US golfer Justin Thomas kisses the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 99th PGA Championship in Charlotte, US on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images

The ball suspended between the cup and lip for almost 12 seconds before dropping may well have been the moment of the 99th PGA Championships. By then Justin Thomas had turned his back on it in disbelief that it had not dropped. So he did not even see it fall.

Thomas carded a final round of 68 to total 8-under and win by two shots over Patrick Reed (67), Francesco Molinari (67) and Louis Oosthuizen (70), while Hideki Matsuyama (72) and Rickie Fowler (67) were Tied-fifth at 5-under.