Rory McIlroy has been grouped with Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm and Grand Slam hopeful Jordan Spieth for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship.
A month after successfully defending his title at the Masters, McIlroy will play in the first half of the draw at Aronimink Golf Club, looking to win back-to-back majors.
The world number two will depart on Thursday at 8.40am local time (1.40pm BST) with Spieth, the three-time major champion, aiming to win the Wanamaker Trophy this week and join McIlroy in golf’s Grand Slam club.
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Jordan Spieth has a chance to make history at this week’s PGA Championship, but there’s only one major missing from his golf resume.
Two-time major champion Rahm hit the marquee three-ball, joining McIlroy for the first time since the Spaniard agreed to a deal that restores his DP World Tour membership and preserves his future Ryder Cup berth.
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is on the other side of the tie as he looks to win his fifth major in as many years after winning the PGA Championship and British Open in a dominant 2025.
Scheffler will be joined by Justin Rose, who challenged McIlroy for the win at Augusta National last month, as well as Matt Fitzpatrick, who has won three times on the PGA Tour this season.
Two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas will partner Keegan Bradley, last year’s Ryder Cup captain, and world No. 3 Cameron Young, who won The Players in March and is the highest-ranked player in the world without a major title.
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Highlights from the final day of The Players. Cameron Young shot a 4-under 68 to win at TPC Sawgrass.
Former major champions Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka rode the morning wave alongside England’s Tyrrell Hatton, one of 11 LIV golfers in the field, and broke through the group with a three-ball ahead of McIlroy at 8:29 a.m. local time (1:29 p.m. British time).
The PGA Championship has been won by an American in each of the past 10 years, and golfers from the United States have won 17 of the past 24 men’s major championships.
Key Thursday tee times (all UK and Irish times)
United States unless otherwise specified. * indicates starting from the 10th hole
1318 Bryson DeChambeau, Ludwig Oberg, Rickie Fowler*
1329 Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton (English)*
1340 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm (ESP)*
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Rory McIlroy feels there was always a chance LIV would lose money and it was a risk the players chose to take
1832 Viktor Hovland (Norway), Colin Morikawa, Shane Lawrie (Ireland)
1843 Chris Gottapp, Robert McIntyre (Scotland), Tommy Fleetwood (England)
1854 Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas
1905 Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
When is the PGA Championship live on Sky Sports?
Watch the PGA Championship live on Sky Sports Golf on Thursdays and Fridays from 12:30pm. Both of the first two rounds will be broadcast live until at least midnight.
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When the PGA Championship begins on Thursday, you can watch Rory McIlroy attempt to win back-to-back majors live, only on Sky Sports.
Live coverage will begin at 3pm for the third round on Saturday and 4pm on the final day on Sunday, with Sky Sports Golf broadcasting the PGA Championship live on both days until long after the final putt has been holed.
The PGA Championship is part of a triple-header of live golf on Sky Sports, with all four rounds of the Ladies European Tour’s Amundi German Masters being broadcast live on Sky Sports+, and the LPGA Tour’s Kroger Queen City Championship, where Charlie Hull is defending champion, being broadcast live on Sky Sports Mix.
Who will win the PGA Championship? Watch live all week long on Sky Sports. Live coverage of the opening match will begin on Sky Sports Golf from 12.30pm on Thursday. Get and stream Sky Sports without a contract.
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