A year on from being arrested and taken to jail mid-tournament during the PGA Championship, Scotie Scheffler enjoyed a happier experience at the same event by storming to major victory. The world No 1 took a three-shot lead into the final day at Quail Hollow and bounced back from blowing a five-stroke advantage during an eventful Sunday, where a level-par 71 closed out a third major success. Scheffler's five-shot victory over Bryson DeChambeau, Davis Riley and Harris English was his second win of the season, with the latest triumph seeing him join Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players - in the modern era - to win three majors and 15 PGA Tour titles before turning 29.

The victory also gives Scheffler the second leg of the career Grand Slam, having already won The Masters twice, plus it extends his advantage over Rory Mcllroy and Xander Schauffele at the top of the rankings. What fuelled Scheffler's latest victory? Why was his win so impressive? How many more majors will he get and where does he rank compared to golf's all-time greats? We take a closer look at how Scheffler lifted - and dropped the lid - of the Wanamaker Trophy… Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player

How McIlroy's Grand Slam inspired Scheffler? McIlroy became just the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam with his win the previous month at The Masters, where Scheffler finished tied-fourth as he looked to become the first back-to-back winner of the Green Jacket since Woods. Scheffler responded by claiming his first PGA Tour win of the year with an eight-shot victory at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, before backing it up with the biggest PGA Championship win since McIlroy’s eight-shot success in 2012.

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When you see Rory do what he did at The Masters, you get motivated by it. I would imagine Scheffler sat there watching and thought 'I want a piece of that'.

The only way he gets a piece of that is by winning more majors. I think what Rory did motivated a lot of guys - with Bryson [DeChambeau] and [Jon] Rahm two others high on that list, and Xander [Schauffele] too. Those players aren't too far away from a third leg on the Grand Slam.”

Scheffler is on his way to becoming one of the greatest players of all time. There has been no other player that has blended this level of proficiency and consistency in the strokes-gained era, besides Tiger Woods. For the third year in a row he leads strokes gained approach, gaining more than a stroke per round on the field - only Tiger Woods has done that. For the third year in a row, he leads strokes total - picking up more than 2.3 strokes per round on the field -only Tiger Woods has done that. Other notable aspects of his game are, that he, not Rory McIlroy, is the best driver of the golf ball on the PGA Tour. He accomplishes not with jaw-dropping power, but with a combination of power and precision.”

Rory has completed the career Grand Slam at The Masters and I always thought he’d end up with eight [majors]. We also have a young man in Scheffler who has three majors - has he got a 10-major career in him? He’s the real deal mentally.”

This guy can go anywhere and win, any championship. He’s not one-dimensional. He’s such a shot-maker. He’s an incredibly-talented, smart player, and he misses the ball in the right spot all the time.”

Scheffler’s ‘work of art’ closed out major title The overnight leader opened his back nine with a birdie at the par-five 10th and made back-to-back gains from the 14th, giving him full control of the tournament heading into Quail Hollow’s notorious ‘Green Mile’ closing stretch. ‘Everybody was throwing haymakers at him on that front nine,’ Beem added. ‘He sat there and took a couple of them but then, all of a sudden, he just started jabbing his way back into this championship. ‘At the very end he wore out not only the rest of the field but the golf course as well. He just played as solid as anybody possibly could over those final nine holes - it was a work of art.’

Scheffler himself said: ‘I knew it was going to be a challenging day. Finishing off a major championship is always difficult, and I did a good job of staying patient on the front nine. I didn't have my best stuff, but I kept myself in it and I stepped up on the back nine.’

From jail to Quail Hollow glory Scheffler’s success came 12 months on from being arrested ahead of his second round at Valhalla, where he was detained by police after attempting to get around traffic - caused by a fatal accident - outside of the course. A mugshot of Scheffler quickly spread over social media last May, with the American eventually released in time for him to make his second-round tee time and all charges subsequently dropped later that month.”

I definitely have a few jokes that I want to say that I’m probably going to keep to myself. Last year sometimes, still doesn't almost feel real. It really doesn't. It’s just one of those deals that I really don’t know how to describe it. But I can tell you it’s very sweet sitting here with the trophy this year.”

When asked about his career goals, Scheffler said: ‘I don't focus on that kind of stuff. I love coming out here and trying to compete and win golf tournaments, and that’s what I’m focused on. It’s an endless pursuit, and it’s a lot of fun. It’s definitely one of the great joys of my life to be able to compete out here.’

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