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Curious golf fans will be tuning into the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club not just because several of the game’s top talents—Cameron Young, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and defending champion Scottie Scheffler to name a few—are coming into the major playing at a high level. They also want to see a stately venue familiar to golf cognoscenti but less so to everyday aficionados.
The Donald Ross design has the chance to steal the spotlight after a 2017 remodel from the popular team of Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner. The par-70 layout has been stretched more than 7,300 yards, with bunkers and greens brought back to Ross’ original vision.
The question then is what will this new old gem yield for today’s best players? Last time it hosted a PGA Tour event was the 2018 BMW Championship, where Keegan Bradley won a playoff over Justin Rose after the pair shot 20-under 260s for the week. Suffice it to say, Aronimink is likely to put up a bigger fight this time around, but Kerry Haigh, the PGA of America’s Chief Championship Officer, isn’t going to be turning the place into Philadelphia’s version of Oakmont either.
So whose game does Aronimink most suit? It’s hard not to think McIlroy, coming off a second straight Masters victory and seemingly more at peace with his place in the golf universe, has to be thinking good thoughts. Meanwhile, Young and Fitzpatrick are arguably playing at a higher level than McIlroy at this point, with multiple wins each in the last two months.
And while Scheffler has only one win to date in 2026, three straight seconds suggests his game isn’t far away from keeping his grip on the Wanamaker Trophy for a second straight year.
Before handing out any hardware, however, we’ve got to work our way into the championship on Thursday and Friday. Tee times for the first and second rounds were announced on Tuesday afternoon. Here are the pairings:
TEE TIMES (all times EDT) FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY
First hole
6:45 a.m. – Braden Shattuck, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin
6:56 a.m. – Francisco Bide, Harry Hall, Ryan Gerard
7:07 a.m. – John Keefer, Rico Hoey, Nicolai Hojgaard
7:18 a.m. – Shaun Micheel, Michael Brennan, Garrick Higgo
7:29 a.m. – Y.E. Yang, Jhonattan Vegas, Matt McCarty
7:40 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Tom McKibbin, Stephan Jaeger
7:51 a.m. – Daniel Brown, Adrien Saddier, Harris English
8:02 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Bud Cauley, Alex Noren
8:13 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman, Kristoffer Reitan
8:24 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry, Padraig Harrington
8:35 a.m. – Ryan Lenehan, Ryan Fox, Kazuki Higa
8:46 a.m. – Jared Jones, Michael Kim, Ryo Hisatsune
8:57 a.m. – Tyler Collet, Kota Kaneko, Brandt Snedeker
12:15 p.m. – Andrew Novak, John Parry, Jordan Gumberg
12:26 p.m. – Ben Polland, Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria
12:37 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Ricky Castillo, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:48 p.m. – Luke Donald, Jesse Drowemer, Stewart Cink
12:59 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun, Max Homa
1:10 p.m. – Ben Kern, J.T. Poston, Russell Henley
1:21 p.m. – Adam Scott, Corey Conners, Daniel Berger
1:32 p.m. — Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
1:43 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood
1:54 p.m. — Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas
2:05 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
2:16 p.m. – Zach Haynes, Alex Smalley, Chadler Blanchet
2:27 p.m. – Bernd Wiesberger, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Andy Sullivan
10th tee
6:50 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, David Puig, Denny McCarthy
7:01 a.m. – William Mouw, Chris Gabriele, Taylor Pendrith
7:12 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Bryce Fisher, Joaquin Niemann
7:23 a.m. — Keith Mitchell, Billy Horschel, Ian Holt
7:34 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Sam Burns
7:45 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman
7:56 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala
8:07 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, Derek Berg, Joe Highsmith
8:18 a.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Rickie Fowler
8:29 .am. – Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton
8:40 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
8:51 a.m. – Daniel Hiller, Ryan Vermeer, Max McGreevy
9:02 a.m. – Paul McClure, Mikael Lindberg, Angel Ayora
12:10 p.m. – Michael Block, Rasmus Hojgaard, Dustin Johnson
12:21 p.m. – Mark Geddes, Steven Fisk, David Lipsky
12:32 p.m. — Sungjae Im, Austin Hurt, Casey Jarvis
12:43 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Michael Kertrude, Matt Wallace
12:54 p.m. — Martin Kaymer, Elvis Smylie, Davis Riley
1:05 p.m. – Jason Dufner, Haotong Li, Jimmy Walker
1:16 p.m. – Nick Taylor, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jordan Smith
1:27 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Patrick Reed, Pierceson Coody
1:38 p.m. – Brian Campbell, Adam Schenk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:49 p.m. – Marco Penge, Sepp Straka, Patrick Rodgers
2 p.m. – Aaron Rai, Travis Smyth, Sami Valimaki
2:11 p.m. – Sam Stevens, Jayden Schaper, Garrett Sapp
2:22 p.m. – Timothy Wiseman, Matti Schmid, Austin Smotherman
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First tee
6:45 a.m. – Michael Block, Rasmus Hojgaard, Dustin Johnson
6:56 a.m. – Mark Geddes, Steven Fisk, David Lipsky
7:07 a.m. — Sungjae Im, Austin Hurt, Casey Jarvis
7:18 a.m. – Andrew Putnam, Michael Kertrude, Matt Wallace
7:29 a.m. — Martin Kaymer, Elvis Smylie, Davis Riley
7:40 a.m. – Jason Dufner, Haotong Li, Jimmy Walker
7:51 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jordan Smith
8: 02 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Patrick Reed, Pierceson Coody
8:13 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Adam Schenk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8:24 a.m. – Marco Penge, Sepp Straka, Patrick Rodgers
8:35 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Travis Smyth, Sami Valimaki
8:46 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Jayden Schaper, Garrett Sapp
8:57 a.m. – Timothy Wiseman, Matti Schmid, Austin Smotherman
12:15 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, David Puig, Denny McCarthy
12:26 p.m. – William Mouw, Chris Gabriele, Taylor Pendrith
12:37 p.m. – Tom Hoge, Bryce Fisher, Joaquin Niemann
12:48 p.m. — Keith Mitchell, Billy Horschel, Ian Holt
12:59 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Sam Burns
1:10 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman
1:21 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala
1:32 p.m. – Si Woo Kim, Derek Berg, Joe Highsmith
1:43 p.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Rickie Fowler
1:54 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton
2:05 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
2:16 p.m. – Daniel Hiller, Ryan Vermeer, Max McGreevy
2:27 p.m. – Paul McClure, Mikael Lindberg, Angel Ayora
10th hole
6:50 a.m. – Andrew Novak, John Parry, Jordan Gumberg
7:01 a.m. – Ben Polland, Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria
7:12 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Ricky Castillo, Michael Thorbjornsen
7:23 a.m. – Luke Donald, Jesse Drowemer, Stewart Cink
7:34 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun, Max Homa
7:45 a.m. – Ben Kern, J.T. Poston, Russell Henley
7:56 a.m. – Adam Scott, Corey Conners, Daniel Berger
8:07 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
8:18 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood
8:29 a.m. — Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas
8:40 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
8:51 a.m. – Zach Haynes, Alex Smalley, Chadler Blanchet
9:02 a.m. – Bernd Wiesberger, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Andy Sullivan
12:10 p.m. – Braden Shattuck, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin
12:21 p.m. – Francisco Bide, Harry Hall, Ryan Gerard
12:32 p.m. – John Keefer, Rico Hoey, Nicolai Hojgaard
12:43 p.m. – Shaun Micheel, Michael Brennan, Garrick Higgo
12:54 p.m. – Y.E. Yang, Jhonattan Vegas, Matt McCarty
1:05 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Tom McKibbin, Stephan Jaeger
1:16 p.m. – Daniel Brown, Adrien Saddier, Harris English
1:27 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Bud Cauley, Alex Noren
1:38 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman, Kristoffer Reitan
1:49 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry, Padraig Harrington
2 p.m. – Ryan Lenehan, Ryan Fox, Kazuki Higa
2:11 p.m. – Jared Jones, Michael Kim, Ryo Hisatsune
2:22 p.m. – Tyler Collet, Kota Kaneko, Brandt Snedeker
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