PGA Championship 2018: When is it, what time does it start, how can I watch it in the UK, tee times, betting tips
Everything you need to know about the 100th edition of the PGA Championship
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Your support makes all the difference.The US PGA Championship celebrates its 100th edition this weekend at Bellerive Country Club in St Louis, Missouri, in what will be the final major of the year and the last chance for individual success before next month’s Ryder Cup arrives.
So far this year, Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka and Francesco Mollinari have claimed the spoils at the 2018 majors, winning the Masters, US Open and Open respectively, leaving the likes of Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth just one more chance to get on the board this year.
Bellerive is regarded as one of the ‘Big Four’ in St Louis and has previously hosted the PGA Championship in 1992, as well as the US Open back in 1965.
But not only will it stage the centenary event, Bellerive will also host the final PGA Championship to take place in August, with organisers announcing that next year’s event will be moved to May as part of a calendar restructure.
The 7,329-yard course makes it the shortest of the four majors this year, but the field could be packed with as many as 16 past champions of this event, with Justin Thomas looking to defend his title from last year.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2018 US PGA Championship.
When is it?
The US PGA Championship takes place at Bellerive Country Club on 09-12 August.
What time does play start?
Action gets underway at 06:50 local time [12:50 BST] on both Thursday and Friday, with tee times yet to be confirmed over the weekend. Last year, the third and fourth rounds started shortly after 07:00 local time, but this depends on the number of players who make the cut.
Why isn’t it on TV in the UK?
Sky Sports lost the rights to show the US PGA Championship in 2017, with the BBC taking full advantage of a breakdown in negotiations to screen the full tournament. But this year the final major of the year will not be in television anywhere in the United Kingdom after the rights were secured by online channel Eleven Sports – owned by Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizzani.
In the US, the entire tournament will be broadcast by CBS.
So where can I watch it?
Eleven Sports will start their day one coverage on www.elevensports.uk from 13:30 BST, with coverage of the blockbuster grouping that features Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and defending champion Justin Thomas. Full coverage of day one will begin at 19:00 BST.
Day two’s grouping will feature Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm with coverage starting at 14:30 BST, and full coverage again starting from 19:00 BST.
The first two days will be shown for free on Eleven Sports’ Facebook page, while viewers can subscribe to the following plans with a seven-day free trial included:
| Pass Type | Price (UK) | Price (Ire) |
| Eleven Sports Monthly Pass (includes 7-day free trial) | £5.99 per month | €6.99 per month |
| Eleven Sports Early Bird Annual Pass (31 August cut-off date) | £49.99 per year | €59.99 per year |
| Eleven Sports Annual Pass | £59.99 per year | €69.99 per year |
Tee Times – Day One
Starting at hole 1 (all times BST)
1250 Eddie Pepperell (Eng), Michael Block, Ryan Fox (Nzl)
1301 Austin Cook, Craig Hocknull (Aus), Alexander Bjork (Swe)
1312 Yusaku Miyazato (Jpn), Bob Sowards, Scott Brown
1323 Thomas Bjorn (Den), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa), James Hahn
1334 Billy Horschel, Byeong-Hun An (Kor), Shane Lowry (Irl)
1345 Yuta Ikeda (Jpn), Brian Harman, Adam Hadwin (Can)
1356 Jimmy Walker, Padraig Harrington (Irl), Vijay Singh (Fij)
1407 Bryson DeChambeau, Andy Sullivan (Eng), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha)
1418 Cameron Smith (Aus), Ryan Armour, Peter Uihlein
1429 Paul Dunne (Irl), J.B. Holmes, Dylan Frittelli (Rsa)
1440 Charles Howell III, Jason Schmuhl, Brian Gay
1451 David Muttitt, Ollie Schniederjans, Troy Merritt
1502 Shawn Warren, Mikko Korhonen (Fin), J.J. Spaun
1820 Brandon Stone (Rsa), Johan Kok (Rsa), Whee Kim (Kor)
1831 Matt Wallace (Eng), Matt Dobyns, Beau Hossler
1842 Alex Noren (Swe), Chris Wood (Eng), Matt Kuchar
1853 Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott (Aus)
1904 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn), Marc Leishman (Aus)
1915 Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka, Francesco Molinari (Ita)
1926 Gary Woodland, Sergio Garcia (Spa), Kevin Kisner
1937 Jon Rahm (Spa), Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose (Eng)
1948 Aaron Wise, Paul Casey (Eng), Zach Johnson
1959 Thomas Pieters (Bel), Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Bill Haas
2010 Lee Westwood (Eng), Joaquin Niemann (Chi), Daniel Berger
2021 Omar Uresti, Justin Harding (Rsa), Andrew Landry
2032 Matthew Borchert, Chris Stroud, Andrew Putnam
Starting at hole 10
1255 Rich Berberian Jr., Jamie Lovemark, Shugo Imahira (Jpn)
1306 Brandt Snedeker, Sean McCarty, Haotong Li (Chn)
1317 Jim Furyk, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele
1328 Martin Kaymer (Ger), Davis Love III, Rich Beem
1339 Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Ian Poulter (Eng)
1350 Danny Willett (Eng), Henrik Stenson (Swe), Pat Perez
1401 Jason Day (Aus), Phil Mickelson, Keegan Bradley
1412 Shubhankar Sharma (Ind), Jordan Smith (Eng), Scott Piercy
1423 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods
1434 Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Webb Simpson, Jhonattan Vegas (Ven)
1445 Stewart Cink, Branden Grace (Rsa), Ryan Moore
1456 Ross Fisher (Eng), Alexander Levy (Fra), Patton Kizzire
1507 Sungjae Imn (Kor), Julian Suri, Craig Bowden
1815 Daniel Balin, Chesson Hadley, Russell Henley
1826 Luke List, Kevin Chappell, Marty Jertson
1837 Jaysen Hansen, Kyle Stanley, Nick Watney
1848 Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Jorge Campillo (Spa), Ted Potter, Jr.
1859 Ryan Vermeer, Paul Broadhurst (Eng), John Daly
1910 Brice Garnett, Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Si Woo Kim (Kor)
1921 Yong-eun Yang (Kor), Jason Dufner, Shaun Micheel
1932 Thorbjorn Olesen (Den), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Patrick Cantlay
1943 Adrian Otaegui (Spa), Kevin Na, Brendan Steele
1954 Chez Reavie, Russell Knox (Sco), Charley Hoffman
2005 Seung-su Han, Michael Kim, Zachary J Johnson
2016 Anirban Lahiri (Ind), Mike Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), Brian Smock
2027 Ryuko Tokimatsu (Jpn), Chris Kirk, Ben Kern
Who should I back?
Justin Thomas heads into his title defence in form after winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last weekend at Firestone, and history shows that those in contention there usually stand in good stead at the PGA. World No 1 Dustin Johnson also enjoyed a strong final round at the weekend and after winning three titles already this year, he could be a leading contender.
Both Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have been in the hunt at the Open and Firestone, but faded as the weekend wore on and it’s hard to see how they will be able to prevent the same happening here without a remarkable turn in form.
But one former US PGA champion in Jason Day got himself back into the mix last week and could be an underdog for victory.
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