ROCHESTER: Brooks Koepka outdueled Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler in a back-nine battle Sunday (Monday in Manila) to win the PGA Championship for his fifth major title, giving Saudi-backed LIV Golf a milestone major triumph. "This is probably the sweetest one of them all because all the hard work that went into it," Koepka said. Norway's 11th-ranked Hovland, chasing his first major title, and American Scheffler, last year's Masters winner and the new world number one, shared second on 273. Koepka was among the stars who jumped from the PGA Tour to breakaway LIV Golf, which offered record $25 million purses for 54-hole events, despite concern over Saudi Arabia's human rights record. The PGA banned LIV talent from its events, with a legal fight between them due in court next May.

Source: Manila Times May 23, 2023 05:05 UTC