Ryan Gerard doesn't have quite the same amount of experience playing Quail Hollow as some of the PGA Tour veterans competing in this week's PGA Championship. But the 25-year-old may be as familiar with the Charlotte course's closing hole as anyone.

Ryan Gerard is the early leader at the PGA Championship. Let's learn more about the former UNC golfer and how he got to the top of the board.

Here are 5 things to know about Gerard, a 25-year-old pro in his first full season as a card-carrying member of the PGA Tour.