The PGA Championship showed how badly pro golf needs to end its civil war

When Xander Schauffele rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Valhalla Golf Club on Sunday evening to win the PGA Championship, he did so while facing the best field of professional golfers that could be assembled.

If Schauffele had missed the putt and made par on the hole, he would have been forced into a playoff with Bryson DeChambeau, who had just finished one of the most spectacular rounds of golf ever played in the final round of a major championship. Indisputably, both men are among the best golfers in the world, and the drama of the final round had me glued to the TV for the entire afternoon and evening until the final putt dropped. It was truly a treat to watch.