PGA Championship 2023 LIVE stream: leaderboard and latest updates from day one as frost delays begin in Oak Hill

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is expected to perform well on a course where he is an honorary member this week, but enters the tournament in poor form.

The world number three won twice earlier in the season, but missed the cut in both The Players and Masters, and finished 47th, 19 strokes behind Wyndham Clark, who recently won the Wells Fargo Championship.

McIlroy has competed in 30 majors since winning the 2014 US PGA, the last of the four, but has been in the top 10 in all four of the biggest championships in 2022.

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A decent long shot. Tom Hoge may be struggling again to turn his solid enough PGA Tour shows into one big weekend, but his sharp approach game should be worthwhile.

Hoge excelled at this tournament in Southern Hills last year and showed what he could do with a sparkling 62 at the Players’ Championship in March.

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Brooks Koepka or Dustin Johnson may be the more obvious challengers among the LIV Golf rebels, but Patrick Reed is surprisingly unpopular and might do well in Oak Hill.

Finishing the Masters in the top five showed an uber competitor’s big weekend prowess, and Reed may have the right kind of character and game to contend with.

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It was great to see Jason Day lift a trophy at Byron Nelson and Australia win the PGA Tour after a tough five years. Can he maintain that kind of fluency and struggle for a second PGA Championship crown?

He was right in the contention to finish the Masters in the top ten before a disastrous Sunday in Augusta – Day’s confidence should have been significantly boosted by his victory last weekend, which could have given him the confidence that he needed to hold his own for the weekend.

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Oak Hill is often where the best forwards thrive, which could put Tony Finau in the mix.

It’s been almost two years since the American athlete recorded the last of his top ten big races, but his final win over Rahm in Mexico showed Finau’s talent. The course should also fit the left-to-right fade.

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Sure, Jon Rahm’s form and Masters win make him the world’s number one favourite, but Scottie Scheffler is in equally good shape in the first few months of 2023.

The 26-year-old seldom has a free day and seemed to be in pleasant touch at Byron Nelson last weekend. If he continues to run the four days without any problems, there is a very good chance that Scheffler is right in his claim.

Jon Rahm’s victory at the Masters at Augusta National saw him leap ahead of Scottie Scheffler to the top of the world rankings.

The Spaniard finished second with four wins in 11 matches and his most recent start at the Mexican Open. After his breakthrough victory at the US Open in 2021, he is in excellent form to get one step closer to winning the career Grand Slam.

However, five of the last six Masters champions continued to miss the discount on that year’s U.S. PGA Championship. Will Rahm be able to resist this trend and take the trophy?

The New York course is hosting this event for the fourth time, with a strong pitch to battle for four days.

Defending champion Justin Thomas It will hope to be challenged again, but there will be plenty of focus on the world-leading trio, especially with Scheffler and Rahm, the winners of the Masters in excellent form in 2023.

But Oak Hill has had a surprise big winner before, and an unexpected contender may emerge from the talented and profound list of nominees.

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Frost delayed the start of the 105th USA PGA Championship, the second major of the year, in Oak Hill. Rochester.

The game was scheduled to start at 7 a.m. local time (1200 BST), but overnight the frost predictions turned out to be correct.

Tournament organizers announced early Thursday morning: “Due to frost, all Oak Hill Country Club practice facilities and golf course are currently closed.”

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The second men’s major of the year will also be an interesting event as the world’s best golfers race to lift the trophy. American Justin Thomas is holding the title and should be consistent enough to be near the top of the leaderboard this week.

He will face tough competition from the confident John Rahm after his victory at the Masters and Scottie Scheffler, who continues to impress.

Players from the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Tour are also hoping to cause some upset, especially after their strong performance in Augusta where Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson finished second and Patrick Reed fourth.

The tournament also offers Ryder Cup captains Luke Donald and Zach Johnson the opportunity to evaluate their potential teams before they go head-to-head in September.

There are many exciting plots to follow this year, and there will undoubtedly be some incredible golf games on display. We’ll have all the action from Oak Hill, so get around as the PGA Championship begins.