Scheffler, McIlroy, Schauffele grouped together at PGA Championship

The three best golfers in the world will play the first half of the PGA Championship together, as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and defending champion Xander Schauffele make up the biggest marquee grouping for Thursday and Friday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.

Tee times for the first two rounds of the second major of the season were revealed Tuesday afternoon. Scheffler, McIlroy and Schauffele -- Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the Official World Golf Rankings, respectively -- will start on the 10th tee on Thursday at 8:22 a.m. local time, then begin Friday's round on the first tee at 1:47 p.m.

The trio is responsible for winning four of the last five major championships. Scheffler won the 2024 Masters, the Northern Irishman McIlroy grabbed his long-awaited green jacket last month and Schauffele won the PGA and Open Championship last year.

The fourth- and fifth-ranked players in the Official World Golf Ranking, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas, were paired with two-time major champion and LIV Golf member Dustin Johnson. They'll start at 1:14 p.m. on the first hole Thursday and at 7:49 a.m. on No. 10 Friday.

Club professional Michael Block is back after tying for 15th at the 2023 PGA Championship, where he made a hole-in-one. He qualified via the PGA Professional Championship and will make his fourth straight start at the major after missing the cut in 2022 and 2024.

Block will play with South African Erik van Rooyen and Canadian Mackenzie Hughes for the first two rounds.

Other notable groups and their Thursday tee times:

--Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry -- 7:38 a.m., hole 10

--Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Day -- 7:49 a.m., hole 10

--Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick -- 8 a.m., hole 10

--Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler -- 8:22 a.m., hole 10

--Erik van Rooyen, Michael Block, Mackenzie Hughes -- 12:41 p.m., hole 1

--Lucas Glover, Max Homa, Joaquin Niemann -- 12:52 p.m., hole 1

--Tyrrell Hatton, Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott -- 1:03 p.m., hole 1

--Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa -- 1:14 p.m., hole 1

--Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg -- 1:25 p.m., hole 1

--Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim -- 1:36 p.m., hole 1

--Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Gary Woodland -- 1:47 p.m., hole 1

--Justin Rose, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman -- 2:09 p.m., hole 1

--Field Level Media