2018 PGA Championship leaderboard breakdown: Full coverage, scores, Round 1 highlights
Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose are chasing Gary Woodland after Round 1
hubapi.cbssports.comHere are the latest notable highlights from the 2018 PGA Championship.
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Brooks Koepka won the title, extending his major-medal streak by capturing the championship with a late surge in the final round, finishing at 16-under par to edge Tiger Woods by two shots. This made Koepka the fifth American to win three majors before age 29.[5]
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Tiger Woods delivered the round of his life in the final round, firing a 64 to climb into solo second behind Koepka, marking one of the strongest major performances of his career resurgence.[5]
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The final round featured Koepka's clutch play down the stretch, including a key birdie stretch to maintain his lead on the back nine and secure victory despite intense pressure from Scott and Woods.[2][3]
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Round-by-round momentum saw Koepka build a commanding position with a bogey-free 66 on both Saturday and Sunday, illustrating consistent high-level ball-striking and closing ability.[5]
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Highlights and post-round reactions underscore Koepka’s confidence and Woods’s dramatic late charge, with several birdie runs on Nos. 7–9 and No. 15 contributing to the drama of the final pairing.[3][2]
If you’d like, I can pull a compact, cited recap of the final round with key shots and a short timeline of scoring changes. I can also assemble a brief clip list (e.g., Koepka’s long-iron on 16, Woods’s approach at 15) with exact hole numbers.