So I got curious last night about who won that big PGA golf thing back in 2017. Couldn’t remember who took it home. Grabbed my laptop and just started typing into the search box. Simple stuff like “who won pga championship 2017”. Figured it should be easy, right? Man, that was brutal at first.
Banged my head against the screen seeing pages full of stuff from this year’s tournament. Like, come on, I just wanted the old news. Had to get crafty and put quotes around the year like this: “2017”. That finally cut through the junk.
Where Things Got Messy
Saw a bunch of names popping up right away. Justin Thomas. Kevin Kisner. Some Japanese dude, Hideki Matsuyama. Okay, who actually won? Started seeing headlines saying “Thomas wins!” but then another one talking about Kisner leading most of the way. Got confused real fast.
Had to dig deeper into these match reports. Saw words like “comeback” and “final round charge”. That made sense later. Some pages had these numbers that made my eyes cross:
- -8 total (whatever that meant, but it was the winning number)
- 2 shot gap to the next guy
- Played at some place called Quail Hollow Club
Kept switching between tabs trying to match it all up. Why was this so hard? Just wanted the champ’s name!
Figuring Out the Last Few Holes
Found bits talking about the finish. Sounded intense! Mentioned this nasty ending stretch they called the “Green Mile“. Apparently, that’s where Thomas made his big birdie putt on the 17th hole. That seemed huge. He messed up the last hole a bit (took a bogey – finally learned that meant +1 on the hole), but the birdie on 17 basically sealed it. Crazy pressure!
Saw other guys faltering too. Matsuyama faded, Kisner dropped shots late. Thomas was the one holding it together when it mattered.
Getting the Story Right
Finally hit on pages that made it click. Thomas was only 24, this was his first big major win. Big deal! Saw quotes from him later saying his dad was there watching – that made it extra special for him. Made sense, winning your first major with pops watching.
Double-checked against different lists of past winners. Yep, everywhere said 2017: Justin Thomas. Confirmed he shot 276 across four rounds for that -8 score. It felt good seeing it match up after getting lost earlier.
Stumbled onto video titles talking about his “first major triumph” and “PGA Championship glory”, but didn’t actually play them. Just the titles helped confirm what I was piecing together.
Putting It To Rest
Feels good to finally have the full picture. Justin Thomas won it in 2017 at Quail Hollow. Came from behind, nailed that clutch putt on 17, survived the brutal finish, got his first big trophy with his dad right there. Awesome story. Took way too long to get the straight answer, feels like I crawled through a jungle of websites for one name!
