PGA Championship 2014 Leaderboard: Winner, Final Results and Recap

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Published: August 11, 2014

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It was a Rory McIlroy major victory unlike any other, but the degree of difficulty only made the win that much sweeter. 

McIlroy battled to win the 2014 PGA Championship Sunday afternoon at Valhalla Golf Club, holding off furious rallies from Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson in a rain-delayed final round for the ages that ended in darkness. 

He cruised to his first two major victories in 2011 and 2012. This year's British Open proved he could close. But on Sunday, he lost his lead only to snatch it back with determination and won his third straight tournament—two of which are majors. 

Take a look at the final leaderboard:



Stenson posted the strongest round among the four top contenders with a 66, but he went even on the back nine. Fowler and Mickelson held a share of the lead late, but both failed to birdie after the 11th.

Meanwhile, McIlroy's epic eagle on No. 10 and two late birdies gave him just enough to pull ahead on the back nine. Mickelson nearly chipped in an eagle on the 18th to tie McIlroy, but nobody could quite do enough to reach him. 

With his third consecutive victory after winning the British Open and WGC-Bridgestone in the last three weeks, he's joined some elite company as ESPN Stats & Information noted:



The Northern Irishman had maintained his lead for some time entering Sunday, but it became apparent early that it would be a fight to the finish. He bogeyed two of his first six holes with no birdies in that span. 

That left Fowler and Mickelson leading the charge in the second-to-last pairing. After an early bogey, Fowler birdied four of his next five holes and took the outright lead as Mickelson wasn't far behind.



Starting the day as one of four golfers at nine-under, Stenson was on the outside looking in when the day began. But five birdies on the fron...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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