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Xander Schauffele led by four shots at the halfway point of the Wells Fargo Championship after playing nearly flawless golf the first two days. Rory McIlroy turned on the jets over the weekend and blew away Schauffele and the rest of the field. Rory double-bogeyed the 72nd hole to win by "only" five shots after shooting a Sunday 65. We have all shot 65 with a double, right? Byeong Hun An finished third, eight shots behind the champ, and nobody else was within 11 of McIlroy, who earned a check for $3.6M.

When chalk rises to the top, the Mayhem League piles into a traffic jam. We had an eight-way tie atop the league this week, with all eight people starting Rory and Xander, and subbing in either Sungjae Im or Jason Day, who finished tied for fourth place. That said, all eight earned $12.4M toward their score and helped them tremendously in the overall standings. No Skin was earned, so the money rolls to this coming weekend.

Mike Banitt of Ace One is on a heater, and he now leads the overall standings. Mike won the Skin a week ago and was one of the eight who tied for the lead this past weekend. Matthew Cohen of Precept sits just more than $1M behind, and Shawn Chait of Shawnc is in third place. Segment 3 is tight, with Josh Behrendt of 4-Putt Bogey leading Mike Banitt and my Orange Balls team by less than $1M.

We have arrived at the PGA Championship! This year's version takes place at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Valhalla last hosted the PGA Championship in 2014, and guess who won? Rory. That was the last major Rory won, which is insane when you think about it. The winner's share is currently set at $3.6M, but sometimes the majors get funny and change the purse at the last minute. Our purse is $75 to a single Skin winner, as the $25 from last week rolled over and majors are worth $50. Can Mike Banitt extend his streak? THE DRAMA IS CRAZY! This is a monster, so get those picks in... and good luck! Cheers!

Joe

League Commissioner: Joe Book