Quail Hollow returns to its annual Signature Event window after hosting the 2025 PGA Championship — a 7,521-yard par-71 routed by George Cobb in 1961 and progressively lengthened by Tom Fazio. The course is defined by its long, demanding par-4s (multiple over 480 yards) and the famed three-hole closing stretch known as the 'Green Mile' — the par-4 16th, par-3 17th, and par-4 18th — which consistently ranks as one of the toughest finishes on tour. Length off the tee is the dominant separator here; bombers who can carry trouble and shorten the long par-4s have a structural advantage, but the deep Bermuda rough punishes spray badly enough that missing fairways at any meaningful rate is disqualifying. Greens are mid-sized Champion Bermuda — recently regrassed for the 2025 PGA — running fast and firm with subtle internal contours that will demand precise approach shots.
Rory McIlroy returns from his post-Masters break to the venue where he has won four times — pacing the field in true strokes gained off-the-tee and tee-to-green for 2026 and carrying course history that no other player can match.
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