PGA of America Golf Professional Mike Thomas shares emotional memories of watching his son, Justin, win his first major at the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.

After a rainy start to the week in Charlotte, the weather is supposed to improve considerably Thursday when the 156 players in the field begin the first round of the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.

Justin Thomas, after a period of relative quiet, is back in the spotlight as a favorite at the PGA Championship. Improved putting and iron play have been key to Thomas's recent resurgence, including a win at the RBC Heritage. Thomas acknowledges the motivating factor of seeing peers like Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy achieve major successes.

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While Rory McIlroy is clearly the man to beat at the 2025 PGA Championship, he faces a solid group of contenders.

The 2025 PGA Championship returns to Quail Hollow in Charlotte for the second major of the golf season. This North Carolina course last hosted in 2017 when Justin Thomas won by two strokes, and as luck would have it for J.T., he's playing some of his best golf of the last few years entering this edition of the tournament.

Collin Morikawa had no idea how heavy the Wanamaker Trophy was when he attempted to hoist it in the air following his victory at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park.

Justin Thomas had his revelation during a friendly putting lesson from a fellow PGA Championship winner, Xander Schauffele. The revelation was that his putting practice had grown disorganized over the years—and his putting went downhill as a result.