Bryson DeChambeau cleaned up his round at the PGA Championship, nearly made a hole-in-one, but still did not finish in red figures.

The top two Americans in the game were easing into their first rounds of the 107th PGA Championship before, well, the mud hit the fan. It wasn't the play of a native statesman near the top of the leaderboard nor how a major championship labeled as a three-horse race opened wide Thursday at Quail Hollow Club that was the topic of conversation.

Ahead of this year’s PGA Championship, The Athletic has a big board of its top 30 contenders, as voted on by its golf staff.