PGA Championship TEE TIMES....confusing return of old faces..

 PGA Championship : Tee Times

The first thing you will notice as you scroll through the TEE TIMES listed above, if you are confused about the state of men's professional golf today, is the return of old faces from the LIV.

That is because this week is governed by the US PGA, not the PGA Tour who has banned LIV players from their schedule.

2018

SERGIO 

So this week you will see old, not so familiar faces like Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Joaquin Niemann, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Dean Burmester and John Bland who are allowed to play under their rules, before returning next week to the LIV schedule.

Then there are guys like Laurie Canter who quit LIV to return to DP World Tour, and others like Tyrrell Hatton who have paid up fines to the DP World Tour who will now let him play some of their events, while he still returns to play LIV schedule.

"Confused".. don't blame you ..

Suffice to say talks between the LIV and PGA Tour have stalled after the huge financial support of the SSG, or Strategic Sports Group led by Fenway Sports Group who have invested $3 billion into the new for profit PGA Tour Enterprises.

This has made all that original controversial free Saudi money from their PIF that has made all of the above fabulously rich, beyond their former PGA Tour days,  now unnecessary with the surge in PGA Tour prize money, including 8 signature events worth $20,000,000.

Now let me return to the norm.

***** note There are 20 PGA club pros in the field including Michael Block

The feature Group 21 this week 8.22 10th tee, is Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Xander Schauffele

Canadians

Group 20  8.11 10th  Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Hojgaard

Group 28 12.41 1st  Mac Hughes, Erik van Rooyen, Michael Block

Group 40 12.25 10th  Adam Hadwin, Keith Mitchell, Bob Sowards

Group 44 13.09 10th  Nick Taylor, Patrick Rodgers,, Dean Burmester

Group 46 13.31 10th  Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge, Mattieu Pavon

WEATHER  (Overnight rain Saturday into Saturday 40%)

Wednesday: Rain showers off and on all day, mix of sun and clouds 25*c wind SW 8-12kph

Thursday : Sunny, 18-28*c, wind picking up during day,  8-24kph SW 

Friday: Mainly cloudy, 20-31*c  wind SSW 4-19kph picking up as the day goes on

Saturday : Cloudy with showers 23-29*c, wind 22-36kph W

Sunday : Mix of sun and clouds, 20-29*c, wind 10-22kph W

Bryan Angus