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2022 PGA Championship: Thomas beats Zalatoris in playoff

Posted at 10:19 AM, May 19, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-23 11:11:35-04

TULSA, Okla. — The final round of the 2022 PGA Championship teed off at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa on Sunday morning.

We're tracking updates from the tournament as the biggest names in golf look to add one of the sports four majors to their resumes.

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The tournament is available for streaming online on ESPN+ for the first two rounds and the mornings of the second two rounds. Evening play can be streamed on the CBS Sports app or website.

Sunday - Round 4

Tiger Woods struggled Sunday, both physically and on the scorecard, leading to his withdrawal for Sunday.

Mito Pereira led late but dropped two shots on the 18th hole to drop into a tie for third. Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris faced off in a three-hole playoff, with Thomas coming out on top.

Saturday - Round 3

Storms rolled through Tulsa before Saturday morning's round at Southern Hills, shifting winds and temperatures to change the strategy for players around the golf course.

Tiger Woods hung on to make the cut for the weekend and earned himself an early morning tee time for his round. The top of the leaderboard including Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy didn't tee off until early Saturday afternoon.

Mito Pereira pulled ahead late in the round with a round of 69. OU's Abraham Ancer is still in contention heading into Sunday afternoon sitting four-under-par.

Friday - Round 2

Friday's round flipped most of Thursday's tee times around, with most groups who started late in the first round starting early for the second round.

Past champion Justin Thomas teed off with the early groups after finishing three-under-par on the first day. Thomas had a near-perfect second round, scoring four birdies and only dropping one shot on the 14th hole.

McIlroy teed off with Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth at 1:36 p.m. on Friday and didn't have the same early success he saw the day before, bogeying holes 2 and 7 to drop two shots on the front 9.

Meanwhile, California native Will Zalatoris, who entered Friday four-under-par, added three birdies to surpass Thomas and McIlroy for the solo lead on the back 9. He ended his round with the lead heading into Saturday.

Woods and Spieth fought off the cut line to make it into Saturday's pairings.

Other notable scores as of Friday afternoon: Talor Gooch (-1), Viktor Hovland (E), Rickie Fowler (+1), Scottie Scheffler (+6), John Daly (+8).

Thursday - Round 1

Thursday's round is highlighted by the 8:11 a.m. start time for the marquee group of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlory and Jordan Spieth. The three warmed up quickly along with the temperatures to start the morning.

Woods started strong with a birdie on the group's first hole at the 10th, but McIlroy charged ahead with four-straight birdies on the front 9, finishing the group's first nine holes at four-under-par. McIlroy finished the round at five-under and in first place at the time he went into the clubhouse.

Woods struggled off the tee on the second nine with five bogeys, finishing with four-over with a round of 74. Spieth finished with a round of 72 at two-over.

Other notable scores after the first round: John Daly (+2), Viktor Hovland (E), Talor Gooch (-1), Abraham Ancer (-3)

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