The world's top three players were grouped together, and only one — No. 1 ranked Scottie Scheffler — finished under par. Scheffler survived a pair of bogies and a double to card a 2-under 69. Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, had a rough go of it, carding a 3-over 74. Defending champ Xander Schauffele was one better at 2-over.

The PGA of America smartly created a mega group for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, putting together Scheffler, the World No. 1, with the next two men in the rankings, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele.

Mud balls are dominating the conversation at the PGA Championship. Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele both made double bogey from the middle of the 16th fairway with mud splotches on their golf balls.

The super-grouping of the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 players in the world may have a difficult time finishing that way on the final leaderboard at the PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele all double-bogeyed the same hole Thursday at PGA Championship in Charlotte as “mud balls” caused chaos.

In 2024, golf fanatics did not expect to wake up to the news of the arrest of a PGA Championship participant. And if you had those fans guess which of the 156 golfers at Valhalla Golf Club was taken away in handcuffs,

The PGA of America definitely decided to play the ball as it lies in Round 1 at Quail Hollow. That call wasn't overly appreciated by players Thursday.

Scheffler picked up his first win of the season in commanding fashion and now eyes his first non-Masters title at a major