The novelist Vladimir Nabokov once said that "artistic originality has only its own self to copy," and if we're adapting that man's words to the world of golf—I'm confident he would have hated this—we can say of the infamous "Green Mile" at Quail Hollow (holes 16,

Rory McIlroy's record at Quail Hollow is beyond impressive but that had no bearing on Thursday in the first round of the PGA Championship where very little went his way in his first major start since completing the career Grand Slam.

Mud balls are dominating the conversation at the PGA Championship. Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele both made double bogey from the middle of the 16th fairway with mud splotches on their golf balls.

The PGA of America smartly created a mega group for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, putting together Scheffler, the World No. 1, with the next two men in the rankings, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele.

Here are 5 things to know about Gerard, a 25-year-old pro in his first full season as a card-carrying member of the PGA Tour.

That news came down at 3:55 p.m. ET on Wednesday. By 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, Smalley had completed his first round with a four-under-par 67, tying the clubhouse lead with Ryan Fox — who is experiencing his own miraculous run over the last week.

Ryan Gerard doesn't have quite the same amount of experience playing Quail Hollow as some of the PGA Tour veterans playing in this week's PGA Championship. But the 25-year-old may be as familiar with the Charlotte course's closing hole as anyone.

Ryan Gerard is the early leader at the PGA Championship. Let's learn more about the former UNC golfer and how he got to the top of the board.

In a new episode of the Dan's Golf World Show, Dan Evans and his crew set up a rain-soaked weekend at the PGA Championship.