The novelist Vladimir Nabokov once said that "artistic originality has only its own self to copy," and if we're adapting that man's words to the world of golf—I'm confident he would have hated this—we can say of the infamous "Green Mile" at Quail Hollow (holes 16,

The PGA Championship 2025 teed off Thursday, May 15, at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. See exclusive PGA betting promo codes for sites like FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM

The two-time PGA champ prepared at Quail Hollow last week then arrived for the tournament Wednesday night, but is likely going home early after an opening 79.

The highest-ranked player in the world in the top 10 at Quail Hollow is Keegan Bradley, who's ranked No. 19. He's currently tied for ninth as one of the near-dozen at -3. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler lurks at -2, but there are 19 players between him and the lead.

Ryan Gerard doesn't have quite the same amount of experience playing Quail Hollow as some of the PGA Tour veterans playing in this week's PGA Championship. But the 25-year-old may be as familiar with the Charlotte course's closing hole as anyone.

All signs point to Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau once again being the center of the golf universe at Quail Hollow.

Austria's Sepp Straka enjoys flying under the radar but may find that harder to do at this week's PGA Championship given he is fresh off the biggest win of his career that moved him into the top 10 of the world rankings.