2023 PGA Championship tee times, weather forecast at Oak Hill: Favorites Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler tee off early Thursday morning

The PGA Championship always has the strongest field of the year on the PGA Tour, and that's the case this week – sans Tiger Woods – at Oak Hill in New York for the second major championship with 99 of the world's top 100 golfers set to play. Scottie Scheffler (+650) and Jon Rahm (+700), the past two Masters winners, are the betting favorites at Caesars Sportsbook to win the Wanamaker Trophy for the first time and both go out in Round 1 early Thursday morning.

The last time Oak Hill's East Course in Pittsford, N.Y., hosted the PGA Championship was in 2013 when American Jason Dufner won by two at 10-under 270. It's not clear how the par-70, 7,400-yard track will play this year considering it was completely renovated in 2020. The course is about 250 yards longer than it was in 2013 and there are three holes that are totally new. Each of the 18 greens and every bunker were rebuilt.

Scheffler, ranked No. 2 in the world and with two victories already under his belt this season, will tee off Thursday at the 10th tee at 8 a.m. alongside two-time PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka (+1800) of the LIV Tour and big-hitting Gary Woodland (+10000).

World No. 1 Rahm will tee off the 10th tee at 8:33 a.m. Thursday with Matt Fitzpatrick (+3500 to win) and Cameron Smith (+2800) – the winners of the last three majors overall after Rahm won this year's Masters. He has four PGA Tour wins this season, but no player from Spain has won the PGA Championship.

Justin Thomas is the defending champion after beating Will Zalatoris in a playoff last year at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Thomas' second PGA Championship win. He's +2800 this week. Zalatoris is the only top-100 player not in the field this week, as he is out for the remainder of the season after having back surgery.

The lone player trying to complete the career Grand Slam this week is Jordan Spieth, who is +4000. He will try to play after withdrawing from last week's Bryon Nelson in his native Texas with a wrist injury. This marks the seventh attempt for Spieth to win the career slam, which only five players have accomplished.

Rory McIlroy is  +275 at DraftKings as the top former winner, with 54-year-old Shaun Micheel the +30000 long shot. McIlroy has won the event twice, most recently in 2014, and Micheel came out of nowhere to win in 2003 (also at Oak Hill) when he was ranked No. 169 in the world. Micheel has never won again on Tour. 

That the tournament goes to a playoff is +360 on the margin of victory prop at Caesars. The playoff would be a three-hole aggregate. If still tied, the format moves to sudden death. That there's a wire-to-wire winner is yes-only at +1100. 

The weather at Oak Hill looks pretty good, other than potential showers on Saturday. Courtesy of weather.com:

• Thursday -- Sunny. High 67F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday -- A mix of clouds and sun early, then becoming cloudy later in the day. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 79F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph.
• Saturday -- Overcast with rain showers at times. High 68F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
• Sunday -- A few clouds. Low 51F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

PGA Championship Tee Times (All times in ET)

Round 1, first tee/Round 2, 10th tee

7:00 a.m./12:25 p.m.: Shaun Micheel, Collierville, TN; Braden Shattuck, Aston, PA; Steven Alker, New Zealand

7:11 a.m./12:36 p.m.: Ben Griffin, Chapel Hill, NC; Chris French, Rockford, IL; Joel Dahmen, Scottsdale, AZ

7:22 a.m./12:47 p.m.: Wyatt Worthington II, Reynoldsburg, OH; Nico Echavarria, Colombia; Wyndham Clark, Denver, CO

7:33 a.m./12:58 p.m.: Tom Hoge, Fort Worth, TX; Ryan Fox, New Zealand; K.H. Lee, Republic of Korea

7:44 a.m./1:09 p.m.: Paul Casey, England; Adam Svensson, Canada; Beau Hossler, Mission Viejo, CA

7:55 a.m./1:20 p.m.: Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA; Kurt Kitayama, Las Vegas, NV; Sahith Theegala, Houston, TX

8:06 a.m./1:31 p.m.: Corey Conners, Canada; Ockie Strydom, South Africa; Joaquin Niemann, Chile

8:17 a.m./1:42 p.m.: Kevin Kisner, Aiken, SC; Jimmy Walker, San Antonio, TX; Padraig Harrington, Ireland

8:28 a.m./1:53 p.m.: Alex Noren, Sweden; J.T. Poston, Sea Island, GA; Mackenzie Hughes, Canada

8:39 a.m./2:04 p.m.: Lee Hodges, Athens, AL; Callum Tarren, England; David Lingmerth, Sweden

8:50 a.m./2:15 p.m.: Taylor Moore, Edmond, OK; Denny McCarthy, Jupiter, FL; Brendan Steele, Idyllwild, CA

9:01 a.m./2:26 p.m.: Jeremy Wells, Estero, FL; Justin Suh, San Jose, CA; Adri Arnaus, Spain

9:12 a.m./2:37 p.m.: Anthony Cordes, Johns Creek, GA; Mark Hubbard, The Woodlands, TX; Dean Burmester, South Africa

12:30 p.m./7:05 a.m.: Matt Cahill, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Taylor Montgomery, Las Vegas, NV; Cam Davis, Australia

12:41 p.m./7:16 a.m.: Michael Block, Mission Viejo, CA; Hayden Buckley, Tupelo, MS; Taylor Pendrith, Canada

12:52 p.m./7:27 a.m.: Alex Beach, Stillwater, OK; Brendon Todd, Watkinsville, GA; Sihwan Kim, Las Vegas, NV

1:03 p.m./7:38 a.m.: Patrick Reed, The Woodlands, TX; Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark; Nick Taylor, Canada

1:14 p.m./7:49 a.m.: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa; John Somers, Brooksville, FL; Chez Reavie, Scottsdale, AZ

1:25 p.m./8:00 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, England; Cameron Young, Scarborough, NY; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan

1:36 p.m./8:11 a.m.: Adam Scott, Australia; Max Homa, Valencia, CA; Tony Finau, Lehi, UT

1:47 p.m./8:22 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, San Diego, CA; Tyrrell Hatton, England; Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, FL

1:58 p.m./8:33 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, FL; Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, CA; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, CA

2:09 p.m./8:44 a.m.: Alex Smalley, Greensboro, NC; Russell Henley, Columbus, GA; Mito Pereira, Chile

2:20 p.m./8:55 a.m.: Adam Hadwin, Canada; Matt Kuchar, Jupiter, FL; Talor Gooch, Edmond, OK

2:31 p.m./9:06 a.m.: Justin Rose, England; Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; Francesco Molinari, Italy

2:42 p.m./9:17 a.m.: Russell Grove, Coeur d'Alene, ID; Patrick Rodgers, Jupiter, FL; Ben Taylor, England

Round 1, 10th tee/Round 2, first tee

7:05 a.m./12:30 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Birmingham, AL; Josh Speight, Locust Hill, VA; Kazuki Higa, Japan

7:16 a.m./12:41 p.m.: Adam Schenk, Vincennes, IN; Colin Inglis, Creswell, OR; Thriston Lawrence, South Africa

7:27 a.m./12:52 p.m.: Min Woo Lee, Australia; Andrew Putnam, University Place, WA; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina

7:38 a.m./1:03 p.m.: Harold Varner III, Gastonia, NC; Scott Stallings, Oak Ridge, TN; Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark

7:49 a.m./1:14 p.m.: Steve Holmes, Simi Valley, CA; Adrian Otaegui, Spain; Davis Riley, Hattiesburg, MS

8:00 a.m./1:25 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Dallas, TX; Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, FL; Gary Woodland, Topeka, KS

8:11 a.m./1:36 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Justin Thomas, Louisville, KY; Collin Morikawa, La Canada, CA

8:22 a.m./1:47 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Ireland; Jordan Spieth, Dallas, TX; Viktor Hovland, Norway

8:33 a.m./1:58 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, England; Cameron Smith, Australia; Jon Rahm, Spain

8:44 a.m./2:09 p.m.: Luke Donald, England; Adrian Meronk, Poland; Yannik Paul, Germany

8:55 a.m./2:20 p.m.: Kenny Pigman, Norco, CA; Davis Thompson, St. Simons Island, GA; Maverick McNealy, Las Vegas, NV

9:06 a.m./2:31 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, VT; Jason Day, Australia; Bryson DeChambeau, Dallas, TX

9:17 a.m./2:42 p.m.: Jesse Droemer, Houston, TX; Matt NeSmith, Aiken, SC; Rikuya Hoshino, Japan

12:25 p.m./7:00 a.m.: Sam Ryder, Longwood, FL; Gabe Reynolds, Dallas, TX; Brandon Wu, Scarsdale, NY

12:36 p.m./7:11 a.m.: Sadom Kaewkanjana, Thailand; Ben Kern, Grove City, OH; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark

12:47 p.m./7:22 a.m.: Webb Simpson, Charlotte, NC; Y.E. Yang, Republic of Korea; Danny Willett, England

12:58 p.m./7:33 a.m.: Sepp Straka, Austria; Harris English, Sea Island, GA; Robert Macintyre, Scotland

1:09 p.m./7:44 a.m.: Thomas Pieters, Belgium; Keith Mitchell, St. Simons Island, GA; Pablo Larrazabal, Spain

1:20 p.m./7:55 a.m.: Lucas Herbert, Australia; Brian Harman, St. Simons Island, GA; Callum Shinkwin, England

1:31 p.m./8:06 a.m.: Tom Kim, Republic of Korea; Sam Burns, Shreveport, LA; Abraham Ancer, Mexico

1:42 p.m./8:17 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Republic of Korea; Chris Kirk, Athena, GA; Seamus Power, Ireland

1:53 p.m./8:28 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea; Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga, TN; Anirban Lahiri, India

2:04 p.m./8:39 a.m.: Victor Perez, France; Aaron Wise, Ellerbe, NC; Jordan Smith, England

2:15 p.m./8:50 a.m.: Chris Sanger, Red Hook, NY; J.J. Spaun, Scottsdale, AZ; David Micheluzzi, Australia

2:26 p.m./9:01 a.m.: Thomas Detry, Belgium; J.J. Killeen, Lubbock, TX; Matt Wallace, England

2:37 p.m./9:12 a.m.: Nick Hardy, Northbrook, IL; Greg Koch, Orlando, FL; Eric Cole, Delray Beach, FL

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