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.

The big 3 grouping of Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler at the 107th PGA Championship was more like the flat 3.

Ahead of this year’s PGA Championship, The Athletic has a big board of its top 30 contenders, as voted on by its golf staff.

Rory McIlroy says the pressure’s off, now that he’s won a Grand Slam ... but he says there’s more to accomplish.

McIlroy comes into Quail Hollow with wins at The Players Championship and Masters and top-20 finishes at every appearance on the PGA Tour in 2025. Scottie Scheffler doesn't have the extensive course history that McIlroy does at Quail Hollow.

About a month removed from his epic completion of the career grand slam, Rory McIlroy begins a new phase of his career this week. That its genesis comes at Quail Hollow is a perfect fit: it’s the site of his first PGA Tour victory in 2010,

After earning his first-ever Green jacket at the Masters last month, Rory McIlroy became the sixth men's golfer to complete a career Grand Slam.

Other players express concern that the win at Augusta last month will free him up from a lot of pressure at the PGA Championship.