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.

There is no good reason to suspect Luke Donald would play well at Quail Hollow this week. That is not meant to disrespect a former World No. 1, and potential future Hall of Famer. Rather to underline the gravity of the task ahead of him this week.

A young fan on the tee box had a comical request for Viktor Hovland during his first round at the PGA Championship on Thursday.

You can tune in to ESPN+ for streaming coverage of the PGA Championship Thursday through Sunday, and Paramount+ on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. CBS and ESPN are both also available with subscriptions to Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, and DirecTV.

It's been a big year for Johnny Keefer, who was still playing college golf 12 months ago. After turning pro last spring, the Baylor product's hot play on the PGA Tour of Americas earned him his Korn Ferry Tour card for 2025.

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