PGA Championship 2013: How to View Live Updates on Day 1 Scores

Oak Hills Country Club plays the host of the 2013 PGA Championship, as just about every notable active golfer in the world has mad the trip to scene Pittsford, N.Y. for the year's fourth and final major event.

The par-70 course last hosted the event in 2003, where Shaun Micheel's improbable entry into the national lexicon was cemented. The then-34-year-old journeyman finished at four under par, defeating Chad Campbell by two strokes.

While Micheel's story is intriguing and set off a run of out-of-left-field golfers winning majors—remember Michael Campbell or Todd Hamilton, anyone? Yeah, me neither—we're unlikely to see a similar result. There have been five major championships held at Oak Hills. Four have been won by eventual Hall-of-Fame golfers, the other by Micheel.

For most casual fans who only tune in during majors, this news is nothing but good. Past performance does not dictate future results, but one has to feel good about one of the sport's biggest names winning this weekend. Tiger Woods is fresh off one of his most dominating wins of his career, Phil Mickelson finally got the Open Championship monkey off his back and Rory McIlroy—oh who the hell knows?

Those are certainly the most obvious names, but this field is filled with players who may someday build a Hall of Fame resume. We'll just have to see whether these players step up their games or if the next Shaun Micheel is somewhere lurking to shock the world. Heck, even the real Shaun Micheel is in this field—anything is possible.

With that in mind, let's check in with a complete preview of Round 1's action along with how you can follow live throughout the day.

2013 PGA Championship Live Leaderboard

Round 1 Information

When: Thursday, August 7

Where: Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y.

TV: TNT (1 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET)

Live Stream: Marquee Groups on PGA.com (8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.), Par 3 live stream on PGA.com (1 p.m. - 7 p.m.). You can also watch both streams live on your mobile devices, via the PGA Tour app. 

Round 1 Tee Times

Round 1 Preview

There is a reason, as mentioned in the intro, that only the world's greatest have historically been the ones who come away victorious at this course—it's really, really hard. When Micheel won here in 2003, there were just three under-par finishers in the entire event. While players weren't scrambling for cover and cursing under their breath the way they did at Muirfield, the ones who found themselves on the leaderboard Sunday were feeling lucky.

Championship-level par-70 courses are inherently more difficult than 72s and 71s to go low. Most of them that grade out at that level push the boundaries of par-70 lengths, boasting lengthy par-four holes and forcing players to lay up on par-fives rather than risk being too aggressive.

That's certainly somewhat the case at Oak Hill. The course's two par-five holes, Nos. 4 and 13, come in at 570 yards and 598 yards respectively. The fourth is a relatively standard length, meaning that players will have to play this hole well under par to stay in contention. The PGA's official website notes that this hole gives up 50 percent more birdies than any other on the course, though one must keep it on the fairway.

While having one hole that will play under for the week helps, it seems merely put in place as a reprieve following No. 3. The 214-yard par-three will be among the highest-scoring holes all week long, as players look to navigate around the deep bunkers and small greens. Par will be a blessing—especially if the greens play as difficult as they have in the practice rounds.

Tiger Woods openly opined the lack of speed a week ago before the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, noting they were slower than you would see at a normal major. Woods is one of many golfers who prefers a "faster" green, which usually helps players get truer reads. He was more complimentary Tuesday after his practice round, but made it quite clear he hoped course officials could do more, per ESPN's Bob Harig. 

"They have definitely got the speed up,'' Woods said. "I think there are close to 11-plus (on the green speed device known as a Stimpmeter). They have picked up a couple feet, easily, and I'm sure they are going to dry them out and roll them a little bit more and get a little bit more speed out of them."

One should particularly watch Woods on the greens Thursday. He tees off with an early-morning group, and course conditions tend to be a little slower due to overnight precipitation. If Tiger comes out a little slow on the putting green, it could derail his whole round. He's fourth in strokes gained this year on the green and was deadly last week at Bridgestone, where he won by a whopping seven strokes. 

Sitting at 4-1 odds on Bovada for the championship heading into Thursday, Woods is favored times more than any other golfer. But if history tells us anything about the world's top-ranked golfer, it's that he's not making a comeback anytime soon. Conditions could play a huge factor in not only his opening round, but his tournament as a whole.

Such will also be the case for the week's top threesome, 2013 major winners Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson. Those three golfers, each of whom are ranked inside the top five, will be the afternoon group to watch—both from an individual intrigue standpoint and in regard to course conditions.

Mickelson, a 2005 PGA Championship winner, will have to overcome his recent struggles at the year-ending major to stay in contention. He hasn't finished inside the top 10 once since 2008 at the PGA, his only time doing so since that victory. While that's initially discouraging, there is some anecdotal evidence that he'll stick around for the first round. Mickelson was a co-leader the last time the event came to Oak Hill in 2003.

Regardless of who stands atop the leaderboard Day 1—whether it's Lefty, Phil, McIlroy or anyone else—this weekend should prove a fitting end to the 2013 major championship season.

The year has seen only three players finish under par in majors since the Masters. With course conditions seeming a bit rough—unpredictable greens and deep rough aren't exactly ideal—it'll be interesting to see just how much higher that number climbs come Sunday.

Either way, Thursday should get us off to a great start.

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