PGA Championship 2025: Weather drastically improves, no preferred lies in Round 1
Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-80s with winds blowing up to 15 mph — and no rain at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Thursday weather forecast for the PGA Championship pic.twitter.com/aayyEqd8NW
There will also be no preferred lies. PGA officials said Wednesday that the field will play the ball as it lies in the fairway. Quail Hollow is equipped with a SubAir system.
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