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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.

The PGA Championship is brimming with compelling storylines ahead of Thursday's opening round, perhaps none bigger than whether Rory McIlroy will be able to build on his career Grand Slam success at one of his favourite venues.

The 2025 PGA Championship returns to Quail Hollow in Charlotte for the second major of the golf season. This North Carolina course last hosted in 2017 when Justin Thomas won by two strokes, and as luck would have it for J.T., he's playing some of his best golf of the last few years entering this edition of the tournament.

Bryson DeChambeau revealed how his mid-flight Quail Hollow reality check nearly cost him in a big way at the PGA Championship

Sahith Theegala has withdrawn from this week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow due to a neck injury. He was replaced in the field by Alex Smalley.

McIlroy finally got the monkey off his back at the Masters, arriving at Quail Hollow with nothing but positive vibes

Of his 16 PGA Tour victories, Thomas has won on the same course twice three times – the CIMB Classic on the West Course at TCP Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii and the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Golf Club in South Korea.