Jon Rahm's immediate reaction to PGA Championship collapse: "Am I embarrassed? Yeah..."

An 'embarrassed' Jon Rahm admitted nerves may have got the best of him as he collapsed during the closing stages of the 2025 PGA Championship.

Rahm began the day five strokes behind Scottie Scheffler but miraculously drew level with the American at the turn after making a flurry of birdies. 

But the LIV Golf recruit played his final three holes in 5-over par to ultimately finish seven strokes behind the American. 

The Spaniard found the water with his tee shot at the par-3 17th and it led to a double bogey. He also dropped two strokes at the last. 

Rahm had not been in contention to win a major championship since his reported $450m ($566.4m) switch to the PIF-backed league in December 2023.

He was abject in his Masters defence in 2024, was forced to miss the U.S. Open with a foot injury and finished in the top-10 in last July's Open. 

"I think it was a bit of nerves," Rahm told reporters on Sunday evening as Scheffler lifted the Wanamaker Trophy. 

"Can't pinpoint exactly right now. I'll go back to what happened. I didn't feel like I rushed anything. I didn't feel like the process was bad."

Rahm said he felt as though he was 'really close' despite not feeling like he was swinging well for the first part of his round. 

"The last three holes, it's a tough pill to swallow right now," Rahm said. 

He added: "[There are] a lot of positives to take from this week. Pretty fresh wound right now. 

"But there's been a lot of good happening this week and a lot of positive feelings to take for the rest of the year."

Rahm said it was a particularly bitter pill to swallow given he has converted on two previous occasions when he had been in the hunt. 

He reeled in Brooks Koepka to claim the green jacket in 2023 and hit two birdies in his final two holes to snatch the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

"This is a very different situation," he said. 

"So I don't know exactly [how to feel]," he said. "But if it's ever a time, that's what family's for is the best. 

"Luckily I'm going to get home maybe on time to get the kids to bed or not, I'm not sure. To them, whatever I did today, win or lose, they don't care. So that's always a good perspective.

"I always like to go back a little bit on something that Charles Barkley likes to remind basketball players all the time. Like, I play golf for a living. It's incredible. Am I embarrassed a little bit about how I finished today? Yeah. 

"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. Again, there's a lot more positive than negative to think about this week. I'm really happy I put myself in position and hopefully learn from this and give it another go in the U.S. Open.

"Sorry for the long answers. I'm trying to process things right now."

"I'm baffled right now"

Bryson DeChambeau notched his second consecutive top-five finish in a major championship. 

The American played in the final group alongside Rory McIlroy at last month's Masters but came unstuck at Augusta National's 11th hole when he found the water.

DeChambeau made the turn at Quail Hollow in 1-under and, despite dropping a shot at the 13th, hit birdies at the 14th and 15th to get within two strokes of Scheffler.

But the reigning U.S. Open champion ran out of holes and finished the major with a disappointing bogey.

"I don't even know [what to say]," DeChambeau said.  

"I'm baffled right now. Just felt like things just didn't go my way this week. Drove it really well. 

"I drove it as good as I can, as of right now, I gave myself a good chance. I just felt like a couple breaks went a different way.

"There were times where I feel like I pressed. Green Mile did it to me yesterday and kind of did it to me again today, and that's golf, man." 

DeChambeau was referencing the fact he made a devastating double bogey at the par-3 17th in round three. 

He added: "I've got to be more precise and fix what I can fix to make myself more consistent and get up there, the likes what have Scottie is doing right now."