Rory McIlroy entered the 107th PGA Championship looking for his second straight major win, but now even making the cut is going to be difficult.

You stare at the leaderboard in disbelief. Don't. You've fallen victim to the fiction orchestrated by golf's crooked media—fake news, as our modern parlance would have it. Thursday's revelations at Quail Hollow weren't anomalies but rather confirmations of an established pattern: Contrary to some of the things you’ve heard,

Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort assistant professional Brian Bergstol is 2-over par after 7 holes today in the first round of the PGA Championships at Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bergstol, a Bangor High School and Moravian College graduate, is playing in his second major. He qualified for the U.S. Open in 2008.

The first round of the PGA Championship provided plenty of surprises as the favorites underperformed and some unsuspecting players took over at the top.

CBS Sports is offering live coverage of the 2025 PGA Championship from Thursday through Sunday with the tournament airing Saturday and Sunday afternoon across CBS, Paramount+ , CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports app. Let's take a look at how you can follow first-round action on your screens.

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele were supposed to be the marquis group to watch during the first round at the PGA Championship.

The 2025 PGA Championship is underway from Quail Hollow! Settle in, golf fans, because there's wall-to-wall coverage from Thursday-Sunday live from Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE—We are not ones to be smitten with sponsor activations. But give Rickie Fowler and Cobra this—they know how to lean into local culture. At this week's PGA Championship, the former Players champ is rocking a bag doused in teal,