But … After Rory McIlroy shed years of frustration by finally completing golf’s career Grand Slam at last month’s Masters, people couldn’t help but start looking ahead. To the PGA Championship, which this year is being played at Quail Hollow,

McIlroy has won no fewer than four titles at a Charlotte venue where he happens to hold a spectacular course record.

Last year, Xander Schauffele received the top prize of $3.3 million, which was 18 percent of the $18.5 million purse.