The second men's major championship of the year is underway. The 2025 PGA Championship started Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, and after 18 holes, the leaderboard is light on star power but heavy on intrigue.

Aussie Cam Davis also opened with 66, one shot off his lowest career round in a major. Davis, who won 2 points for the International Team at the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow, had arguably the best round of his career on the greens, gaining nearly six strokes putting, a field-best.

A free round at Quail Hollow is nothing to scoff at, with initiation fees around $150,000 to join the club. So it looks like Hunter Mahan has found a little golf lifehack. All you have to do is insult the course to “The New York Times,