Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship for the first time in his career after a commanding five-shot victory at Quail Hollow.

The American, who had a three-shot lead at the start of the final round, survived an early wobble to claim a third major title as he finished on 11-under after finishing the final round level par.

Jon Rahm had threatened a dramatic finish after pulling level at nine-under just past the halfway point, but suffered a late collapse to drop out of contention.

Bryson DeChambeau's challenge also failed to keep the pressure on, though he finished tied for second alongside Davis Riley and Harris English on six-under. 

Scheffler opened with a bogey, but poured in a 14-foot birdie putt at the second and saved par at the par-four fifth where he coolly rolled in an 18-foot downhill putt.

But he dropped another shot at the par-three sixth after missing the green and then bogeyed the ninth after finding the rough off the tee, opening the door for Rahm.

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The Spaniard, who was five shots back to start the round and playing in the third-to-last pairing, made two birdies over a three-hole stretch around the turn to put the pressure on.

However, he suffered an incredible downturn, not helped by finding the water on the 17th and 18th, as he eventually finished the tournament on four-under.

DeChambeau also suffered late disappointment after his attempt to surge up the leaderboard faltered. He ended with a bogey, after his par putt curled around the cup and stayed out.

While others struggled, Scheffler grew in confidence. He rolled a superb putt in on the 10th after finding the bunker with his tee shot, before sinking a huge birdie at the short par-four 14th that swung the momentum. 

With a huge advantage on the final few holes, the world number one used it, and after landing on the green on the 18th, his emotions came out before he eventually putted a bogey to round off his stunning win.

He is just the second player in 100 years to win their first three major titles by three shots or more, after Seve Ballesteros in 1983. His five-shot victory on Sunday is also the biggest PGA Championship win since Rory McIlroy's eight-shot win in 2012.