When is it on?
The second major of the calendar year, the US PGA Championship, is being held at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, upstate New York, with the first of the competition’s 156 players teeing off around lunchtime on Thursday (that’s Irish time).
How can I follow the action?
If you can’t make it to a TV, you can follow all of the action from Oak Hill via The Irish Times liveblog, beginning at lunchtime on Thursday at irishtimes.com/sport.
On the box, Sky Sports will bring you live coverage from Thursday, on both the Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf channels. The championship runs until Sunday, beginning at 1pm Irish time. There’s also a dedicated PGA Championship app available for download on your preferred app store.
What is the US PGA Championship winner’s prize?
The winner of the competition at Oak Hill will pocket a cool $3 million (€2.76 million). They’ll also be invited to all subsequent PGA Championships into the future.
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What are the Irish prospects?
There will be a strong Irish presence on the field come Thursday: Pádraig Harrington, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy and Séamus Power will make up the Irish representation at Oak Hill come Thursday.
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McIlroy, a two-time winner of the PGA Championship, is again the pick of the Irish prospects, and is tipped by the bookies to be in contention come next Sunday. The world number three’s form coming into the competition, however, leaves much to be desired: a deflating performance at the Master saw him miss the cut, and followed that up with a tied-47th place finish at the Wells Fargo Championship earlier this month.
Power, meanwhile, finished the latter competition in 18th, and 19th a week later at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
Lowry, who finished the PGA Championship event in tied fourth in 2021, is yet to find his best form this season: a respectable tied-16th at the Masters and a top 10 place at the The Honda Classic in February were the highlights.
Who are the favourites?
Jon Rahm, world number one and fresh from securing a coveted green jacket at the Masters in April, comes into the PGA Championship as favourite. Scottie Scheffler should also contend: the American has won twice on the PGA Tour this year – including The Players Championship in March – and is yet to miss a cut yet.
Last year’s winner, Justin Thomas, is a 20-1 shot to claim a third PGA Championship title.
What is the weather forecast looking like?
Conditions are looking far from ideal, according to long term forecasts. While Rochester looks like it will dodge the threat of rainfall for the opening two days of the competition, the weekend is looking a little more unsettled.
Tee times
Rory McIlroy is paired with reigning PGA champion Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa, with five PGA Championships in the grouping, playing at 1.11pm on Thursday. Shane Lowry is also in a featured group alongside Jordan Spieth and Viktor Hovland will play in the next grouping at 1.22pm.
Round 1, first tee/Round 2, 10th tee
12pm/5.25pm: Shaun Micheel, Collierville, TN; Braden Shattuck, Aston, PA; Steven Alker, New Zealand
12.11pm/5.36pm: Ben Griffin, Chapel Hill, NC; Chris French, Rockford, IL; Joel Dahmen, Scottsdale, AZ
12.22pm/5.47pm: Wyatt Worthington II, Reynoldsburg, OH; Nico Echavarria, Colombia; Wyndham Clark, Denver, CO
12.33pm/5.58pm: Tom Hoge, Fort Worth, TX; Ryan Fox, New Zealand; K.H. Lee, Republic of Korea
12.44pm/6.09pm.: Paul Casey, England; Adam Svensson, Canada; Beau Hossler, Mission Viejo, CA
12.55pm/6.20pm: Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA; Kurt Kitayama, Las Vegas, NV; Sahith Theegala, Houston, TX
1.06pm/6.31pm: Corey Conners, Canada; Ockie Strydom, South Africa; Joaquin Niemann, Chile
1.17pm/6.42pm: Kevin Kisner, Aiken, SC; Jimmy Walker, San Antonio, TX; Pádraig Harrington, Ireland
1.28pm/6.53pm: Alex Noren, Sweden; J.T. Poston, Sea Island, GA; Mackenzie Hughes, Canada
1.39am/7.04pm: Lee Hodges, Athens, AL; Callum Tarren, England; David Lingmerth, Sweden
1.50pm/7.15pm: Taylor Moore, Edmond, OK; Denny McCarthy, Jupiter, FL; Brendan Steele, Idyllwild, CA
2.01pm/7.26pm: Jeremy Wells, Estero, FL; Justin Suh, San Jose, CA; Adri Arnaus, Spain
2.12pm/7.37pm.: Anthony Cordes, Johns Creek, GA; Mark Hubbard, The Woodlands, TX; Dean Burmester, South Africa
5:30pm/12.05pm: Matt Cahill, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Taylor Montgomery, Las Vegas, NV; Cam Davis, Australia
5.41pm/12.16pm.: Michael Block, Mission Viejo, CA; Hayden Buckley, Tupelo, MS; Taylor Pendrith, Canada
5:52pm/12:27pm: Alex Beach, Stillwater, OK; Brendon Todd, Watkinsville, GA; Sihwan Kim, Las Vegas, NV
6.03p.m./12.38pm: Patrick Reed, The Woodlands, TX; Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark; Nick Taylor, Canada
6:14pm/12.49pm: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa; John Somers, Brooksville, FL; Chez Reavie, Scottsdale, AZ
6.25pm/1pm: Tommy Fleetwood, England; Cameron Young, Scarborough, NY; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan
6.36pm/1.11pm: Adam Scott, Australia; Max Homa, Valencia, CA; Tony Finau, Lehi, UT
6.47pm/1.22pm: Xander Schauffele, San Diego, CA; Tyrrell Hatton, England; Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, FL
6.58pm/1.33pm: Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, FL; Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, CA; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
7.09pm/1.44pm: Alex Smalley, Greensboro, NC; Russell Henley, Columbus, GA; Mito Pereira, Chile
7.20pm/1.55pm: Adam Hadwin, Canada; Matt Kuchar, Jupiter, FL; Talor Gooch, Edmond, OK
7.31pm/2.06pm: Justin Rose, England; Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; Francesco Molinari, Italy
7.42pm/2:17pm: Russell Grove, Coeur d’Alene, ID; Patrick Rodgers, Jupiter, FL; Ben Taylor, England
Round 1, 10th tee/Round 2, first tee
12.05pm/5.30pm: Trey Mullinax, Birmingham, AL; Josh Speight, Locust Hill, VA; Kazuki Higa, Japan
12.16am/5.41pm: Adam Schenk, Vincennes, IN; Colin Inglis, Creswell, OR; Thriston Lawrence, South Africa
12.27am/5.52pm: Min Woo Lee, Australia; Andrew Putnam, University Place, WA; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina
12.38pm/6.03pm: Harold Varner III, Gastonia, NC; Scott Stallings, Oak Ridge, TN; Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark
12.49am/6.14pm: Steve Holmes, Simi Valley, CA; Adrian Otaegui, Spain; Davis Riley, Hattiesburg, MS
1pm/6.25pm: Scottie Scheffler, Dallas, TX; Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, FL; Gary Woodland, Topeka, KS
1.11pm/6.36pm: Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Justin Thomas, Louisville, KY; Collin Morikawa, La Canada, CA
1.22pm/6.47pm: Shane Lowry, Ireland; Jordan Spieth, Dallas, TX; Viktor Hovland, Norway
1.33pm/6.58pm: Matthew Fitzpatrick, England; Cameron Smith, Australia; Jon Rahm, Spain
1.44pm/7.09pm: Luke Donald, England; Adrian Meronk, Poland; Yannik Paul, Germany
1.55pm/7.20pm: Kenny Pigman, Norco, CA; Davis Thompson, St. Simons Island, GA; Maverick McNealy, Las Vegas, NV
2.06pm/7.31pm: Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, VT; Jason Day, Australia; Bryson DeChambeau, Dallas, TX
2.17pm/7.42pm: Jesse Droemer, Houston, TX; Matt NeSmith, Aiken, SC; Rikuya Hoshino, Japan
5.25pm/12pm: Sam Ryder, Longwood, FL; Gabe Reynolds, Dallas, TX; Brandon Wu, Scarsdale, NY
5.36pm/12.11pm: Sadom Kaewkanjana, Thailand; Ben Kern, Grove City, OH; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark
5.47pm/12.22pm: Webb Simpson, Charlotte, NC; Y.E. Yang, Republic of Korea; Danny Willett, England
5.58pm/12.33pm: Sepp Straka, Austria; Harris English, Sea Island, GA; Robert Macintyre, Scotland
6.09pm/12.44pm: Thomas Pieters, Belgium; Keith Mitchell, St. Simons Island, GA; Pablo Larrazabal, Spain
6.20pm/12.55pm: Lucas Herbert, Australia; Brian Harman, St. Simons Island, GA; Callum Shinkwin, England
6.31pm/1.06pm: Tom Kim, Republic of Korea; Sam Burns, Shreveport, LA; Abraham Ancer, Mexico
6.42pm/1.17pm: Sungjae Im, Republic of Korea; Chris Kirk, Athena, GA; Séamus Power, Ireland
6.53pm/1.28pm: Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea; Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga, TN; Anirban Lahiri, India
7.04pm/1.39pm: Victor Perez, France; Aaron Wise, Ellerbe, NC; Jordan Smith, England
7.15pm/1.50pm: Chris Sanger, Red Hook, NY; J.J. Spaun, Scottsdale, AZ; David Micheluzzi, Australia
7.26pm/2.01pm: Thomas Detry, Belgium; J.J. Killeen, Lubbock, TX; Matt Wallace, England
7:37pm/2.12pm: Nick Hardy, Northbrook, IL; Greg Koch, Orlando, FL; Eric Cole, Delray Beach, FL
