Reigning PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa within the featured group with Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau

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KIAWAH ISLAND, SC – PGA championship defending champion Collin Morikawa is part of a featured group – along with reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau – which will be held on Thursday at 8:44 a.m. ET Ocean Course will play.

Eight threesomes have been announced as featured groups to be shown on ESPN + during the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday.

The other groups in the morning are Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, and Tyrrell Hatton at 7:38 am; Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, and Lee Westwood at 8:22 am; and past PGA Champions Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, and Brooks Koepka at 8:33 am

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The afternoon groups featured passed PGA winners Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, and Padraig Harrington at 1:14 p.m. Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, and Patrick Reed at 1:25 pm; Jordan Spieth, Webb Simpson, and Will Zalatoris at 1:58 pm; and Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry and Sergio Garcia at 2:09 pm

The start times for the first round begin at 7 a.m., with the groups leaving the first and 10th starting positions. The last start time is at 2:42 p.m.

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