Some stars were not as lucky, though. Jordan Spieth, Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka all missed the cut by one shot. Hideki Matsuyama's made cut streak at majors ended at 19 as he was part of the group at 3 over along with Ludvig Åberg and Justin Thomas.

Jordan Spieth is chasing the Career Grand Slam for the ninth time at the PGA Championship, but he didn't get off to a great start in Thursday's first round.

Justin Thomas, the winner at the first PGA Championship contested at Quail Hollow in 2017, will not be around this weekend to chase the 2025 title. The winner last month at the RBC Heritage bogeyed two of his last three holes to finish at 3 over,