Defending champion Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy both scraped through at one-over, with Schauffele extending his PGA Tour record to 64 consecutive made cuts in majors and McIlroy earning a reprieve after a dramatic finish at the 18th.

One round is in the books and there will be 18 more holes played before they'll make the 36-hole cut at the 2025 PGA Championship.

It’s still not exactly a star-studded leaderboard at Quail Hollow ... but it’s closer. And we didn’t have to talk about mud balls. The PGA Championship 18-hole leader is also the 36-hole leader, but a late stumble by Jhonattan Vegas made things a lot tighter heading into Moving Day.

Vegas, a 40-year-old from Venezuela, has one top-25 finish at a major championship in his career, nine years ago.

Jhonattan Vegas had a four-shot lead in the PGA Championship when he stepped to the tee at the par-3 17th, so he didn't need any help. But then, this happened: If you couldn't tell, his tee shot caromed of the rake near the front sand trap,