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Brooks Koepka is a major champion again, winning the PGA Championship while new cult hero Michael Block produces a moment for the ages with a slam-dunk hole in one.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — All those injuries that made Brooks Koepka wonder if he was still among golf's elite were put to rest Sunday at Oak Hill when he beat the strongest field of the year and won the PGA Championship for his fifth major title. Determined as ever to restore his reputation as the player to beat in the majors, Koepka ran off three quick birdies early, never lost the lead amid a gritty fight from Viktor Hovland and closed with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory.
Koepka won his third Wanamaker Trophy — only Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen with five and Tiger Woods with four have won the PGA Championship more times. His five majors all have been won since June of 2017, but he hadn't been victorious in a Grand Slam event in four years.
Determined as ever to restore his reputation as the player to beat in the majors, Brooks Koepka ran off three quick birdies early, never lost the lead amid a gritty fight from Viktor Hovland and closed with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot PGA Championship victory Sunday.
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