After turning pro last spring, the Baylor product's hot play on the PGA Tour of Americas earned him his Korn Ferry Tour card for 2025. And more hot play there, including a first win, earned him a late invite to this week's PGA Championship by virtue of being in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Follow live text and radio commentary from day one of the PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A four-time winner of the Wanamaker Trophy, Tiger Woods recently had surgery and will miss playing at Quail Hollow after an Achilles injury in March.

Scottie Scheffler turned past controversy into a playful statement at the PGA Championship, sporting "jail cell orange" in a nod to his infamous arrest.

Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-80s with winds blowing up to 15 mph — and no rain at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. There will also be no preferred lies. PGA officials said Wednesday that the field will play the ball as it lies in the fairway. Quail Hollow is equipped with a SubAir system.

McIlroy enters the PGA Championship having won three times in eight starts this season, a .375 winning percentage that eclipses those of the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies in the MLB as of May 11.

It's going to be another busy weekend for Charlotteans with a list of events this month from PGA Championship to Ballantyne's Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival. Friday, May 16 ⛳️ Check out the PGA Championship in Quail Hollow.