PGA Championship Final round RECAP: Xander Schauffele wins

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Xander Schauffele's reaction after winning his first PGA Championship

Schauffele talks championship victory

'I was actually kind of emotional after the (winning) putt went in,' Xander Schauffele said. 'It has been a while since I won. I always say to stay in my lane, it was hard to stay in my lane today.'

Xander Schauffele wins the PGA Championship and his first major title after holding off Bryson DeChambeau in thrilling final day at Valhalla

Xander Schauffele has won the PGA Championship after edging fellow American Bryson DeChambeau on a thrilling final day at Valhalla to win his first major title.

Schauffele WINS at Valhalla

Xander Schauffele has won his first major tournament at 21-under-par at the PGA Championship at Valhalla.

Schauffele started the event with a nine-under-par, record-breaking round. On Sunday, he followed it up with a six-under-par round to defeat Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke.

Schauffele with a great chip on 17

Xander Schauffele has a five-foot putt coming up to win at Valhalla...

Schauffele also dealing with this...

Schauffele avoids bunker, leaves great approach on 18

Xander Schauffele's second shot on the Par 5 last regulation hole of the PGA Championship was a great one, and now looks to be two solid strokes away from winning his first-ever major.

Schauffele saves par on 17

Xander Schauffele saves par on the penulitmate hole of the PGA Championship to enter the final hole tied with Bryson DeChambeau at 20-under-par.

Schauffele has gone birdie, par, birdie on 18 at Valhalla.

Schauffele in a little trouble on No 17

Xander Schauffele's approach lands outside the green with his 9-iron on 17. Now saving par and being tied with Bryson DeChambeau looks ideal.

All eyes on Schauffele

Xander Schauffele started hole No 17 in the bunker as he looks to secure first major championship at Valhalla.

Hovland misses birdie putt on 18

Viktor Hovland will not win the PGA Championship after missing his birdie putt on 18 and DeChambeau sittng at 20-under-par.

DeChambeau makes birdie putt on 18 to get even with Schauffele

A clutch birdie putt from Bryson DeChambeau on 18 brings him even with Xander Schauffele at -20.

Current leaderboard

1. Xander Schauffele (-20) 15

T2. Bryson DeChambeau (-19) 17

T2. Viktor Hovland (-19) 17

DeChambeau and Hovland tied at -19 through 16

Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland are both now one stroke behidn leader Xander Schauffele after 16 holes at -19.

DeChambeau birdied on 16, while Hovland continued to cool down with a par.

Schauffele pars on No 13

Xander Schauffele did not extend his lead and stays one stroke ahead of Viktor Hovland with five holes to go.

Hovland misses birdie putt on 15

With a chance to tie Xander Schauffele at -20, Hovland missed a birdie putt at hole No 15 and is one stroke behind the American leader.

Schauffele takes the lead with six holes to go

Schauffele sunk anoher birdie putt at No 12 to put himself one stroke ahead of Viktor Hovland at -20 with six holes to go.

Schauffele fights back!

Schauffele birdies on No 11 to get even with Viktor Hovland at -19. We have seven holes to go.

Hovland takes the lead with a great putt

No one has more confidence at Valhalla than Viktor Hovland. An amazing putt puts him on top at -19. He has five holes left.

Schauffele bogeys on 10 to pull even with Hovland

Xander Schauffele shots a 6 to start his back nine and it is a tie at the top with VIktor Hovland at -18 with nine holes to go.

Hovland's birdie moves him to solo second place

His 12th hole putt was true and he breaks his deadlock with DeChambeau

Scottie Scheffler caps off a rough week with a strong performance on Sunday

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LEADERBOARD UPDATE

With the leaders at the turn, this is where the scoreboard stands:

1. (-19): Xander Schauffele

T2. (-17): Viktor Hovland, Bryson DeChambeau

T4. (-15): Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa

T6. (-14): Lee Hodges, Shane Lowry

T8. (-13): Billy Horschel, Scottie Scheffler, Thomas Detry, Sahith Theegala

Once again, Schauffele leads by two

He closes out the front nine with a birdie on nine as he makes the turn at 19-under

DeChambeau is back to second place

He birdies the par-5 10th to move into a tie with Hovland at 17-under

Scottie Scheffler's time at Valhalla is done

After a chaotic and whirlwind week, the Masters champion finishes strong with a final round 65 and will enter the clubhouse at 13-under.

It's a statement comeback after his arrest on Friday and a third-round 73 on Saturday.

DeChambeau finishes the front nine with a crucial par

The former US Open winner is three-under for the day so far

Lowry bogeys on the eighth hole

It's his first bogey in 34 holes after his miraculous round on Saturday

Schauffele's lead is back to two strokes

He drops in his birdie putt to move to 18-under par

McIlroy finds the water again

His approach shot falls in the water protecting the front of the 15th green, but salvages a bogey to drop just one shot

Hovland sits in a tie for second after sinking a triplet of birdies

It's three consecutive birdies for the Norwegian as he now shares second with DeChambeau

LEADERBOARD UPDATE

With the leaders done with six holes, this is how the leaderboard looks:

1. (-17): Xander Schauffele

T2. (-16): Viktor Hovland, Bryson DeChambeau

T4. (15): Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa

6 (-14): Lee Hodges

T7 (-13): Billy Horschel, Scottie Scheffler, Thomas Detry, Sahith Theegala

Schauffele survives a slight slipup to save par on the 6th

Scheffler's making moves!

He's now birdied five of seven holes on the back nine and sits at 13-under

McIlroy doesn't drive the green on 13, his second shot subsequently goes in the drink

His fourth shot lands perfect on the green, but he taps in for a bogey

Scheffler moves back into the top ten

He's five-under for the day at the moment, sitting at 12-under with four birdies on the back nine

DeChambeau rolls in his putt off the green for a birdie to move into solo second place

A great effort from the LIV rebel

Rory drops his birdie putt on the 12th

He moves to 11-under and could look to drive the 13th green

Schauffele birdies to extend his lead to two shots

DeChambeau moves into a tie for second

His birdie putt drops on the fifth hole

Hovland moves up with a birdie putt on 5

The Norwegian now sits at 14-under

Shane Lowry ALMOST holes out on four for an eagle, taps in par putt to move into a tie for second

The Irishman came so close to seeing his chip shot fall, but there was too much speed on the ball.

He sank his par putt to move into a tie for second with Morikawa.

LEADERBOARD UPDATE

With the leading group finished on the third hole, here's where things stand:

1. (-16): Xander Schauffele

2. (-15): Collin Morikawa

T3. (-14): Bryson DeChambeau, Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry

T6. (-13): Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland

T8. (-12): Alex Noren, Thomas Detry

(Six players are tied for tenth at 11-under)

Schauffele and Morikawa hold serve through the first two holes

The pair tap in for par on the second

Rose moves to 13-under with a birdie putt on four

He now sits in a tie for fifth with Shane Lowry and Viktor Hovland

Scheffler's back in the double digits

He rolls in a putt for birdie on the 12th to move to ten-under par

Theegala misreads a birdie putt, then misses his par to tap in for a bogey

He's back to 14-under and third place

McIlroy finishes the front nine with three-straight birdies to move to ten-under

A bogey on the first got shaken off and the Irishman is now six shots away from the lead.

Xander Schauffele birdies the first to take the solo lead!

A very nice putt from just short of 30 feet out for the California native and he now sits alone at 16-under

SAHITH THEEGALA FROM DOWNTOWN FOR THE LEAD!

Theegala perfectly reads a looooooooooong putt from 55 feet out and drains it for birdie to move into a tie for the lead

The final group is off and running

Schauffele and Morikawa have launched their tee shots and all the groups are out of the gates here at Valhalla

DeChambeau misses his birdie putt and taps for par

He had a chance to move up to 14-under, but his putt just missed the left edge of the cup

A new challenger approaches!

Alex Noren has come out of nowhere and is in a tie for ninth after going five-under through 13

The penultimate pairing of Lowry and Theegala are off

Lowry's 62 yesterday is one of the lowest rounds ever, while Theegala has been sniffing around the leaders all week

It's Justin Thomas' turn to hole out from the bunker!

An amazing shot from the Kentucky native on the course in his home town

Next to tee off are Viktor Hovland and Bryson DeChambeau

The two are part of a three-way tie for fourth at 13-under

Justin Rose tees off

The Englishman begins his day at 12-under, three shots back of the leaders

Scheffler taps in for birdie on the eighth hole to move to eight-under

He's one-under for the day

Shane Lowry and Viktor Hovland catch up

The European Ryder Cup teammates share an embrace on their way to the practice facility

Bradley birdies the fourth to move to 11-under

There's still plenty of time for the 2011 PGA Championship winner to make a move up towards the top of the leaderboard.

Right now, the Vermont native has momentum on his side.

Braden Shattuck finishes his day at one-under for the tournament and wins the title of Low PGA Professional

This wasn't on the same level as Michael Block's performance last year, but still a remarkable accomplishment from a guy that doesn't play every week

Justin Thomas tees off to the roar of his home crowd

The Louisville native was introduced to a smattering of applause from the gallery

The final pairings have hit the practice range

The last tee time is in just about an hour

Tommy Fleetwood finishes up with a six-under 65 for the day

Three bogeys, seven birdies, and an eagle on the cards for Fleetwood as he finishes his tournament with a six-under 65

Keegan Bradley birdies the first hole to move into the top ten

Bradley is now five shots back of the leaders

Scheffler's birdie putt on the fifth drops

He's back to even par following that first hole setback

McIlroy bogeys the first hole

He missed his par putt from eight feet out to drop a shot right off the bat.

What's in store for Tony Finau?

He's carded a 65-69-69 for the first three rounds and sits five shots back. Will he be able to move into contention today?

Jason Day makes the best of a trip to the beach

The Aussie holes out from the bunker at the third hole

Rory McIlroy tees off

The Irishman gets his final round underway

Scheffler bogeys the first hole

After teeing off, the American missed an eight foot par putt to drop a stroke. He now sits at six-under par.

Rory McIlroy has arrived ahead of his tee time

Rory is set to tee off in about 40 minutes

Brooks gets unlucky on the seventh after hitting the flag

His ball bounces and rolls perilously toward the bunker, but he's safe

The magic of the 13th hole continues!

Adam Hadwin has now holed out from the fairway for eagle!

It's the second holeout from the fairway at this hole today and the 61st total holeout of the week.

Koepka is in a bit of a pattern right now as he birdies the sixth

Par-birdie-par-birdie-par-birdie... interesting

Scottie Scheffler makes his way to the driving range

Just a few days ago, Scheffler's Friday range session may have been the most watched pre-round practice of all time after he sped back from jail.

Now, with suggestion that the charges against him could be dropped (and his caddie back on the bag), will Scheffler feel a little less weight on his shoulders that he did yesterday?

Watch Jordan Smith hole out from the fairway on the 13th hole

What is it with the 13th hole at this place? First we have that Tosti drive, now we have Jordan Smith ripping back a wedge shot from the fairway to make an eagle to move to five-under for the day

Tommy Fleetwood is having himself a day

With one blemish (a bogey on two), the Englishman has three birdies and an eagle as he's about to close out the front-nine. He currently sits at seven-under for the tournament and four-under for the day.

Watch Alejandro Tosti drive the green on the par-four 13th hole

This thing got smacked 338 yards and landed six feet from the hole, which he rolled in for an eagle. Just an astounding shot!

Koepka rolls in another birdie to move to six-under

Par-birdie-par-birdie is the start for Koepka

Notable tee times this afternoon

12:15 - Scottie Scheffler / Mark Hubbard

12:45 - Rory McIlroy / Tom Kim

1:05 - Keegan Bradley / Taylor Moore

1:35 - Tony Finau / Justin Thomas

2:15 - Bryson DeChambeau / Viktor Hovland

2:25 - Shane Lowry / Sahith Theegala

2:35 - Collin Morikawa / Xander Schauffele

Koepka birdies the second to move up to five-under

Last year's champion will need about ten more of those to catch up to Schauffele and Morikawa.

Here's what they're all fighting for

It's the largest prize in golf - the Wannamaker Trophy

Strongest start of the day goes to Sebastian Soderberg

The Swede had three birdies on the front nine and started the back with another birdie for a four-under day

Brooks Koepka tees off on his final round

The reigning PGA Champion will likely not be retaining his title as he sits eleven shots behind the leaders.

Early big movers: Andrew Putnam, Sebastian Soderberg, Jordan Smith, and Dustin Johnson among others

None of these four will be in contention, but nevertheless they're doing a good job moving their way up the leaderboard.

We've got wildlife to watch in the early tee times

A bale of turtles are seen taking in the sunshine while a little spider decided to explore the camera lens on the fourth hole

Here is a recap of all the day three action leading up to our leaders teeing off

Our reporter Isabel Baldwin is on the ground in Louisville and has a recap of all the action from a day where Scheffler stumbled as Morikawa climbed and a big crowd put pressure on the leaders.

BREAKING NEWS: Prosecutors in Louisville 'are planning to DROP the charges against Scottie Scheffler'

It would be the end to a brief nightmare for the world No. 1 golfer after his shocking Friday morning arrest.

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Here's a little refresher on the leaderboard, if you are just catching up

T1 (-15): Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele

3 (-14): Sahith Theegala

T4 (-13): Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Bryson DeChambeau

T7 (-12): Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre

9 (-11): Dean Burmester

T10 (-10): Lee Hodges, Justin Thomas, Harris English, Austin Eckroat, Tony Finau, Thomas Detry

There are 13 golfers who are within five shots of the leaders

It should set up today as an incredibly close affair with multiple golfers in the fight for the Wannamaker Trophy

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