TULSA - Tiger Woods, who returned from injury at the Masters Tournament in April for his first Tour start since the 2020 Masters, is set to compete this week at the second Major of the 2022 pro golf circuit. Woods, who won the 2007 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club the last time it hosted a major, is tied for the most PGA TOUR wins of all-time (82) and trails only Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 major championships by three. Woods enters the week No. 237 in the FedEx Cup standings and No. 818 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
The PGA of America announced on Saturday, May 14, that 2021 champion Phil Mickelson will not compete. The last time a defending champion did not play in a major was Rory McIlroy at the 2015 Open Championship. Mickelson last played on Tour at the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open (MC).
Five players have won the Career Grand Slam and Jordan Spieth can become the sixth with a win. Spieth won the 2015 Masters Tournament, 2015 U.S. Open and 2017 Open Championship, and is making his sixth start in the PGA Championship since the 2017 Open (T-28/2017, T-12/2018, T-3/2019, T-71/2020, T-30/2021).
PGA Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa
YARDS/PAR: 7,556 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT(S): Perry Maxwell (1936); Gil Hanse (2018)
PRIZE Money: Was $12 million in 2021
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Phil Mickelson
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @PGA @PGAChampionship
PGA of AMERICA: (link) and PGA Championship (link)
TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (May 19 & 20) are scheduled for coverage from 2:00pm to 8:00pm (ET) on ESPN. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 10:00am to 1:00pm (ET) on ESPN and 1:00 to 7:00pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus Thursday and Friday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 8:00am to 2:00pm (ET). Weekend times include ESPN+ streaming from 8:00am to 10:00pm (ET). PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) will live stream the first two rounds (8:00am to 8:00pm (ET) and from 8:00am to 7:00pm (ET) on the weekend.
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the PGA Championship with broadcasts beginning at 2:00pm (ET) Thursday through Sunday. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
Sirius XM Coverage of the 2022 PGA Championship (Yahoo)
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
2022 PGA Championship | The Basics:
The Tee Times at Tulsa’s Southern Hills start Thursday at 8:00am (ET) and go to 3:42pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday’s forecast calls for sunny skies and 79-degree temperature with only a 10% chance of rain. Wind blowing at 17 mph in high humidity (79%).
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 8:00am (ET) on Thursday.
Next Week: Charles Schwab Challenge
PGA Championship - Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Updates: Phil Mickelson (WD)
Tee Times: (link)
PGA Championship | The Odds
Source: Draft Kings
Name, Outright Win, Top 5 odds
Jon Rahm +1200 +300
Rory McIlroy +1200 +300
Scottie Scheffler +1200 +300
Collin Morikawa +1400 +350
Justin Thomas +1400 +350
Jordan Spieth +2000 +400
Cameron Smith +2200 +450
Dustin Johnson +2200 +400
Patrick Cantlay +2200 +400
Viktor Hovland +2200 +400
Shane Lowry +2500 +500
Xander Schauffele +2500 +500
Daniel Berger +3500 +650
Will Zalatoris +3500 +650
Brooks Koepka +4000 +800
Hideki Matsuyama +4000 +800
Matt Fitzpatrick +4000 +800
Joaquin Niemann +4500 +800
Billy Horschel +5000 +900
Max Homa +5000 +900
Tony Finau +6000 +1100
Adam Scott +6500 +1100
Bryson DeChambeau +6500 +1100
Corey Conners +6500 +1100
Russell Henley +6500 +1100
Sam Burns +6500 +1100
Tiger Woods +6500 +1100
Tyrrell Hatton +6500 +1100
Cameron Young +7000 +1100
Keegan Bradley +7000 +1100
Louis Oosthuizen +7000 +1100
Sergio Garcia +7000 +1100
Tommy Fleetwood +7000 +1100
Harold Varner III +9000 +1400
Robert MacIntyre +9000 +1400
Seamus Power +9000 +1400
Abraham Ancer +10000 +1400
Jason Day +10000 +1400
Aaron Wise +13000 +1600
Adam Hadwin +13000 +1600
Alexander Noren +13000 +1600
Cameron Tringale +13000 +1600
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +13000 +1600
Erik Van Rooyen +13000 +1600
Gary Woodland +13000 +1600
Jason Kokrak +13000 +1600
Jhonattan Vegas +13000 +1600
Justin Rose +13000 +1600
Kevin Na +13000 +1600
Marc Leishman +13000 +1600
Matt Kuchar +13000 +1600
Maverick McNealy +13000 +1600
Mito Pereira +13000 +1600
Sebastian Munoz +13000 +1600
Si Woo Kim +13000 +1600
Talor Gooch +13000 +1600
Troy Merritt +13000 +1600
Webb Simpson +13000 +1600
Bernd Wiesberger +15000 +2500
Brian Harman +15000 +2500
Bubba Watson +15000 +2500
K.H. Lee +15000 +2500
Keith Mitchell +15000 +2500
Kevin Kisner +15000 +2500
Patrick Reed +15000 +2500
Ryan Palmer +15000 +2500
Sepp Straka +15000 +2500
Thomas Pieters +15000 +2500
Chris Kirk +18000 +3000
Ian Poulter +18000 +3000
J.J. Spaun +18000 +3000
Mackenzie Hughes +18000 +3000
Tom Hoge +18000 +3000
Adria Arnaus +20000 +3500
Anirban Lahiri +20000 +3500
Cameron Champ +20000 +3500
Cameron Davis +20000 +3500
Charl Schwartzel +20000 +3500
Davis Riley +20000 +3500
Joohyung Kim +20000 +3500
Lanto Griffin +20000 +3500
Lucas Herbert +20000 +3500
Luke List +20000 +3500
Matthew Wolff +20000 +3500
Oliver Bekker +20000 +3500
Patton Kizzire +20000 +3500
Rickie Fowler +20000 +3500
Stewart Cink +20000 +3500
Francesco Molinari +25000 +4500
Lucas Glover +25000 +4500
Pablo Larrazabal +25000 +4500
Ryan Fox +25000 +4500
Sam Horsfield +25000 +4500
Takumi Kanaya +25000 +4500
Beau Hossler +30000 +6000
Branden Grace +30000 +6000
Brendan Steele +30000 +6000
Carlos Ortiz +30000 +6000
Chad Ramey +30000 +6000
Chan Kim +30000 +6000
Garrick Higgo +30000 +6000
Henrik Stenson +30000 +6000
Jinichiro Kozuma +30000 +6000
Justin Harding +30000 +6000
Kevin Streelman +30000 +6000
Laurie Canter +30000 +6000
Lee Westwood +30000 +6000
Martin Kaymer +30000 +6000
Matt Jones +30000 +6000
Nicolai Hojgaard +30000 +6000
Padraig Harrington +30000 +6000
Zach Johnson +30000 +6000
Dean Burmester +40000 +8000
Harry Higgs +40000 +8000
Hudson Swafford +40000 +8000
Min Woo Lee +40000 +8000
Richard Bland +40000 +8000
Rikuya Hoshino +40000 +8000
Shaun Norris +40000 +8000
Alex Cejka +50000 +10000
Bio Kim +50000 +10000
Dany Van Tonder +50000 +10000
Jason Dufner +50000 +10000
Kramer Hickok +50000 +10000
Ryan Brehm +50000 +10000
Ryosuke Kinoshita +50000 +10000
Sadom Kaewkanjana +50000 +10000
Yuki Inamori +50000 +10000
Alex Beach +100000 +20000
Austin Hurt +250000 +40000
Brandon Bingaman +250000 +40000
Casey Pyne +250000 +40000
Colin Inglis +250000 +40000
Dylan Newman +250000 +40000
Jared Jones +250000 +40000
Jesse Mueller +250000 +40000
John Daly +250000 +40000
Kyle Mendoza +250000 +40000
Matt Borchert +250000 +40000
Michael Block +250000 +40000
Nic Ishee +250000 +40000
Paul Dickinson +250000 +40000
Rich Beem +250000 +40000
Ryan Vermeer +250000 +40000
Sean McCarty +250000 +40000
Shaun Micheel +250000 +40000
Shawn Warren +250000 +40000
Tim Feenstra +250000 +40000
Tyler Collet +250000 +40000
Wyatt Worthington +250000 +40000
Y.E. Yang +250000 +40000
Zac Oakley +250000 +40000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: It’s a MAJOR, so I’m coming hard with all the favorites for the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland were must-picks. Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy round out the starting fearsome foursome. Reserves: Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas. For my Tour One and Done game at the PGA? It’ll be Rory McIlroy.
What They’re Saying:
First Look at the 2022 PGA Championship (PGATourCom)
McIlroy Calls Mickelson Absence Unfortunate, Sad (Sports Illustrated)
Ten Storylines at Southern Hills (CBS Sports)
Nine Things to Know About Southern Hills (PGATourCom)
Tiger, Rory and Jordan (ESPNCom)
Power Rankings for the PGA (PGATourCom)
Horses for the Course at Southern Hills (RotoBaller)
FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News:
Picks and Predictions for the PGA Championship - (Action Net)
Expert Picks at The PGA - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks at The PGA - (CBS Sports)
Jack Nicklaus Turned Down $100m from LIV Tour (CBS Sports)
On This Day in Golf History:
May 18, 1947 - Ben Hogan won the second-ever staging of the Colonial National Invitational, repeating as tournament champion after shooting a final round (69) to beat Tony Penny by one shot. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt:
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