Koepka wins his third PGA Championship major.

American Brooks Koepka won his third Wanamaker Cup with a score of -9 at the 2023 PGA Championship.

With this latest victory, Koepka now boasts five major titles at the age of 33, after 11 years as a professional golfer. His four previous wins were evenly split between the PGA Championship and the US Open between 2017 and 2019.

With his recent achievements, New York has proven to be fertile ground in Koepka's career. This is also where the American golfer won the 2018 US Open and the 2019 PGA Championship.

Koepka lifted the Wanamaker Trophy at Oak Hill this morning, May 22nd, Hanoi time. Photo: PGA Tour — Koepka lifted the Wanamaker Trophy at Oak Hill this morning, May 22nd, Hanoi time. Photo: *PGA Tour*

"I love New York. This place has given me so much," Koepka said during the Wanamaker Trophy and $3.15 million prize ceremony this morning, Hanoi time. The American golfer triumphed after a points race with Viktor Hovland, the Swiss star on the PGA Tour.

Entering the final round on the par-70 East course at Oak Hill Country Club in New York, Koepka was at -6, one stroke ahead of Hovland. He maintained that lead by the end of the 9th hole.

At hole 12, Koepka birdied to extend his lead to two strokes, -8, while his opponent held par. At hole 13, the situation reversed, and Hovland narrowed the gap. The same situation persisted after hole 15. But on hole 16, Hovland faltered, while Koepka birdied again.

On that hole, Hovland hit a sand trap, tried to escape with a 9-iron but failed, later recording a double bogey. That was Hovland's first double bogey since the start of the tournament and a costly mistake.

It left him at -6, with only a slim hope of winning his first major, as Koepka rose to -10 after birdieing the 16th hole.

In the remaining two holes, Koepka achieved a bogey-par, securing a victory at -9, while Hovland par-birdie finished T2 (-7) with Scottie Scheffler. This player finished as joint runner-up, earning $1.54 million thanks to having the deepest score in the final round and the entire tournament, at -5.

Following the 2023 PGA Championship, Scheffler reclaimed the top spot in the men's professional golf world rankings (OWGR), after six weeks of ceding it to Jon Rahm, while Hovland rose five places to sixth. In the recent major, Rahm finished T50 (+7).

The tournament, hosted by the Association of Professional Golfers of America since 1916, followed a match-play format until 1958 when it switched to stroke play. This event combines the Masters, US Open, and The Open into the four major men's tournaments.

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