The PGA Championship has long been the major that has struggled to find an identity outside of getting the top 100 players in the world.

CHARLOTTE—The PGA of America made a bold statement Wednesday evening that will delight golf purists: despite days of drenching rain at Quail Hollow, Thursday's opening round of the 107th PGA Championship will proceed without preferred lies.

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Charlotte, N.C., has endured several inches of rain recently but PGA officials made a point of saying preferred lies would not be in effect at Quail Hollow.

The PGA Championship is brimming with compelling storylines ahead of Thursday's opening round, perhaps none bigger than whether Rory McIlroy will be able to build on his career Grand Slam success at one of his favourite venues.

The world’s best golfers put the finishing touches on their game on Wednesday at Quail Hollow Golf Club for the PGA Championship.

Of his 16 PGA Tour victories, Thomas has won on the same course twice three times – the CIMB Classic on the West Course at TCP Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii and the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Golf Club in South Korea.

The 107th PGA Championship is again coming to Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the world's best golfers will compete to take home the Wanamaker Trophy and the 750 FedExCup points that come along with the victory. Quail Hollow hosted the PGA in 2017, when Justin Thomas scored a two-shot victory.