Els Paired With Other Major Winners At PGA

CHARLESTON, South Carolina – British Open champion Ernie Els will be paired with Masters winner Bubba Watson and US Open champ Webb Simpson for the opening two rounds of next week’s PGA Championship.

They will tee off at the first hole in the afternoon on Thursday and then  go out in the morning from the 10th tee in the second round.

Four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods will be paired with defending  champion Keegan Bradley and 2010 winner Martin Kaymer for the first two rounds.

Woods, Bradley and Kaymer will tee off from No. 10 Thursday morning, then  from the first hole in the afternoon Friday at The Ocean Course at Kiawah  Island Golf Resort.

Two groups ahead of Woods’ threesome will be Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson  and Jim Furyk.

World No. 1 Luke Donald is featured in a group with Brandt Snedeker and  Zach Johnson.

The group after Donald’s will be ex-champions Phil Mickelson (2005),  Padraig Harrington (2008) and American Ryder Cup captain Davis Love. – AFP

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