Justin Thomas edges PGA Championship in thrilling play-off

Justin Thomas dramatically claimed his first major title since 2017 at Southern Hills on Sunday.

A final hole collapse by third round leader Mito Pereira meant Thomas equalled the biggest final-day comeback in tournament history as he jumped from seven behind to post a three-under 67.

Pereira started the day three in front, and moved further clear when Matt Fitzpatrick bogeyed the first hole, only for the Chilean to miss from six feet to save par at the third and lose his outright advantage when Zalatoris posted back-to-back birdies from the fourth.

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Fitzpatrick made birdie at the fourth but failed to take advantage at the par-three 5th, where Pereira picked up a shot to move two ahead, while Zalatoris produced an incredible up and down from the cart path to make bogey at the sixth after hitting his tee shot into bushes.

Fitzpatrick made bogey at the sixth after finding water off the tee, while Pereira carded back-to-back bogeys from the seventh but holed a 15-footer to save par at the ninth and reach the back nine one shot in front.

The 27-year-old failed to save par at the 12th hole and Fitzpatrick made back-to-back bogeys on the 10th and 11th as the duo continued to stutter.

However, Pereira made a two-putt birdie at the par-five 13th to give him a two-stroke cushion with five holes to play.

He then bogeyed the following two holes as Justin Thomas made a birdie at the 17th to set the clubhouse target at five under.

Zalatoris recovered from bogeying the 16th to birdie the next and hole an eight-foot putt for par at the last, leaving him alongside Thomas, with the pair unexpectedly in a play-off when Pereira found water off the final tee on his way to a double-bogey six, as Pereira dropped into tied-third off the back of the fatal error.

The play-off began at the par-five 13th, where both Zalatoris and Thomas made birdies.

Zalatoris missed from eight feet to match Thomas' birdie on the second play-off hole at the 18th and was unable to convert from distance on his third shot, as Thomas safely made par to secure the second major title of his career.