The second men's major championship of the year begins today.

The second major of the year on the PGA Tour gets started on Thursday, May 15 when golfers convene at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. for the start of the 2025 PGA Championship.

Xander Schauffele missed out on last year's Truist Championship to Rory McIlroy by five strokes, but his caddie believes that it inspired him to go on to win the PGA Championship the very next week

The 2025 PGA Championship kicks off Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Justin Thomas won his first Wanamaker Trophy in 2017. Xander Schauffele is the defending champion, taking home the title last year at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.

While prepping for the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, Thomas took a moment to connect with young fans. He signed autographs for a pair of kids on the course, and the moment quickly caught fire on social media. The response online was overwhelmingly positive. Fans were quick to applaud Thomas for his genuine gesture:

PGA Championship runs Thursday through Sunday at Charlotte's Quail Hollow. Xander Schauffele won the event last year.

After getting lapped by the Rory McIlroy buzzsaw during the final round of the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship last May, Xander Schauffele shook hands on the 18 th green with his longtime caddie Austin Kaiser and pulled him in close.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be playing together in the opening two rounds of the PGA Championship, joined by defending champion Xander Schauffele in another group of the top three players in the world.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the aftermath of his first win in three years at the RBC Heritage, Justin Thomas was asked to explain a sudden resurgence on the greens. Coming off a season where he ranked 174th in SG: Putting, literally anything would have been considered an improvement. However, this improvement felt different. It felt sustainable.