NOTE: Full tee times, groupings at bottom The tee times are out for the year’s first major. There’s plenty of star power in the featured groups for Thursday’s first round at TPC Harding Park. This will be the first major held at San Francisco’s municipal gem, and while there will not be any spectators on site, it is setting up to be a memorable week for the first major in more than a year. Storylines are aplenty. Can Justin Thomas win a second PGA after last week’s win in the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational? Is Tiger Woods capable of a 16th major title and record-setting 83rd PGA TOUR victory? Can Jordan Spieth complete the career Grand Slam? Will Jon Rahm win after reaching No. 1 in the world? How will Bryson DeChambeau’s big-bombing style of play fare in a major? And can Webb Simpson win another major across Lake Merced from the site of his 2012 U.S. Open triumph? Not only is this the season’s first major, but with only two weeks remaining in the regular season, this is an important week before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs. Here’s a look at the groups to watch, as well as the full-field tee times (Note: All times Pacific; FedExCup ranking in parentheses): 8:11 a.m. PT: Gary Woodland (30)-Shane Lowry (130)-Brooks Koepka (96) This group comprises the winners of the past three majors. Koepka is going for the PGA three-peat after his runner-up at last week’s World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Woodland won last year’s U.S. Open just down the California coast in Pebble Beach. He was runner-up in the 2015 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Harding Park. And Lowry is the last man to win a major, with his emotional win in The Open Championship. 8:22 a.m. PT: Jordan Spieth (90)-Dustin Johnson (25)-Justin Rose (135) Two former FedExCup champions, Spieth and Rose, are in this group. All three players are former World No. 1s, as well. It’s been three years since Spieth’s last win, but he could still complete the Career Grand Slam this week. All three are former U.S. Open champions, as well. 8:33 a.m. PT: Justin Thomas (1)-Tiger Woods (48)-Rory McIlroy (5) A combined five FedExCups are in this group. McIlroy and Woods are the only two-time winners of the FedExCup and Thomas is in good position to join them. He took a large lead in this season’s standings with his win at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Woods is seeking his record-setting 83rd PGA TOUR victory. Woods and McIlroy have already hoisted trophies at Harding Park. Woods won the 2005 WGC-American Express Championship here, while McIlroy claimed the 2015 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. 1:47 p.m. PT: Rickie Fowler (79)-Bryson DeChambeau (4)-Adam Scott (35) DeChambeau’s revamped game takes on a major for the first time. He has a win and seven other top-10s this season. Fowler is trying to win his first Grand Slam event. Scott is making his first start since the season resumed. He won early this year at the Genesis Invitational down in Southern California. 1:58 p.m. PT: Jon Rahm (10)-Phil Mickelson (62)-Sergio Garcia (132) Jon Rahm is the youngest player in this group, but he’s also the only one to hold the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. He lost that mantle after Thomas’ win at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, but he still is one of the favorites. Rahm won recently at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. He’ll be in a comfortable group. Garcia is his Spanish countryman, while Mickelson is a fellow Arizona State alum. Mickelson is coming off a runner-up finish at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, his best showing of the year. Garcia is third in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee this season, which will be handy at Harding Park. Here are the tee times and groupings for Rounds 1-2 of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. (NOTE: ALL TIMES PACIFIC) Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:00 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:25 p.m. PT) Brian HARMAN – Sea Island, GA Jeff HART – Solana Beach, CA C.T. PAN – TAIWAN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:11 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:36 p.m. PT) Andrew LANDRY – Dripping Springs, TX Rod PERRY – Port Orange, FL Nate LASHLEY – Scottsdale, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:22 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:47 p.m. PT) Sung KANG – REPUBLIC of KOREA John O’LEARY – Sterling, VA Dylan FRITTELLI – SOUTH AFRICA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:33 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:58 p.m. PT) Erik VAN ROOYEN – SOUTH AFRICA Russell HENLEY – Columbus, GA Carlos ORTIZ – MEXICO Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:44 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:09 p.m. PT) Ryan PALMER – Colleyville, TX Kevin KISNER – Aiken, SC Michael THOMPSON – Sea Island, GA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:55 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:20 p.m. PT) Bud CAULEY – Palm Beach Gardens, FL Lucas GLOVER – Jupiter, FL Tyrrell HATTON – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:06 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:31 p.m. PT) Alex BEACH – Stillwater, MN Rich BEEM – Austin, TX Shaun MICHEEL – Memphis, TN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:17 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:42 p.m. PT) Rafa CABRERA BELLO – SPAIN Ryo ISHIKAWA – JAPAN Jason KOKRAK – Hudson, OH Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:28 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:53 p.m. PT) Bernd WIESBERGER – AUSTRIA Danny LEE – NEW ZEALAND Vaughn TAYLOR – Augusta, GA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:39 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:04 p.m. PT) Keith MITCHELL – St. Simons Island, GA Matthias SCHWAB – AUSTRIA Brendan STEELE – Idyllwild, CA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:50 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:15 p.m. PT) Joel DAHMEN – Clarkston, WA Luke LIST – Augusta, GA Victor PEREZ – FRANCE Thursday: Tee No. 1 (9:01 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:36 p.m. PT) Mike LORENZO-VERA – FRANCE Marty JERTSON – Phoenix, AZ Tom LEWIS – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (9:12 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:37 p.m. PT) David MUTTITT – Albuquerque, NM Mackenzie HUGHES – CANADA Harris ENGLISH – Sea Island, GA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:05 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (12:30 p.m. PT) Scottie SCHEFFLER – Dallas, TX Danny BALIN – White Plains, NY Tom HOGE – Fargo, ND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:16 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (12:41 p.m. PT) Mike AUTERSON – Milford, OH Rory SABBATINI – SLOVAKIA Nick TAYLOR – CANADA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:27 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (12:52 p.m. PT) Tony FINAU – Salt Lake City, UT Danny WILLETT – ENGLAND Patrick CANTLAY – Jupiter, FL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:38 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:03 p.m. PT) Martin KAYMER – GERMANY Jason DUFNER – Auburn, AL Jason DAY – AUSTRALIA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:49 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:14 p.m. PT) Daniel BERGER – Jupiter, FL Xander SCHAUFFELE – San Diego, CA Steve STRICKER – Madison, WI Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:25 p.m. PT) Henrik STENSON – SWEDEN Collin MORIKAWA – La Canada, CA Zach JOHNSON – Cedar Rapids, IA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:11 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:36 p.m. PT) Brooks KOEPKA – West Palm Beach, FL Gary WOODLAND – Topeka, KS Shane LOWRY – IRELAND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:22 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:47 p.m. PT) Jordan SPIETH – Dallas, TX Dustin JOHNSON – Jupiter, FL Justin ROSE – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:33 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:58 p.m. PT) Tiger WOODS – Jupiter, FL Rory MCILROY – N. IRELAND Justin THOMAS – Louisville, KY Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:44 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:09 p.m. PT) Louis OOSTHUIZEN – SOUTH AFRICA Max HOMA – Valencia, CA Matt FITZPATRICK – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:55 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:20 p.m. PT) Abraham ANCER – MEXICO Charl SCHWARTZEL – SOUTH AFRICA Joohyung KIM – REPUBLIC OF KOREA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (9:06 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:31 p.m. PT) Corey CONNERS – CANADA Zach J. JOHNSON – Farmington, UT Chez REAVIE – Scottsdale, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 10 (9:17 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:42 p.m. PT) Scott PIERCY – Las Vegas, NV Alex KNOLL – Jim Thorpe, PA Andrew PUTNAM – Phoenix, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 1 (12:30 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:05 a.m. PT) Tyler DUNCAN – Columbus, IN J.R. ROTH – Boyne Highlands, MI Christiaan BEZUIDENHOUT – SOUTH AFRICA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (12:41 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:16 a.m. PT) Lanto GRIFFIN – Jacksonville Beach, FL Rich BERBERIAN JR. – Hooksett, NH Joost LUITEN – NETHERLANDS Thursday: Tee No. 1 (12:52 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:27 a.m. PT) Jim HERMAN – Palm City, FL Rob LABRITZ – Pound Ridge, NY Shaun NORRIS – SOUTH AFRICA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:03 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:38 a.m. PT) Adam HADWIN – CANADA Brandt SNEDEKER – Nashville, TN Xinjun ZHANG – CHINA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:14 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:49 a.m. PT) Kevin NA – Las Vegas, NV Patrick REED – The Woodlands, TX Robert MACINTYRE – SCOTLAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:25 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8 a.m. PT) Matthew WOLFF – Agoura Hills, CA Bubba WATSON – Bagdad, FL Graeme MCDOWELL – N. IRELAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:36 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:11 a.m. PT) Tommy FLEETWOOD – ENGLAND Viktor HOVLAND – NORWAY Hideki MATSUYAMA – JAPAN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:47 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:22 a.m. PT) Rickie FOWLER – Murrieta, CA Bryson DECHAMBEAU – Clovis, CA Adam SCOTT – AUSTRALIA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:58 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:33 a.m. PT) Jon RAHM – SPAIN Phil MICKELSON – Rancho Santa Fe, CA Sergio GARCIA – SPAIN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:09 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:44 a.m. PT) Paul CASEY – ENGLAND Ian POULTER – ENGLAND Webb SIMPSON – Charlotte, NC Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:20 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:55 a.m. PT) Matt WALLACE – ENGLAND Matt KUCHAR – Sea Island, GA Marc LEISHMAN – AUSTRALIA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:31 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (9:06 a.m. PT) Sepp STRAKA – AUSTRIA Ryan VERMEER – Omaha, NE Si Woo KIM – REPUBLIC of KOREA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:42 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (9:17 a.m. PT) Sebastian MUNOZ – COLOMBIA Justin BERTSCH – Naples, FL Benjamin HEBERT – FRANCE Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:25 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7 a.m. PT) Bob SOWARDS – Dublin, OH Kurt KITAYAMA – Chico, CA Richy WERENSKI – West Palm Beach, FL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:36 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:11 a.m. PT) Haotong LI – CHINA Benny COOK – Caledonia, MI Jorge CAMPILLO – SPAIN Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:47 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:22 a.m. PT) Byeong Hun AN – REPUBLIC of KOREA Talor GOOCH – Edmond, OK Sungjae IM – REPUBLIC of KOREA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:58 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:33 a.m. PT) J.T. POSTON – Sea Island, GA Joaquin NIEMANN – CHILE Harold VARNER III – Gastonia, NC Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:09 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:44 a.m. PT) Ken TANIGAWA – Scottsdale, AZ Emiliano GRILLO – ARGENTINA Cameron TRINGALE – Mission Viejo, CA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:20 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:55 a.m. PT) Brian STUARD – Jackson, MI Jim FURYK – Jacksonville, FL Billy HORSCHEL – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:31 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:06 a.m. PT) Matt JONES – AUSTRALIA Jazz JANEWATTANANOND – THAILAND Kevin STREELMAN – Wheaton, IL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:42 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:17 a.m. PT) Jimmy WALKER – Boerne, TX Davis LOVE III – St. Simons Island, GA Keegan BRADLEY – Woodstock, VT Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:53 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:28 a.m. PT) Cameron SMITH – AUSTRALIA Denny MCCARTHY – Palm Beach Gardens, FL Cameron CHAMP – Sacramento, CA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:04 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:39 a.m. PT) Troy MERRITT – Meridian, ID Wyndham CLARK – Denver, CO Chan KIM – Gilbert, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:15 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:50 a.m. PT) Doc REDMAN – Raleigh, NC Jason CARON – Greenlawn, NY Brendon TODD – Athens, GA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:26 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (9:01 a.m. PT) Judd GIBB – Fort Dodge, IA Lucas HERBERT – AUSTRALIA Mark HUBBARD – Denver, CO Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:37 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (9:12 a.m. PT) Shawn WARREN – Portland, ME Marcus KINHULT – SWEDEN Adam LONG – St. Louis, MO
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