The statistic we care most about in golf, as fans and writers and players and sponsors and any other role you can imagine, is wins. It's the broadest statistic of them all, and maybe not the best in determining history’s most talented golfers,

Picks for even more 2025 PGA Championship golfers and the PGA Championship favorite to win ahead of the year's second major at Quail Hollow

Two years ago, it was confirmed that golf balls would be rolled back in the professional game from 2028. It means the balls will not travel as far as they do at the moment, making it more difficult for players. The announcement divided opinion but McIlroy believes it will improve the overall spectacle and make the sport more challenging.