The 2023 PGA Championship gets underway Thursday at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, the fourth time the course has hosted the championship.
Although Tiger Woods is not in the field, some of golf’s biggest names will be teeing off Thursday morning, including 17 players from LIV Golf. There are 156 players in the field, and they will play the first two rounds Thursday and Friday in groups of three.
USA TODAY Sports will provide the latest news, updates, analysis and more throughout the day. Follow along.
Opening of practice facilities, golf course pushed back due to frost
All practice facilities and the golf course at Oak Hill Country Club were temporarily closed Thursday morning because of frost. To protect playing surfaces, everyone on-site was required to stay off any grass.
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The practice range opened at 7:35 a.m. and the putting green at 7:45, pushing starting times back by a total of one hour and 50 minutes.
Round 1 tee times begin at 8:50 a.m. on the first tee and 8:55 a.m. on the 10th tee.
Temperatures are supposed to rise into the mid-60s by early afternoon under sunny skies and light winds.
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How to watch PGA Championship 2023
Here is the TV schedule:
Thursday, May 18 and Friday, May 19
- 7 a.m.-1 p.m.: ESPN+
- 1 p.m.-7 p.m.: ESPN
Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21
- 8 a.m.-10 a.m.: ESPN+
- 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: ESPN
- 1 p.m.-7 p.m.: CBS
The tournament can be livestreamed on:
Updated PGA Championship tee times, groupings for Thursday
Half the field will start at No. 1, the other half on No. 10, and they will switch for the second round. The morning tee times were scheduled to begin at 7 a.m., but play was delayed for an hour and 50 minutes due to early-morning frost.
The afternoon tee times that were supposed to start at 12:30 p.m. are being pushed back as well. Here are the updated tee times for Thursday’s opening round:
- 1st tee
- 8:50 a.m.: Shaun Micheel, Braden Shattuck, Steven Alker
- 9:01 a.m.: Ben Griffin, Chris French, Joel Dahmen
- 9:12 a.m.: Wyatt Worthington II, Nico Echavarria, Wyndham Clark
- 9:23 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Ryan Fox, K.H. Lee
- 9:34 a.m.: Paul Casey, Adam Svensson, Beau Hossler
- 9:45 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Kurt Kitayama, Sahith Theegala
- 9:56 a.m.: Corey Conners, Ockie Strydom, Joaquin Niemann
- 10:07 a.m.: Kevin Kisner, Jimmy Walker, Padraig Harrington
- 10:18 a.m.: Alex Noren, J.T. Poston, Mackenzie Hughes
- 10:29 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Callum Tarren, David Lingmerth
- 10:40 a.m.: Taylor Moore, Denny McCarthy, Brendan Steele
- 10:51 a.m.: Jeremy Wells, Justin Suh, Adri Arnaus
- 11:02 a.m.: Anthony Cordes, Mark Hubbard, Dean Burmester
- 2:20 p.m.: Matt Cahill, Taylor Montgomery, Cam Davis
- 2:31 p.m.: Michael Block, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Pendrith
- 2:42 p.m.: Alex Beach, Brendon Todd, Sihwan Kim
- 2:53 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Rasmus Hojgaard, Nick Taylor
- 3:04 p.m.: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, John Somers, Chez Reavie
- 3:15 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Young, Hideki Matsuyama
- 3:26 p.m.: Adam Scott, Max Homa, Tony Finau
- 3:37 p.m.: Xander Schauffele, Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson
- 3:48 p.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson
- 3:59 p.m.: Alex Smalley, Russell Henley, Mito Pereira
- 4:10 p.m.: Adam Hadwin, Matt Kuchar, Talor Gooch
- 4:21 p.m.: Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Francesco Molinari
- 4:32 p.m.: Russell Grove, Patrick Rodgers, Ben Taylor
- 10th tee
- 8:55 a.m.: Trey Mullinax, Josh Speight, Kazuki Higa
- 9:06 a.m.: Adam Schenk, Colin Inglis, Thriston Lawrence
- 9:17 a.m.: Min Woo Lee, Andrew Putnam, Emiliano Grillo
- 9:28 a.m.: Harold Varner III, Scott Stallings, Nicolai Hojgaard
- 9:39 a.m.: Steve Holmes, Adrian Otaegui, Davis Riley
- 9:50 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Gary Woodland
- 10:01 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa
- 10:12 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland
- 10:23 a.m.: Matthew Fitzpatrick, Cameron Smith, Jon Rahm
- 10:34 a.m.: Luke Donald, Adrian Meronk, Yannik Paul
- 10:45 a.m.: Kenny Pigman, Davis Thompson, Maverick McNealy
- 10:56 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau
- 11:07 a.m.: Jesse Droemer, Matt NeSmith, Rikuya Hoshino
- 2:15 p.m.: Sam Ryder, Gabe Reynolds, Brandon Wu
- 2:26 p.m.: Sadom Kaewkanjana, Ben Kern, Thorbjorn Olesen
- 2:37 p.m.: Webb Simpson, Y.E. Yang, Danny Willett
- 2:48 p.m.: Sepp Straka, Harris English, Robert Macintyre
- 2:59 p.m.: Thomas Pieters, Keith Mitchell, Pablo Larrazabal
- 3:10 p.m.: Lucas Herbert, Brian Harman, Callum Shinkwin
- 3:21 p.m.: Tom Kim, Sam Burns, Abraham Ancer
- 3:32 p.m.: Sungjae Im, Chris Kirk. Seamus Power
- 3:43 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Stephan Jaeger, Anirban Lahiri
- 3:54 p.m.: Victor Perez, Aaron Wise, Jordan Smith
- 4:05 p.m.: Chris Sanger, J.J. Spaun, David Micheluzzi
- 4:16 p.m.: Thomas Detry, J.J. Killeen, Matt Wallace
- 4:27 p.m.: Nick Hardy, Greg Koch, Eric Cole
Who will win the PGA Championship 2023?
Justin Thomas is the defending champion, but Jon Rahm enters the week as one of the betting favorites (+750). The Spaniard has amassed four wins already this season including the Masters in April — his second major championship victory.
However, it’s Scottie Scheffler on top of the betting odds list, sitting at +700. He tied for fifth at last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson and grabbed a T-10 finish at Augusta National.
At double Scheffler’s odds is McIlroy (+1400), who is going through a bit of a funk. In his last three stroke-play events, the Northern Irishman has missed the cut at the Players and Masters, and tied for 47th at the Wells Fargo Championship.
— Sal Maiorana, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
PGA Championship dark horse picks 2023
Although the field is littered with stars from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League, there are several names further down the odds list worth keeping an eye on.
Here are five sleeper picks for the PGA Championship at Oak Hill: Tommy Fleetwood (60/1), Rickie Fowler (60/1), Adam Scott (80/1), Shane Lowry (90/1), Gary Woodland (90/1).
— Riley Hamel, Golfweek
Who’s missing at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill?
Will Zalatoris, who is ranked No. 9 in the world, is the only player in the top 100 not at Oak Hill as his season ended due to back surgery.
Jordan Spieth, No. 10 in the world, is battling a wrist injury which forced him to withdraw last week from the AT&T Byron Nelson. He practiced Tuesday, but it’s possible he might have to pull out. If he plays, he’ll start Thursday at 8:22 a.m. on No. 10 with Viktor Hovland and Shane Lowry.
— Sal Maiorana, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
LIV Golfers at the PGA Championship
The LIV Golf contingent has a stout record in the PGA. The 17 players in the field have combined for 32 top-10 finishes and have made 100 of 131 cuts (76.3 percent).
Englishman Paul Casey announced Wednesday that he’s withdrawing from the tournament due to injury, leaving 16 LIV golfers in the field. Previously, fellow LIV golfer Martin Kaymer pulled out as well.
- Abraham Ancer: Best finish, T8 in 2021; four of four cuts made.
- Dean Burmester: First appearance.
Paul Casey: Best finish, T2 in 2020; 13 of 19 cuts made.- Bryson DeChambeau: Best finish, T4 in 2020, three of five cuts made.
- Talor Gooch: Best finish, T20 in 2022; two of three cuts made.
- Dustin Johnson: Best finish, Solo second in 2019, nine of 13 cuts made.
- Sihwan Kim: First appearance.
- Brooks Koepka: Best finish, won in 2018 and 2019; 10 of 10 cuts made.
- Anirbarn Lahiri: Best finish, T5 in 2015; two of six cuts made.
- Phil Mickelson: Best finish, won in 2005 and 2021; 26 of 29 cuts made.
- Joaquin Niemann: Best finish, T23 in 2022; three of five cuts made.
- Mito Pereira: Best finish, T2 in 2022; one of one cuts made.
- Thomas Pieters: Best finish, T6 in 2018; six of seven cuts made.
- Patrick Reed: Best finish, T2 in 2017; seven of nine cuts made.
- Cameron Smith: Best finish, T13, 2022; six of seven cuts made.
- Brendan Steele: Best finish, T9 in 2022; six of nine cuts made
- Harold Varner III: Best finish, T29 in 2020; four of five cuts made.
— Garry Smits, Florida Times-Union
Is Tiger Woods playing in the PGA Championship 2023?
No. Woods had to withdraw from the Masters due to an ankle injury which later required surgery, likely ending his 2023 season.
PGA Championship 2023 odds
Here are the odds:
- Scottie Scheffler (+700)
- Jon Rahm (+750)
- Rory McIlroy (+1400)
- Xander Schauffele (+1600)
- Patrick Cantlay (+1600)
- Tony Finau (+2200)
- Brooks Koepka (+2200)
- Jason Day (+2800)
- Collin Morikawa (+2800)
- Matthew Fitzpatrick (+3000)
- Justin Thomas (+3000)
- Viktor Hovland (+3500)
- Tyrrell Hatton (+3500)
- Sungjae Im (+3500)
- Dustin Johnson (+3500)
- Cameron Young (+3500)
- Cameron Smith (+3500)
- Max Homa (+4000)
- Jordan Spieth (+4500)
- Hideki Matsuyam (+5000)
— Riley Hammel, Golfweek
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