Summary

  • Scottie Scheffler wins third major title by five strokes at -11

  • World number one closes in style after difficult front nine

  • Spaniard Jon Rahm briefly held joint lead but collapsed over final holes to post -4

  • US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau finishes second alongside three others

  • Full reaction on BBC Radio 5 Live – tap Listen Live

Live Reporting

Paul Higham, Phil Cartwright, Steve Sutcliffe and Matt Gault

  1. Where did Rahm come from?

    Line graph showing how Jon Rahm has closed in on Scottie Scheffler

    While Scottie Scheffler's engine has been spluttering, Jon Rahm has pressed the accelerator over the past four holes.

    Game on.

  2. Fans flood Quail Hollow’s back nine

    Gavin Andrews
    BBC Sport NI at Quail Hollow

    As the leaderboard bunches the race is on to find a vantage point.

    Tens of thousands of fans are making their way to the back nine to watch the drama unfold.

    This property is huge but there’s hardly a spot to be found. A stunning stage is set for what’s looking more and more like a tension-filled finale.

  3. DeChambeau drops back

    DeChambeau -5 (13)

    A bogey for Bryson DeChambeau on 13 and he's now four off the lead.

    We thought Bryson might be the man to charge up the leaderboard, but the challenge to Scottie Scheffler is coming from Jon Rahm...

  4. 'We did not see that coming'

    Rahm -9 (11)

    Oliver Wilson
    Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Quail Hollow

    We did not see that coming a couple of hours ago. He [Rahm] has put together a clinical round of golf and he's reeling Scottie in. It's shaping up to be a fantastic back nine.

    Every single stat suggests Scottie should be way out in front but golf is just not that straightforward.

  5. Rahm joins Scheffler on top of leaderboard

    Rahm -9 (11)

    Jon Rahm with a mini fist pump on the 11th. A lone shout of 'get in the hole' goes up just as he rolls his ball towards the cup and watches it disappear.

    The Spaniard has a share of the lead and is looking the part.

  6. Still Scheffler's to lose?

    Scheffler -9 (9)

    Scottie SchefflerGetty Images

    We did not see that front nine coming from Scottie Scheffler.

    So where are you as he makes the turn?

    Still think the world number one will see this through?

    Thumbs.

  7. Scrappy Scheffler in reverse gear

    Scheffler -9, Noren -7 (9)

    Scottie Scheffler led the field by three at the start of play, he led Jon Rahm by five - but the Spaniard is currently two under and more surprisingly Scheffler is two over for his front nine.

    We thought contenders would come with a challenge, but never thought Scheffler would hit reverse gear and come back towards them.

    The world number one isn't the type of character to panic but he must know he has to start picking up some birdies on the back nine.

  8. Rahm -8 (10)

    Jon Rahm larrups his drive down the 11th straight into the left fairway bunker.

    Scottie Scheffler is not quite at the races at the moment. A big couple of shots coming up for the former US Open and Masters winner.

    What can he do here? Oh my that is majestic, he's on the green and will be putting for birdie from 15 feet.

  9. 'Very ragged'

    Scheffler -9, Noren -7 (9)

    Iain Carter
    BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Quail Hollow

    It's been a very ragged outward half from the world number one. It has opened the door for the chasing pack.

  10. Another bogey means Scheffler leads by one

    Scheffler -9, Noren -7 (9)

    Really scrappy bogey for Scottie Scheffler as he leaves himself 25 feet just to save par - and with a bit of a mud ball too!

    It's a great putt actually, but just pulls up short and that another shot gone - meaning the lead has come all the way down to just one!

  11. Rahm closes in

    Rahm -8 (10)

    Is Scottie Scheffler weakening?

    And can Jon Rahm take advantage? Two big questions we'll get the answers to over the next couple of hours.

    The Spaniard is in the swale to the left of the par-five 10th playing his third. It looks incredibly difficult but he just chops the legs off his chip and stops it dead less than a foot from the pin.

    A birdie is a formality. In it goes.

  12. DeChambeau -6 (12)

    Bryson DeChambeau hits a monster drive down the 12th and sends his wedge to close range. A birdie, surely?

    No it's not, as the putt dribbles off target.

  13. Scheffler -10, Noren -7 (8)

    Scottie Scheffler, for the umpteenth time today, is in trouble in the left rough and can only hammer the ball out back onto the fairway, but a mile back from the green, about 50 yards or so, on the long ninth.

    So he'll need to get that down in two to save par.

  14. Bogey for Fitzpatrick

    Fitzpatrick -5 (12)

    It's never great when you hear that dull sound of ball striking tree and in Matt Fitzpatrick's case it carries his ball back over the cart path to the left of the 12th and bang into trouble.

    The Englishman clunks his second forward and can't control his third which goes off the back of the dancefloor.

    It's a damage limitation job and it's a bit of a result to file off the green with only a bogey to his name. It's the Englishman's fourth of the day. Just look where he'd be without them on his card.

  15. Scheffler still struggling

    Scheffler -10, Noren -7 (8)

    Scottie SchefflerGetty Images

    Another missed chance for Scottie Scheffler as he can only par the eighth - which is the easiest hole on the golf course today, playing half a shot under par and yielding 33 birdies and four eagles.

    Luckily for Scheffler, Alex Noren can't add to that birdie tally as he jabs at his putt for a three and it's never anywhere neat going in, so the gap stays at three.

    Scheffler needs to start finding some birdies soon though....

  16. Scheffler -10, Noren -7 (7)

    Another miss wide left off the tee by Scottie Scheffler and his ball sails into the crowd lining the eighth hole.

    Luckily for him it's the short par four - just 315 yards today - and he's got a clear view so a realtively simple chip out, but he's not played it too well and left a longer birdie putt that he'd have liked.

  17. 'Would be shocking if Scheffler didn't win'

    Schauffele -1 (68)

    Scottie SchefflerGetty Images

    Soon-to-be deposed US PGA champion Xander Schauffele has little doubt where this tournament is heading.

    The world number three has been speaking after his three-under 68, his best round of the week, propelled him to a finish at one under par.

    "[Scottie Scheffler] just does sort of what - it's cliche - but he does all those small things really well. I played with him, and he didn't hit it great. He finished strong, which he always does, as it gives himself some sort of momentum.

    "He goes and practices after his rounds, does his thing with his team, and he rinses and repeats.

    "He's in a spot where it would be shocking if he didn't win today."

  18. 'Tough front nine'

    Oliver Wilson
    Former Ryder Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live at Quail Hollow

    It's been a tough front nine for everyone. The wind is gusting so it's shaping up nicely. At least there are three shots separating Scottie Scheffler, Alex Noren and Jon Rahm heading into the back nine. It's kind of exciting.

  19. Rahm -7 (9)

    Jon RahmGetty Images

    Jon Rahm is a little right off the ninth tee but recovers as to rap an iron out of the second cut and find the putting surface.

    It's a scramble but it's a par, as he takes two putts from 40 feet, the second of which grabs the right of the cut before tumbling in.

  20. Successive birdies for Poston

    Poston -6 (8)

    Holes seven and eight at Quail Hollow can be good scoring opportunities if you get it right and JT Poston has done just that, getting himself back to six under.

    A good recovery after dropping shots in three of the first five holes.