Pronte le partenze dei primi due giorni per il PGA Championship di Kiawah Island (Sud Carolina), secondo major stagionale dopo il Masters vinto da Matsuyama. Per avere l’orario corrispondente In Italia, basta aggiungere sei ore (a.m. sta per le ore fra le 0:00 e le 12:00, p.m. per quelle successive di pomeriggio e sera). Molti i flight di grande interesse, cosa ovvia visto che al via ci saranno tutti i migliori delle classifiche mondiali.
Il numero 1, Dustin Johnson, in campo con Shane Lowry e Sergio Garcia, prende il via alle 14:09 (20:09 italiane), preceduto da un altro terzetto interessante formato da Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth e Will Zalatoris (13:58 /19:58). Il numero due, Justin Thomas, parte dalla buca 10 alle 8:33 (14:33) in compagnia di Rory McIlroy e Brooks Koepka: un flight da tenere quindi senz’altro d’occhio. Jon Rahm, numero 3, prende il via alle 13:25 (19:25) con Tommy Fleetwood e Patrick Reed. Altro gruppo interessante quello con Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama, in gara dalla 10 alle 8:44 (14:44).
Al PGA Championship, come ben sappiamo, prende anche parte il nostro Francesco Molinari. Scenderà in campo dal tee della 10, insieme a Zach Johnson e Scottie Scheffler, alle 8:00 precise (14:00 da noi). Nella seconda giornata, Molinari e i suoi due compagni di gioco, saranno invece al via alle 13:25 (!9:25). Prenderanno parte alla 103a edizione del torneo, nato 105 anni fa, nel 1916, 156 giocatori. Il montepremi complessivo è di 11 milioni di dollari, di cui 1.980.000 andranno al vincitore.
Primo giro – giovedì 20 maggio
Partenze dal tee della 1
7 a.m. — Patrick Rada, Adam Long, Cameron Tringale
7:11 a.m. — Dylan Frittelli, Larkin Gross, Matt Jones
7:22 a.m. — Byeong Hun-An, Derek Holmes, George Coetzee
7:33 a.m. — Bernd Wiesberger, Tom Hoge, Joel Dahmen
7:44 a.m. — John Daly, Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner
7:55 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, Martin Laird, Hudson Swafford
8:06 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson
8:17 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel
8:28 a.m. — Harris English, Stewart Cink, Alex Noren
8:39 a.m. — Kevin Na, Tom Lewis, Jason Kokrak
8:50 a.m. — Jason Scrivener, Stuart Smith, Emiliano Grillo
9:01 a.m. — Brad Marek, Peter Malnati, Lanto Griffin
9:12 a.m. — Mark Geddes, Denny McCarthy, Rikuya Hoshino
12:30 p.m. — Frank Bensel Jr., Robert Streb, Kurt Kitayama
12:41 p.m. — Alex Beach, Daniel Van Tonder, Wyndham Clark
12:52 p.m. — Abraham Ancer, Max Homa, Sam Burns
1:03 p.m. — Tony Finau, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners
1:14 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Padraig Harrington
1:25 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed
1:36 p.m. — Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Cameron Smith
1:47 p.m. — Steve Stricker, Billy Horschel, Daniel Berger
1:58 p.m. — Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris
2:09 p.m. — Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Sergio Garcia
2:20 p.m. — Thomas Pieters, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar
2:31 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Pete Ballo, Cam Davis
2:42 p.m. — Dean Burmester, Greg Koch, K.H. Lee
Partenze dal tee della 10
7:05 a.m. — Ben Polland, Talor Gooch, Harry Higgs
7:16 a.m. — Rob Labritz, Brendan Steele, Harold Varner III
7:27 a.m. — Paul Casey, Garrick Higgo, Marc Leishman
7:38 a.m. — Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton
7:49 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Champ, John Catlin
8 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Francesco Molinari, Scottie Scheffler
8:11 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry
8:22 a.m. — Lee Westwood, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
8:33 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka
8:44 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama
8:55 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Matt Wallace, Erik van Rooyen
9:06 a.m. — Chan Kim, Brett Walker, Brian Gay
9:17 a.m. — Aaron Wise, Sonny Skinner, Kalle Samooja
12:25 p.m. — Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Jim Herman
12:36 p.m. — Sami Valimaki, Joe Summerhays, Richy Werenski
12:47 p.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Tim Pearce, Sam Horsfield
12:58 p.m. — Y.E. Yang, Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem
1:09 p.m. — Joaquin Niemann, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai
1:20 p.m. — Branden Grace, Adam Hadwin, Rasmus Hojgaard
1:31 p.m. — Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Carlos Ortiz
1:42 p.m. — Adam Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Kevin Streelman
1:53 p.m. — Ian Poulter, Brian Harman, Sungjae Im
2:04 p.m. — Antoine Rozier, Chez Reavie, Brandon Stone
2:15 p.m. — Victor Perez, Omar Uresti, Maverick McNealy
2:26 p.m. — Tyler Collet, Brendon Todd, Lucas Herbert
2:37 p.m. — Ben Cook, Mackenzie Hughes, Takumi Kanaya
Secondo giro – venerdì 21 maggio
Partenze dal tee della 1
7 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Danny Balin, Jim Herman
7:11 a.m. — Sami Valimaki, Joe Summerhays, Richy Werenski
7:22 a.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Tim Pearce, Sam Horsfield
7:33 a.m. — Y.E. Yang, Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem
7:44 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai
7:55 a.m. — Branden Grace, Adam Hadwin, Rasmus Hojgaard
8:06 a.m. — Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Carlos Ortiz
8:17 a.m. — Adam Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Kevin Streelman
8:28 a.m. — Ian Poulter, Brian Harman, Sungjae Im
8:39 a.m. — Antoine Rozier, Chez Reavie, Brandon Stone
8:50 a.m. — Victor Perez, Omar Uresti, Maverick McNealy
9:01 a.m. — Tyler Collet, Brendon Todd, Lucas Herbert
9:12 a.m. — Ben Cook, Mackenzie Hughes, Takumi Kanaya
12:30 p.m. — Ben Polland, Talor Gooch, Harry Higgs
12:41 p.m. — Rob Labritz, Brendan Steele, Harold Varner III
12:52 p.m. — Paul Casey, Garrick Higgo, Marc Leishman
1:03 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton
1:14 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Champ, John Catlin
1:25 p.m. — Zach Johnson, Francesco Molinari, Scottie Scheffler
1:36 p.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry
1:47 p.m. — Lee Westwood, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
1:58 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka
2:09 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama
2:20 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Matt Wallace, Erik van Rooyen
2:31 p.m. — Chan Kim, Brett Walker, Brian Gay
2:42 p.m. — Aaron Wise, Sonny Skinner, Kalle Samooja
Partenze dal tee della 10
7:05 a.m. — Frank Bensel, Jr., Robert Streb, Kurt Kitayama
7:16 a.m. — Alex Beach, Daniel Van Tonder, Wyndham Clark
7:27 a.m. — Abraham Ancer, Max Homa, Sam Burns
7:38 a.m. — Tony Finau, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners
7:49 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Padraig Harrington
8 a.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed
8:11 a.m. — Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Cameron Smith
8:22 a.m. — Steve Stricker, Billy Horschel, Daniel Berger
8:33 a.m. — Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris
8:44 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Sergio Garcia
8:55 a.m. — Thomas Pieters, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar
9:06 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Pete Ballo, Cam Davis
9:17 a.m. — Dean Burmester Greg Koch, K.H. Lee
12:25 p.m. — Patrick Rada, Adam Long, Cameron Tringale
12:36 p.m. — Dylan Frittelli, Larkin Gross, Matt Jones
12:47 p.m. — Byeong Hun-An, Derek Holmes, George Coetzee
12:58 p.m. — Bernd Wiesberger, Tom Hoge, Joel Dahmen
1:09 p.m. — John Daly, Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner
1:20 p.m. — Kevin Kisner, Martin Laird, Hudson Swafford
1:31 p.m. — Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Bubba Watson
1:42 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer, Charl Schwartzel
1:53 p.m. — Harris English, Stewart Cink, Alex Noren
2:04 p.m. — Kevin Na, Tom Lewis, Jason Kokrak
2:15 p.m. — Jason Scrivener, Stuart Smith, Emiliano Grillo
2:26 p.m. — Brad Marek, Peter Malnati, Lanto Griffin
2:37 p.m. — Mark Geddes, Denny McCarthy, Rikuya Hoshino
