2026 PGA Championship: Featured groups for Rounds 1-2

Tee instances for the 108th PGA Championship have been introduced, as Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, prepares to host the season’s second main.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will intention to defend his title, whereas Masters champion Rory McIlroy goes for his third PGA Championship and seventh main.

Here’s a take a look at some notable groupings for the primary two rounds of the occasion (all instances ET):

Ludvig Åberg, Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau (8:18 am/1:43 pm)

Veteran Fowler, nonetheless searching for his first main title, seems to be to proceed his kind from a close-call T2 ultimately week’s Truist Championship into this marquee pairing alongside Åberg and DeChambeau. Åberg is seeking to discover his groove on the PGA, the place he has but to make a minimize in two profession begins and solely owns two profession main high 10s, each on the Masters. DeChambeau must proper the ship after crashing outdoors the cutline in Augusta, the place he entered as a event favourite.

Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton (8:29 am/1:54 pm)

There will not be many missed greens from this trio – three {of professional} golf’s finest ball-strikers. Schauffele goals to construct off a string of stable outcomes and put himself again within the dialog as the perfect participant on this planet along with his third main. Koepka now trails McIlroy in majors and can look to tug even once more along with his fourth PGA Championship victory. Hatton remains to be looking for his first main, however stays a menace each time he tees it up.

Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm (8:40 a.m./2:05 p.m.)

The spotlight grouping of the morning wave contains a Grand Slam champion and two fan favorites who want the PGA Championship for their very own pursuits of that lofty mile marker. McIlroy enters because the second favourite behind solely Scottie Scheffler. Spieth has struggled at this event in recent times, with no top-25 finishes in his final seven begins. Rahm, in the meantime, will look to place a disappointing Masters behind him.

Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry (1:32 pm/8:07 am)

Form is a query for all three of those high gamers. Hovland has performed stable however unspectacular golf via the primary half of the 12 months, acceptable for most experts however underwhelming for a participant of his stature. Lowry has struggled to regain the highest kind he had early within the season, significantly after he failed to shut out the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. Morikawa’s considerations are primarily injury-related. He has carried out remarkably nicely since coming back from the again harm he sustained at THE PLAYERS Championship, though he completed T62 in Miami two weeks in the past and withdrew earlier than the beginning of the Truist. All have the aptitude to win this week, however questions stay.

Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre (1:43 pm/8:18 am)

Three sturdy contenders for their first main title line up within the afternoon, with Ryder Cup teammates Fleetwood and MacIntyre slotting alongside powerhouse Gotterup, making simply their second profession begin at a PGA. MacIntyre will try to search out his groove in main championships after lacking his solely minimize of the 2026 season on the Masters only a month in the past. Fleetwood seems to be to construct on 5 top-10 finishes this 12 months after breaking via for his first TOUR win final August at East Lake Golf Club. A Fleetwood voyage to victory on a significant stage could be the dominant headline this week if he finds himself in rivalry Sunday at Aronimink.

Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas (1:54 pm/8:29 am)

An all-American Ryder Cup pairing that includes Young and Thomas, who performed collectively at Bethpage Black underneath their captain, Bradley. Young has maintained his breakout kind since that occasion, profitable twice on TOUR at THE PLAYERS Championship and Cadillac Championship. Neither Thomas nor Bradley has had the begins they anticipated, though each have proven improved kind in current weeks. Thomas and Bradley each have championship pedigrees, although. Thomas received the 2017 PGA Championship and Bradley received it in 2011.

Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose (2:05 pm/8:40 am)

Three of the most popular golfers on this planet spherical out this pairing, the perfect of the afternoon bunch. Scheffler has three straight runner-up finishes and appears to defend his PGA Championship title. Fitzpatrick has three wins this season, together with two of his final 4 begins, and Rose is looking for win No. 2 of the season and main championship No. 2 of his profession. Something to look at: Rose remains to be acclimating to his new McLaren Golf irons. He spent a number of hours on the vary on Tuesday, working totally on his iron recreation.

Check again right here for all first- and second-round tee instances for the occasion, which begins Thursday morning.