For the second time ever and first time since 2017, the Queen City will play host to a major championship.
The PGA Championship returns to Quail Hollow in 2025, a natural choice given the club’s rolling hills, billowy Bermuda grass and haunting foliage.
The 7,600-yard course is more quilt than blanket. Its elements were stitched together collaboratively. George Cobb might have carved the spectacle into the earth. But Arnold Palmer and Tom Fazio put their own touch on the colossus, too.
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All of that is to say, the locale is already teeming with historical significance. With a host of golf’s greatest names slated to take on the abominable bear pit, its notoriety should only increase.
Rory McIlroy took home the first major title of the year, outgunning Justin Rose to pick up his first-ever Masters win back in April. Could he add another glint gemstone to his collection at Quail Hollow? He has two PGA Championship titles to his name thus far. A third would put him in elite company — only six golfers have ever notched three such victories in their career.
The Sporting News is tracking live updates from Thursday’s opening round of the 2025 PGA Championship. Follow below for highlights, analysis and more as the world’s finest golfers descend upon Charlotte for one of the sport’s most important events.
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PGA Championship leaderboard 2025
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PGA Championship updates, results, highlights from Thursday’s Round 1
This section will be updated closer to the round’s 7 a.m. ET start time.
What channel is the PGA Championship on today?
- TV channel: ESPN
- TV broadcast times: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. ET
- Live streams: ESPN+, Fubo
The two rounds of the PGA Championship will air exclusively on ESPN. Rounds 3 and 4 will air partially on ESPN and partially on CBS.
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Scott Van Pelt(host), Dave Fleming (host), Andy North (analyst), Curtis Strange (analyst) and Geoff Ogilvy (analyst) will lead ESPN’s coverage of the spectacle from Quail Hollow, while CBS’ crew will be helmed by Jim Nantz (host) and Trevor Immelman (analyst).
Televised coverage of the opening two rounds of the tourney will begin at 7 a.m. ET. Cord cutters can find the action from Quail Hollow on ESPN+ (Rounds 1-4) and Paramount+ (Rounds 3-4) as well as Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Here’s a full look at the PGA Championship TV schedule in 2025 (all times Eastern):
| Date | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 15 (Round 1) | 7 a.m.- 12 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| 12-7 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo | |
| Friday, May 16 (Round 2) | 7 a.m.-12 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| 12-7 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo | |
| Saturday, May 17 (Round 3) | 8-10 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo | |
| 1-7 p.m. | CBS, Fubo, Paramount+ | |
| Sunday, May 18 (Final Round) | 8-10 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo | |
| 1-7 p.m. | CBS, Fubo, Paramount+ |
MORE: Watch the PGA Championship live on Fubo (free trial)
PGA Championship tee times Thursday
Here are the complete PGA Championship tee times for Round 1 on Thursday.
First tee
| Time (ET) | Group |
| 7:00 a.m. | Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer |
| 7:11 a.m. | John Somers, Taylor Moore, David Puig |
| 7:22 a.m. | Kurt Kitayama, Nic Ishee, Alex Noren |
| 7:33 a.m. | J.T. Poston, Ryo Hisatsune, Tom Johnson |
| 7:44 a.m. | Davis Thompson, Bud Cauley, Nico Echavarria |
| 7:55 a.m. | Harris English, Michael Kim, Thomas Detry |
| 8:06 a.m. | Stephan Jaeger, Chris Kirk, Robert MacIntyre |
| 8:17 a.m. | Thorbjørn Olesen, Karl Vilips, Laurie Canter |
| 8:28 a.m. | Si Woo Kim, Sam Stevens, Rico Hoey |
| 8:39 a.m. | Bobby Gates, Lee Hodges, Ben Griffin |
| 8:50 a.m. | Thriston Lawrence, Nick Dunlap, Harry Hall |
| 9:01 a.m. | Greg Koch, Marco Penge, Ryan Gerard |
| 9:12 a.m. | Dylan Newman, Daniel van Tonder, Victor Perez |
| 12:30 p.m. | Michael Kartrude, Sami Valimaki, Jake Knapp |
| 12:41 p.m. | Erik van Rooyen, Michael Block, Mackenzie Hughes |
| 12:52 p.m. | Lucas Glover, Max Homa, Joaquin Niemann |
| 1:03 p.m. | Tyrrell Hatton, Will Zalatoris, Adam Scott |
| 1:14 p.m. | Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa |
| 1:25 p.m. | Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Ludvig Åberg |
| 1:36 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim |
| 1:47 p.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Gary Woodland |
| 1:58 p.m. | Sergio Garcia, Daniel Berger, Russell Henley |
| 2:09 p.m. | Justin Rose, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman |
| 2:20 p.m. | Brandon Bingaman, Davis Riley, Sungjae Im |
| 2:31 p.m. | Takumi Kanaya, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Tom McKibbin |
| 2:42 p.m. | Keita Nakajima, Timothy Wiseman, Beau Hossler |
Tenth tee
| Time (ET) | Group |
| 7:05 a.m. | John Parry, Justin Hicks, Ryan Fox |
| 7:16 a.m. | Andre Chi, Patrick Fishburn, Seamus Power |
| 7:27 a.m. | Max McGreevy, Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka |
| 7:38 a.m. | Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry |
| 7:49 a.m. | Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Day |
| 8:00 a.m. | Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 8:11 a.m. | Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Rasmus Højgaard |
| 8:22 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler |
| 8:33 a.m. | Tony Finau, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Greyserman |
| 8:44 a.m. | Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy |
| 8:55 a.m. | Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Sam Burns |
| 9:06 a.m. | John Catlin, Garrick Higgo, Jesse Droemer |
| 9:17 a.m. | Eugenio Chacarra, Rupe Taylor, Justin Lower |
| 12:25 p.m. | Keith Mitchell, Bob Sowards, Adam Hadwin |
| 12:36 p.m. | Eric Cole, Eric Steger, Cam Davis |
| 12:47 p.m. | Austin Eckroat, Brian Bergstol, Jacob Bridgeman |
| 12:58 p.m. | Niklas Norgaard, Byeong Hun An, J.J. Spaun |
| 1:09 p.m. | Patrick Rodgers, Nick Taylor, Dean Burmester |
| 1:20 p.m. | Joe Highsmith, Cameron Young, Aaron Rai |
| 1:31 p.m. | Tom Hoge, Matthieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith |
| 1:42 p.m. | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Patton Kizzire, Matt McCarty |
| 1:53 p.m. | Tyler Collet, Jimmy Walker, Richard Bland |
| 2:04 p.m. | Jason Dufner, Michael Thorbjornsen, Shaun Micheel |
| 2:15 p.m. | Rafael Campos, Ryan Lenahan, Matt Wallace |
| 2:26 p.m. | Jhonattan Vegas, Elvis Smylie, Brian Campbell |
| 2:37 p.m. | Kevin Yu, Larkin Gross, John Keefer |
