Min Woo Lee is ready for the penny to drop at a serious. Adam Scott and Jason Day’s hopes at Aronimink relaxation on their putts dropping. And Cam Smith? He simply desires to search out the green.
The quartet of established stars will likely be joined on the PGA Championship starting on Thursday in Pennsylvania by rising Aussie Elvis Smylie and Travis Smyth as they search to interrupt an Australian drought in majors relationship again to Smith’s win at St Andrews in 2022.
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Fox Golf knowledgeable analyst Paul Gow, who featured in two US Opens, runs the ruler of the Aussies hopes on the eve of the second main of the yr.
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MIN WOO LEE
OWGR Rating — 31
Finest end — T18 (2013)
The gifted Western Australian has been in robust kind on the PGA Tour this yr, making the minimize in all bar one occasion whereas posting three high 10 finishes.
However the minimize he missed was at Augusta and it continued a regarding pattern for the 27-year-old, who has didn’t make the weekend on the previous 4 majors he has performed.
His greatest outcome at a serious is a fifth-placed end on the US Open in 2023 however in line with Gow, it’s only a matter of it clicking on the proper time for the favored Aussie.
“I’ve watched him loads and I watched him the Masters and I spoke to (his coach) Ritchie Smith about it and so they’re engaged on some pictures which, in the long term, are going to assist him,” Gow mentioned.
“Now, with an expert golfer like that, he’s working fairly exhausting on making an attempt to get sure shot shapes and sure home windows to hit the ball by. He’s acquired a fairway finder now together with his mini driver and I believe it’s all set him up for to contend extra in majors. He’s truly performed actually good this yr. He’s had a second in there. He has had a 3rd.
“There’s a whole lot of good things that these guys are engaged on and generally it doesn’t click on right away and it simply wants one thing to drop, the penny to drop, on a Wednesday or a Thursday and he’s proper on this PGA Championship. It’s all about how he hits his drives and lengthy irons, as a result of we all know his brief sport is immaculate.”
Throughout a chat with Smith late final month concerning the prowess of LPGA star Hannah Inexperienced, he touched on Lee’s season thus far.
He famous that on the time, the West Aussie was sitting within the high 10 this season by way of his tee to inexperienced common, which was one thing “we’ve by no means been”.
Lee has since completed in a tie for 18th on the Cadillac Championship and a tie for 14th within the Truist Championship when scoring 7-under for each tournaments.
“He’s advantageous. If we take a look at him statistically, his Achilles heels at all times been his method plan to the greens,” Smith instructed foxsports.com.au
“Now we’re actually fairly good in that space. We’ve improved nearly a shot and a half per spherical this yr in that space alone, which is gigantic.
“We all know he has a world class brief sport and a world class placing sport, so we’re in a fairly good place. We simply should get the job accomplished.”
ADAM SCOTT
OWGR Rating — 46
Finest end — third (2006)
The 2013 Masters Champions gritty fightback after a gap spherical blowout to complete fourth within the Cadillac Championship a fortnight in the past ensured him a spot within the US Open subsequent month, which will likely be his a centesimal straight look in a serious.
It’s also proof the 45-year-old stays able to mixing it with one of the best however the problem for Scott, who has completed third twice within the PGA Championship, is to get out of the blocks early.
In his previous two tournaments he has opened with 76s earlier than ending strongly, however the important thing to contending is to be in an honest place after the primary 18 holes.
“The factor that’s on Adam’s aspect with the best way he’s been taking part in is his iron play,” Gow mentioned.
“Relying on what occurs with the golf course – it’s a second shot golf course and we at all times say that – however it’s extra essential on this as a result of each inexperienced flows from again to entrance and also you do should get the ball under the opening and under pin excessive.
“So for Adam … it would come right down to the putter for him. He’ll hit a whole lot of fairways. He carries that mini driver additionally and I believe he’ll hit a whole lot of fairways and he’ll be proper there and thereabouts.”
JASON DAY
OWGR Rating — 41
Finest end — 1 (2015)
A former PGA Championship winner, Jason Day’s kind heading into the most important at Aronimink has been inconsistent.
The Queenslander has produced some very good rounds and began the season with a second, but in addition some blowouts, with a 75 on the ultimate day at Augusta leading to him dropping out of competition when ending twelfth.
Gow suspects the 38-year-old and his coach Colin Swatton try to advantageous tune a few issues in his sport and equally to Lee, if it clicks this weekend, he will likely be urgent exhausting.
“Jason is a blended bag for the time being. He’ll shoot a quantity, after which he falls off the perch. So I believe he’s positively engaged on some stuff with Colin Swatton,” Gow mentioned.
“And take into account that with all these veterans, they need to play properly in these tour occasions, nevertheless it’s all about gunning for the majors now and dealing on sure pictures at sure instances within the occasion they’re taking part in. And generally it really works and generally it does.
“So I believe he’s been a blended bag, however he’s a previous PGA champion and you’d think about that that basically provides him up for the weekend and able to play. Jason Day has nonetheless acquired loads of good golf left in him and with the best way he putts, you don’t depart him out, do you?”
CAM SMITH
OWGR Rating — 239
Finest end — T9 (2023)
With the clock ticking on his exemptions for entry into the majors stemming from his British Open success in 2022, Cam Smith has made an enormous change main into this main.
The Queenslander spoke earlier this week about slicing ties together with his long-term coach Grant Area and is now working with Claude Harmon III.
The important thing, as at all times, is his driver. If Smith can preserve the ball in play, he can contend, significantly if Aronimink performs exhausting and quick over the following 4 days.
“He got here off a very good Australian Open and acquired a whole lot of his sport again,” Gow mentioned.
“He performed okay this yr on the LIV occasions and acquired to the Masters and performed simply okay, actually battling retaining the ball on the green.
“And hopefully (he has) labored on actually straightening the ball up, as a result of that was the factor. He was just a bit bit throughout and shut off together with his golf swing, shut off throughout the road of his swing. And I believe they’re engaged on that and it’s getting a bit higher.
“And when he will get that higher, we all know that he’s actually good together with his irons. It depends upon the placing week for Cam, doesn’t it? As a result of it’s not his brief sport that is a matter. If it’s exhausting and quick, the golf course and trickier the greens are, that brings Cam proper into play.”
ELVIS SMYLIE
OWGR Rating — 94
Finest end — T72 (2025)
The rising star of Australian gold began the yr with a flourish when edging Jon Rahm to win LIV Riyadh.
He additionally posted a high 10 end in a match in Hong Kong and arrives after ending forty sixth in the newest version of the groups tour in Virginia.
The 24-year-old completed 72nd in his PGA Championship debut final yr however had missed the minimize within the two British Opens he has performed.
Gow likes what he’s seeing with Smylie’s growth and believes he’s able to making it to the weekend. Something after that will likely be a bonus as he builds expertise.
“That is Elvis’s second main within the US. Will he have performed sufficient golf?” he mentioned.
“He performed Virginia final week and I believe that can have helped. Will he make the minimize? I believe he’ll.”
TRAVIS SMYTH
OWGR Rating — 145
Finest end — On debut
It is a massive second in Travis Smyth’s profession as he performs an American main for the primary time.
And primarily based on his kind this yr, he shapes as a bolter in line with Gow, who’s impressed by Smyth’s successful methods.
The 31-year-old secured a spot by successful the Australian Order of Benefit and can play his second main after a British Open look in 2003.
“In the event you’re ever going to be rewarded in golf on confidence, properly this man is taking part in with a bucket load of confidence,” Gow mentioned.
“From successful in New Zealand to successful the Order of Benefit to going over to Asia and taking part in so properly over there, the child from Wollongong goes in with confidence. Out of all of the Australians, he’s going in with extra confidence than any of them.”
HOW TO WATCH
The 2026 PGA Championship will likely be proven reside and unique on Foxtel (Channel 503) and streaming platform Kayo Sports activities.
BROADCAST TIMES
All instances AEST
Spherical 1 – Thursday 8.45pm to Friday 9am
Spherical 2 – Friday 8.45pm to Saturday 9am
Spherical 3 – TBC
Remaining Spherical – TBC
ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
All instances AEST
First tee
8:45pm Thursday – Braden Shattuck, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin
8:56pm Thursday – Francisco Bide, Harry Corridor, Ryan Gerard
9:07pm Thursday – John Keefer, Rico Hoey, Nicolai Hojgaard
9:18pm Thursday – Shaun Micheel, Michael Brennan, Garrick Higgo
9:29pm Thursday– Y.E. Yang, Jhonattan Vegas, Matt McCarty
9:40pm Thursday – Lucas Glover, Tom McKibbin, Stephan Jaeger
9:51pm Thursday – Daniel Brown, Adrien Saddier, Harris English
10:02pm Thursday – Jacob Bridgeman, Bud Cauley, Alex Noren
10:13pm Thursday — Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman, Kristoffer Reitan
10:24pm Thursday – Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry, Padraig Harrington
10:35pm Thursday – Ryan Lenehan, Ryan Fox, Kazuki Higa
10:46pm Thursday – Jared Jones, Michael Kim, Ryo Hisatsune
10:57pm Thursday – Tyler Collet, Kota Kaneko, Brandt Snedeker
2:15am Friday – Andrew Novak, John Parry, Jordan Gumberg
2:26am Friday – Ben Polland, Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria
2:37am Friday – Akshay Bhatia, Ricky Castillo, Michael Thorbjornsen
2:48am Friday – Luke Donald, Jesse Drowemer, Stewart Cink
2:59am Friday – Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun, Max Homa
3:10am Friday – Ben Kern, J.T. Poston, Russell Henley
3:21am Friday – Adam Scott, Corey Conners, Daniel Berger
3:32am Friday — Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
3:43am Friday – Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood
3:54am Friday — Cameron Younger, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas
4:05am Friday – Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
4:16am Friday – Zach Haynes, Alex Smalley, Chadler Blanchet
4:27am Friday – Bernd Wiesberger, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Andy Sullivan
Tenth tee
8:50pm Thursday – Aldrich Potgieter, David Puig, Denny McCarthy
9:01pm Thursday – William Mouw, Chris Gabriele, Taylor Pendrith
9:12pm Thursday – Tom Hoge, Bryce Fisher, Joaquin Niemann
9:23pm Thursday — Keith Mitchell, Billy Horschel, Ian Holt
9:34pm Thursday – Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Sam Burns
9:45pm Thursday – Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman
9:56pm Thursday – Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala
10:07pm Thursday – Si Woo Kim, Derek Berg, Joe Highsmith
10:18pm Thursday – Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Rickie Fowler
10:29pm Thursday – Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton
10:40pm Thursday – Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
10:51pm Thursday – Daniel Hiller, Ryan Vermeer, Max McGreevy
11:02pm Thursday – Paul McClure, Mikael Lindberg, Angel Ayora
2:10am Friday – Michael Block, Rasmus Hojgaard, Dustin Johnson
2:21am Friday – Mark Geddes, Steven Fisk, David Lipsky
2:32am Friday — Sungjae Im, Austin Damage, Casey Jarvis
2:43am Friday – Andrew Putnam, Michael Kertrude, Matt Wallace
2:54am Friday — Martin Kaymer, Elvis Smylie, Davis Riley
3:05am Friday – Jason Dufner, Haotong Li, Jimmy Walker
3:16am Friday – Nick Taylor, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jordan Smith
3:27am Friday — Emiliano Grillo, Patrick Reed, Pierceson Coody
3:38am Friday – Brian Campbell, Adam Schenk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
3:49am Friday – Marco Penge, Sepp Straka, Patrick Rodgers
4:00am Friday – Aaron Rai, Travis Smyth, Sami Valimaki
4:11am Friday – Sam Stevens, Jayden Schaper, Garrett Sapp
4:22am Friday – Timothy Wiseman, Matti Schmid, Austin Smotherman
ODDS
by way of TAB, right as of Could 13
$5.50 – Scottie Scheffler
$9.00 – Rory McIlroy
$12.00 – Cameron Younger
$15.00 – Jon Rahm
$17.00 – Ludvig Åberg
$17.00 – Xander Schauffele
$21.00 – Bryson DeChambeau
$26.00 – Matt Fitzpatrick
$31.00 – Tommy Fleetwood
$34.00 – Brooks Koepka
PAST WINNERS
2025 – Scottie Scheffler (United States)
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)