The second major of the 2025 golf season has arrived with plenty of players looking to set a tone for the remainder of the campaign. While no one enters with particular pressure on their shoulders, Rory McIlroy will be looking to become the first golfer since 2015 to win the first two major championships of the year.

Few details of the upcoming PGA Championship will have as much impact on the final result as what the players can do on the so-called "Green Mile."

Keegan Bradley will be doing double duty at this week's PGA Championship where he will not only be seeking a second major title but also scouting potential members of the U.S. team he will captain at this year's Ryder Cup.

The spotlight is on Quail Hollow this week as the 2025 PGA Championship gets underway, but things may be getting a little too bright. Although a mainstay on the PGA Tour, the knives are coming out for the PGA Championship venue from all sides, including the players.

John Daly withdrew from the PGA Championship to play the first major of the senior season. He was joined in his decision by one of his fellow major winners.

The last two Masters champions are the co-favorites for this week’s PGA Championship. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are tied for the shortest odds at the BetMGM Sportsbook, both listed at +500 for the season’s second major.

The Tiger Woods of 1999 and 2000 won 17 PGA Tour events in his early 20s and suddenly, explosively, was the dominant force in golf. He had fully burst into the spotlight with his eye-popping performance at the 1997 Masters,

Rahm seemingly escaped the funk that July when he finished T7 at The Open Championship, though that included a late Sunday charge. He won his first two individual LIV Golf titles later that month, but even so, no longer stood as the upstart league's greatest threat.