# 2024 PGA Championship
The 2024 [PGA Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/pga-championship) was the 106th edition of the PGA Championship, one of golf's four major championships, played May 16 to 19, 2024 at Valhalla Golf Club in [Louisville, Kentucky](https://www.edgepedia.org/louisville-kentucky). [Xander Schauffele](https://www.edgepedia.org/xander-schauffele) won his first major title with a final-round 6-under 65 for a 21-under 263 total, the lowest 72-hole score in major championship history, beating Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke after a birdie on the 72nd hole.[1](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/05/19/pga-championship-follow-round-4-highlights-action-updates-scores-valhalla-live-blog-schauffele-morikawa-hovland-lowry-dechambeau) • [2](https://beta.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/05/19/xander-schauffele-wins-first-major-at-pga-championship-in-thriller-at-valhalla)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Edition and dates | 106th PGA Championship, May 16–19, 2024 (tournament week May 13–19)[3](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/events/2024-pga-championship) |
| Venue | Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky, hosting for the fourth time after 1996, 2000, and 2014[3](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/events/2024-pga-championship) |
| Winner | Xander Schauffele, first major, 21-under 263, one stroke over Bryson DeChambeau[1](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/05/19/pga-championship-follow-round-4-highlights-action-updates-scores-valhalla-live-blog-schauffele-morikawa-hovland-lowry-dechambeau) |
| Scoring records | Schauffele's opening 9-under 62 was the lowest round in PGA Championship history; his 263 total was the lowest in major championship history[4](https://apnews.com/article/d0421ebb2e61aeff9c95a1bb87ee1a72) • [2](https://beta.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/05/19/xander-schauffele-wins-first-major-at-pga-championship-in-thriller-at-valhalla) |
| Cut | One-under par, the lowest cut line in PGA Championship history; 78 players made the weekend[5](https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/what-is-the-cut-at-the-pga-championship) |
| Field strength | 99 of the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking played, including seven LIV Golf players on special invitations[6](https://apnews.com/article/0a5b2217a7d8db56cb1798f2078dfea4) |
| Defending champion | Brooks Koepka, winner of the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill[3](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/events/2024-pga-championship) |
## Venue and field
Valhalla Golf Club, a parkland-style course designed by [Jack Nicklaus](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-nicklaus), had previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1996 (Mark Brooks), 2000 ([Tiger Woods](https://www.edgepedia.org/tiger-woods), in the first three-hole playoff in the event's history against Bob May), and 2014 ([Rory McIlroy](https://www.edgepedia.org/rory-mcilroy)), as well as the 2008 Ryder Cup.[3](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/events/2024-pga-championship) • [7](https://www.golfchannel.com/news/pga-championship-2024-recapping-the-major-events-at-valhalla-golf-club) The course was lengthened by 151 yards for 2024, a 2 percent increase over its 2014 yardage, and the week's bentgrass greens were only the third such test PGA Tour players faced in 2024.[8](https://beta.pgatour.com/article/news/needtoknow/2024/05/13/nine-things-to-know-valhalla-golf-club-pga-championship-louisville)
The PGA of America issued special invitations to seven [LIV Golf](https://www.edgepedia.org/liv-golf) players, including [Patrick Reed](https://www.edgepedia.org/patrick-reed), and the final field held 99 of the top 100 in the world ranking after Rikuya Hoshino (No. 94) withdrew.[6](https://apnews.com/article/0a5b2217a7d8db56cb1798f2078dfea4) Defending champion [Brooks Koepka](https://www.edgepedia.org/brooks-koepka), a LIV Golf player, and Rory McIlroy, who had won the most recent PGA Championship at Valhalla in 2014, were among the headline participants.[9](https://theanalyst.com/articles/2024-pga-championship-facts-and-statistics) McIlroy arrived after winning the Wells Fargo Championship the previous week, his first step toward ending a major drought that dated to that 2014 Valhalla victory.[10](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/rory-mcilroy-pga-championship-scheffler-kopeka-b2544899.html)
## Schauffele's week
**Record opening round.** Schauffele took advantage of calm weather and a soft course on Thursday to card a 9-under 62, a score no one had ever posted at the PGA Championship, and equaled a further PGA mark by holding a three-stroke advantage once the first round ended.[4](https://apnews.com/article/d0421ebb2e61aeff9c95a1bb87ee1a72) He held the lead or a share of it for most of the week. After 54 holes he was tied with [Collin Morikawa](https://www.edgepedia.org/collin-morikawa) at 15-under 198, with [Viktor Hovland](https://www.edgepedia.org/viktor-hovland), Shane Lowry, and DeChambeau two shots back and thirteen players within five of the lead.[11](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/press-releases/2024-05-18-low-scoring-continues-at-valhalla-setting-up-a-sunday-shootout)
**The final round.** Schauffele closed with a 6-under 65 and needed a birdie on the par-5 18th to win. After a drive that finished close to a bunker, he got up and down and swirled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the final hole to finish at 21-under 263, one ahead of DeChambeau.[1](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/05/19/pga-championship-follow-round-4-highlights-action-updates-scores-valhalla-live-blog-schauffele-morikawa-hovland-lowry-dechambeau) • [2](https://beta.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/05/19/xander-schauffele-wins-first-major-at-pga-championship-in-thriller-at-valhalla) The 263 total set the record for the lowest 72-hole score in major championship history, and the win came in Schauffele's first major title after a season of near misses, including a runner-up finish to Scheffler at [The Players Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-players-championship) and a loss to McIlroy at Quail Hollow the week before.[2](https://beta.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/05/19/xander-schauffele-wins-first-major-at-pga-championship-in-thriller-at-valhalla) • [4](https://apnews.com/article/d0421ebb2e61aeff9c95a1bb87ee1a72)
## Low scoring and records
Light winds and receptive greens kept Valhalla from playing defense against a powerful field. Fifteen players were double digits under par through 54 holes, a 54-hole record for a major; the previous high was seven, last reached at the 2022 Open Championship at [St Andrews](https://www.edgepedia.org/st-andrews).[11](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/press-releases/2024-05-18-low-scoring-continues-at-valhalla-setting-up-a-sunday-shootout) The cut line of one-under par was the lowest in PGA Championship history, and 78 players made the weekend, with [Jon Rahm](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-rahm) among the notable players to miss.[5](https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/what-is-the-cut-at-the-pga-championship)
**Two 62s.** Schauffele's opening 62 was joined in the third round by [Shane Lowry](https://www.edgepedia.org/shane-lowry), who became the fifth player in history to shoot 62 at a major. Lowry stood on the final tee needing a birdie for the first 61 in major history, missed the putt, and settled for par and a 9-under 62.[11](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/press-releases/2024-05-18-low-scoring-continues-at-valhalla-setting-up-a-sunday-shootout) • [12](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/which-golfers-62-in-mens-majors) DeChambeau, meanwhile, holed a chip for eagle on the 18th on Saturday to close within striking range at 13 under, part of the charge that carried him to a one-stroke runner-up finish.[11](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/press-releases/2024-05-18-low-scoring-continues-at-valhalla-setting-up-a-sunday-shootout) • [1](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/05/19/pga-championship-follow-round-4-highlights-action-updates-scores-valhalla-live-blog-schauffele-morikawa-hovland-lowry-dechambeau)
## The Scheffler arrest
On the Friday morning of the second round, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was arrested outside Valhalla after a pre-dawn scuffle with police; roads near the course had been blocked following a fatal pedestrian accident, and a police officer was hospitalized after being dragged by Scheffler's vehicle.[13](https://apnews.com/article/e10a1e71eb91928503f78b105445f16d) • [14](https://www.axios.com/2024/05/17/scottie-scheffler-arrested-charges-released) Scheffler was booked, had his mug shot taken, and was released in time to play his second round, finishing tied for fourth after that day.[13](https://apnews.com/article/e10a1e71eb91928503f78b105445f16d) His challenge faded on Saturday, when he shot 2-over 73, his first round above par since the previous summer's Tour Championship and the end of a stretch of 42 consecutive rounds of par or better; he began the day three shots off the lead and ended it eight back.[11](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/press-releases/2024-05-18-low-scoring-continues-at-valhalla-setting-up-a-sunday-shootout)
## Context in the 2024 season
The championship was the second major of 2024, following Scottie Scheffler's Masters victory. Scheffler arrived at Valhalla as the dominant player of the season, and a win would have made him only the third golfer since 2000 to take the first two majors in a calendar year, after Tiger Woods (2002) and Jordan Spieth (2015).[9](https://theanalyst.com/articles/2024-pga-championship-facts-and-statistics) Instead, the breakthrough went to Schauffele, who had been one of the tour's most consistent challengers with eight top-10 finishes in 2024 before the win but had not yet captured a title that year.[10](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/rory-mcilroy-pga-championship-scheffler-kopeka-b2544899.html) McIlroy, playing the site of his last major title, missed none of his chances to end a drought that had reached 35 major appearances.[9](https://theanalyst.com/articles/2024-pga-championship-facts-and-statistics) Schauffele went on to add the 2024 Open Championship later that summer, while Scheffler won the 2025 PGA Championship, the next time the Wanamaker Trophy was contested.[15](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/how-many-majors-has-scottie-scheffler-won)
## References
1. [PGA Championship: Xander Schauffele wins with birdie on 72nd hole at Valhalla, PGA Tour](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/05/19/pga-championship-follow-round-4-highlights-action-updates-scores-valhalla-live-blog-schauffele-morikawa-hovland-lowry-dechambeau)
2. [Xander Schauffele wins first major at PGA Championship in thriller at Valhalla (AP), PGA Tour](https://beta.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/05/19/xander-schauffele-wins-first-major-at-pga-championship-in-thriller-at-valhalla)
3. [2024 PGA Championship, PGA of America Media Center](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/events/2024-pga-championship)
4. [Schauffele gets another major scoring record and sets the pace at PGA Championship, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/d0421ebb2e61aeff9c95a1bb87ee1a72)
5. [How Many Players Make The Cut At The PGA Championship?, Golf Monthly](https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/what-is-the-cut-at-the-pga-championship)
6. [PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/0a5b2217a7d8db56cb1798f2078dfea4)
7. [PGA Championship 2024: Recapping the major events at Valhalla Golf Club, Golf Channel](https://www.golfchannel.com/news/pga-championship-2024-recapping-the-major-events-at-valhalla-golf-club)
8. [Nine things to know: All about Valhalla Golf Club, PGA Tour](https://beta.pgatour.com/article/news/needtoknow/2024/05/13/nine-things-to-know-valhalla-golf-club-pga-championship-louisville)
9. [PGA Championship Facts and Statistics, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/articles/2024-pga-championship-facts-and-statistics)
10. [Five rivals Rory McIlroy must beat to end major drought at PGA Championship, The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/rory-mcilroy-pga-championship-scheffler-kopeka-b2544899.html)
11. [Low scoring continues at Valhalla, setting up a Sunday shootout, PGA of America Media Center](https://www.pgamediacenter.com/press-releases/2024-05-18-low-scoring-continues-at-valhalla-setting-up-a-sunday-shootout)
12. [Which Golfers Have Shot 62 In Men's Majors?, Golf Monthly](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/which-golfers-62-in-mens-majors)
13. [After starting his day in jail, Scheffler finds peace on the course and a chance to win, too, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/e10a1e71eb91928503f78b105445f16d)
14. [Police officer hospitalized after incident that led to Scottie Scheffler's arrest, Axios](https://www.axios.com/2024/05/17/scottie-scheffler-arrested-charges-released)
15. [How Many Majors Has Scottie Scheffler Won?, Golf Monthly](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/how-many-majors-has-scottie-scheffler-won)
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