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The 2025 PGA Championship | First Round Preview | Quail Hollow
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
CHARLOTTE - The PGA Championship field includes:
13 past champions (18 wins): Keegan Bradley (2011), Jason Day (2015), Jason Dufner (2013), Pádraig Harrington (2008), Martin Kaymer (2010), Brooks Koepka (2018, 2019, 2023), Rory McIlroy (2012, 2014), Shaun Micheel (2003), Phil Mickelson (2005, 2021), Collin Morikawa (2020), Xander Schauffele (2024), Justin Thomas (2017, 2022) and Jimmy Walker (2016).
Eight past FedEx Cup champions (10 wins): Jordan Spieth (2015), Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022), Justin Thomas (2017), Justin Rose (2018), Dustin Johnson (2020), Patrick Cantlay (2021), Viktor Hovland (2023) and Scottie Scheffler (2024).
The last player to win the Masters and PGA Championship in the same year was Jack Nicklaus in 1975 while the last to win consecutive majors was Jordan Spieth (2015 Masters Tournament, 2015 U.S. Open). Rory McIlroy can join the list with a victory.
The 2025 PGA Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Quail Hollow Country Club (Charlotte, NC)
ARCHITECT: George Cobb
YARDS/PAR: 7,626 yards/Par 71
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: TBA
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Xander Schauffele
PAST RESULTS: (link)
OVERVIEW: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 750
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup
OFFICIAL SITE: (PGA Championship) - (Official Tournament Site)
PGA Championship | The Basics
PGA start Thursday at 7:00am (ET) and go to 2:45pm (ET).
Weather: Today will be partly cloudy with temperatures reaching a hot 86 degrees. Winds expected to be at 10mph. A 10% chance of rain. Chance of rain is up to 22% on Friday.
Tournament Web Site: (PGA Championship)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 7:00am (EDT) on Friday.
PGA Championship | Field, Updates and Tee Times
Field: (link)
Update:
Wednesday, May 14
Sahith Theegala (out) neck injury/ Alex Smalley (In)
Tee Times: (link)
PGA Championship | How to Watch
Thursday, May 15, 2025 - All Times Eastern Daylight
7:00am - 1:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
8:00am - Pregame: PGA Championship Radio on Sirius XM
1:00pm - 7:00pm - ESPN
2:00pm - 8:00pm - PGA Championship Radio on Sirius XM
7:00pm - Live from the PGA Championship - Golf Channel
What They’re Saying
PGA 2025: The Faves (ESPN)
Horses for The Course: Quail Hollow (PGATourCom)
Rory’s Quest - Another Major - (Golf Week)
Theegala WDs (neck) - (ESPN)
Pairings: (Golf Week)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy News
Expert Picks (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports’ PGA Championship (CBS Sports)
On This Day in Golf History
May 15, 2011 - South Korean KJ Choi defeated David Toms on the first hole of sudden death playoff to win The PLAYERS Championship and become the event’s first champion from Asia. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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