Golf-Schauffele to open PGA Championship title defence with McIlroy and Scheffler

FILE PHOTO: May 10, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Xander Schauffele chips onto the green during the third round of the Truist Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images/File Photo

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) -Xander Schauffele will launch his PGA Championship title defence on Thursday at Quail Hollow Club alongside Masters champion Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, a high-profile group featuring the world's top three players.

World number three Schauffele, bidding to become the first repeat winner at a PGA Championship since Brooks Koepka retained the title in 2019, will go out in the eighth group from the 10th tee at 8:22 a.m. ET (1222 GMT).