PGA Championship 2020: Odds, Leaderboard, How To Watch, Tiger
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The 2020 PGA Championship gets underway Thursday at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The 4-day tournament, which runs through Sunday, will feature 156 golfers vying for the Wanamaker Trophy.
All eyes will be on the 11:33 a.m. Eastern Time tee time, with the Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and co-favorite Justin Thomas pairing set to begin play then. But before that, two-time defending PGA champion and the other co-favorite, Brooks Koepka will begin the quest to defend his titles at 11:11 a.m. eastern.
While Koepka will look to be the first "three-peat" winner of the PGA Championship since Ben Hogan won five in a row from 1923 to 1927, a number of other past champions will look to knock him off and regain their crown. Past champions in the 2020 field include Woods (1999, 2000, 2006, 2006), McIlroy (2012, 2014) and Phil Mickelson (2005).
The PGA Championship had traditionally been held in August, but was moved to May in 2019. It's back in August this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Scheduling adjustments forced by the pandemic also means the PGA Championship will be the first major golf tournament held in 2020.
Due to the pandemic, spectators won't be in attendance at the championship — a first in the history of U.S. major golf championships. It will also be the first major championship held at TPC Harding Park.
But fans can still track the status of the top golfers, including Koepka, Thomas and Woods, via PGATour.com.
Here's what else you should know ahead of the 2020 PGA Championship:
Favorite
Koepka and Thomas, the 2017 PGA champion, are listed as the co-favorites, both at +1100 as of Wednesday afternoon on FanDuel. Vegas Insider listed Koepka as the sole favorite at 10-1, followed by Thomas at 11-1 and both McIlroy and Jon Rahm at 14-1.
Odds
While Koepka and Thomas are the co-favorites, there's always a chance for a dark horse to come into play and steal the tournament. Webb Simpson, whose ranked No. 2 on the PGA Championship power rankings, has 25-1 odds on Vegas Insider and could be that sleeper.
Golf Digest has shared their eight favorite value bets. Fantasy advice is available via PGATour.com.
Leaderboard
The PGA Championship will update its leaderboard once the first three golfers tee off at 10 a.m. eastern time on Thursday.
How To Watch
ESPN+ will televise the tournament from its start until 4 p.m. on Saturday. CBS will then take over until 10 p.m. on Saturday. ESPN+ is back on from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, with ESPN taking over from noon to 3 p.m. and CBS handling the end from 3-9 p.m.
The PGA Championship will have a livestream of all rounds here. Live audio will also be available online.
Tee Times and Pairings
All times Eastern Daylight Time
10 a.m.: Brian Harman, C.T. Pan, Jeff Hart
10:05 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Danny Balin, Tom Hoge
10:11 a.m.: Andrew Landry, Rod Perry, Nate Lashley
10:16 a.m.: Nick Taylor, Rory Sabbatini, Mike Auterson
10:22 a.m.: Dylan Frittelli, Sung Kang, John O'Leary
10:27 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Danny Willett, Tony Finau
10:33 a.m.: Russell Henley, Erik van Rooyen, Carlos Ortiz
10:38 a.m.: Martin Kaymer, Jason Day, Jason Dufner
10:44 a.m.: Kevin Kisner, Ryan Palmer, Michael Thompson
10:49 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Xander Schauffele, Steve Stricker
10:55 a.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Lucas Glover, Bud Cauley
11 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Collin Morikawa, Zach Johnson
11:06 a.m.: Alex Beach, Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel
11:11 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Brooks Koepka, Gary Woodland
11:17 a.m.: Rafa Cabrera Bello, Jason Kokrak, Ryo Ishikawa
11:22 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson
11:28 a.m.: Bernd Wiesberger, Vaughn Taylor, Danny Lee
11:33 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods
11:39 a.m.: Matthias Schwab, Brendan Steele, Keith Mitchell
11:44 a.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa
11:50 a.m.: Joel Dahmen, Luke List, Victor Perez
11:55 a.m.: Joohyung Kim, Charl Schwartzel, Abraham Ancer
12:01 p.m.: Marty Jertson, Tom Lewis, Mike Lorenzo-Vera
12:06 p.m.: Zach J. Johnson, Corey Conners, Chez Reavie
12:12 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Harris English, David Muttitt
12:17 p.m.: Andrew Putnam, Scott Piercy, Alex Knoll
3:25 p.m.: Bob Sowards, Richy Werenski, Kurt Kitayama
3:30 p.m.: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Tyler Duncan, J.R. Roth
3:36 p.m.: Jorge Campillo, Benny Cook, Haotong Li
3:41 p.m.: Lanto Griffin, Joost Luiten, Rich Berberian Jr.
3:47 p.m.: Byeong Hun An, Sungjae Im, Talor Gooch
3:52 p.m.: Jim Herman, Shaun Norris, Rob Labritz
3:58 p.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, J.T. Poston
4:03 p.m.: Adam Hadwin, Brandt Snedeker, Xinjun Zhang
4:09 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Emiliano Grillo, Ken Tanigawa
4:14 p.m.: Kevin Na, Robert MacIntyre, Patrick Reed
4:20 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Brian Stuard, Jim Furyk
4:25 p.m.: Matthew Wolff, Graeme McDowell, Bubba Watson
4:31 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Matt Jones, Jazz Janewattananond
4:36 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood
4:42 p.m.: Davis Love III, Jimmy Walker, Keegan Bradley
4:47 p.m.: Adam Scott, Bryson DeChambeau, Rickie Fowler
4:53 p.m.: Cameron Champ, Cameron Smith, Denny McCarthy
4:58 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia
5:04 p.m.: Chan Kim, Wyndham Clark, Troy Merritt
5:09 p.m.: Ian Poulter, Webb Simpson, Paul Casey
5:15 p.m.: Jason Caron, Doc Redman, Brendon Todd
5:20 p.m.: Matt Kuchar, Matt Wallace, Marc Leishman
5:26 p.m.: Lucas Herbert, Judd Gibb, Mark Hubbard
5:31 p.m.: Sepp Straka, Ryan Vermeer, Si Woo Kim
5:37 p.m.: Adam Long, Marcus Kinhult, Shawn Warren
5:42 p.m.: Sebastián Muñoz, Justin Bertsch, Benjamin Hebert
This article originally appeared on the Across America Patch
