Dream pairing? See who Tiger Woods will play with for the first two days at the PGA Championship

Tiger Woods is getting set to play at Southern Hills as part of the 2022 PGA Championship, his latest appearance after a 47th-place finish at The Masters, and he’s attempting to win a 16th major.

The group he’s going to play the first two rounds with would have been must-watch TV — even without him.

But he’s in the trio that will tee off at 9:11 a.m. ET on Thursday and Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET: It’s Tiger, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.

McIlroy was asked on Tuesday if he was surprised to see Woods making his second start of the year this week at Southern Hills.

“No, not really. Has it been six weeks or so since Augusta? Six weeks is a long enough time to recover from that week and then build yourself back up again,” McIlroy said of Woods. “He certainly hasn’t chosen two of the easiest walks in golf to come back to, Augusta and here.

“But no, he’s stubborn, he’s determined. This is what he lives for. He lives for these major championships, and if he believes he can get around 18 holes, he believes he can win.”

This is certainly the group everyone’s going to be tracking. Three legends who have won a combined 22 majors, together for two days.

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