Quail Hollow Under Heavy Rain Before PGA Championship
The second major tournament of the golf calendar is just a few days away as the best players in the world flock to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rory McIlroy took the first major win of the year, claiming his first Masters victory while joining Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only six golfers to complete the career grand slam. He enters the PGA Championship as the second betting favorite behind World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
With the start of the PGA Championship just three days away, Charlotte is experiencing some unfortunate weather conditions. Golfer who hoped to hop on the course for a practice round - or two - aren't doing so in favorable conditions.
A photo of major winner Hideki Matsuyama went viral earlier May 12 afternoon when he hit the putting green for some practice...in the pouring rain.
This one really got me. Hideki getting some quality work in on the practice green. pic.twitter.com/kHsEXazAp4
— Tron Carter (@TronCarterNLU) May 12, 2025
Around the same time another post hit social media showing off the torrential downpour where one of the greens on the course appeared to be under a significant amount of water.
"I don’t think the heavy stuff’s coming down for quite a while," CBS Sports golf reporter Patrick McDonald said.
I don’t think the heavy stuff’s coming down for quite a while pic.twitter.com/agROQUE9Uh
— Patrick McDonald (@pmcdonaldCBS) May 12, 2025
According to the Weather Channel the inclement conditions in Charlotte are here to stay for the next 24 hours with heavy rain and thunderstorms on May 12 and scattered thunderstorms on May 13.
While the course is under duress from the weather early in the week, conditions for May 15-18 are ideal with temperatures in the mid-80's and less than 25% chance of rain in each of the four days of the tournament.