So, it turns out that the 2025 PGA Championship really was won on the back nine on Saturday. Scottie Scheffler covered the final five holes of the third round at Quail Hollow Club in five under par that enabled him to create separation from the field.

Talent, in sport and in life, is about adapting to challenges and curveballs, literally. When Scheffler’s approach to the 16th green on day one sailed miles off to left the plunged into the lake, the cries of mudball went from mumble to roar.

Scheffler lost all of a three-stroke lead on the front nine, but righted himself to win the PGA Championship by five shots Sunday in Charlotte at Quail Hollow Club.