There is no denying that the PGA Championship, which starts Thursday at Southern Hills, has its headliners. That would be the 9:11 a.m. time on Thursday: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. But there are others worth discussing, from world No. 1 and reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler to previous No. 1 Jon Rahm and more.
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Also, what should we expect from Southern Hills? And who else besides the obvious big names should we keep an eye on in the year’s second major? We gathered our experts to answer those questions and more.
Woods, McIlroy and Spieth are all paired together for the first two rounds. Come Sunday, who will have had the best week of the three?
Mark Schlabach: I’ll go with Spieth. I heard someone say earlier this week that he’s really good when he’s confident and pretty bad when he’s not. He’s playing with a ton of confidence right now, after his victory at the RBC Heritage in April and runner-up finish at the AT&T Byron Nelson last week. He’s one of the better scramblers on tour. That will come in handy at Southern Hills, where the run-offs are going to leave guys in some pretty precarious positions. You never know about Spieth’s putter, but I like his chances more than Tiger’s and Rory’s. I just don’t think Tiger is physically ready to win again — the fact he’s even out there is a medical miracle. I’d love to see Rory win another major because I think he’s one of the more insightful players on tour.
Kevin Van Valkenburg: I think this is Spieth’s best chance for the next five or six years to win the career Grand Slam — future venues don’t set up as well for his game. So I’m going to stick with my prediction that he wins this week. Everyone is going to be chipping this week, and he’s still one of the most creative minds there is around the greens. Rory has a real shot to win, too, but something about this course is whispering Jordan to me.
Matt Barrie: Jordan Spieth. He’s my…
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