for a final time, the PGA Championship will be the final major of the golf season — and there are so many questions to answer as play gets underway Thursday morning at Bellerive. Can Justin Thomas defend his title? Will Tiger Woods finally win a 15th major? Will Rory McIlroy finally win a fifth? And why in the world did the PGA pick St. Louis as the site of its centennial anniversary? We will start getting answers to all of those questions today (well, maybe not the last), and we will be here to update you on everything going on, especially with that super group of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Justin Thomas, which tees off at 8:20 CT (9:20 ET for those of you that struggle with that stuff). One other question sure to make the rounds is "Why isn't this thing on TV until 2 p.m.?" It's a great question, but in the meantime, here's a helpful guide to how you can live-stream the action. Also helpful to get you started is our hole-by-hole course guide of Bellerive as well as our top 13 picks to win. You know so you can make fun of us later. Anyway, enjoy the golf and keep it right here for all the latest news, scores, and highlights. (All times CT, because, again, the tournament is in St. Louis for some reason.) 11:25 a.m.: The supergroup walks away with three pretty disappointing pars on its first par 5 of the day. Woods was in the most danger of actually dropping a shot, but he got up and down from a deep bunker to remain at three over through eight holes. Of the 78 players on the course right now, Tiger only leads one other non-club pro, Cameron Smith. So yeah, not a great start. . . 11:06 a.m.: Predictably, Tiger's loose tee shot results in another bogey on No. 16, although he nearly chipped in for par. Playing partners Rory and JT handle the difficult par 3 with pars. Coming up, one of only two par 5s this week. At plus three, Woods desperately needs a birdie to get back into this thing. 10:56 a.m.: So much for building any momentum after that miraculous par. Woods yanks his tee shot on the par-3 16th and will face an even more difficult up and down than on the last hole. This is exhausting. . . 10:51 a.m.: It's not another birdie for Tiger Woods, but it will feel like one. After a snap hook left into the trees, Tiger hacked one that stayed in the left rough with more tree trouble. But he wedges a shot from 70 yards that clips a branch and winds up about eight feet from the hole. Woods makes the putt for an unlikely par save to remain at two over. Meanwhile, Justin Thomas continues his early assault on Bellerive, hitting his approach to four feet and making a third birdie to grab a share of the early lead. 10:35 a.m.: For the first time today, all three players in the super group make par on the same hole. In other news, Phil Mickelson just hit a big road bump in the other featured group, making a double bogey on the 15th hole to drop to one over. Playing partners Keegan Bradley (-2) and Jason Day (-1) are faring better. 10:19 a.m.: Woods gives himself a decent look at another birdie on the par-3 13th, but pulls his putt. Rory McIlroy does no such thing, though, rolling in a second birdie to get into red figures, just one shot behind playing partner Justin Thomas at two under through four holes. But Ian Poulter, fresh off a nice showing at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, currently has the lead at three under through seven. 10:08 a.m.: Tiger! BACK! OK, not quite, but a tap-in birdie on the par-4 12th after starting bogey-double will help.
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