Ryan Gerard entered the first round of the PGA Championship relatively unknown. He exited it a household name.

The last time the PGA Championship came to Quail Hollow Club, in 2017, Ryan Gerard was moving into his freshman dorm at North Carolina. Six months later, Gerard and his Tar Heel teammates found ...

Ryan Gerard doesn't have quite the same amount of experience playing Quail Hollow as some of the PGA Tour veterans competing in this week's PGA Championship. But the 25-year-old may be as familiar ...

American golfer Ryan Gerard is the talk of the 2025 PGA Championship. Gerard, 25, found himself at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the tournament on Thursday, May 15, an ...

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Weird day. Where do we start when trying to describe the opening round of the PGA Championship on Thursday at Quail Hollow?

Ryan Gerard watches his drive from the 17th tee box during opening round action of the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Gerard shared this ...

CHARLOTTE, N. C. – Ryan Gerard was a surprise leader at the 107 th PGA Championship after shooting 5-under 67. Gerard reeled off four straight birdies starting at No. 10 and chipped in at 15 for ...

Gerard has finished in the top five once and in the top 10 twice over his last ten appearances. He had his best finish at the Valero Texas Open, where he finished second with a score of 6-under.

Ryan Gerard is the early first-round leader of the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow as he makes his debut in this major. It looked like he played a different course than most of the field for ...