Euskaraz irakurri: Koepkak irabazi du PGA Txapelketa, eta Schefflerrek munduko sailkapeneko lehen postua kendu dio Rahmi

brooks koepka won the PGA Championship this Sunday by signing a card of 67 strokes, with a final result of -9 and two distance impacts on the Norwegian Victor Hovland (-7) and a scottie scheffler (-7) that snatched the world number one from the Basque jon rahm.

This is his third PGA Championship, after those he won in 2018 and 2019, and his fifth ‘big’, since he was also proclaimed champion of the United States Open in 2017 and 2018.

koepkafirst golfer from the controversial Saudi LIV Golf to succeed in a major, He also entered the select club of twenty players who have at least five ‘big ones’. He equaled with three PGA titles to legends like Gene Sarazen and sam snead. Tiger Woods with four, as well as walter hagen and jack nicklausthey still remain above.

The best cards of the day were signed by the Australians with 65 strokes cam davis and Cameron Smith, the Austrian Sepp Straka and the americans kurt kitayama and scottie scheffler.

JON RAHM LOSES NUMBER ONE

Scheffler He had a real chance of victory. even his last birdie in 18 he put pressure on koepka and Hovland, who came from behind. What does take Scheffler is to be the new number one in the world thanks to second place in the tournament.

This way, Scheffler leads the world ranking with an average of 10.96 points, four tenths more than the player from Barrika (10.56), while the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy He is third with 8.32 after his seventh place in the New York tournament.

Jon Rahm, during the PGA Championship. Photo: EFE

The new number one is also approaching rahm in the FedExCup standings, which the Biscayan continues to lead, now with just 715 points ahead of the North American.

Rahm closed his last round with 71 punchesone over par on the field, for a total of +7 that was far from expectations.

THE MICHAEL BLOCK PHENOMENON

If there has been a hero this week it has been Michael Block, PGA instructor in California invited to the tournament and who not only made the cut, but also competed at the level of the best on the planet and was the champion among non-professionals.

He has been one of the entertainers of the tournament. Her connection with the public has been total, but she reserved her standing ovation for this Sunday, with a hole in one amazing at fifteen. The ball didn’t even bounce in the green: fell directly into the hole.

Michael Block greeting the public. Photo: EFE

blocks He finished 15th in the final table and secures a place for the 2024 edition, but next week he will teach classes again at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, in California, where he will surely have requested all his classes, which he charges $125 for 45 minutes.

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