There’s some mystery in the air this week at the PGA Championship. Southern Hills Country Club hosts the Major for the fifth time, but the first since 2007, when Tiger Woods won his fourth Wanamaker Trophy in the scorching Tulsa heat. In 2018, the Perry Maxwell course underwent an extensive restoration from Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner. The duo thinned out many of the course’s trees and pushed fairway lines out to the original Depression-era dimensions.
“With freshly opened holes, new bunkers and exposed green edges,” writes Golf Digest architecture editor Derek Duncan, “Southern Hills won’t look or function much like the restricted layout that Tiger Woods dissected in 2007.”
The changes to the course even prompted Woods to come out early and try to get a sneak peek at what will be in store in the coming week.
How will Southern Hills play then compared to year’s past? Here’s what the winning scores were at the four previous PGA Championships played in Tulsa: 2007: Tiger Woods, -8/272; 1994: Nick Price, -11/269; 1982: Ray Floyd, -8/272; 1970: Dave Stockton, -1/279
Below are all the tee-times for the first two rounds at Southern Hills.
Arguably the most notable name is the one missing from the list, the PGA of America announcing last Friday that defending champion Phil Mickelson had withdrawn from the championship as he continues his sabbatical from golf. With a win at Kiawah Island a year ago at age 50, Mickelson had become the oldest golfer ever to win a Major.
Here are all the pairings for the players at Southern Hills this week.
Tee times (all times local, AEST is 15 hours ahead of Tulsa)
Thursday/First Round
First tee
7 a.m.: John Daly, Shaun Micheel, Y.E. Yang
7:11 a.m.: Takumi Kanaya,Troy Merritt; Matthew Borchert (club pro)
7:22 a.m.: Dean Burmester, Chris Kirk, Kyle Mendoza (club pro)
7:33 a.m.: Mito Pereira, Sam Horsfield, Nic Ishee (club pro)
7:44 a.m.: Kevin Streelman, Shaun Norris, Carlos Ortiz
7:55 a.m.: Matt Kuchar, Cam Davis, Rikuya Hoshino
8:06 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Jason Dufner, Padraig Harrington
8:17 a.m.: Kramer Hickok, Abraham Ancer, Thomas Pieters
8:28 a.m.: Richard Bland, Matt Jones, Garrick Higgo
8:39 a.m.: Beau Hossler, Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim
8:50 a.m.: Pablo Larrazabal, Ryan Fox, Shawn Warren (club pro)
9:01 a.m.: Sebastian Munoz, Yuki Inamori, Zac Oakley (club pro)
9:12 a.m.: Brendan Steele, Bio Kim, Casey Pyne (club pro)
12:30 p.m.: Ryan Brehm, Min Woo Lee, Wyatt Worthington II (club pro)
12:41 p.m.: Nicolai Hojgaard, Justin Harding, Sean McCarty (club pro)
12:52 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Hudson Swafford, Adam Hadwin
1:03 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott
1:14 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas
1:25 p.m.: Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Harold Varner III
1:36 p.m.: Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
1:47 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter
1:58 p.m.: Kevin Kisner, Tommy Fleetwood, Billy Horschel
2:09 p.m.: Sergio Garcia, Matt Fitzpatrick, Charl Schwartzel
2:20 p.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Harry Higgs, Erik van Rooyen
2:31 p.m.: Bernd Wiesberger, Jhonattan Vegas, Alex Beach (club pro)
2:42 p.m.: Aaron Wise, Joel Dahmen, Jared Jones (club pro)
10th tee
7:05 a.m.: Ryan Palmer, Robert MacIntyre, Alex Noren
7:16 a.m.: Adri Arnaus, Jinichiro Kozuma, Colin Inglis (club pro)
7:27 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Sadom Kaewkanjama, Michael Block (club pro)
7:38 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau
7:49 a.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau, Max Homa
8 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Will Zalatoris, Cameron Smith
8:11 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
8:22 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Bubba Watson
8:33 a.m.: Kevin Na, Lucas Glover, Daniel van Tonder
8:44 a.m.: Cameron Young, Sam Burns, Davis Riley
8:55 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Lee Westwood, Gary Woodland
9:06 a.m.: Brian Harman, Oliver Bekker, Ryan Vermeer (club pro)
9:17 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Laurie Canter, Dylan Newman (club pro)
12:25 p.m.: Talor Gooch, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Brandon Bingaman (club pro)
12:36 p.m.: Anirban Lahiri, K.H. Lee, Tim Feenstra (club pro)
12:47 p.m.: Rich Beem, Alex Cejka, Jesse Mueller (club pro)
12:58 p.m.: Russell Knox, Seamus Power, Scott Stallings
1:09 p.m.: Jason Kokrak, Corey Conners, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:20 p.m.: Martin Kaymer, Marc Leishman, Keegan Bradley
1:31 p.m.: Zach Johnson, Russell Henley, Cameron Champ
1:42 p.m.: Webb Simpson, Branden Grace, Henrik Stenson
1:53 p.m.: Sepp Straka, J.J. Spaun, Adam Schenk
2:04 p.m.: Matthew Wolff, Joohyung Kim, Keith Mitchell
2:15 p.m.: Chad Ramey, Lucas Herbert, Austin Hurt (club pro)
2:26 p.m.: Chan Kim, Maverick McNealy, Tyler Collet (club pro)
2:37 p.m.: Luke List, Patton Kizzire, Paul Dickinson (club pro)
Friday/Second Round
First tee
7 a.m.: Talor Gooch, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Brandon Bingaman (club pro)
7:11 a.m.: Anirban Lahiri, K.H. Lee, Tim Feenstra (club pro)
7:22 a.m.: Rich Beem, Alex Cejka, Jesse Mueller (club pro)
7:33 a.m.: Russell Knox, Seamus Power, Scott Stallings
7:44 a.m.: Jason Kokrak, Corey Conners, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
7:55 a.m.: Martin Kaymer, Marc Leishman, Keegan Bradley
8:06 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Russell Henley, Cameron Champ
8:17 a.m.: Webb Simpson, Branden Grace, Henrik Stenson
8:28 a.m.: Sepp Straka, J.J. Spaun, Adam Schenk
8:39 a.m.: Matthew Wolff, Joohyung Kim, Keith Mitchell
8:50 a.m.: Chad Ramey, Lucas Herbert, Austin Hurt (club pro)
9:01 a.m.: Chan Kim, Maverick McNealy, Tyler Collet (club pro)
9:12 a.m.: Luke List, Patton Kizzire, Paul Dickinson (club pro)
12:30 p.m.: Ryan Palmer, Robert MacIntyre, Alex Noren
12:41 p.m. Adri Arnaus, Jinichiro Kozuma, Colin Inglis (club pro)
12:52 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Sadom Kaewkanjama, Michael Block (club pro)
1:03 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau
1:14 p.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau, Max Homa
1:25 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Will Zalatoris, Cameron Smith
1:36 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
1:47 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Bubba Watson
1:58 p.m.: Kevin Na, Lucas Glover, Daniel van Tonder
2:09 p.m.: Cameron Young, Sam Burns, Davis Riley
2:20 p.m.: Francesco Molinari, Lee Westwood, Gary Woodland
2:31 p.m.: Brian Harman, Oliver Bekker, Ryan Vermeer (club pro)
2:42 p.m.: Lanto Griffin, Laurie Canter, Dylan Newman (club pro)
10th tee
7:05 a.m.: Ryan Brehm, Min Woo Lee, Wyatt Worthington II (club pro)
7:16 a.m.: Nicolai Hojgaard, Justin Harding, Sean McCarty (club pro)
7:27 a.m.: Cameron Tringale, Hudson Swafford, Adam Hadwin
7:38 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott
7:49 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas
8 a.m.: Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Harold Varner III
8:11 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
8:22 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter
8:33 a.m.: Kevin Kisner, Tommy Fleetwood, Billy Horschel
8:44 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Matt Fitzpatrick, Charl Schwartzel
8:55 a.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Harry Higgs, Erik van Rooyen
9:06 a.m.: Bernd Wiesberger, Jhonattan Vegas, Alex Beach (club pro)
9:17 a.m.: Aaron Wise, Joel Dahmen, Jared Jones (club pro)
12:25 p.m.: John Daly, Shaun Micheel, Y.E. Yang
12:36 p.m.: Takumi Kanaya, Troy Merritt; Matthew Borchert (club pro)
12:47 p.m.: Dean Burmester, Chris Kirk, Kyle Mendoza (club pro)
12:58 p.m.: Mito Pereira, Sam Horsfield, Nic Ishee (club pro)
1:09 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Shaun Norris, Carlos Ortiz
1:20 p.m.: Matt Kuchar, Cam Davis, Rikuya Hoshino
1:31 p.m.: Stewart Cink, Jason Dufner, Padraig Harrington
1:42 p.m.: Kramer Hickok, Abraham Ancer, Thomas Pieters
1:53 p.m.: Richard Bland, Matt Jones, Garrick Higgo
2:04 p.m.: Beau Hossler, Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim
2:15 p.m.: Pablo Larrazabal, Ryan Fox, Shawn Warren (club pro)
2:26 p.m.: Sebastian Munoz, Yuki Inamori, Zac Oakley (club pro)
2:37 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Bio Kim, Casey Pyne (club pro)
ALTERNATES:
Denny McCarthy
Sam Ryder
PHOTO: Gary Kellner
