Tiger prowled like he’d done so many times before. But it was Brooks Koepka, quickly cementing himself as one of the best to ever play the game, that took home the PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.

Koepka, with three major championship victories in the last two seasons, made consecutive birdies to hold off Tiger Woods by two shots in the last major of the year. The win comes after Koepka defended his U.S. Open title in June. The big-hitting Koepka shot 4-under par 66 in the final round to finish at 16-under par, with Woods closing at 14-under. He becomes just the fifth player in history to win both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year, joining the likes of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen.

It was the first time Koepka had to battle Woods in a final round and he admits, the crowd was rooting for a Tiger comeback.

“Obviously it was kind of the first time Tiger’s been in contention and I’ve been in contention at the same time, so the fans definitely let you know what he was doing,” Koepka said after the round. “And I was playing with [Adam Scott, who finished third] so I knew what I was up against. And Scotty played unbelievably well and so did Tiger. They definitely made me question it there for a bit or think about it, for sure.”

Though he was all over the course with his driver, it was vintage Woods otherwise—scrambling for pars and birdies with deft putting that compensated for his struggles off the tee. Woods finished the final round with a 6-under 64 to pull near the lead, making a birdie on the 18^th to put more pressure on Koepka. A decade after his last major win, and after personal and physical struggles that threatened to derail his career, Woods looked like the Tiger of old.

“This one I never quite got to the lead,” he said, referencing his recent British Open performance where he briefly had the lead. “I was always trailing. It was a golf course in which I couldn’t sit still and make pars and be okay with it. I had to keep making birdies. The golf course was soft, it was gettable … I had to go get it and I tried.”

What makes Woods’ performance that much more impressive is coming into the season it was unclear whether his surgically-repaired back would hold up to playing regularly. While he still struggled with his driver—Woods only hit 35% of his fairways on Sunday—he demonstrated in the last two majors of the year that he’s certainly returned to form. His recent play has all but assured himself a place on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.

While the excitement over Woods’ performance captured the imagination of golf fans, no one should discount the incredible play of Koepka.

“I can’t even put into words how well I played,” he said after the round. “And I’m so excited for myself and my caddie and my team.”