AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods will begin his quest for a 15th major championship alongside defending champion Justin Thomas and two-time PGA champion Rory McIlroy when the 100th PGA Championship tees off Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.
Woods, who won the PGA in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007, missed the cut in 2015 in his most recent appearance in the PGA of America’s oldest tournament. He hasn't won a major championship since capturing the 2008 U.S. Open in a playoff against Rocco Mediate. And he hasn’t won a tournament since the 2013 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, his 79th PGA Tour title.
In his most recent start in a major, Woods tied for sixth in the British Open at Carnoustie in July. He briefly held the outright lead on the 11th hole in the final round.
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Thomas won his first major at last year’s PGA at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. McIlroy captured two of his four majors in the PGA Championship in 2012 and 2014. The three tee off at 9:23 a.m. ET Thursday and 2:48 p.m. Friday.
The Woods-Thomas-McIlroy grouping is just one of the featured threesomes in the first two rounds at Bellerive, which last hosted the PGA in 1992 when Nick Price won by three strokes. This will be the last PGA in August as the tournament moves to May in 2019.
Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka and Francesco Molinari, the winners of the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open, are grouped with a 2:15 p.m. tee time on Thursday and 8:50 a.m. Friday.
Jordan Spieth’s attempt to complete the career Grand Slam begins at 2:37 p.m. alongside Jon Rahm and Justin Rose. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson is off with Bubba Watson and Adam Scott (1:53 p.m.).
Past PGA winners make up other groups, including Padraig Harrington, Jimmy Walker and Vijay Singh (8:56 a.m.); Phil Mickelson, Jason Day and Keegan Bradley (9:01 a.m.); Y.E. Yang, Jason Dufner and Shaun Micheel (2:21 p.m.); and Davis Love III, Martin Kaymer and Rich Beem (8:28 a.m.).
A trio of top players seeking their first major championship are grouped – Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama and Ian Poulter (8:39 a.m.). And U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk will get a close look at two potential members of the red, white and blue in this year’s biennial match play tussle with Europe in October. Furyk is playing with reigning PGA Tour rookie of the year Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau, who has top-10s in each of the three majors this season (8:17 a.m.).
At Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis
Yardage: 7,316; Par: 70 (All Times ET)
Thursday-Friday
First hole-10th hole
7:50 a.m.-1:15 p.m. – Michael Block, United States; Eddie Pepperell, England; Ryan Fox, New Zealand.
8:01 a.m.-1:26 p.m. – Austin Cook, United States; Craig Hocknull, United States; Alexander Bjork, Sweden.
8:12 a.m.-1:37 p.m. – Yusaku Miyazato, Japan; Bob Sowards, United States; Scott Brown, United States.
8:23 a.m.-1:48 p.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Spain; Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; James Hahn, United States.
8:34 a.m.-1:59 p.m. – Billy Horschel, United States; Byeong Hun An, South Korea; Shane Lowry, Ireland.
8:45 a.m.-2:10 p.m. – Brian Harman, United States; Yuta Ikeda, Japan; Adam Hadwin, Canada.
8:56 a.m.-2:21 p.m. – Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Jimmy Walker, United States; Vijay Singh, Fiji.
9:07 a.m.-2:32 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, United States; Andy Sullivan, England; Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand.
9:18 a.m.-2:43 p.m. – Ryan Armour, United States; Cameron Smith, Australia, Peter Uihlein, United States.
9:29 a.m.-2:54 p.m. – Paul Dunne, Ireland; J.B. Holmes, United States; Dylan Frittelli, South Africa.
9:40 a.m.-3:05 p.m. – Charles Howell III, United States; Jason Schmuhl, United States; Brian Gay, United States.
9:51 a.m.-3:16 p.m. – David Muttitt, United States; Ollie Schniederjans, United States; Troy Merritt, United States.
10:02 a.m.-3:27 p.m. – Shawn Warren, United States; Mikko Korhonen, Finland; J.J. Spaun, United States.
1:20 p.m.-7:55 a.m. – Johan Kok, United States; Brandon Stone, South Africa; Whee Kim, South Korea.
1:31 p.m.-8:06 a.m. – Matthew Wallace, England; Matt Dobyns, United States; Beau Hossler, United States.
1:42 p.m.-8:17 a.m. – Chris Wood, England; Alex Noren, Sweden; Matt Kuchar, United States.
1:53 p.m.-8:28 a.m. –Dustin Johnson, United States; Bubba Watson, United States; Adam Scott, Australia.
2:04 p.m.-8:39 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, England; Satoshi Kodaira, Japan; Marc Leishman, Australia.
2:15 p.m.-8:50 a.m. – Patrick Reed, United States; Brooks Koepka, United States; Francesco Molinari, Italy.
2:26 p.m.-9:01 a.m. – Gary Woodland, United States; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Kevin Kisner, United States.
2:37 p.m.-9:12 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, United States; Jon Rahm, Spain; Justin Rose, England.
2:48 p.m.-9:23 a.m. – Aaron Wise, United States; Paul Casey, England; Zach Johnson, United States.
2:59 p.m.-9:34 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Thomas Pieters, Belgium; Bill Haas, United States.
3:10 p.m.-9:45 a.m. – Lee Westwood, England; Joaquin Niemann, Chile; Daniel Berger, United States.
3:21 p.m.-9:56 a.m. – Omar Uresti, United States; Justin Harding, South Africa; Andrew Landry, United States.
3:32 p.m.-10:07 a.m. – Matt Borchert, United States; Chris Stroud, United States; Winner of Barracuda Championship.
Thursday-Friday
10th hole-First hole
7:55 a.m.-1:20 p.m. – Jamie Lovemark, United States; Rich Berberian Jr., United States; Shugo Imahira, Japan.
8:06 a.m.-1:31 p.m. – Brandt Snedeker, United States; Sean McCarty, United States; Li Haotong, China.
8:17 a.m.-1:42 p.m. – Jim Furyk, United States; Tony Finau, United States; Xander Schauffele, United States.
8:28 a.m.-1:53 p.m. – Davis Love III, United States; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Rich Beem, United States.
8:39 a.m.-2:04 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, United States; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Ian Poulter, England.
8:50 a.m.-2:15 p.m. – Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Danny Willett, England; Pat Perez, United States.
9:01 a.m.-2:26 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, United States; Jason Day, Australia; Keegan Bradley, United States.
9:12 a.m.-2:37 p.m. – Shubhankar Sharma, India; Jordan Smith, England; Scott Piercy, United States.
9:23 a.m.-2:48 p.m. – Justin Thomas, United States; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Tiger Woods, United States.
9:34 a.m.-2:59 p.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, England; Webb Simpson, United States; Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela.
9:45 a.m.-3:10 p.m. – Stewart Cink, United States; Branden Grace, South Africa; Ryan Moore, United States.
9:56 a.m.-3:21 p.m. – Ross Fisher, England; Alexander Levy, France; Patton Kizzire, United States.
10:07 a.m.-3:32 p.m. – Julian Suri, United States; Sungjae Im, South Korean; Craig Bowden, United States.
1:15 p.m.-7:50 a.m. – Danny Balin, United States; Chesson Hadley, United States; Russell Henley, United States.
1:26 p.m.-8:01 a.m. – Marty Jertson, United States; Luke List, United States; Kevin Chappell, United States.
1:37 p.m.-8:12 a.m. – Jaysen Hansen, United States; Nick Watney, United States; Kyle Stanley, United States.
1:48 p.m.-8:23 a.m. – Ted Potter Jr., United States; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Jorge Campillo, Spain.
1:59 p.m.-8:34 a.m. – Ryan Vermeer, United States; Paul Broadhurst, England; John Daly, United States.
2:10 p.m.-8:45 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, South Korea; Brice Garnett, United States; Tyrrell Hatton, England.
2:21 p.m.-8:56 a.m. – Y.E. Yang, South Korea; Jason Dufner, United States; Shaun Micheel, United States.
2:32 p.m.-9:07 a.m. – Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Patrick Cantlay, United States.
2:43 p.m.-9:18 a.m. – Brendan Steele, United States; Adrian Otaegui, Spain; Kevin Na, United States.
2:54 p.m.-9:29 a.m. – Chez Reavie, United States; Charley Hoffman, United States; Russell Knox, Scotland.
3:05 p.m-9:40 p.m. – Zach J. Johnson, United States; Michael Kim, United States; Seungsu Han, United States.
3:16 p.m.-9:51 a.m. – Brian Smock, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India; Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France.
3:27 p.m.-10:02 a.m. – Ben Kern, United States; Bridgestone Invitational winner, Ryuko Tokimatsu, Japan.
