2019 US PGA Championship
- What: men’s golf second major of the year
- Where: Bethpage Black, Long Island, New York
- When: 16-19 May
- Defending champion: Brooks Koepka
- TV channel: live on Sky Sports
Tiger Woods heads to this week’s US PGA Championship as one of the favourites but one golfer who is ready to go head-to-head with the Masters champion is Brooks Koepka.
Three-time major winner Koepka is the defending US PGA champion after holding off Woods’s challenge last year at Bellerive Country Club. The 29-year-old says he does not fear anyone and is pleased to go into this week’s major as the player to beat.
Koepka told CNN Sport: “I’m not afraid of anybody. We just know now that he [Woods] is more than likely going to be there come Sunday.
“I think it is an honour to have that extra little status of defending champ. It is what you gear your whole year around and that is something I enjoy.
“I enjoy the added pressure. I enjoy everything that comes along with it and I try to focus in on it and making the best of those weeks.”
In the first two rounds on the Bethpage Black course Koepka and Woods are grouped with Open champion Francesco Molinari. They tee off from hole ten on Thursday at 1.24pm (BST) and on Friday at 3.49pm (BST) from hole one.
Thursday round one groups to watch
- 1.02pm: Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose
- 1.24pm: Francesco Molinari, Brooks Koepka, Tiger Woods
- 6.16pm: Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth
- 6.38pm: Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Jason Day
See the full list of first and second-round tee times at the bottom of this page
Pundit predictions: who will win?
Steve DiMeglio, Golfweek: Brooks Koepka
“Koepka can hang with anybody, no matter what anyone says. And he’ll be hanging with the Wanamaker Trophy again come Sunday night [weather permitting]. What’s not to like about the guy who held off Tiger Woods last year to win the PGA Championship? He’s won three of the last seven majors he’s played.”
Christine Brennan, Golfweek, Tiger Woods
“Tiger Woods hasn’t hit a competitive shot since his final putt at the Masters. He spent a good portion of one of his practice days at the White House, hanging out with Donald Trump while receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. We have no idea how his back is doing, how he’s hitting the ball, what he’s thinking or how optimistic he’s feeling. No matter. The stars have aligned this year. This is Tiger’s Spring, and he’s going to win again this week at the PGA.”
Tom Kershaw, Independent: Brooks Koepka
“The 2018 Player of the Year and defending PGA Champion came so close to clinching victory at Augusta and continues to show himself to be one of the game’s most indomitable players at the majors. Bethpage Black is perfectly suited to his game and he should have the mental edge to outclass his close friend Dustin Johnson.”
Dan McDonald, PGA.com: Tommy Fleetwood
“Last year, it was his Ryder Cup partner Francesco Molinari that found success in the Open Championship, as well as a T-6 finish in the PGA Championship and top 25 finishes in the US Open and Masters. This year, New York will get the ‘Tommy… Tommy… Tommy…’ chants ready for his victory walk down the 18th at Bethpage Black as Fleetwood breaks through for his first major championship.”
Payton Matthews, Sports Interaction: Rickie Fowler
“Not high on Tiger this week as he might be rusty not having played a competitive round since the Masters. Take [Rory] McIlroy and Jason Day for top 10s, but the winner is Rickie Fowler. He’s way overdue for a major and was T7 at the 2016 Barclays at Bethpage Black.”
US PGA Championship winner betting odds
Prices to win according to Oddschecker, as of 14 May.
- Brooks Koepka: 11/1
- Dustin Johnson: 11/1
- Tiger Woods: 14/1
- Rory McIlroy: 14/1
- Justin Rose: 20/1
- Jon Rahm: 20/1
- Rickie Fowler: 22/1
- Jason Day: 22/1
- Francesco Molinari: 30/1
- Xander Schauffele: 30/1
- Tommy Fleetwood: 33/1
US PGA Championship TV guide
Sky Sports will show live coverage of the major from Bethpage Black.
Wednesday 15 May
- 8pm: Live On The Range on Sky Sports Golf
Thursday 16 May: first round
- 1pm: featured groups on Sky Sports Golf and via red button
- 6pm: first round on Sky Sports Golf
- 6pm-7.30pm and 10pm-12am: first round on Sky Sports Main Event
Friday 17 May: second round
- 1pm: featured groups on Sky Sports Golf and red button
- 6pm: second round on Sky Sports Golf
- 10pm: second round on Sky Sports Main Event
Saturday 18 May: third round
- 4pm: third round on Sky Sports Golf
- 5.30pm: third round on Sky Sports Main Event
Sunday 19 May: fourth round
- 4pm: final round on Sky Sports Golf
- 7pm: final round on Sky Sports Main Event
Round one tee times: Thursday 16 May
All times are British Summer Time (BST) and players are from the United States unless stated.
Starting at hole one
- 11:45: Beau Hossler, Rob Labritz, J.J. Spaun
- 11:56: Sam Burns, Jeffrey Schmid, Keith Mitchell
- 12:07: Jason Caron, Byeong-hun An (Kor), Andrew Putnam
- 12:18: John O’Leary (Ire), Harold Varner III, Kyle Stanley
- 12:29: Mike Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), Justin Harding (SA), Sam Ryder
- 12:40: Vijay Singh (Fij), Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
- 12:51: Graeme McDowell (NI), Brendan Jones (Aus), Chez Reavie
- 13:02: Russell Knox (Sco), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Haotong Li (Chn)
- 13:13: Lee Westwood (Eng), Shaun Norris (SA), Charles Howell III
- 13:24: Lucas Bjerregaard (Den), JB Holmes, Troy Merritt
- 13:35: Joost Luiten (Ned), Brian Mackey, Matt Wallace (Eng)
- 13:46: Casey Russell, Abraham Ancer (Mex), Luke List
- 13:57: Craig Bowden, Adam Long, Joaquin Niemann (Chi)
- 17:10: Michael Thompson, Justin Bertsch, Danny Lee (NZ)
- 17:21: Rich Berberian Jr, Cameron Champ, Lucas Glover
- 17:32: Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Daniel Berger, Paul Casey (Eng)
- 17:43 Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Ian Poulter (Eng)
- 17:54: Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa), Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Gary Woodland
- 18:05: Padraig Harrington (Ire), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Keegan Bradley
- 18:16: Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm (Spa), Jordan Spieth
- 18:27: Kevin Kisner, Pat Perez, Bryson DeChambeau
- 18:38: Rory McIlroy (NI), Phil Mickelson, Jason Day (Aus)
- 18:49: Matt Kuchar, Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn), Cameron Smith (Aus)
- 19:00: Corey Conners (Can), Jim Furyk, Marc Leishman (Aus)
- 19:11: Jorge Campillo (Spa), Stuart Deane, Chesson Hadley
- 19:22: Dylan Frittelli (SA), Andrew Filbert, Kurt Kitayama
Starting at hole 10
- 11:45: Ben Cook, Brian Gay, Scott Piercy
- 11:56: Patton Kizzire, Thomas Pieters (Bel), Adam Hadwin (Can)
- 12:07: Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha), Max Homa
- 12:18: Henrik Stenson (Swe), David Lipsky, Richard Sterne (SA)
- 12:29: Erik Van Rooyen (SA), Shane Lowry (Ire), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)
- 12:40: Sergio Garcia (Spa), Kelly Kraft, Adam Scott (Aus)
- 12:51: Louis Oosthuizen (SA), Charley Hoffman, Patrick Reed
- 13:02: Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose (Eng)
- 13:13: Xander Schauffele, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Alex Noren (Swe)
- 13:24: Francesco Molinari (Ita), Brooks Koepka, Tiger Woods
- 13:35: Aaron Wise, Ryan Fox (NZ), Shugo Imahira (Jpn)
- 13:46: Julian Suri, Marty Jertson, Martin Trainer
- 13:57: Lucas Herbert (Aus), Cory Schneider, Sungjae Im (Kor)
- 17:10: Ryan Vermeer, Adrian Otaegui (Spa), Jason Kokrak
- 17:21: Rod Perry, Alexander Bjork (Swe), Ross Fisher (Eng)
- 17:32: Eddie Pepperell (Eng), Branden Grace (SA), Ryan Palmer
- 17:43: Ryan Moore, Joel Dahmen, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
- 17:54: Rich Beem, YE Yang (Kor), John Daly
- 18:05: Steve Stricker, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay
- 18:16: Shaun Micheel, Sung Kang (Kor), Alex Beach
- 18:27: Kevin Na, Cheng-Tsung Pan (Tpe), Ryan Armour
- 18:38: Danny Willett (Eng), Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson
- 18:49: Brandon Stone (SA), Kevin Tway, Bronson Burgoon
- 19:00: Si Woo Kim (Kor), Daniel Balin, Tom Lewis (Eng)
- 19:11: Jazz Janewattananond (Tha), Tyler Hall, Michael Kim
- 19:22: Mikko Korhonen (Fin), Craig Hocknull (Aus), Jhonattan Vegas (Ven)
Round two tee times: Friday 17 May
All times are British Summer Time (BST) and players are from the United States unless stated.
Starting at hole one
- 11:45: Ryan Vermeer, Adrian Otaegui (Spa), Jason Kokrak
- 11:56: Rod Perry, Alexander Bjork (Swe), Ross Fisher (Eng)
- 12:07: Eddie Pepperell (Eng), Branden Grace (SA), Ryan Palmer
- 12:18: Ryan Moore, Joel Dahmen, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
- 12:29: Rich Beem, YE Yang (Kor), John Daly
- 12:40: Steve Stricker, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay
- 12:51: Shaun Micheel, Sung Kang (Kor), Alex Beach
- 13:02: Kevin Na, Cheng-Tsung Pan (Tpe), Ryan Armour
- 13:13: Danny Willett (Eng), Webb Simpson, Zach Johnson
- 13:24: Brandon Stone (SA), Kevin Tway, Bronson Burgoon
- 13:35: Si Woo Kim (Kor), Daniel Balin, Tom Lewis (Eng)
- 13:46: Jazz Janewattananond (Tha), Tyler Hall, Michael Kim
- 13:57: Mikko Korhonen (Fin), Craig Hocknull (Aus), Jhonattan Vegas (Ven)
- 14:10: Ben Cook, Scott Piercy, Brian Gay
- 14:21: Patton Kizzire, Thomas Pieters (Bel), Adam Hadwin (Can)
- 14:32: Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha), Max Homa
- 14:43: Henrik Stenson (Swe), David Lipsky, Richard Sterne (SA)
- 14:54: Erik Van Rooyen (SA), Shane Lowry (Ire), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)
- 15:05: Sergio Garcia (Spa), Kelly Kraft, Adam Scott (Aus)
- 15:16: Louis Oosthuizen (SA), Charley Hoffman, Patrick Reed
- 15:27: Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson, Justin Rose (Eng)
- 15:38: Xander Schauffele, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Alex Noren (Swe)
- 15:49: Brooks Koepka, Francesco Molinari (Ita), Tiger Woods
- 16:00: Aaron Wise, Ryan Fox (NZ), Shugo Imahira (Jpn)
- 16:11: Julian Suri, Marty Jertson, Martin Trainer
- 16:22: Lucas Herbert (Aus), Cory Schneider, Sungjae Im (Kor)
Starting at hole 10
- 11:45: Michael Thompson, Danny Lee (NZ), Justin Bertsch
- 11:56: Cameron Champ, Rich Berberian, Jr., Lucas Glover
- 12:07: Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Daniel Berger, Paul Casey (Eng)
- 12:18: Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Ian Poulter (Eng)
- 12:29: Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa), Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Gary Woodland
- 12:40: Padraig Harrington (Ire), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Keegan Bradley
- 12:51: Jon Rahm (Spa), Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth
- 13:02: Pat Perez, Kevin Kisner, Bryson DeChambeau
- 13:13: Rory McIlroy (NI), Phil Mickelson, Jason Day (Aus)
- 13:24: Matt Kuchar, Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn), Cameron Smith (Aus)
- 13:35: Corey Conners (Can), Jim Furyk, Marc Leishman (Aus)
- 13:46: Jorge Campillo (Spa), Stuart Deane, Chesson Hadley
- 13:57: Dylan Frittelli (SA), Andrew Filbert, Kurt Kitayama
- 17:10: Rob Labritz, Beau Hossler, J.J. Spaun
- 17:21: Sam Burns, Jeffrey Schmid, Keith Mitchell
- 17:32: Jason Caron, Byeong-hun An (Kor), Andrew Putnam
- 17:43: John O’Leary (Ire), Harold Varner III, Kyle Stanley
- 17:54: Mike Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), Justin Harding (SA), Sam Ryder
- 18:05: Vijay Singh (Fij), Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
- 18:16: Graeme McDowell (NI), Brendan Jones (Aus), Chez Reavie
- 18:27: Russell Knox (Sco), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Haotong Li (Chn)
- 18:38: Lee Westwood (Eng), Shaun Norris (SA), Charles Howell III
- 18:49: Lucas Bjerregaard (Den), JB Holmes, Troy Merritt
- 19:00: Joost Luiten (Ned), Brian Mackey, Matt Wallace (Eng)
- 19:11: Casey Russell, Abraham Ancer (Mex), Luke List
- 19:22: Craig Bowden, Adam Long, Joaquin Niemann (Chi)
