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

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

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

The 2-time US Open champion briefly led in the course of the third spherical and was again inside two strokes of the lead late within the last day, solely to finish the week on six underneath 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 am positive you heard me on the market actually baffled fairly a bit. It was an excellent combat, good battle, take so much from it. It is simply burning an even bigger 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 final six majors, together with final 12 months’s dramatic one-shot win over Rory McIlroy on the US Open, though was left disillusioned to not add to that tally in the course of the first 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 on the third spherical, however man, I simply did not get it completed.

“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 bought some methods up my sleeve that I will be engaged on and hopefully carry for the U.S. Open, however I’ve bought to get some tools right here quickly.”

Rahm: Late main collapse ‘robust capsule to swallow’

Taylor Pendrith, Jhonattan Vegas and JT Poston ended the week in tied-fifth on 5 underneath, with Rahm an extra shot again in a share of eighth regardless of briefly sharing the lead throughout an exhilarating Sunday.

Rahm made three birdies in a four-hole stretch from the eighth however missed birdie possibilities over the 14th and fifteenth, earlier than dropping 5 strokes over the ultimate three holes to overlook out on 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 final three holes, it is a robust capsule to swallow proper now. Plenty of positives to take from this week. Fairly recent wound proper now. However there’s been lots of good taking place this week and lots of optimistic 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, whereas the previous world No 1 was seeking to turn out to be the primary Spanish winner of the PGA Championship and full the third 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 one instances I feel I have been within the lead in a significant on a Sunday, I have been in a position to shut it out and this can be a very totally different scenario.

I at all times like to return a little bit bit on one thing that Charles Barkley likes to remind basketball gamers on a regular basis. Like, I play golf for a dwelling. It is unimaginable. Am I embarrassed a little bit bit about how I completed right now? Yeah. However I simply must 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 optimistic than destructive to consider this week. I am actually pleased I put myself in place and hopefully study from this and provides it one other go within the US 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 activities or stream with no contract on NOW.