The PGA Championship is here and with the final major of the year coming, it is the last chance for Tiger Woods to add another one to his mantle and after a dominating performance this past weekend at the Bridgestone, where he won for the eighth time, Woods will be primed for a major victory and he will be the favorite once again.
This year he finished in the top 10 at both the Masters and the Open championship, with just the US Open being a struggle for him and after dominating like crazy at the Bridgestone, he appears ready to break his major streak finally. Woods will tee off at 8:35 AM with Davis Love III and Keegan Bradley, a comfortable grouping for him and then on Friday he will tee off in the afternoon. Woods took the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by seven strokes and now he has the chance to get his 15th career major and it would be his first since 2008 at the US Open.
Woods tied for sixth place at the Open Championships and he is chasing that elusive number of 18 career majors and he also is closing in on the record for PGA victories with 82 after getting his 79th win last weekend. He has won five times on tour this year, winning two at WGC events and one at the Players Championship, more than anyone else on tour.
"It kind of seems that way,'' he said. "It's been probably the longest spell I've had since I haven't won a major championship. I came out here very early and got my first one back in '97 (at the Masters, his first major as a pro.)
"I've certainly had my share of chances to win. I've had my opportunities there on the back nine, probably half of those Sundays for the last five years where I've had a chance, and just haven't won it. But the key is to keep giving myself chances, and eventually I'll start getting them.''
Full list of tee times:
Thursday, Round 1, 1st tee
Starting time (ET), players
7:10 a.m.: Rob Labritz, John Senden, Shane Lowry
7:20 a.m.: Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Bob Gaus, Luke Guthrie
7:30 a.m.: Marc Leishman, Josh Teater, Pablo Larrazabal
7:40 a.m.: Tommy Gainey, Ryan Palmer, David Hearn
7:50 a.m.: Michael Thompson, Marcel Siem, Bo Van Pelt
8 a.m.: Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem, Mark Brooks
8:10 a.m.: Richard Sterne, Scott Brown, David Lingmerth
8:20 a.m.: Ben Curtis, Marcus Fraser, Peter Hanson
8:30 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Paul Lawrie, Rafael Cabrera-Bello
8:40 a.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Brian Gay, David Lynn
8:50 a.m.: Stephen Gallacher, David McNabb, Branden Grace
9 a.m.: Caine Fitzgerald, Kevin Streelman, Bernd Wiesberger
9:10 a.m.: J.C. Anderson, Matt Jones, Jaco Van Zyl
Thursday, Round 1, 10th tee
Starting time (ET), players
7:15 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Bob Sowards, Matt Every
7:25 a.m.: Mark Sheftic, Robert Garrigus, Hiroyuki Fujita
7:35 a.m.: Hunter Mahan, Paul Casey, Billy Horschel
7:45 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Steve Stricker, Jason Dufner
7:55 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler
8:05 a.m.: Graeme McDowell, Ernie Els, Bill Haas
8:15 a.m.: David Toms, Padraig Harrington, Y.E. Yang
8:25 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel
8:35 a.m.: Davis Love III, Keegan Bradley, Tiger Woods
8:45 a.m.: Peter Uihlein, Jim Furyk, Thomas Bjorn
8:55 a.m.: K.J. Choi, Ryan Polzin, Jonas Blixt
9:05 a.m.: Scott Stallings, Jason Kokrak, Jeff Sorenson
9:15 a.m.: Scott Jamieson, Roberto Castro, Stuart Smith
Thursday, Round 1, 1st tee
Starting time (ET), players
12:25 p.m.: John Huh, Ryo Ishikawa, Danny Balin
12:35 p.m.: Darren Clarke, Tom Watson, Paul McGinley
12:45 p.m.: Kohki Idoki, Rod Perry, Nick Watney
12:55 p.m.: Nicolas Colsaerts, Jason Day, Brandt Snedeker
1:05 p.m.: Tim Clark, Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson
1:15 p.m.: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Webb Simpson, Angel Cabrera
1:25 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh, Martin Kaymer
1:35 p.m.: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Luke Donald, Jordan Spieth
1:45 p.m.: Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson
1:55 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Ian Poulter, Zach Johnson
2:05 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Chris Wood, Mike Small
2:15 p.m.: Kevin Stadler, Chip Sullivan, Chris Stroud
2:25 p.m.: Sonny Skinner, Gary Woodland, Richie Ramsay
Thursday, Round 1, 10th tee
Starting time (ET), players
12:20 p.m.: Mark Brown, Scott Piercy, Brooks Koepka
12:30 p.m.: Derek Ernst, Jeff Martin, Charles Howell III
12:40 p.m.: Ken Duke, Matteo Manassero, Jimmy Walker
12:50 p.m.: Danny Willett, Joost Luiten, Russell Henley
1 p.m.: Freddie Jacobson, George Coetzee, Harris English
1:10 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Francesco Molinari, Thongchai Jaidee
1:20 p.m.: Jamie Donaldson, Ryan Moore, Alex Noren
1:30 p.m.: Brett Rumford, Geoff Ogilvy, John Merrick
1:40 p.m.: Sang-Moon Bae, Woody Austin, Martin Laird
1:50 p.m.: Carl Pettersson, D.A. Points, Mikko Ilonen
2 p.m.: Graham DeLaet, Kirk Hanefeld, Kyle Stanley
2:10 p.m.: David Muttitt, Charlie Beljan, Brendan de Jonge
2:20 p.m.: Lee Rhind, Chris Kirk, Marc Warren
Friday, Round 2, 1st tee
Starting time (ET), players
7:10 a.m.: Mark Brown, Scott Piercy, Brooks Koepka
7:20 a.m.: Derek Ernst, Jeff Martin, Charles Howell III
7:30 a.m.: Ken Duke, Matteo Manassero, Jimmy Walker
7:40 a.m.: Danny Willett, Joost Luiten, Russell Henley
7:50 a.m.: Freddie Jacobson, George Coetzee, Harris English
8 a.m.: Boo Weekley, Francesco Molinari, Thongchai Jaidee
8:10 a.m.: Jamie Donaldson, Ryan Moore, Alex Noren
8:20 a.m.: Brett Rumford, Geoff Ogilvy, John Merrick
8:30 a.m.: Sang-Moon Bae, Woody Austin, Martin Laird
8:40 a.m.: Carl Pettersson, D.A. Points, Mikko Ilonen
8:50 a.m.: Graham DeLaet, Kirk Hanefeld, Kyle Stanley
9 a.m.: David Muttitt, Charlie Beljan, Brendan de Jonge
9:10 a.m.: Lee Rhind, Chris Kirk, Marc Warren
Friday, Round 2, 10th tee
Starting time (ET), players
7:15 a.m.: John Huh, Ryo Ishikawa, Danny Balin
7:25 a.m.: Darren Clarke, Tom Watson, Paul McGinley
7:35 a.m.: Kohki Idoki, Rod Perry, Nick Watney
7:45 a.m.: Nicolas Colsaerts, Jason Day, Brandt Snedeker
7:55 a.m.: Tim Clark, Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson
8:05 a.m.: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Webb Simpson, Angel Cabrera
8:15 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh, Martin Kaymer
8:25 a.m.: Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Luke Donald, Jordan Spieth
8:35 a.m.: Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson
8:45 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Ian Poulter, Zach Johnson
8:55 a.m.: Kevin Chappell, Chris Wood, Mike Small
9:05 a.m.: Kevin Stadler, Chip Sullivan, Chris Stroud
9:15 a.m.: Sonny Skinner, Gary Woodland, Richie Ramsay
Friday, Round 2, 1st tee
Starting time (ET), players
12:25 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Bob Sowards, Matt Every
12:35 p.m.: Mark Sheftic, Robert Garrigus, Hiroyuki Fujita
12:45 p.m.: Hunter Mahan, Paul Casey, Billy Horschel
12:55 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Steve Stricker, Jason Dufner
1:05 p.m.: Sergio Garcia, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler
1:15 p.m.: Graeme McDowell, Ernie Els, Bill Haas
1:25 p.m.: David Toms, Padraig Harrington, Y.E. Yang
1:35 p.m.: Henrik Stenson, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel
1:45 p.m.: Davis Love III, Keegan Bradley, Tiger Woods
1:55 p.m.: Peter Uihlein, Jim Furyk, Thomas Bjorn
2:05 p.m.: K.J. Choi, Ryan Polzin, Jonas Blixt
2:15 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Jason Kokrak, Jeff Sorenson
2:25 p.m.: Scott Jamieson, Roberto Castro, Stuart Smith
Friday, Round 2, 10th tee
Starting time (ET), players
12:20 p.m.: Rob Labritz, John Senden, Shane Lowry
12:30 p.m.: Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Bob Gaus, Luke Guthrie
12:40 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Josh Teater, Pablo Larrazabal
12:50 p.m.: Tommy Gainey, Ryan Palmer, David Hearn
1 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Marcel Siem, Bo Van Pelt
1:10 p.m.: Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem, Mark Brooks
1:20 p.m.: Richard Sterne, Scott Brown, David Lingmerth
1:30 p.m.: Ben Curtis, Marcus Fraser, Peter Hanson
1:40 p.m.: Stewart Cink, Paul Lawrie, Rafael Cabrera-Bello
1:50 p.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Brian Gay, David Lynn
2 p.m.: Stephen Gallacher, David McNabb, Branden Grace
2:10 p.m.: Caine Fitzgerald, Kevin Streelman, Bernd Wiesberger
2:20 p.m.: J.C. Anderson, Matt Jones, Jaco Van Zyl
