2023 PGA Championship times: schedule, groups for Round 1 on Thursday

The 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club begins Thursday with a number of star-studded groups ready to take the course after a roughly two-hour frost delay.

At 10:01 a.m. ET, the Northern Irishman begins competing for his fifth major title alongside Justin Thomas, the current winner, and Collin Morikawa, the 2020 PGA winner.

They have won five of the last 11 PGA Championships, giving them a total of eight major championships. World No. 1 and Masters champion Jon Rahm is right behind them.

The Spaniard begins his march towards history at 10:23 a.m. in a group that includes reigning U.S. Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick and the winner Golfer of the Year Cameron Smith.

He is attempting to become the first player since Jordan Spieth in 2015 to win the first two major championships of the calendar year. 

Other noteworthy groups on Thursday morning include Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, and Spieth at 10:12 a.m., Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, and Gary Woodland at 9:50 a.m.

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