INCHEON, South Korea (AFP) — Bryson DeChambeau said he was looking forward to “battling it out” for the PGA Championship title in two weeks after winning LIV Golf’s first tournament in South Korea on Sunday.
The American is looking to snare his third major title at Quail Hollow and he set himself up perfectly by holding off Crushers GC teammate Charles Howell III to win LIV Golf Korea by two strokes.
DeChambeau watched on as playing partner Rory McIlroy won the Masters last month and he is looking forward to locking horns with golf’s best again.
“My goal is to win every tournament that I show up to,” said DeChambeau, who won the US Open in both 2020 and 2024.
“Scottie (Scheffler) is on a great run, Joaquin Niemann is on a great run, Jon Rahm has been playing well.”
“There’s a lot of star-studded talent out there right now that’s going to be in the PGA Championship. We’re going to be battling it out,” he added.
DeChambeau went into the final day at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea with a four-shot lead but Howell whittled it down to nothing with three holes remaining.
A Howell bogey on 16 sent DeChambeau back into the lead and the 31-year-old rammed home his advantage with birdies on the final two holes to win with an overall score of 19-under par.
