Tiger roared but Brooks Koepka wins 2018 PGA Championship

Highlights from Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club. Brooks Koepka won his third major title, and second of 2018, by two over Adam Scott and Tiger Woods.

Brooks Koepka held off challenges by Tiger Woods and Adam Scott on Sunday to win the PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club. It is Koepka’s third career major championship, and second of the year after winning the U.S. Open in June.

Koepka shot a four-under 66 in the final round to post 16-under for the tournament, two ahead of Woods and Scott.

At the start of the round, Koepka held a two-shot advantage over Scott, while Woods was four back. He made two early bogeys, but rebounded with a birdie at the seventh.

After another birdie at the eighth, Koepka hit his drive into a fairway bunker on the ninth but managed to hit his approach to seven feet, setting up another birdie.

Woods, meanwhile, hit his approach on the second from the rough to within four feet and made his first birdie of the round.

He added two more birdies on the third and eighth, but on the ninth drove his ball into the left trees. Woods wasn’t rattled, however, and proceeded to hit his approach to the green to 10 feet for another birdie.

Scott, meanwhile, got into contention by holding a 25-foot birdie putt at the 10th.

A birdie at the 12th and Scott reached 13-under, just one back of Koepka.

He then tied Koepka with an approach shot to six feet on the par-three 13th.

Woods got a bad break on the 11th, when his putt for birdie hung on the lip of the hole and didn’t drop.

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He then birdied the next two holes to get within one of the lead.

Koepka managed a birdie at the 10th despite hitting into a greenside bunker, then birdied the 15th to retake sole possession of the lead.

At the par-three 16th, Koepka hit his approach to six feet for another birdie and a two-shot advantage with just two holes to play.

Woods’ chances of winning his first major in 10 years took a hit when his drive on the par-five 17th went right, narrowly missing a water hazard but settling in thick rough. He managed to chip out and get up-and-down from short of the green by holing an eight-footer for par.

Woods finished the tournament by holing a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th to tie Scott for second place.

His run came up just short, but the large crowds that followed him throughout the round gave up a rousing ovation as he came off the 18th green. His score of 64 is his lowest career final round in a major championship.

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Koepka took a two-shot lead to the 18th, and ensured he would keep it by hitting his drive 325 yards down the fairway.

After tapping in for par, Koepka was able to lift the Wanamaker Trophy as 2018 PGA champion.