Quail Hollow is a staple on the PGA Tour for a reason. Founded by Jimmy Harris in 1959 on pasture land inherited by his mother, Quail Hollow gradually established itself as a place of note in the professional golf community because of its internal efforts to become one.

When Jim Barnes claimed the inaugural PGA Championship title in 1916, he earned a prize money payout of $500 from an overall purse of $2,580. Yes, times have changed. The PGA of America announced Saturday that the players in the 2025 PGA Championship field at Quail Hollow were playing for a record $19 million,

Won the Wells Fargo Championship in 2010, 2015, 2021, and 2024. Quail Hollow is the site of McIlroy's first win on the PGA Tour, and he enters the PGA Championship red hot after completing the career grand slam at the Masters.