sport news Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make up dream trio at the US PGA ... trends now

sport news Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make up dream trio at the US PGA ... trends now
sport news Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make up dream trio at the US PGA ... trends now

sport news Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make up dream trio at the US PGA ... trends now

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make up dream trio for first two rounds at the US PGA Championship amid the fallout from Saudi-backed breakaway golf league Tiger Woods took a swipe at old rival Phil Mickelson for not defending his title   Rory McIlroy relishing 'wonderful test' at scene of his last major victory in 2014 Super group adds pressure on Jordan Spieth as he seeks career Grand Slam

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Now there is a three-ball the Saudis will never be able to buy. The 104th US PGA Championship begins on Thursday morning with Tiger Woods joined on the tee by Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.

The man who has done it all alongside the two players under 40 who are one missing piece away from a career Grand Slam and joining him in the sport’s most exclusive club.

Eat your heart out, Greg Norman.

Tiger Woods will be joined on the tee by Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth on Thursday morning

Tiger Woods will be joined on the tee by Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth on Thursday morning

SELECTED TEE TIMES 

THURSDAY (US unless stated) 

1st tee

7.03pm: S Lowry (Ire), B Koepka, A Scott (Aus). 

7.14: D Johnson, J Thomas, P Cantlay. 

7.36: C Morikawa, J Rahm (Spa), S Scheffler.

10th Tee

1.38: X Schauffele, H Matsuyama (Jpn), T Finau. 

1.49: T Hatton (Eng), B DeChambeau, M Homa. 

2.11: R McIlroy (NI), T Woods, J Spieth. 

(all UK times)

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Whether the draw is a good one, mind, for McIlroy and Spieth is a moot point. McIlroy’s problems in majors in recent years have been caused by poor first rounds and it will be interesting to see whether he can deliver a good one amidst the maddening hordes who will only have eyes for Tiger.

Equally, this is the leg of the Slam that Spieth is missing and he could probably have done with a low-profile opener rather than one that immediately brings added pressure.

For the rest of us, of course,

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