2025 PGA Championship: Round 1 Tee Times, pairings, Thursday groups

PGA Championship 2025: first round  Tee times, TV channel, Stream, how to watch on Thursday, pairings, groups.

The PGA Championship battle is shaping up nicely as the world’s finest players begin to do battle for the second golf major event of the year.

 The 107th PGA Championship tees off next week, bringing some of the biggest golf stars together on the green, including defending PGA champion Scottie Scheffler and recent 2024 Masters winner Rory McIlroy. 

The 2025 PGA Championship is set to begin Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

 Moreover, to lifting the prestige trophy, players are fighting for bigger shares of the prize money pot which stands at over £8.5million in total purse along with winners share.

Here’s what you need to know about how to watch the 2025 PGA Championship, including tee times, channels and the full streaming schedule.

When does the PGA Championship 2025 starts.?

  The US PGA Championship 2025 gets underway on Thursday 15th May and the final day is Sunday 18th May.

The first tee time on Thursday is set for 7 a.m.

Where is the US PGA Championship is played?

 Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, is hosting the 2025 PGA Championship.

2025 PGA Championship: Purse, Prize money, Winners share, payout.

How much does the winner of the 2025 PGA Championship get?

The total winner's pool for the PGA Championship this year is $18.5 million -- which is the same amount as last year's tournament.

The winner of the PGA Championship gets $3.3 million.

The second place in the championship gets $1.5 million while the third place gets $1.5.

Prize money is distributed all the way to 50th place with the smallest payout being $38,550.


Last year winner, Xander Schauffele took home $3.3 million of the $18.5 million purse for winning the tournament. The winner also gets to keep the massive Wanamaker Trophy —

How to watch the 2025 PGA Championship, start-times 

Date(s): Thursday, May 15-Sunday, May 18

Location: Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina

TV channel: ESPN, CBS, Golf Channel

Streaming: ESPN+, Paramount+, DirecTV Stream

 

All times Eastern

May 15: ESPN+ 7 a.m.-noon. ESPN Noon-8 p.m.

May 16: ESPN+ 7 a.m.-1 p.m. ESPN 1 p.m.-8 p.m.

May 17: ESPN+ 8 a.m.-10 a.m. ESPN 10 a.m.-1 p.m. CBS 1 p.m.-7 p.m.

May 18: ESPN+ 8 a.m.-10 a.m. ESPN 10 a.m.-1 p.m. CBS 1 p.m.-7 p.m.

Alternate telecasts can be seen on ESPN2 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on May 16-17, and ESPN+ from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 17-18. 

PGA Championship 2025 Tee Times for Thursday, first round groups, pairings.

The full list of tee times is available here:

(All times are ET)
 

Round 1, first round tee times.

 

No. 1 tee

7 a.m. — Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer

7:11 a.m. — John Somers, Taylor Moore, David Puig

7:22 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Nic Ishee, Alex Noren

7:33 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Ryo Hisatsune, Tom Johnson

7:44 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Bud Cauley, Nico Echavarria

7:55 a.m. — Harris English, Michael Kim, Thomas Detry

8:06 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Chris Kirk, Robert MacIntyre

8:17 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Karl Vilips, Laurie Canter

8:28 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Sam Stevens, Rico Hoey

8:39 a.m. — Bobby Gates, Lee Hodges, Ben Griffin

8:50 a.m. — Thriston Lawrence Nick Dunlap, Harry Hall 

9:01 a.m. — Greg Koch, Marco Penge, Ryan Gerard

9:12 a.m. — Dylan Newman, Daniel van Tonder, Victor Perez

12:20 p.m. — Michael Kartrude, Sami Valimaki, Jake Knapp

12:41 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Michael Block, Mackenzie Hughes

12:52 p.m. — Lucas Glvoer, Max Homa, Joaquin Niemann

1:03 p.m. — Tyrrell Hatton, Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott

1:14 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawachaos

1:25 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Ludvig Åberg

1:36 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim

1:47 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Gary Woodland

1:58 p.m. — Sergio Garcia, Daniel Berger, Russell Henley

2:09 p.m. — Justin Rose, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman

2:20 p.m. — Brandon Bingaman, Davis Riley, Sungjae Im

2:31 p.m. — Takumi Kanaya, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Tom McKibbin

2:42 p.m. — Keita Nakajima, Timothy Wiseman, Beau Hossler

 

No. 10 tee

7:05 a.m. — John Parry, Justin Hicks, Ryan Fox

7:16 a.m. — Andre Chi, Patrick Fishburn, Seamus Power

7:27 a.m. — Max McGreevy, Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka

7:38 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry

7:49 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Day

8:00 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick

8:11 a.m. — Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Højgaard

8:22 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler

8:33 a.m. — Tony Finau, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Greyserman

8:44 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy

8:55 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Sam Burns

9:06 a.m. — John Catlin, Garrick Higgo, Jesse Droemer

9:17 a.m. — Eugenio Chacarra, Rupe Taylor, Justin Lower

12:25 p.m. — Keith Mitchell, Bob Sowards, Adam Hadwin

12:36 p.m. — Eric Cole, Eric Steger, Cam Davis

12:47 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Brian Bergstol, Jacob Bridgeman

12:58 p.m. — Niklas Norgaard, Byeong Hun An, J.J. Spaun

1:09 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor, Dean Burmester

1:20 p.m. — Joe Highsmith, Cameron Young, Aaron Rai

1:31 p.m. — Tom Hoge, Mattieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith

1:42 p.m. — Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Patton Kizzire, Matt McCarty

1:53 p.m. — Tyler Collet, Jimmy Walker, Richard Bland

2:04 p.m. — Jason Dufner, Michael Thorbjornsen, Shaun Micheel

2:15 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Ryan Lenahan, Matt Wallace

2:26 p.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Elvis Smylie, Brian Campbell

2:37 p.m. — Kevin Yu, Larkin Gross, John Keefer

2025 PGA Championship tee times for second round, how to watch Friday pairings

Friday (on first tee)

 Tee No. 1

7:00 a.m. -- Keith Mitchell, Bob Sowards, Adam Hadwin

7:11 a.m. -- Eric Cole, Eric Steger, Cam Davis

7:22 a.m. -- Austin Eckroat, Brian Bergstol, Jacob Bridgeman

7:33 a.m. -- Niklas Norgaard, Byeong Hun An, J.J. Spaun

7:44 a.m. -- Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor, Dean Burmester

7:55 a.m. -- Joe Highsmith, Cameron Young, Aaron Rai

8:06 a.m. -- Tom Hoge, Matthieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith

8:17 a.m. -- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Patton Kizzire, Matt McCarty

8:28 a.m. -- Tyler Collet, Jimmy Walker, Richard Bland

8:39 a.m. -- Jason Dufner, Michael Thorbjornsen, Shaun Micheel

8:50 a.m. -- Rafael Campos, Ryan Lenahan, Matt Wallace

9:01 a.m. -- Jhonattan Vegas, Elvis Smylie, Brian Campbell

9:12 a.m. -- Kevin Yu, Larkin Gross, John Keefer

12:30 p.m. -- John Parry, Justin Hicks, Ryan Fox

12:41 p.m. -- Andre Chi, Patrick Fishburn, Seamus Power

12:52 p.m. -- Max McGreevy, Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka

1:03 p.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry

1:14 p.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Day

1:25 p.m. -- Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick

1:36 p.m. -- Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Højgaard

1:47 p.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler

1:58 p.m. -- Tony Finau, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Greyserman

2:09 p.m. -- Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy

2:20 p.m. -- Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Sam Burns

2:31 p.m. -- John Catlin, Garrick Higgo, Jesse Droemer

2:42 p.m. -- Eugenio Chacarra, Rupe Taylor, Justin Lower

Tee No. 10

7:05 a.m. -- Michael Kartrude, Sami Valimaki, Jake Knapp

7:16 a.m. -- Erik van Rooyen, Michael Block, Mackenzie Hughes

7:27 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Max Homa, Joaquin Niemann

7:38 a.m. -- Tyrrell Hatton, Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott

7:49 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa

8:00 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg

8:11 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim

8:22 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Gary Woodland

8:33 a.m. -- Sergio Garcia, Daniel Berger, Russell Henley

 

8:44 a.m. -- Justin Rose, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman

8:55 a.m. -- Brandon Bingaman, Davis Riley, Sungjae Im

9:06 a.m. -- Takumi Kanaya, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Tom McKibbin

9:17 a.m. -- Keita Nakajima, Timothy Wiseman, Beau Hossler

12:25 p.m. -- Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer

12:36 p.m. -- John Somers, Taylor Moore, David Puig

12:47 p.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Nic Ishee, Alex Noren

12:58 p.m. -- J.T. Poston, Ryo Hisatsune, Tom Johnson

1:09 p.m. -- Davis Thompson, Bud Cauley, Nico Echavarria

1:20 p.m. -- Harris English, Michael Kim, Thomas Detry

1:31 p.m. -- Stephan Jaeger, Chris Kirk, Robert MacIntyre

1:42 p.m. -- Thorbjørn Olesen, Karl Vilips, Laurie Canter

1:53 p.m. -- Si Woo Kim, Sam Stevens, Rico Hoey

2:04 p.m. -- Bobby Gates, Lee Hodges, Ben Griffin

2:15 p.m. -- Thriston Lawrence, Nick Dunlap, Harry Hall

2:26 p.m. -- Greg Koch, Marco Penge, Ryan Gerard

2:37 p.m. -- Dylan Newman, Daniel van Tonder, Victor Perez 

Players who missed the cut at the 2025 PGA Championship

The cut came in at 5-over. These players' run at Oak Hill is over:

Who are the favorites to win the PGA Championship this year.?

Odds courtesy of BetMGM

Scottie Scheffler +450

Rory McIlroy +750

Brooks Koepka +1400

Xander Schauffele +1400

Jon Rahm +1800

Ludvig Aberg +1800

Bryson DeChambeau +2500

Collin Morikawa +2800

Joaquin Niemann +3300

Max Homa + 3300

What is the weather forecast during the 2025 PGA Championship?

According to the forecast by Accuweather, Quail Hollow Club, host venue for the championship, will have "times of clouds and sun with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts."

Wednesday's high temperature is expected to be 78 degrees and there is an 88 percent chance of precipitation and a 53 percent change of thunderstorms.

Who won the 2024 PGA Championship last year?

 

Xander Schauffele is the defending PGA champion. He won his first major title at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, shooting 21-under 263, the lowest score in major championship history, to defeat Bryson DeChambeau by one shot.

 Last year, Xander Schauffele received the top prize of $3.3 million, which was 18 percent of the $18.5 million purse.

 

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