The 2025 PGA champion will receiver $3.42 million, while both second and third place will take home over $1 million. The top 32 on the leaderboard will all receive six-figure pay days, while everyone that made the cut is guaranteed at least $23,420. Last year, Xander Schauffele took home $3.3 million for his win at Valhalla.

PGA Championship begins Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, and there's a lot on the line for the 156 players in the field. The winner on Sunday will enter major championship lore,

The Northern Irishman went from favorite to at Quail Hollow to struggling off the tee. It might be more than a coincidence.

The PGA of America says Rory McIlroy was part of some 50 players who had drivers tested before the PGA Championship

XM Sirius PGA Tour Radio is reporting Rory McIlroy's driver was deemed to be nonconforming at the PGA Championship