PGA Championship Schedule 2012: Complete Viewing Guide to Round One

The 2012 PGA Championship begins play today and runs through the weekend. Almost every top golfer in the world will be in South Carolina in an attempt to win the Wanamaker trophy.

With such a great field, it’s hard to pick out just a few notables for tee-time info. There’s the old favorites, like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the young guns such as Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott, and even the previous winner—relatively unheralded Keegan Bradley.

Let’s take a look at where you can watch all of these gentlemen on TV, when the tournament takes place and highlight a few golfers.

Where: The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah, South Carolina

When: Thursday, August 9 through Sunday, August 12

TV Info

Thursday, August 9: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET (TNT)

Friday, August 10: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET (TNT)

Saturday, August 11: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET (TNT) and 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET (CBS)

Sunday, August 12: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET (TNT) and 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET (CBS)

First Round Tee Times for Notable Groups

Time (ET)	Golfer	Golfer	Golfer
8:10 a.m.	Dustin Johnson	Rory McIlroy	Jim Furyk
8:20 a.m.	Jason Dufner	Paul Casey	Geoff Ogilvy
8:30 a.m.	Keegan Bradley	Martin Kaymer	Tiger Woods
8:40 a.m.	Louis Oosthuizen	Ian Poulter	Steve Stricker
8:50 a.m.	Lee Westwood	Bill Haas	Angel Cabrera
1:00 p.m.	Charl Schwartzel	Rickie Fowler	Nicolas Colsaerts
1:10 p.m.	Hunter Mahan	Adam Scott	Sergio Garcia
1:20 p.m.	Bubba Watson	Webb Simpson	Ernie Els
1:30 p.m.	Luke Donald	Brandt Snedeker	Zach Johnson
1:40 p.m.	Padraig Harrington	Phil Mickelson	Davis Love, III
1:50 p.m.	Scott Piercy	Graeme McDowell	Matt Kuchar
2:00 p.m.	Justin Rose	Paul Lawrie	Nick Watney

*Find full first-round tee times at PGA.com.

Players to Watch

Tiger Woods

Woods has one last chance at greatness after an up-and-down year at the major tournaments. He’s been chasing his elusive 15th victory at one of the four big events, but has failed to do so since the 2008 U.S. Open.

Will the Ocean Course be kind to him? Woods has traditionally played well in the wind and on long courses, which are exactly the kind of obstacles that will doom many competitors in the field.

Keep a close eye on Tiger, as he’s likely to be in contention over the weekend. It remains to see if he can keep it together for a Saturday and Sunday stretch.

Phil Mickelson

Lefty is an elite golfer that is getting up there in age. He’s got a small window left to continue competing at an elite level on a regular basis. Many think he may be on the decline already, as his performances at the majors this year (minus The Masters) seem to indicate.

However, Mickelson is a tough competitor and he will be looking to answer his critics when he takes the course today. Don’t count him out.

Rory McIlroy

The young Irishman hasn’t had much major success since his stunning 2011 U.S. Open victory, with his best finish coming as a T-25 in the 2011 British Open. He was actually cut from U.S. Open this year and has yet to record even a top-10 finish.

This is exactly why you shouldn’t count McIlroy out.

He’s simply too good of a player to continue his cold streak. He’s due for a victory and there may be no better time than the 2012 PGA Championship.