2018 PGA Championship Recap
Brooks Koepka won his third major in 14 months on Sunday. Learn about the clubs he used to do it here.
pluggedingolf.comHere’s the latest on the 2018 PGA Championship highlights, based on contemporary coverage.
- Brooks Koepka won the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive, finishing with a 264 total and setting the 72-hole scoring record for the event. Tiger Woods and Adam Scott were among the late challengers, with Woods posting a memorable final round and Koepka holding firm down the stretch.[1][3][7]
- The final round featured a dramatic finish: Koepka pulled away on the back nine, birdied key holes late, and sealed the championship with a two-shot margin over Woods, who shot a 64 in the final round. Scott also briefly pressed before Koepka clinched on 18.[3][1]
- Notable moments included Tiger Woods’s late surge, including a clutch par save on the 4th and a birdie-laden run on the back nine, contributing to one of the best major-round performances of his career, though Koepka’s steady strategy proved decisive.[1]
- Field highlights from earlier rounds captured Gary Woodland’s strong start and the chase from several top players like Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, and Justin Rose, who vied for position during Round 1, though Koepka ultimately prevailed.[4][5][10]
If you’d like, I can pull a concise, up-to-the-minute recap with exact round-by-round scores and key shot-by-shot moments, or assemble a short highlight reel list with links to major clips. Would you prefer a quick bullet recap, a table of final scores, or a short video-style highlight guide?
Citations:
- Koepka’s win and scoring record details[7][3]
- Final-round drama and Woods’ performance[1]
- Round 1 and overall leaderboard context[10][4]