Bryson DeChambeau cleaned up his round at the PGA Championship, nearly made a hole-in-one, but still did not finish in red figures.

The top two Americans in the game were easing into their first rounds of the 107th PGA Championship before, well, the mud hit the fan. It wasn't the play of a native statesman near the top of the leaderboard nor how a major championship labeled as a three-horse race opened wide Thursday at Quail Hollow Club that was the topic of conversation.

Bryson DeChambeau was on the receiving end of a brutal dig from a fellow professional following his opening round at the PGA Championship. The power hitter was back in action at Quail Hollow, hitting an opening round of even par to put him in contention heading into the second round.