiger Woods in his heyday. His PGA Championship triumph saw him join Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players since the Second World War to have 15 wins and three majors before the age of 29. “I see the similarities now with Scheffler [and Woods],” said Els ahead of the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional. “Seems like he plays his best golf under the most extreme pressure, and that’s a hallmark of a champion. “There’s more confidence that he’s getting by winning these tournaments. It’s only going to get tougher for the group following to try and get into that kind of mindset that he’s in. I think Tiger brought that intensity.”
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