If you glance at the PGA Championship leaderboard, you will see a raft of familiar names – Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy. But above them all sits one you might not recognize.

Jhonattan Vegas is off to a blazing start in the PGA Championship. The native of Venezuela shot -7 on Thursday and -1 on Friday to put himself near the top of the leaderboard. The 40-year-old golfer ...

So was knowing that the vehicle in which he was riding with PGA Tour player Jhonattan Vegas was bulletproof, and that the motorcycles zooming alongside weren’t ridden by tourists but hired protectors.

Jhonnatan Vegas is making a run at the PGA Championship, and here is more to know about the Venezuelan golfer.

University of Texas alum and The Woodlands resident Jhonattan Vegas was leading the 2025 PGA Championship Friday after finishing his second round. Vegas shot a 70 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.

He's never finished in the top 20 at a major. Now, the 40-year-old from Venezuela is among the favorites to win at Quail Hollow.

Jhonattan Vegas remains in the lead at the PGA Championship on a day where the drama was everywhere else. Vegas made a double bogey on the last hole for a 70.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jhonattan Vegas is a 40-year-old living, breathing example that anything is possible regardless of your background. Vegas’ backstory is an amazing one. Growing up in ...

Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela maintained his spot atop the PGA Championship leaderboard through two rounds, but there are a ...

Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas birdied five of his last six holes, ending with a spectacular 27-foot birdie putt to seize a ...

Jhonattan Vegas came on strong late on Thursday to take a two-shot lead in the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow through 18 holes.

Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas used a late birdie blitz to grab his first career lead in a major after the first round of the ...