Question of the week [May 5-11]: All things 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club: What are your expectations? Your thoughts on the site? Memories of 2017? Rory McIlroy's chances for the calendar Grand Slam? Favorites, dark horses?
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It has probably been quite a while when so many good players are playing well going into a major. So here is my wish as they tee off Sunday afternoon:
1:30 p.m. tee time: Brooks Koepka and Ludvig Aberg
1:40 p.m. tee time: Xander Schauffele and Jordan Speith
1:50 p.m. tee time: Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau
2:00 p.m. tee time: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy
My wish: Speith wins by one (would be great for golf)
My pick: Scheffler wins by one as McIlroy and Schauffele drive it in the creek or heavy left rough on 18 and can’t make par.
Barry Duckworth
Knoxville Tennessee
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The best championship in golf for many reasons — not limited to field, courses, fan venue and hospitality. My all-time fave is still Walter Hagan, a hometown guy from Rochester, New York. The CC of Rochester is still his place — just walk in the front lobby.
It's great that the 20 PGA Professional guys get to play. Remember Michael Block shook the golf world in 2023 at Oak Hill.
I think Rory McIlroy has a very strong chance to get the Grand Slam. He is playing brilliant right now and learned a lot in his Masters win.
Quail Hollow Club will be a great test of golf.
My dark horse would be Jon Rahm.
Oak Hill in 2027!!
Bob Celli
Orlando, Florida
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Front: Zach Johnson lines up his putt on the 17th hole at Quail Hollow Club during the third round of the 2017 PGA Championship.
Photo: Ken Murray | Golffile