00:00England's Aaron Rye produced a stunning late charge to capture his first major title with a memorable three-shot victory
00:09at the PGA Championship.
00:13Rye began the final round two shots off the lead and still trailed by three with 10 holes remaining but
00:21an extraordinary finish transformed the tournament. The turning point came at the par 5 ninth where the world number 44
00:30drained a dramatic 40-foot eagle putt to ignite his charge.
00:35The Englishman continued to pile on the pressure with two birdies in three holes from the 11th before delivering the
00:45decisive blow late in the round. Back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th hole including a remarkable 70
00:54-foot putt on a par 3 on the 17th handed Rye control leading to the final hole.
01:01The victory ended a run of 10 straight American winners at the PGA Championship and made Rye the first English
01:10champion since Jim Barnes triumphed in 1919.
01:15But yeah, extremely, extremely proud. There's a lot of incredible and historic English players over those hundred years who have
01:23gone on to achieve incredible things and had phenomenal careers.
01:28But to win this event and to be a person that's the first one to have won it in such
01:35a long time from England is an amazing thing and something to be extremely proud of.
01:42Thank you very much.
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