PGA Championship 2019: Tiger Updates, Odds, Leaderboard, Watch

OLD BETHPAGE, NY — The 2019 PGA Championship was underway Thursday at the iconic Bethpage Black Course in sunny Old Bethpage, and while all eyes were on Tiger Woods, it was his group-mate Brooks Koepka who got off to a roaring start. Rory McIlroy on Tuesday leapfrogged Woods and Dustin Johnson as the favorite to win the event, the second of golf's four major championships. The event runs through Sunday.

TNT was to air the tournament Friday and Saturday. TNT and CBS will then split coverage on Saturday and Sunday. Cord-cutters can watch free live coverage, including featured group coverage, on the PGA Championship app and at PGAChampionship.com.

Click here to follow Woods, Koepka, McIlroy and more on PGA.com.

How to watch

Thursday

• 1 p.m.-7 p.m. (TNT)

Friday

• 1 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (TNT)

Saturday

• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (TNT)
• 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday

• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (TNT)
• 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS)

Odds

While McIlroy, the 4th ranked golfer in the world, is the favorite to win the tournament, oddsmakers are bullish on Johnson, Woods and Koepka, each of whom are also all ranked in the top six in the world. Koepka won the PGA Championship last year shooting a -16, but Woods is coming off a sensational win at The Masters last month.

Pete Watt, a spokesman for Oddschecker.com, told Patch that Koepka is the only frontrunner being backed en masse by gamblers, accounting for nearly 10 percent of all bets placed over the last week. Woods, Johnson and McIlroy each received just 3 percent.

Despite winning the U.S. Open and finishing second at both The Masters and The Open, the PGA Championship hasn’t been as "happy a stage" for Johnson in recent years, Watt noted.

"His best finish here was fifth, way back in 2010, which may go some way to explain why he isn’t much fancied by the bettors – but write him off at your peril," he said.

Watt added that it's unsurprising to see Woods, a fan favorite, among the favorites following last month's stellar performance at Augusta.

"Only time will tell if his chances of securing back-to-back Majors have been overegged," he said.

Fellow golf heavyweight Justin Thomas, meanwhile, withdrew from the tournament with a wrist injury.

• Rory McIlroy, 9 percent
• Dustin Johnson, 8 percent
• Tiger Woods, 8 percent
• Brooks Koepka, 8 percent
• Jon Rahm, 6 percent
• Justin Rose, 5 percent
• Ricky Fowler, 5 percent
• Jason Day, 4 percent
• Francisco Molinari, 4 percent
• Xander Schauffele, 3 percent
• Tommy Fleetwood, 3 percent
• Hideki Matsuyama, 3 percent
• Matt Kuchar, 2 percent
• Justin Speith, 2 percent
• Tony Finau, 2 percent

Tee Times and Pairings

Round 1

6:45 a.m.

Rob Labritz Beau Hossler J.J. Spaun

6:45 a.m.
Ben Cook Scott Piercy Brian Gay

6:56 a.m.
Sam Burns Jeffrey Schmid Keith Mitchell

6:56 a.m.
Thomas Pieters Patton Kizzire Adam Hadwin

7:07 a.m.
Byeong Hun An Jason Caron Andrew Putnam

7:07 a.m.
Brandt Snedeker Kiradech Aphibarnrat Max Homa

7:18 a.m.
John O'Leary Harold Varner III Kyle Stanley

7:18 a.m.
Henrik Stenson David Lipsky Richard Sterne

7:29 a.m.

Mike Lorenzo-Vera Justin Harding Richy Werenski

7:29 a.m.
Shane Lowry Erik Van Rooyen Tommy Fleetwood

7:40 a.m.
J.T. Poston Jason Dufner Jimmy Walker

7:40 a.m.
Sergio Garcia Kelly Kraft Adam Scott

7:51 a.m.
Graeme McDowell Chez Reavie Brendan Jones

7:51 a.m.
Charley Hoffman Louis Oosthuizen Patrick Reed

8:02 a.m.
Tyrrell Hatton Russell Knox Haotong Li

8:02 a.m.
Rickie Fowler Bubba Watson Justin Rose

8:13 a.m.
Lee Westwood Shaun Norris Charles Howell III

8:13 a.m.
Xander Schauffele Hideki Matsuyama Alex Noren

8:24 a.m.
J.B. Holmes Lucas Bjerregaard Troy Merritt

8:24 a.m.
Brooks Koepka Francesco Molinari Tiger Woods

8:35 a.m.
Joost Luiten Brian Mackey Matt Wallace

8:35 a.m.
Aaron Wise Ryan Fox Shugo Imahira

8:46 a.m.
Casey Russell Luke List Abraham Ancer

8:46 a.m.
Julian Suri Marty Jertson Martin Trainer

8:57 a.m.
Craig Bowden Adam Long Joaquin Niemann

8:57 a.m.
Lucas Herbert Cory Schneider Sungjae Im

12:10 p.m.
Michael Thompson Danny Lee Justin Bertsch

12:10 p.m.
Ryan Vermeer Adrian Otaegui Jason Kokrak

12:21 p.m.
Cameron Champ Rich Berberian, Jr. Lucas Glover

12:21 p.m.
Alex Björk Rod Perry Ross Fisher

12:32 p.m.
Emiliano Grillo Daniel Berger Paul Casey

12:32 p.m.
Eddie Pepperell Branden Grace Ryan Palmer

12:43 p.m.
Tony Finau Billy Horschel Ian Poulter

12:43 p.m.
Ryan Moore Joel Dahmen Thorbjørn Olesen

12:54 p.m.
Matt Fitzpatrick Rafa Cabrera Bello Gary Woodland

12:54 p.m.
Y.E. Yang Rich Beem John Daly

1:05 p.m.
Padraig Harrington Martin Kaymer Keegan Bradley

1:05 p.m.
Steve Stricker Brian Harman Patrick Cantlay

1:16 p.m.
Jon Rahm Dustin Johnson Jordan Spieth

1:16 p.m.
Sung Kang Shaun Micheel Alex Beach

1:27 p.m.
Pat Perez Kevin Kisner Bryson DeChambeau

1:27 p.m.
C.T. Pan Kevin Na Ryan Armour

1:38 p.m.
Rory McIlroy Phil Mickelson Jason Day

1:38 p.m.
Danny Willett Webb Simpson Zach Johnson

1:49 p.m.
Satoshi Kodaira Matt Kuchar Cameron Smith

1:49 p.m.
Kevin Tway Brandon Stone Bronson Burgoon

2 p.m.
Corey Conners Jim Furyk Marc Leishman

2 p.m.
Si Woo Kim Danny Balin Tom Lewis

2:11 p.m.
Jorge Campillo Stuart Deane Chesson Hadley

2:11 p.m.
Jazz Janewattananond Tyler Hall Michael Kim

2:22 p.m.
Dylan Frittelli Andrew Filbert Kurt Kitayama

2:22 p.m.
Mikko Korhonen Craig Hocknull Jhonattan Vegas