The pro Webb Simpson lives near the seventh hole and knows the ins and outs of the course where the P.G.A. Championship will be played.

Rory McIlroy, whose Masters triumph last month completed a years-long pursuit of the career Grand Slam, said on Wednesday he has accomplished everything in golf he ever dreamed of and will not be burdened by any number-specific goals going forward.

Even Rory McIlroy must have had a good chuckle at how quickly the narrative shifted from ‘he will never win another major’ to ‘can he win the single-season Grand Slam?’

The world No. 1 has never played the Truist Championship, in preference for the Dallas-swing events which are hometown tournaments for him. He also didn’t play the ’17 PGA Championship and didn’t have his best stuff at the ’22 Presidents Cup, where he went 0-3-1.

Austria's Sepp Straka enjoys flying under the radar but may find that harder to do at this week's PGA Championship given he is fresh off the biggest win of his career that moved him into the top 10 of the world rankings.