Justin Thomas’ wild opening round at the PGA Championship ended fittingly enough, with his left sock and shoe off as he contemplated how to hit from an utterly ridiculous lie after his ball came to rest on a one-foot patch of tall grass sandwiched between a large rock and a creek next to the 18th green.

Thomas, who turned 32 in April, has two major wins to his name, both at the PGA Championship. His most recent victory at this event came in 2022. In total, he has 16 PGA Tour wins since joining the tour in 2013 after playing college golf at the University of Alabama.

Critics of this week's PGA Championship venue have found their perfect rallying cry, courtesy of Justin Thomas's unguarded moment of brutal honesty. Quail Hollow commands the spotlight as it hosts the PGA of America’s flagship event,