'embarrassed' Jon Rahm Struggles To Keep Final-round Collapse At Pga Championship In Perspective

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embarrassed jon rahm struggles to keep finalround collapse at pga championship in perspective

Jon Rahm appeared on the verge of doing what few thought possible - overcoming a five-shot deficit on the final day of a major championship to beat Scottie Scheffler.

And then came the collapse.

After battling back to tie the top-ranked Scheffler with a birdie on the 11th hole, Rahm turned what seemed like a foregone conclusion of a Scheffler victory into an entertaining back nine at the PGA Championship - at least for a while. But the two-time major champion missed birdie putts on the 14th and 15th holes and hooked drives on Nos. 16 and 18, playing the final three holes in 5-over par, leaving him trying to process his thoughts after his round.

"Am I embarrassed a little bit about how I finished today? Yeah," Rahm said. "But I just need to get over it, get over myself. It's not the end of the world. It's not like I'm a doctor or a first responder, where somebody if they have a bad day, truly bad things happen. I'll get over it. I'll move on."

The Spanish star wound up with a 2-over 73 on Sunday and tied for eighth place, seven shots behind Scheffler .