PGA Championship 2016 Tee Times: Groupings and Predictions for Sunday Schedule
Golf fans will be provided with some extra action Sunday from the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, after the third round was called early on Saturday evening due to inclement weather.
Here is what the leaderboard looks like:
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With a number of golfers still needing to finish their third rounds, the PGA Championship could be headed for a Monday finish.
However, PGA of America's Kerry Haigh mapped out what the schedule will be moving forward:
With the final round teeing off at 8:40 a.m. ET, golfers will begin Sunday on nine-minute intervals, per the Associated Press via ESPN.com. Here is what the pairings and tee times look like:
| 8:40 a.m. | Matt Jones | Roberto Castro |
| 8:49 a.m. | Ernie Els | Rafa Cabrera-Bello |
| 8:58 a.m. | Freddie Jacobson | Jason Kokrak |
| 9:07 a.m. | Joost Luiten | Patton Kizzire |
| 9:16 a.m. | Justin Rose | Charl Schwartzel |
| 9:25 a.m. | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 9:34 a.m. | Matthew Fitzpatrick | Jason Dufner |
| 9:43 a.m. | Ryan Palmer | Billy Horschel |
| 9:52 a.m. | Phil Mickelson | Colt Knost |
| 10:01 a.m. | Justin Thomas | Keegan Bradley |
| 10:10 a.m. | Danny Willett | Padraig Harrington |
| 10:19 a.m. | Jim Furyk | Thomas Pieters |
| 10:28 a.m. | Rich Beem | Francesco Molinari |
| 10:37 a.m. | James Hahn | Bill Haas |
| 10:46 a.m. | Aaron Baddeley | Kevin Kisner |
| 10:55 a.m. | Brian Stuard | Daniel Berger |
| 11:04 a.m. | Kyle Reifers | Bradley Dredge |
| 11:13 a.m. | Bubba Watson | Cameron Tringale |
| 11:22 a.m. | Marc Leishman | Russell Knox |
| 11:31 a.m. | Jhonattan Vegas | Russell Henley |
| 11:40 a.m. | George Coetzee | Ross Fisher |
| 11:49 a.m. | Vaughn Taylor | Kevin Na |
| 11:58 a.m. | Lee Westwood | Soren Kjeldsen |
| 12:07 p.m. | Marcus Fraser | Brandt Snedeker |
| 12:16 p.m. | Young-han Song | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 12:25 p.m. | Steve Stricker | Danny Lee |
| 12:34 p.m. | Andy Sullivan | Andrew Johnston |
| 12:43 p.m. | Paul Casey | Scott Hend |
| 12:52 p.m. | David Lingmerth | Branden Grace |
| 1:01 p.m. | Jon Curran | K.J. Choi |
| 1:10 p.m. | Louis Oosthuizen | Ryan Moore |
| 1:19 p.m. | Alex Noren | Webb Simpson |
| 1:28 p.m. | Hideto Tanihara | John Senden |
| 1:37 p.m. | Adam Scott | Gregory Bourdy |
| 1:46 p.m. | Zach Johnson | Billy Hurley III |
| 1:55 p.m. | William McGirt | Daniel Summerhays |
| 2:04 p.m. | Yuta Ikeda | Jordan Spieth |
| 2:13 p.m. | Rickie Fowler | Jamie Donaldson |
| 2:22 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama | Harris English |
| 2:31 p.m. | Patrick Reed | Brooks Koepka |
| 2:40 p.m. | Henrik Stenson | Martin Kaymer |
| 2:49 p.m. | Emiliano Grillo | Jason Day |
| 2:58 p.m. | Jimmy Walker | Robert Streb |
Predictions
Weather Could Play A Factor In Deciding A Champion
Just getting the golfers out to the course on Sunday is going to be a difficult task, given how bad the weather is expected to be.
According to Weather.com, Springfield is set to experience thunderstorms nearly every hour from Saturday night until Monday.
With so much rain, the course at Baltusrol will be an absolute mess even if the PGA Championship is able to find a clear stretch of time.
It's not going to be conducive to any golfer's chance of winning this tournament, as players with earlier tee times could be at a disadvantage of trying to play on a sloppier course.
In order to keep course conditions as consistent as possible, the best course of action might be to postpone play until everyone is guaranteed a decent venue to play on, even if it takes a few days.
If the weather does change and golfers are able to take the course on Sunday, the leaders of this tournament will have a lot of work to do, which could have an adverse affect on who will win the PGA Championship.
Eight of the top nine golfers, who are within four strokes of each other, have yet to play their third rounds as they could be asked to play as many as 36 holes in one day if the weather cooperates.
Tied at nine under overall, Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb hold a two-stroke lead over the rest of the field.
Thanks to Walker's solid putting during this tournament, I would have chosen him to close out and win this tournament if he was able to play a normal schedule, via the PGA Tour:
But given his average driving accuracy and greens in regulation, a messy course will make putting even more difficult, which will make it tough to keep his score low.
Add that to the fact that he will be trying to squeeze in two rounds of golf and fatigue could begin to set in. That means his driving and approaches could suffer even more, making his putts even tougher to sink.
If the PGA of America is set on crowing a championship on Sunday, I'm going with the best golfer that is within a reasonable distance of the lead to win the title and that's Jason Day.
The world's No. 1 golfer was red hot to finish his second round on Friday, recording a stretch of seven birdies in eight holes.
Behind the leaders by just two strokes, Day could make up that deficit in a matter of a few holes with the way he finished Friday's play.
I'd expect him to carry that world-class kind of play into Sunday or even Monday as he'll win the PGA Championship.
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