BMW PGA Championship 2026: JJ Spaun snatches victory at Wentworth, as Rory McIlroy comes unstuck despite late surge

JJ Spaun outlasted a packed leaderboard of players on Sunday at the BMW PGA Championship, as the American capitalised on a stumble from Spain's Manuel Elvira to win his debut title at Wentworth. <p>An utterly thrilling final round of golf unfolded, with multiple players, including Rory McIlroy, Aaron Rai and Elvira, racing to the finish line, but all struggled to pull away from the pack.</p><p>There was heartbreak for Elvira, who had the chance to leapfrog Spaun at the top of the leaderboard after tying the 2025 US Open champion with an eagle on the 17th hole.</p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/live-blog/12176/13590012/bmw-pga-championship-final-round-live-latest-scores-updates-highlights-as-rory-mcilroy-chases-wentworth-win"><strong>Recap: BMW PGA Championship final round as it happened</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12950625/golf-leaderboards-pga-tour-lpga-tour-liv-golf-dp-world-tour-ladies-european-tour-major-championships-and-more"><strong>Final BMW PGA Championship leaerboard</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/golf/dp-world-tour"><strong>Latest DP World Tour headlines, reports and highlights</strong></a></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get the latest Sky Sports deals</a> or <a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream with no contract on NOW</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="2"></widget><p>With Spaun already in the clubhouse at 17 under, the Spaniard, who is ranked 294th in…