Players rave about it when they come every year, but for the course architecture heads and the peripheral golf community, the glass is very much half empty on this week’s PGA Championship venue. So why is the divide so stark?

Monday was a near washout in Charlotte and more rain the next two days could limit practice for the season’s second major.

The 2025 PGA Championship returns to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. The second major of the year will see 156 golfers tee up, including 29 major champions, 14 past PGA winners, three World Golf Hall of Famers, and 20 PGA of America club professionals who earned their spot via the PGA Professional Championship.