PGA Championship 2021: Tee times, TV schedule and preview – Pundit Arena
The PGA Championship at Kiawah Island should make for a great watch this week.
The first major of 2021 delivered drama and memorable moments in spades as Hideki Matsuyama became Japan’s first major champion with victory at the Masters.
Now it’s time for the PGA Championship, which is being held at Kiawah Island for the first time since 2012.
Rory McIlroy won that tournament by a whopping eight shots, and with the Northern Irishman having returned to the winners’ enclosure at Quail Hollow two weeks ago, it seems likely that he will contend for his fifth major crown in South Carolina this week.
Rory McIlroy ended his 18-month drought with victory at Quail Hollow.
Of course, it is a major championship, so the 32-year-old will need to edge out the world’s elite if he is to end his seven-year major drought (he will also need to once again bring the monstrous Ocean Course to its knees; if played to its maximum length of 7,876 yards, it will be the longest course in major championship history).
McIlroy will at least be able to keep a close eye on two of the players also tipped to be in the mix this week as Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas make up a mouthwatering three-ball.
Shane Lowry, who has shown glimpses of better form this year with top-10 finishes at the Players Championship and RBC Heritage, will have the company of world number one Dustin Johnson and Sergio Garcia.
Naturally, Jordan Spieth will dominate a lot of the coverage while out on the course. Like McIlroy, Spieth ended his long overdue wait for a win with victory at the Valero Texas Open in April.
The three-time major winner, who will complete the career grand slam were he to triumph this week, will play alongside former US Open champion Webb Simpson and promising young Californian Will Zalatoris during the first two days.
Top-ranked European Jon Rahm (world number three) tees it up alongside England’s Tommy Fleetwood and former Masters winner Patrick Reed.
As a former winner of this event, Padraig Harrington is in the field and the European Ryder Cup captain is part of three-ball that also includes Phil Mickelson and Jason Day, PGA Championship winners in 2005 and 2015 respectively.
Defending champion Collin Morikawa’s three-ball includes Matsuyama and Bryson DeChambeau.
PGA Championship 2021 round one tee times (Irish times)
Thursday – starting round at the first hole.
12:00 Adam Long (US), Patrick Rada (US), Cameron Tringale (US)
12:11 Dylan Frittelli (SA), Larkin Gross (US), Matt Jones (Aus)
12:22 Byeong-Hun An (Kor), George Coetzee (SA), Derek Holmes (US)
12:33 Joel Dahmen (US), Tom Hoge (US), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut)
12:44 John Daly (US), Jason Dufner (US), Jimmy Walker (US)
12:55 Kevin Kisner (US), Martin Laird (Sco), Hudson Swafford (US)
13:06 Henrik Stenson (Swe), Bubba Watson (US), Danny Willett (Eng)
Get amped to watch @McIlroyRory back at @KiawahResort with all his best shots from the PGA Championship.
🔥👉 https://t.co/nCWejBrLcg#LateNightSnacks | #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/25Qb1fUDCL
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 20, 2021
13:17 Keegan Bradley (US), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Charl Schwartzel (SA)
13:28 Stewart Cink (US), Harris English (US), Alexander Noren (Swe)
13:39 Jason Kokrak (US), Tom Lewis (Eng), Kevin Na (US)
13:50 Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Jason Scrivener (Aus), Stuart Smith (US)
14:01 Lanto Griffin (US), Peter Malnati (US), Brad Marek (US)
14:12 Mark Geddes (US), Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn), Denny McCarthy (US)
17:30 Frank Bensel (US), Kurt Kitayama (US), Robert Streb (US)
17:41 Alex Beach (US), Daniel van Tonder (SA), Wyndham Clark (US)
17:52 Abraham Ancer (Mex), Sam Burns (US), Max Homa (US)
18:03 Corey Conners (Can), Tony Finau (US), Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng)
18:14 Jason Day (Aus), Padraig Harrington (Ire), Phil Mickelson (US)
18:25 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Jon Rahm (Spa), Patrick Reed (US)
18:36 Justin Rose (Eng), Cameron Smith (Aus), Gary Woodland (US)
18:47 Daniel Berger (US), Billy Horschel (US), Steve Stricker (US)
18:58 Webb Simpson (US), Jordan Spieth (US), Will Zalatoris (US)
The stage is set.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/RakT039W91
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 20, 2021
19:09 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire)
19:20 Patrick Cantlay (US), Matt Kuchar (US), Thomas Pieters (Bel)
19:31 Pete Ballo (US), Cameron Davis (Aus), Chris Kirk (US)
19:42 Dean Burmester (SA), Greg Koch (US), Kyoung-Hoon Lee (Kor)
Thursday – starting round at the 10th hole
12:05 Talor Gooch (US), Harry Higgs (US), Ben Polland (US)
12:16 Rob Labritz (US), Brendan Steele (US), Harold Varner III (US)
12:27 Paul Casey (Eng), Garrick Higgo (SA), Marc Leishman (Aus)
12:38 Rickie Fowler (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Adam Scott (Aus)
12:49 John Catlin (US), Cameron Champ (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco)
13:00 Zach Johnson (US), Francesco Molinari (Ita), Scottie Scheffler (US)
13:11 Thomas Detry (Bel), Louis Oosthuizen (SA), Ryan Palmer (US)
13:22 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Xander Schauffele (US), Lee Westwood (Eng)
13:33 Brooks Koepka (US), Rory McIlroy (NI), Justin Thomas (US)
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13:44 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Collin Morikawa (US)
13:55 Charley Hoffman (US), Erik van Rooyen (SA), Matt Wallace (Eng)
14:06 Brian Gay (US), Chan Kim (US), Brett Walker (US)
14:17 Kalle Samooja (Fin), Sonny Skinner (US), Aaron Wise (US)
17:25 Danny Balin (US), Jim Herman (US), Si Woo Kim (Kor)
17:36 Joseph Summerhays (US), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Richy Werenski (US)
17:47 Sam Horsfield (Eng), Sebastian Munoz (Col), Tim Pearce (US)
17:58 Rich Beem (US), Shaun Micheel (US), Yong-Eun Yang (Kor)
18:09 Joaquin Niemann (Chi), JT Poston (US), Aaron Rai (Eng)
18:20 Branden Grace (SA), Adam Hadwin (Can), Rasmus Hoejgaard (Den)
18:31 Russell Henley (US), Jazz Janewattananond (Tha), Carlos Ortiz (Mex)
18:42 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA), Kevin Streelman (US), Andy Sullivan (Eng)
18:53 Brian Harman (US), Sung Jae Im (Kor), Ian Poulter (Eng)
19:04 Chez Reavie (US), Antoine Rozner (Fra), Brandon Stone (SA)
19:15 Maverick McNealy (US), Victor Perez (Fra), Omar Uresti (US)
19:26 Tyler Collet (US), Lucas Herbert (Aus), Brendon Todd (US)
19:37 Ben Cook (US), Mackenzie Hughes (Can), Takumi Kanaya (Jpn)
Round two tee times.
Friday – starting round at the first hole.
12:00 Danny Balin (US), Jim Herman (US), Si Woo Kim (Kor)
12:11 Joseph Summerhays (US), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Richy Werenski (US)
12:22 Sam Horsfield (Eng), Sebastian Munoz (Col), Tim Pearce (US)
12:33 Rich Beem (US), Shaun Micheel (US), Yong-Eun Yang (Kor)
12:44 Joaquin Niemann (Chi), JT Poston (US), Aaron Rai (Eng)
12:55 Branden Grace (SA), Adam Hadwin (Can), Rasmus Hoejgaard (Den)
13:06 Russell Henley (US), Jazz Janewattananond (Tha), Carlos Ortiz (Mex)
13:17 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA), Kevin Streelman (US), Andy Sullivan (Eng)
Major week! @PGAChampionship pic.twitter.com/OHk9lvDmiS
— Shane Lowry (@ShaneLowryGolf) May 17, 2021
13:28 Brian Harman (US), Sung Jae Im (Kor), Ian Poulter (Eng)
13:39 Chez Reavie (US), Antoine Rozner (Fra), Brandon Stone (SA)
13:50 Maverick McNealy (US), Victor Perez (Fra), Omar Uresti (US)
14:01 Tyler Collet (US), Lucas Herbert (Aus), Brendon Todd (US)
14:12 Ben Cook (US), Mackenzie Hughes (Can), Takumi Kanaya (Jpn)
17:30 Talor Gooch (US), Harry Higgs (US), Ben Polland (US)
17:41 Rob Labritz (US), Brendan Steele (US), Harold Varner III (US)
17:52 Paul Casey (Eng), Garrick Higgo (SA), Marc Leishman (Aus)
18:03 Rickie Fowler (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Adam Scott (Aus)
18:14 John Catlin (US), Cameron Champ (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco)
18:25 Zach Johnson (US), Francesco Molinari (Ita), Scottie Scheffler (US)
18:36 Thomas Detry (Bel), Louis Oosthuizen (SA), Ryan Palmer (US)
18:47 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Xander Schauffele (US), Lee Westwood (Eng)
18:58 Brooks Koepka (US), Rory McIlroy (NI), Justin Thomas (US)
19:09 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Collin Morikawa (US)
19:20 Charley Hoffman (US), Erik van Rooyen (SA), Matt Wallace (Eng)
19:31 Brian Gay (US), Chan Kim (US), Brett Walker (US)
19:42 Kalle Samooja (Fin), Sonny Skinner (US), Aaron Wise (US)
Friday – starting round at the 10th hole.
12:05 Frank Bensel (US), Kurt Kitayama (US), Robert Streb (US)
12:16 Alex Beach (US), Daniel van Tonder (SA), Wyndham Clark (US)
12:27 Abraham Ancer (Mex), Sam Burns (US), Max Homa (US)
12:38 Corey Conners (Can), Tony Finau (US), Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng)
12:49 Jason Day (Aus), Padraig Harrington (Ire), Phil Mickelson (US)
13:00 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Jon Rahm (Spa), Patrick Reed (US)
13:11 Justin Rose (Eng), Cameron Smith (Aus), Gary Woodland (US)
13:22 Daniel Berger (US), Billy Horschel (US), Steve Stricker (US)
13:33 Webb Simpson (US), Jordan Spieth (US), Will Zalatoris (US)
13:44 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire)
13:55 Patrick Cantlay (US), Matt Kuchar (US), Thomas Pieters (Bel)
14:06 Pete Ballo (US), Cameron Davis (Aus), Chris Kirk (US)
14:17 Dean Burmester (SA), Greg Koch (US), Kyoung-Hoon Lee (Kor)
17:25 Adam Long (US), Patrick Rada (US), Cameron Tringale (US)
17:36 Dylan Frittelli (SA), Larkin Gross (US), Matt Jones (Aus)
17:47 Byeong-Hun An (Kor), George Coetzee (SA), Derek Holmes (US)
17:58 Joel Dahmen (US), Tom Hoge (US), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut)
18:09 John Daly (US), Jason Dufner (US), Jimmy Walker (US)
18:20 Kevin Kisner (US), Martin Laird (Sco), Hudson Swafford (US)
18:31 Henrik Stenson (Swe), Bubba Watson (US), Danny Willett (Eng)
18:42 Keegan Bradley (US), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Charl Schwartzel (SA)
18:53 Stewart Cink (US), Harris English (US), Alexander Noren (Swe)
19:04 Jason Kokrak (US), Tom Lewis (Eng), Kevin Na (US)
19:15 Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Jason Scrivener (Aus), Stuart Smith (US)
19:26 Lanto Griffin (US), Peter Malnati (US), Brad Marek (US)
19:37 Mark Geddes (US), Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn), Denny McCarthy (US)
USA PGA TV coverage.
Thursday: Sky Sports Golf from 1 pm-12 am and Sky Sports Main Event from 1.05 pm-12 am.
Friday: Sky Sports Golf from 1pm-12am and Sky Sports Main Event from 1pm-7.30pm and 10.15pm-12am.
Saturday: Sky Sports Golf from 1 pm-12 am and Sky Sports Main Event from 8.30 pm-12 am.
Sunday: Sky Sports Golf from 1 pm-12 am and Sky Sports Main Event from 7.30 pm-12 am.
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