Picks for even more 2025 PGA Championship golfers and the PGA Championship favorite to win ahead of the year's second major at Quail Hollow

With zero top-five finishes in 2025, Davis Thompson simply feels a tad overpriced in a signature event. I also prefer Thompson on golf courses where it is easier to separate with the driver, as Thompson is by no means an elite wedge player or putter from five to 15 feet. There are simply far more appealing options in this price range.

And the Texan responded by saying he was “fired up” by McIlroy's performance at the Masters, where he handed his rival a long-awaited Green Jacket. He said: "I think any time somebody has beaten any of us out here, I think we're all, you could say inspired, but I think we're all fired up to come out here and compete.