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Collin Morikawa poses with the Wanamaker Trophy during the 2021 PGA Championship media day in April.
By GolfDigest.com
There’s some mystery in the air this week at the PGA Championship. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island hosts the major for a second time, nine years removed from when Rory McIlroy appeared to be playing a different layout than the rest of the field en route to an eight-shot romp. Yet it’s unclear what kind of course the 156 competitors will be facing this time around, the May date for this year’s event likely presenting much firmer and windier conditions than in August 2012.
Meanwhile, the spectre of COVID-19 lingers, although not the way it did a year ago when the PGA at TPC Harding Park was the first men’s major held after the summer restart. There will be limited spectators—10,000 a day onsite—allowing players, at least in part, to play off the crowd energy once more, something that has been a welcome condition this spring as tournaments have slowly opened up events.
Below are the tee times for the 156 players in the field for the championship. The last spot went to K.H. Lee after he claimed victory on Sunday at the AT&T Byron Nelson, his first career PGA Tour win. The 29-year-old South Korean was third on the alternate list before his victory at TPC Craig Ranch.
THURSDAY/First round (all times EDT)
Editor’s Note: The United Arab Emirates is 8 hours ahead of South Carolina, USA
First Tee
7 AM — Patrick Rada, Cameron Tringale, Adam Long
7:11 AM — Matt Jones, Larkin Gross, Dylan Frittelli
7:22 AM — George Coetzee, Derek Holmes, Byeong Hun An
7:33 AM — Tom Hoge, Bernd Wiesberger, Joel Dahmen
7:44 AM — Jimmy Walker, John Daly, Jason Dufner
7:55 AM — Martin Laird, Kevin Kisner, Hudson Swafford
8:06 AM — Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson
8:17 AM — Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel, Keegan Bradley
8:28 AM — Stewart Cink, Alex Noren, Harris English
8:39 AM — Jason Kokrak, Kevin Na, Tom Lewis
8:50 AM — Stuart Smith, Emiliano Grillo, Jason Scrivener
9:01 AM — Peter Malnati, Brad Marek, Lanto Griffin
9:12 AM — Rikuya Hoshino, Denny McCarthy, Mark Geddes
12:30 PM — Frank Bensel Jr., Robert Streb, Kurt Kitayama
12:41 PM — Wyndham Clark, Daniel van Tonder, Alex Beach
12:52 PM — Abraham Ancer, Max Homa, Sam Burns
1:03 PM — Corey Conners, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tony Finau
1:14 PM — Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Jason Day
1:25 PM — Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood
1:36 PM — Gary Woodland, Cameron Smith, Justin Rose
1:47 PM — Daniel Berger, Steve Stricker, Billy Horschel
1:58 PM — Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris
2:09 PM — Shane Lowry, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia
2:20 PM — Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar, Thomas Pieters
2:31 PM — Cameron Davis, Pete Ballo, Chris Kirk
2:42 PM — K.H. Lee, Dean Burmester, Greg Koch
10th Tee
7:05 AM — Harry Higgs, Ben Polland, Talor Gooch
7:16 AM — Harold Varner III, Rob Labritz, Brendan Steele
7:27 AM — Marc Leishman, Garrick Higgo, Paul Casey
7:38 AM — Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton, Rickie Fowler
7:49 AM — John Catlin, Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Champ
8 AM — Francesco Molinari, Zach Johnson, Scottie Scheffler
8:11 AM — Thomas Detry,Ryan Palmer, Louis Oosthuizen
8:22 AM — Lee Westwood, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland
8:33 AM — Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas
8:44 AM — Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau
8:55 AM — Matt Wallace, Erik van Rooyen, Charley Hoffman
9:06 AM — Brian Gay, Brett Walker, Chan Kim
9:17 AM — Sonny Skinner, Aaron Wise, Kalle Samooja
12:25 PM — Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Jim Herman
12:36 PM — Sami Valimaki, Richy Werenski, Joe Summerhays
12:47 PM — Tim Pearce, Sam Horsfield, Sebastián Muñoz
12:58 PM — Rich Beem, Y.E. Yang, Shaun Micheel
1:09 PM — Joaquin Niemann, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai
1:20 PM — Adam Hadwin, Branden Grace, Rasmus Højgaard
1:31 PM — Carlos Ortiz, Jazz Janewattananond, Russell Henley
1:42 PM — Kevin Streelman, Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:53 PM — Ian Poulter, Sungjae Im, Brian Harman
2:04 PM — Antoine Rozner, Brandon Stone, Chez Reavie
2:15 PM — Omar Uresti, Maverick McNealy, Victor Perez
2:26 PM — Lucas Herbert, Tyler Collet, Brendon Todd
2:37 PM — Takumi Kanaya, Ben Cook, Mackenzie Hughes
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FRIDAY/First round (all times EDT)
First Tee
7 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Jim Herman
7:11 a.m. — Sami Valimaki, Richy Werenski, Joe Summerhays
7:22 a.m. — Tim Pearce, Sam Horsfield, Sebastián Muñoz
7:33 a.m. — Rich Beem, Y.E. Yang, Shaun Micheel
7:44 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai
7:55 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Branden Grace, Rasmus Højgaard
8:06 a.m. — Carlos Ortiz, Jazz Janewattananond, Russell Henley
8:17 a.m. — Kevin Streelman, Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8:28 a.m. — Ian Poulter, Sungjae Im, Brian Harman
8:39 a.m. — Antoine Rozner, Brandon Stone, Chez Reavie
8:50 a.m. — Omar Uresti, Maverick McNealy, Victor Perez
9:01 a.m. — Lucas Herbert, Tyler Collet, Brendon Todd
9:12 a.m. — Takumi Kanaya, Ben Cook, Mackenzie Hughes
12:30 p.m. — Harry Higgs, Ben Polland, Talor Gooch
12:41 p.m. — Harold Varner III, Rob Labritz, Brendan Steele
12:52 p.m. — Marc Leishman, Garrick Higgo, Paul Casey
1:03 p.m. — Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton, Rickie Fowler
1:14 p.m. — John Catlin, Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Champ
1:25 p.m. — Francesco Molinari, Zach Johnson, Scottie Scheffler
1:36 p.m. — Thomas Detry, Ryan Palmer, Louis Oosthuizen
1:47 p.m. — Lee Westwood, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland
1:58 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas
2:09 p.m. — Collin Morikawam, Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau
2:20 p.m. — Matt Wallace, Erik van Rooyen, Charley Hoffman
2:31 p.m. — Brian Gay, Brett Walker, Chan Kim
2:42 p.m. — Sonny Skinner, Aaron Wise, Kalle Samooja
10th Tee
7:05 a.m. — Frank Bensel Jr., Robert Streb, Kurt Kitayama
7:16 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Daniel van Tonder, Alex Beach
7:27 a.m. — Abraham Ancer, Max Homa, Sam Burns
7:38 a.m. — Corey Conners, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tony Finau
7:49 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Jason Day
8 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood
8:11 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Cameron Smith, Justin Rose
8:22 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Steve Stricker, Billy Horschel
8:33 a.m. — Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris
8:44 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia
8:55 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar, Thomas Pieters
9:06 a.m. — Cameron Davis, Pete Ballo, Chris Kirk
9:17 a.m. — Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Dean Burmester, Greg Koch
12:25 p.m. — Patrick Rada, Cameron Tringale, Adam Long
12:36 p.m. — Matt Jones, Larkin Gross, Dylan Frittelli
12:47 p.m. — George Coetzee, Derek Holmes, Byeong Hun A
12:58 p.m. — Tom Hoge, Bernd Wiesberger, Joel Dahmen
1:09 p.m. — Jimmy Walker, John Daly, Jason Dufner
1:20 p.m. — Martin Laird, Kevin Kisner, Hudson Swafford
1:31 p.m. — Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson
1:42 p.m. — Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel, Keegan Bradley
1:53 p.m. — Stewart Cink, Alex Noren, Harris English
2:04 p.m. — Jason Kokrak, Kevin Na, Tom Lewis
2:15 p.m. — Stuart Smith, Emiliano Grillo, Jason Scrivener
2:26 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Brad Marek, Lanto Griffin
2:37 p.m. — Rikuya Hoshino, Denny McCarthy, Mark Geddes
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ALTERNATES:
Brandon Hagy
C.T. Pan
Lucas Glover
Henrik Norlander
Patton Kizzire
Keith Mitchell
Matthew NeSmith
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ELIGIBILITY:
1. All former winners of the PGA Championship
2. Winners of the last five Masters (2017 – 2021)
3. Winners of the last five U.S. Opens (2016 – 2020)
4. Winners of the last five Open Championships (2015 – 2019)
5. Winners of the last three Players Championships (2018 – 2021)
6. The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2020 PGA Championship
7. The top 20 finishers from the 2021 PGA Professional Championship
8. The top 70 players who have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2020 FedEx St Jude Invitational/Barracuda Championship through the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship (ending May 9, 2021)
9. Playing members of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2018) provided they remain within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Rankings as of May 9, 2021.
10. Winners of PGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are considered official, from the 2020 Wyndham Championship to the 2021 PGA Championship.
11. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above.
12. If necessary to complete the field, those players beyond the top 70 players who have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2020 FedEx St Jude Invitational/Barracuda Championship through the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship ending May 9, 2021 in order of their position on such list.
*Note: The PGA Championship points list is compiled of Official Money earned in PGA Tour events within the defined period in 8 and 12
