PGA Championship: Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm to find positives after lacking out to Scottie Scheffler at Quail Hollow

Bryson DeChambeau was once left ‘baffled’ through his failure to take advantage of main rivalry on the PGA Championship, as Jon Rahm admitted his final-round cave in was once a “tough pill to swallow”.

DeChambeau completed runner-up for the second one successive 12 months, with a one-under 70 leaving him 5 strokes in the back of Scottie Scheffler and in tied-second along Harris English and Davis Riley.

The two-time US Open champion in short led all through the 3rd around and was once again inside of two strokes of the lead past due within the last day, best to finish the week on six below as Scheffler closed out a 3rd main victory.

“I felt like I had the game to win this week and the golf course suited me pretty well,” DeChambeau admitted. “Missed a few putts coming down the stretch and got a little unlucky in this great game of golf. It kind of is what it is.

“I’m certain you heard me in the market in reality baffled reasonably somewhat. It was once a just right battle, just right combat, take so much from it. It’s simply burning a larger fireplace in my stomach.

He later added: “I’m baffled right now. Just felt like things just didn’t go my way this week. Drove it really well. I drove it as good as I can, as of right now, I gave myself a good chance. I just felt like a couple breaks went a different way.”

DeChambeau now has top-six finishes in 5 of the ultimate six majors, together with ultimate 12 months’s dramatic one-shot win over Rory McIlroy at america Open, despite the fact that was once left disillusioned to not upload to that tally all through the primary two majors of the 12 months.

“Definitely had an opportunity to beat Rory [McIlroy at The Masters] and definitely had an opportunity to give Scottie [Scheffler] a run this week,” DeChambeau added. “I used to be main after 16 holes at the 3rd around, however guy, I simply did not get it accomplished.

“I’ve got to learn how to be a little more precise with the wind, not let the wind affect the ball as much. It’s a tough task to do because I laid it so high and the ball just kind of moves it in the air. I’ve got to figure that out.

“I’ve were given some tips up my sleeve that I’m going to be running on and with a bit of luck convey for the U.S. Open, however I’ve were given to get some apparatus right here quickly.”

Rahm: Late main cave in ‘difficult tablet to swallow’

Taylor Pendrith, Jhonattan Vegas and JT Poston ended the week in tied-fifth on 5 below, with Rahm an additional shot again in a percentage of 8th regardless of in short sharing the lead all through an exhilarating Sunday.

Rahm made 3 birdies in a four-hole stretch from the 8th however neglected birdie possibilities over the 14th and 15th, earlier than shedding 5 strokes over the general 3 holes to fail to notice a 3rd main victory.

“It was really close,” Rahm stated. “God, it’s been a while since I had that much fun on a golf course, 15 holes. Even the first seven of the day where I was swinging well and things weren’t happening. I kept myself in it, made the pars that I needed, and played really good golf from the eighth to the 15th.

“The ultimate 3 holes, it is a difficult tablet to swallow at this time. A large number of positives to take from this week. Pretty recent wound at this time. But there may be been a large number of just right going down this week and a large number of sure emotions to take for the remainder of the 12 months.”

Rahm had overturned 54-hole deficits to win his earlier two titles, the 2021 US Open and the 2023 Masters, whilst the previous international No 1 was once having a look to develop into the primary Spanish winner of the PGA Championship and entire the 3rd leg of the profession Grand Slam.

“I think it’s the first time I’ve been in position to win a major that close and haven’t done it,” Rahm added. “The best occasions I believe I’ve been within the lead in a big on a Sunday, I’ve been in a position to near it out and it is a very other state of affairs.

I at all times like to return a bit bit on one thing that Charles Barkley loves to remind basketball gamers at all times. Like, I play golfing for a dwelling. It’s implausible. Am I embarrassed a bit bit about how I stopped these days? Yeah. But I simply want to recover from it, recover from myself.

“It’s not the end of the world. It’s not like I’m a doctor or a first responder, where somebody if they have a bad day, truly bad things happen. I’ll get over it. I’ll move on.

“There’s much more sure than unfavorable to consider this week. I’m in reality satisfied I put myself in place and with a bit of luck be informed from this and provides it any other pass in america Open.”

What’s next?

DeChambeau and Rahm will both be back in action on the LIV Golf League at their next event in Virginia, taking place at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club from June 6-8, before chasing major glory at the US Open the following week. Get Sky Sports or circulation and not using a contract on NOW.