2024 PGA Championship leaderboard, winner: Xander Schauffele breaks through to claim first career major

One week after disappointing in the final round and giving away a tournament victory, Xander Schauffele powered past a stacked leaderboard to win the 2024 PGA Championship in wire-to-wire fashion, breaking through to claim the first major championship of his career. The 30-year-old American tied a major record with a 9-under 62 to open play and never relented, leading after 18, 36, 54 and ultimately 72 holes by going a record-setting 21 under at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. Schauffele's 21 under was the lowest score to par in major championship history, while his 263 total score was the lowest 72-hole scoring total in such an event.With his wire-to-wire victory, Schauffele becomes the 11th player to accomplish such a feat in PGA Championship history joining the likes of Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Brooks Koepka who was last to do so in 2019.Schauffele, the reigning Olympic gold medalist, has come excruciatingly close at majors throughout his career with six top-...