PGA Championship 2016: Tee Times and Predictions for Top Opening-Round Pairings

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If the last major of the golf season is able to come close to matching what happened in the British Open earlier this month, fans will witness a tournament to remember.

Henrik Stenson fired a remarkable 63 in the final round to win that tournament, and that score came three days after Phil Mickelson opened it with a 63 of his own.

The golfers may not be able to go quite so low on the long and difficult Baltusrol Golf Club track in what is likely to be a hot and rainy Springfield, New Jersey, but that doesn’t mean the PGA Championship will not be a competitive and exciting tournament.

One of the traditions of the PGA Championship is to group the winners of the first three major championships together on Thursday and Friday. Masters champion Danny Willett, U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson and Stenson will tee off at 1:45 p.m. ET Thursday and again at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

The Masters – Danny WillettU.S. Open – Dustin JohnsonThe Open – Henrik StensonPGA Championship – ❓ pic.twitter.com/PksCmR2Cbc

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 25, 2016

While Willett deserves credit for rallying on the back nine of the final round to wrest the title away and earn the green …

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