Xander Schauffele carded 6-under 65 on Sunday, May 19, to win the 2024 PGA Championship, beating Bryson Dechambeau by a stroke margin. This was the first major championship of his career.
Schauffele displayed an incredible performance throughout the week at Valhalla and held the lead on all four days. He began his week with a 9-under 62 and followed with a pair of 68 before firing a 65 in the final round. With a birdie on the par-4, 18th, he ended DeChambeau’s hopes of a playoff finish.
This was Schauffele’s eighth title on the PGA Tour but first since the 2022 Scottish Open. It’s not as if he was playing badly but was struggling to get past the final line until this week.
Fans online showered praise on Xander Schauffele for winning his first major championship. Here’s a look at some of the reactions:
“Major man,” one fan wrote.
“One for the good guys . Thank god wont have to look at LiV players for another few weeks,” another fan posted.
“Good for Xander,” one user commented. “But a playoff would have been cool with how him and Bryson were playing”
“How can you not get emotional watching that?? Something so special about someone being so close so many times, and finally getting over the hump,” this fan praised.
“Congratulations Xander! What a tremendous field you beat! you beat the best! You deserve it,” one fan posted.
“That bunker shot was ice cold,” another user wrote.
How much did Xander Schauffele receive for winning the 2024 PGA Championship?
Xander Schauffele bagged $3.33 million for winning the 2024 PGA Championship, while the runner-up, Bryson DeChambeau, bagged $1.99 million for a runner-up finish.
Here’s a look at the payout for the 2024 PGA Championship:
- 1. Xander Schauffele – $3.33 million
- 2. Bryson DeChambeau – $1.99 million
- 3. Viktor Hovland – $1.26 million
- T4. Thomas Detry – $814,000
- T4. Collin Morikawa – $814,000
- T6. Justin Rose – $639,440
- T6. Shane Lowry – $639,440
- T8. Scottie Scheffler – $521,418
- T8. Billy Horschel – $521,418
- T8. Robert MacIntyre – $521,418
- T8. Justin Thomas – $521,418
- T12. Taylor Moore – $359,943
- T12. Rory McIlroy – $359,943
- T12. Lee Hodges – $359,943
- T12. Sahith Theegala – $359,943
- T12. Dean Burmester – $359,943
- T12. Alex Noren – $359,943
- T18. Rio Hisatune – $230,764
- T18. Harris English – $230,764
- T18. Tony Finau – $230,764
- T18. Keegan Bradley – $230,764
- T18. Austin Eckroat – $230,764
- T23. Russell Henley – $170,137
- T23. Tom Hoge – $170,137
- T23. Maverick McNealy – $170,137
- T26. Ben Kohles – $113,962
- T26. Kurt Kitayama – $113,962
- T26. Brooks Koepka – $113,962
- T26. Tommy Fleetwood – $113,962
- T26. Brian Harman – $113,962
- T26. Min Woo Lee – $113,962
- T26. Corey Conners – $113,962
- T26. Tom Kim – $113,962
- T26. Mark Hubbard – $113,962
- T35. Brice Garnett – $79,183
- T35. Max Homa – $79,183
- T35. Hideki Matsuyama – $79,183
- T35. Doug Ghim – $79,183
- T39. Aaron Rai – $66,848
- T39. Joaquin Niemann – $66,848
- T39. Jordan Smith – $66,848
