The 108th PGA Championship tees off Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club, the first major there since Gary Player’s 1962 triumph. A field of 156 features the usual powerhouses—Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Young—plus three‑time champion Jordan Spieth eyeing a career Grand Slam.

Scheffler and McIlroy have combined to win five of the last nine majors, making them the most likely contenders for Sunday’s Wanamaker Trophy. Analysts note the wide fairways and forgiving rough favor big hitters, while the Donald Ross‑designed greens demand pinpoint distance control, a test both players excel at.

Spieth, attempting his tenth Grand Slam bid, entered the tournament without a top‑10 finish this season and has missed the cut at the PGA last year. Though his recent rounds show flashes of form, critics argue his inconsistency and Aronimink’s hilly, mounded greens undermine any realistic chance of victory.

LIV representatives DeChambeau and Rahm remain under pressure after Saudi investors withdrew future funding. Both possess the length to exploit Aronimink’s wide corridors, and a win would provide a rare boost for the league. Regardless of their performance, the tournament’s outcome will shape the PGA’s narrative heading into the summer majors.