Scottie Scheffler ‘proud’ of fighting display in ‘hectic’ PGA Championship week

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler concluded a dramatic week at the 106th PGA Championship with a strong final round, expressing pride in his resilience during the closing circuit at Valhalla. Reflecting on his performance, Scheffler said, “I’m proud today of how I fought.”

The week had started tumultuously for Scheffler, who was arrested on Friday morning. Despite this setback, he managed to stay competitive in the season’s second major, posting a score of 66. However, a third-round score of 73 on Saturday dashed his hopes of winning in Louisville, ending his remarkable streak of 42 consecutive rounds at par or better. Nonetheless, Scheffler bounced back with a closing 65, finishing with a 13-under aggregate.

When asked to describe his week, the Masters champion laughed and replied, “Yeah, I’m not really quite sure. I think ‘hectic’ would probably be a good description. Overall right now how I’m feeling, I’m fairly tired, definitely a lot more tired than I have been finishing some other tournaments. But I’m proud of today how we went out there and fought. I got off to kind of a slow start and I was able to kind of get some momentum and post a good round and give myself some good momentum. Yesterday obviously was quite frustrating and a bit of a different day, but overall proud of how I fought this week. Was fortunate to be out here competing, doing what I love.”

Scheffler was eager to return home to Texas to see his wife, Meredith, and their son, Bennett. He was uncertain about needing to appear in court in Louisville on Tuesday but planned to compete in the upcoming Charles Schwab Challenge.

“The support this week from the fans was tremendous,” he added. “The support I got from the players and caddies and everybody inside the ropes was tremendous. So I’m very grateful to have the community that we have out here on the road and to have their support.”

Meanwhile, defending champion Brooks Koepka, a three-time winner of the Wanamaker Trophy, ended his tournament with a six-birdie 66, totaling nine-under-par. Despite this strong finish, Koepka was disappointed with his overall performance, having left himself too much ground to cover after a third-round 74. “Not very good,” he said when asked for his assessment. “I think it’s pretty obvious, isn’t it?”

Koepka, who also finished outside the top 40 at The Masters, shared his frustration with his showing. “I don’t think finishing 30th is progress,” he noted. “Played good today, played good the other two days. Yesterday just didn’t have anything. I don’t think I did one thing good at all. Usually when you play bad, you’ve got one thing that you do okay and you might