Scheffler is only three shots back of the leaders entering Friday, and given all the unknown players at the top, he can be viewed as the PGA Championship favorite in his current position.

Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas turned in good weeks at the Truist Championship to hold onto the top spots on the PGA Tour money list.

And now, here Rory McIlroy is this week, about to play the PGA Championship, which begins Thursday at Quail Hollow, without stress or questions that need to be answered about his career or his game.