SPRINGFIELD (UNITED STATES) - World number one Jason Day will have Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson alongside him for the first two rounds of the 98th PGA Championship as he begins defending his title. Starting just ahead of Day, British Open runner-up Mickelson and McIlroy will be eighth-ranked Aussie Adam Scott, Welshman Jamie Donaldson and American Keegan Bradley, the 2011 PGA champion. World number five Stenson, second-ranked Johnson and ninth-ranked Willett will start from the first tee Thursday at 1:45 p.m. and the 10th tee at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Two-time Masters champion and world number six Bubba Watson, fellow American and world number three Jordan Spieth, twice a major winner, and Spain's 10th-ranked Sergio Garcia will be two groups ahead of the 2016 major winner trio. The group between them includes England's 11th-ranked Justin Rose, South African Charl Schwartzel and 14th-ranked American Patrick Reed.

Source: Bangkok Post July 22, 2016 21:45 UTC