Stuart FranklinCHARLOTTE, NC – AUGUST 10: Gary Woodland of the United States plays a shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club on August 10, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)CHARLOTTE—Gary Woodland calls this year the hardest of his life. Given what he and his wife have gone through, there's no doubt that's true.
The 33-year-old and his wife, Gabby, were expecting twins but lost one of the babies in a miscarriage, forcing Woodland to withdraw from the WGC-Dell Match Play at the time, and understandably, taking his mind away from golf. One month premature, the couple welcomed a baby boy, Jaxson Lynn, who is healthy but needs constant treatment. Now after golf each day, Woodland has a new routine — FaceTiming his wife so he can talk to Jaxson while he's on the road.
Woodland will do talk to his family Thursday afternoon with a smile on his face following an opening-round 3-under ..

Streeter Lecka(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)CHARLOTTE — Quail Hollow is often described as a bomber's paradise, but this wasn't what was envisioned. Then again, nothing about John Daly has ever followed convention.
There he was on Thursday, that glorious blonde mane and fish-tank pants shining in the Carolina sun. While the course did a number on marquee players like Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Thomas Pieters, the 51-year-old Daly — who knows a thing or two about bumps and bruises — stood tough through 17 holes.
Daly took his lumps, bogeying the tough 525-yard par-4 first and borderline-unfair par-3 fourth. Yet the two-time major winner responded to every hiccup, racking up four birdies on a morning where red was a rare sight on the score board. He made a tricky eight-footer for par on the 16th hole to sit just two back of the leaders.
And then he did what John Daly does, which is implode in extravagant fashion.
He left his tee shot on the par-3 17th well short..