Xander Schauffele will launch his PGA Championship title defence on Thursday at Quail Hole Membership alongside Masters champion Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, a high-profile group that includes the world’s prime three gamers.
World quantity three Schauffele, bidding to change into the primary repeat winner at a PGA Championship since Brooks Koepka retained the title in 2019, will exit within the eighth group from the tenth tee at 8:22 a.m. ET (1222 GMT).
This week is McIlroy’s first main since finishing the profession Grand Slam of golf’s 4 majors on the Masters whereas world primary Scheffler, who has 4 top-10 finishes in 5 PGA Championship begins, seeks his second win of the season.
Reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, who briefly held the lead early within the remaining spherical on the Masters, will play the opening two rounds within the firm of Viktor Hovland and Gary Woodland, beginning at 1:47 p.m. from the primary tee.
Taking part in two teams forward shall be Jordan Spieth, who wants a win this week to finish the profession Grand Slam, 2018 Masters winner Patrick Reed and Swede Ludvig Aberg.
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That group shall be following Justin Thomas, who received the PGA Championship when it was final held at Quail Hole in 2017, and twice main champions Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa, across the course.
The primary shot of the match shall be struck at 7:00 a.m. by European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, who will set off from the primary tee within the firm of Eire’s Padraig Harrington and Germany’s Martin Kaymer.