Everything you need to know from the final round at Southern Hills Country Club.
Justin staged a remarkable fightback to claim his second Major Championship title, Will showed his battling spirit to earn a play-off spot, Mito fell at the final hurdle, Matt reached a career-high ranking and Tommy finished strong.
Here is everything you need to know from Sunday in Tulsa.
A piece of history
Justin Thomas trailed 54-hole leader Mito Pereira by seven shots heading into the final round but staged a record-equalling fightback on Sunday before beating Will Zalatoris in a play-off to win his second Major. A closing 67 courtesy of birdies at the 11th, 12th and 17th saw Thomas set the clubhouse target at five under, which was later matched by his fellow American. Both players made matching birdies at the opening play-off hole - the 13th. After finding the green with his tee shot at the par-four 17th, Thomas took a one-shot advantage to the 18th tee when Zalatoris missed his birdie effort, and he made a two-putt birdie. A two-putt par proved enough for Thomas to seal his second Wanamaker Trophy, five years after his first at Quail Hollow. "It hasn't sunk in just yet. I think it did more in the moment. I was jittery and I almost kind of couldn't feel my limbs walking up to that tap-in,” said Thomas, who equalled John Mahaffey's record of coming from seven behind to win the 1978 US PGA title, also in a play-off, at Oakmont.
Zalatoris comes up shy after showing his resolve
Zalatoris has proven himself a man for the Major occasion and once again did so over the past four days in unpredictable weather conditions. After the 36-hole leader struggled with his putter on Moving Day, he defied his doubters to nearly make his maiden PGA TOUR title a Major. But it was his recovery skills, under the highest of pressure, that might give him encouragement that he will win one. An errant tee shot at the par-three sixth led to him taking an unplayable, before he hit his chip shot from the cart path to eight feet before holing the par putt. After finding the penalty area with his tee-shot at the par-three eighth, he hit a 30-yard pitch from thick rough to around a similar distance and again made the putt. Similar length putts for par were also made on his final two holes to secure his spot in the play-off. Despite the disappointment of missing out in a play-off for the second time this year, following his defeat at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, Zalatoris can take some solace from his rise to a career-high 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Pereira suffers heartbreak
Before the drama of the play-off, Chilean Mito Pereira appeared set to become the first ever South American to win the US PGA Championship. The PGA Tour rookie, playing in only his second Major, began the day with a three-shot lead and was never knocked off the summit until the 72nd hole. The 27-year-old hit his tee shot in a creek and was unable to make the bogey which would have seen him into a three-man play-off as he fell into a tie for third place alongside American Cameron Young. The World Number 100 had moments before seen a birdie putt at the 17th come up agonisingly short which would have handed him a two-shot advantage.
Fitzpatrick registers best-ever Major finish
It wasn’t to be for Matt Fitzpatrick, who began the day with belief he could become the first Englishman to win the US PGA Championship since Jim Barnes in 1919, but you can be certain that he will be back competing in the final round of a Major again sooner rather than later. A closing 73 saw him finish in a tie for fifth – his best performance at a Major. However, coming on the back of finishing tied second at the Wells Fargo Championship earlier in May, it means the seven-time DP World Tour winner is up to a career-high 15th in the World Rankings. The highlight of his round came at the par-four 15th as he drained a chip shot from off the green for a birdie that brought him to two shots off the lead.
Final round offers Fleetwood confidence boost
Tommy Fleetwood began the day nine shots off the lead but he registered five birdies in six holes on the back nine to sign for a closing 67 and finish the tournament on three under par in a share of fifth place. The Englishman, 41st in the Official World Ranking, is now hoping to make the most of the strong finish ahead of an important period of the season, during which there are two more Majors in as many months. "It's nice that I'm sort of racking up what I feel is really good golf," he said.
