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The 2019 Masters gets underway at the Augusta National on Thursday afternoon.
Rory McIlroy heads into the week as tournament favourite in sparkling form following five straight top-six finishes and victory in the Players Championship. The Northern Irishman of course needs only the Green Jacket to complete a personal career grand slam.
McIlroy will tee it up with last year’s runner-up Rickie Fowler and Australian Cameron Smith over the first two days.
Tiger Woods gets his quest for a 15th Major title and a fifth Masters crown underway in the group before while defending champion Patrick Reed gets his title defence underway in the company of Webb Simpson and US Amateur champion Viktor Hovland.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Jason Dufner The 2013 PGA Champion has recently come into form
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Henrik Stenson (SWE) Another who is always there or thereabouts and has the game to succeed.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Paul Casey (ENG) Defended the Valspar Championship this season before an off-colour performance at Augusta
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Hideki Matsuyama (JAP) In reasonable form as hunts for a first Major.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Patrick Reed (USA) Has flourished since working with David Leadbetter and has already claimed victory at Bethpage before.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Matt Kuchar (USA) Finished T12th at the Masters and 2nd at the RBC Heritage Open since.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Ian Poulter (ENG) Fell just short at Augusta. Has since added two top-10 finishes.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Tony Finau (USA) Also came within touching distance at Augusta.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Max Homa (USA) Surprise winner of the Wells Fargo Championship
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Xander Schauffele (USA) Finished T2 at Augusta and is well-suited to Bethpage.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Phil Mickelson (USA) Has been in wildly inconsistent form but the veteran can never be ruled out.
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Bubba Watson (USA) Has been in good form and mounted a late charge at The Masters
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) Yet to taste Major success but Fleetwood has the game to make himself a contender in New York
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Jason Day (AUS) Has been playing well since the turn of the year
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Justin Rose (ENG) Had a woeful two days at Augusta, missing the cut, but is normally Mr Consistency when it comes to the big events
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Jordan Spieth (USA) One of the game's most natural talents Spieth is always one to watch come Major time, even if he has struggled so desperately for form
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Rickie Fowler (USA) Perhaps the best player on Tour not to win a Major, Fowler will be desperate to break his duck
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Justin Thomas (USA) A former world number one Thomas has a cool head for the biggest moments
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Francesco Molinari (ITA) Came so close to clinching victory at Augusta. Who knows hwo those scars will tell?
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Jon Rahm (ESP) The fiery Spaniard has all the tools to win a Major. Will his temperament hold up?
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Bryson DeChambeau (USA) Golf's very own 'Mad Scientist' has everything to win at Bethpage
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Dustin Johnson (USA) Has the long-hitting game for Bethpage as long as he can align his radar
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Brooks Koepka (USA) A double Major-winner a year ago, you can't rule out the big-hitting American, especially after being edged out at Augusta
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Rory McIlroy (NIR) Needs to shed the demons of another disatisfying performance at Augusta
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Who will win the PGA Championship 2019? Tiger Woods (USA) Can one of sport's greatest comebacks continue to new heights?
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Here are the first round tee times:
(USA unless stated, all times BST, x denotes amateurs)
1.30pm Adam Long, Andrew Landry, Corey Conners (Can)
1.41pm Ian Woosnam (Wal), Keith Mitchell, Kevin Tway
1.52pm Shane Lowry (Irl), Mike Weir (Can), Kevin O'Connell
2.03pm Angel Cabrera (Arg), Aaron Wise, Justin Harding (Rsa)
2.14pm Danny Willett (Eng), Brandt Snedeker, Takumi Kanaya (a) (Jpn)
2.25pm Fred Couples, Si Woo Kim (Kor), J.B. Holmes
2.36pm Emiliano Grillo (Arg), Branden Grace (Rsa), Lucas Bjerregaard (Den)
2.47pm Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Charles Howell III, Eddie Pepperell (Eng)
Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler will tee off together (Getty) 2.58pm Sergio Garcia (Spa), Tony Finau, Henrik Stenson (Swe)
3.09pm Adam Scott (Aus), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Kyle Stanley
3.31pm Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Viktor Hovland (a) (Nor)
3.42pm Charley Hoffman, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Marc Leishman (Aus)
3.53pm Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland
4.04pm Tiger Woods, Haotong Li (Chn), Jon Rahm (Spa)
4.15pm Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Rickie Fowler, Cameron Smith (Aus)
4.26pm Michael Kim, Sandy Lyle (Sco), Patton Kizzire
4.37pm Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Devon Bling
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4.59pm Jose-Maria Olazabal (Spa), Kevin Na, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)
5.10pm Bernhard Langer (Ger), Matt Wallace (Eng), Alvaro Ortiz (Mex)
5.32pm Alex Noren (Swe), Keegan Bradley, Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng)
5.43pm Billy Horschel, Vijay Singh (Fij), (a) Jovan Rebula (Rsa)
5.54pm Kevin Kisner, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha), Shugo Imahira (Jpn)
6.05pm Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter (Eng), Matt Kuchar
6.16pm Francesco Molinari (Ita), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)
6.27pm Bubba Watson, Patrick Cantlay, Satoshi Kodaira (Jpn)
6.38pm Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Day (Aus)
6.49pm Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose (Eng), Justin Thomas
7.00pm Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey (Eng), Brooks Koepka
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