CHARLOTTE—The PGA of America made a bold statement Wednesday evening that will delight golf purists: despite days of drenching rain at Quail Hollow, Thursday's opening round of the 107th PGA Championship will proceed without preferred lies.

The PGA Championship has long been the major that has struggled to find an identity outside of getting the top 100 players in the world.

Despite being sidelined by an Achilles injury, Tiger Woods' legacy remains unmatched, thanks to his double back-to-back PGA Championships.

The putter is vibing, he won the PGA here in 2017, and he has finished second, first and T-2 in his past three non-Augusta starts, and he never plays well at the Masters. Keith Stewart, PGA, Read The Line: Bryson DeChambeau (+950,

Collin Morikawa had no idea how heavy the Wanamaker Trophy was when he attempted to hoist it in the air following his victory at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park.

Jon Rahm would not rule out the possibility of swapping parts of his game for those of some of his colleagues to improve his chances at the PGA Championship.

While Rory McIlroy is clearly the man to beat at the 2025 PGA Championship, he faces a solid group of contenders.

Scottie Scheffler is a pretty mild-mannered fella, so it came as a shock to the sports world when we woke up on the morning of May 17th, 2024, to find a mugshot of the World No. 1 plastered across the Internet.