Charlotte (USA), May 14 -- Masters champion Rory McIlroy will play alongside world number one Scottie Scheffler and defending champion Xander Schauffele in the opening two rounds of the US PGA Championship.
The marquee group of the top three players in the men's game will tee off at 13:22 BST (08:22 local time) in Thursday's first round at Quail Hollow.
McIlroy is aiming to become the first player to win the first two majors of the year since Jordan Spieth won the Masters and US Open in 2015.
Spieth, who needs to win the US PGA to follow McIlroy in completing the career Grand Slam of all four majors, is among the later starters at 13:25 and will play with former Masters champion Patrick Reed and rising European golfer Ludvig Aberg.
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