Charlotte, N.C. (AP) - In a brief minute, Bryson DeChambeau appears to be starting to lock in the third big title.

The infamous long ball hitter just made a birdie on Saturday’s 15th hole, reaching eight under par, giving him the only lead in the PGA Championship. Then the three famous closed holes in Quail Hollow were called The Green Mile, and there were some out-of-time gusts that changed everything.

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The two-time U.S. Open champions eliminated bogeys on No. 16 and double bogeys.

In about 90 minutes, Dechambeau went from first to tie for eighth, behind leader Scottie Scheffler and still lag behind.

Scheffler seized the moment when Dechambeau struggled. The world's No. 1 player scored the last five holes in five games, directing the game with a 11-shot 202 shot. Schffler led Alex Noren with three shots.

DeChambeau's drop started with a 4-16 hole, the same hole Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Scheffler.

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He missed a manufacturable par putt, his first bogey of the day.

He then found water on the 17th hole of par 3, forcing him to have a stroke and drop. The LIV golfer finished the game with five points, making him spin on the rankings.

"I hit a great 9 iron exactly the way I wanted. The wind just sucked. There was nothing I could do." "The wind fell from the neutral on the right and almost went straight in. We misjudged that, considering (hole) 16, we thought it was almost in the tailwind."

On the 18th, Dechambeau misjudged the wind again and left a goal from the short-standard fairway bunker. He must settle down.

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"The wind took three shots, and that's the situation with Quail Hollow," DeChambeau said.

Given that he played the first 15 holes so well in par 5, it was a tough break and was one of his best rounds in the Grand Slam.

"That's why golf is the worst four-letter word in the world," he said.

DeChambeau said he won't change any game.

"I can't complain too much," said DeChambeau, who shot 69 and 2 shots. You can always ask for more. You can always try to be more greedy there. ”

DeChambeau competed on the last day of three of his past four majors.

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He won the U.S. Open last summer at Pinehurst and briefly led the final day of the Masters before shooting 3 75 points and losing to McIlroy.

Scheffler's six-shot deficit seems insurmountable, but Dechambeau said he would not fail without the fight.

"I'm behind 8 goals now. I have to get my gun shot tomorrow." "All I can do is control what I can control, if I go out and shoot 6 and hit 7 times, that's what I focus on doing. It's not that doing that, but you'll never know. But I'll do what I can."

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