The second males’s golf main of the yr tees off on Thursday night time (9pm AEST) with seven Australians set to characteristic within the PGA Championship at Quail Hole in North Carolina.
Elvis Smylie, the son of Australian tennis nice Liz Smylie, will make his first begin in a serious on American soil after being rewarded by the PGA of America for his two-shot victory over mentor Cameron Smith on the Australian PGA Championship final yr on his strategy to profitable the PGA Tour of Australasia’s Order of Benefit.
Smylie made his main debut finally yr’s British Open through qualifying and the 23-year-old has been plying his commerce on the DP World Tour since his win in Brisbane earned him a two-year exemption to the previously named European Tour.
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Fellow 23-year-old Karl Vilips is one other Australian rising star making simply his second main look.
The PGA Tour rookie missed the lower on the 2023 US Open as an novice, however his maiden win on the first US Tour on the Puerto Rico Open in March booked a serious return.
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It’s ten years since Jason Day received this very event at Whistling Straits, however the former world primary is below an harm cloud having withdrawn from final week’s Truist Championship with a disc herniation in his neck.
Fellow Australian main champions Adam Scott and Cameron Smith shall be participating, whereas Min Woo Lee shall be desirous to make a serious assertion after choosing up his first PGA Tour victory on the Houston Open earlier than The Masters.
Cam Davis rounds out the Australian contingent, buoyed by the reminiscences of his spectacular Presidents Cup debut at Quail Hole in 2022.
All eyes shall be on Masters champion Rory McIlroy as he appears to be like to hold his momentum ahead at a venue he has received at 4 occasions beforehand as a part of the PGA Tour’s annual stops.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler may also appeal to loads of consideration following claiming his first win of the yr two weeks in the past, and after sensationally being arrested earlier than the second spherical of this event a yr in the past.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Wild climate has already wreaked havoc at Quail Hole with Monday’s observe rounds cancelled as a consequence of heavy rain swamping the course.
Presently, showers are predicted to hit Charlotte on Saturday, however the the rest of the weekend must be fairly dry.
Though it appears the worst of the climate is behind us, the North Carolina rain has left behind a squishy, soggy” floor, which in response to pundit Brandel Chamblee might equal the enjoying area.
“The truth that there’s been a lot water on this golf course blows it open just a bit bit extra,” Chamblee instructed Dwell From The PGA.
“So you may have an underdog story percolating as effectively.”
Thursday
30 levels, partly sunny and humid, 8 per cent likelihood of rain
Friday
32 levels, very heat and muggy with sunny durations, 3 per cent likelihood of rain
Saturday
31 levels, humid with some solar; breezy within the morning, then a stray thunderstorm within the afternoon; storms can carry flooding downpours and localised damaging wind gusts, roughly 2.4mm of rain
Sunday
30 levels, much less humid with sunny durations, 1 per cent likelihood of rain
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BROADCAST DETAILS
All occasions AEST
Predominant Broadcast
Friday 16 Might: Spherical 1 – 3am – 9am
Saturday 17 Might: Spherical 2 – 3am – 9am
Sunday 18 Might: Spherical 3 – 3am – 9am
Monday 19 Might: Last Spherical – 3am – 9am
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Friday 16 Might: 9am – 11am
Saturday 17 Might: 9am – 11am
Sunday 18 Might: 9am – 11am
Monday 19 Might: 9am – 11am
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ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Tee No. 1
9:00pm. — Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer
9:11pm. — John Somers, Taylor Moore, David Puig
9:22pm. — Kurt Kitayama, Nic Ishee, Alex Noren
9:33pm. — J.T. Poston, Ryo Hisatsune, Tom Johnson
9:44pm. — Davis Thompson, Bud Cauley, Nico Echavarria
9:55pm. — Harris English, Michael Kim, Thomas Detry
10:06pm. — Stephan Jaeger, Chris Kirk, Robert MacIntyre
10:17pm. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Karl Vilips, Laurie Canter
10:28pm. — Si Woo Kim, Sam Stevens, Rico Hoey
10:39pm. — Bobby Gates, Lee Hodges, Ben Griffin
10:50pm. — Thriston Lawrence, Nick Dunlap, Harry Corridor
11:01pm. — Greg Koch, Marco Penge, Ryan Gerard
11:12pm. — Dylan Newman, Daniel van Tonder, Victor Perez
2:30am. — Michael Kartrude, Sami Välimäki, Jake Knapp
2:41am. — Erik van Rooyen, Michael Block, Mackenzie Hughes
2:52am. — Lucas Glover, Max Homa, Joaquín Niemann
3:03am. — Tyrrell Hatton, Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott
3:14am. — Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa
3:25am. — Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Ludvig Åberg
3:36am. — Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim
3:47am. — Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Gary Woodland
3:58am. — Sergio Garcia, Daniel Berger, Russell Henley
4:09am. — Justin Rose, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman
4:20am. — Brandon Bingaman, Davis Riley, Sungjae Im
4:31am. — Takumi Kanaya, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Tom McKibbin
4:42am. — Keita Nakajima, Timothy Wiseman, Beau Hossler
Tee No. 10
9:05pm. — John Parry, Justin Hicks, Ryan Fox
9:16pm. — Andre Chi, Patrick Fishburn, Séamus Energy
9:27pm. — Max McGreevy, Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka
9:38pm. — Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry
9:49pm. — Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Day
10:00pm. — Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:11pm. — Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Højgaard
10:22pm. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler
10:33pm. — Tony Finau, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Greyserman
10:44pm. — Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
10:55pm. — Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Sam Burns
11:06pm. — John Catlin, Garrick Higgo, Jesse Droemer
11:17pm. — Eugenio Chacarra, Rupe Taylor, Justin Decrease
2:25am. — Keith Mitchell, Bob Sowards, Adam Hadwin
2:36am. — Eric Cole, Eric Steger, Cam Davis
2:47am. — Austin Eckroat, Brian Bergstol, Jacob Bridgeman
2:58am. — Niklas Norgaard, Byeong Hun An, J.J. Spaun
3:09am. — Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor, Dean Burmester
3:20am. — Joe Highsmith, Cameron Younger, Aaron Rai
3:31am. — Tom Hoge, Matthieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith
3:42am. — Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Patton Kizzire, Matt McCarty
3:53am. — Tyler Collet, Jimmy Walker, Richard Bland
4:04am. — Jason Dufner, Michael Thorbjornsen, Shaun Micheel
4:15am. — Rafael Campos, Ryan Lenahan, Matt Wallace
4:26am. — Jhonattan Vegas, Elvis Smylie, Brian Campbell
4:37am. — Kevin Yu, Larkin Gross, Johnny Keefer
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ODDS (through TAB)
$5.50 – Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler
$9 – Bryson DeChambeau
$17 – Justin Thomas
$19 – Ludvig Aberg
$21 – Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm
$26 – Collin Morikawa
$34 – Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood, Joaquin Niemann
$61 – Min Woo Lee
$67 – Cameron Smith, Jason Day
$151 – Adam Scott
$251 – Karl Vilips, Cam Davis
$301 – Elvis Smylie
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AUSSIES IN ACTION
Min Woo Lee
World rating: 27
Greatest end in PGA: T18 (2023)
Odds: $61
Jason Day
World rating: 32
Greatest end in PGA: Winner (2015)
Odds: $67
Cameron Smith
World rating: 148
Greatest end in PGA: T9 (2023)
Odds: $67
Adam Scott
World rating: 40
Greatest end in PGA: 3/T3 (2006, 2018)
Odds: $151
Cam Davis
World rating: 68
Greatest end in PGA: T4 (2023)
Odds: $251
Karl Vilips
World rating: 117
Greatest end in PGA: Debut
Odds: $251
Elvis Smylie
World rating: 206
Greatest end in PGA: Debut
Odds: $301
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PAST WINNERS
2024 – Xander Schauffele (United States)
2023 – Brooks Koepka (United States)
2022 – Justin Thomas (United States)
2021 – Phil Mickelson (United States)
2020 – Collin Morikawa (United States)
2019 – Brooks Koepka (United States)
2018 – Brooks Koepka (United States)
2017 – Justin Thomas (United States)
2016 – Jimmy Walker (United States)
2015 – Jason Day (Australia)
2014 – Rory McIlroy (Northern Eire)
2013 – Jason Dufner (United States)
2012 – Rory McIlroy (Northern Eire)
2011 – Keegan Bradley (United States)
2010 – Martin Kaymer (Germany)
2009 – Yang Yong-eun (South Korea)
2008 – Padraig Harrington (Eire)
2007 – Tiger Woods (United States)
2006 – Tiger Woods (United States)
2005 – Phil Mickelson (United States)
2004 – Vijay Singh (Fiji)
2003 – Shaun Micheel (United States)
2002 – Wealthy Beem (United States)
2001 – David Toms (United States)
2000 – Tiger Woods (United States)