Who or what has been the biggest surprise?

control Confidential golf tournament Sundayo on Sunday evening for the unfilnened thoughts of our writers and editors as they break down the hottest themes in the sport. This week, with the PGA championship in Quail Hollow Club, we will hit a key topic every night.

Has been a 36 odd holes in the Championship PGA, with a ton of stars going homeAn unexpected leader and a number 1 world that still intercepted. What has been the biggest surprise at the point of half in Quail Hollow?

James Colan, news editor and features (@Jamescolgan26): Lack of senior 15th players within the shock distance of the lead. A week ago, I would have bet on a month of salary that this leader consisted of Rory Mcilroy, Xander Schauffle, Ludwig Aberg and Justin Thomas. The last two failed to make the cut, and the first two are nine shots from it. This was supposed to be the paradise of a ball striker. What the hell happened?

Josh Schrock, Associate News Editor (@schrock_and_Awe): The overall lack of star power on the front page of the manager’s table is annoying. Only two big samples-scottie Scheffler and Matthew Fitzpatrick are in Top 10. Players no. 5-10 in OWGR All lost cutting along with Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Patrick Cantlay and Brooks Koepka. Rory Mcilroy and Xander Schauffle make the number cut, but will not be a factor that stops a weekend fee. Bryson Dechambeau, Victor Hovland, Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa are all sleepy, but the driver’s table lacks large juice after two rounds.

Nick Pastowski, High Editor (@nickpia): Hard to choose only one! But it must be Jhonatan Vegas on top. He has lost four cuts in his five past events. He has never ended better than a tie for the 22nd in a major. But there he is, two at the point of half. His story is great, and his game has matched him.

Josh Sens, elderly writer (@joshsens): What happened to them was golf, an absurd game hard to predict. We were guaranteed that everyone, but the bombs would suffer. But there are Matt Fitzpatrick upstairs near while Aberg and Thomas sit the weekend. The thing about a steering chart like this is that it is likely to contract (do you really anticipate our current Jhhonatan Vegas leader by raising the trophy on Sunday?), Which makes a Saturday/Sunday potentially exciting. Rory and Xander make the number cut, but they are not out of it.

Jack Harsh, editor of associate equipment (@jr_hirshey): How did Justin Thomas not do at the weekend? Not only was he the hottest player as the masters with a win and T2 in the signature events, but I feel like his highlights from around the greens were all in the last two days. Although maybe I just opposed myself because Thomas its To hit all those shots from around the greens. Translation: He is not hitting the green. Thomas has made a long way, but he has not yet returned to his consistency of his level no. 1.