Quail Hollow Diary: Tornado watch as PGA Championship week has a sodden start

That decision to keep punters home proved wise when things went up a notch as Monday progressed.

Matt Fitzpatrick of England warms up at the practice range prior to the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 12, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Charlotte is about as far south as North Carolina goes. Whether it’s considered ‘The South’ in the true American sense of deviation can depend who you talk to.

It certainly shares steamy season with the South and although the PGA Championship is nice and early in the calendar these days, Monday was a hot and wet mess at Quail Hollow.