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Jun 2, 2023; Dublin, Ohio, USA; Wyndham Clark plays his shot from the ninth fairway during the second round of the Memorial Tournament golf tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 2, 2023; Dublin, Ohio, USA; Wyndham Clark plays his shot from the ninth fairway during the second round of the Memorial Tournament golf tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Just a week before the second major of the season, the PGA Tour moves to Quail Hollow Golf & Country Club for its next event. The Wells Fargo Championship will kick off on May 9 and will be the final signature event before the start of the 2024 PGA Championship. It is, thus, very important for those players who hope to have a good start ahead of the major.
Seven of the top 10 golfers on the OWGR will tee it off at the upcoming event on the Jay Monahan-led circuit. As a result, many in the community would be naturally curious about when these athletes, who are dubbed the best in the sport at the moment, will start off their play on both rounds to grab a cut of the elevated $20 million.
World No. 2 graces the field in the Wells Fargo Championship
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After a scintillating victory at the Masters, followed by the RBC Heritage, Scottie Scheffler will be missing from the field at the Wells Fargo Championship. However, the next best thing on the OWGR, Rory McIlroy will be looking to continue his momentum on the Tour, especially after his Zurich Classic win. Let us take a look at when he, along with his fellow Tour pros, will be teeing off in the tournament.
| Round 1(1 Tee) | Round 2 (10 Tee) | Players |
| 11:00 a.m. | 12:06 p.m. | Peter Malnati, Matthieu Pavon, Gary Woodland |
| 11:11 a.m. | 12:17 p.m. | Sungjae Im, Brendon Todd, Denny McCarthy |
| 11:22 a.m. | 12:28 p.m. | Tom Hoge, Andrew Putnam, Adam Schenk |
| 11:33 a.m. | 12:39 p.m. | Sepp Straka, Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole |
| 11:44 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Si Woo Kim, Seamus Power, Patrick Rodgers |
| 11:55 a.m. | 1:01 p.m. | Lee Hodges, Russell Henley, Byeong Hun An |
| 12:06 p.m. | 11:00 a.m. | Jake Knapp, Will Zalatoris, Alex Noren |
| 12:17 p.m. | 11:11 a.m. | Emiliano Grillo, Sam Burns, Harris English |
| 12:28 p.m. | 11:22 a.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Sahith Theegala, Viktor Hovland |
| 12:39 p.m. | 11:33 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Tom Kim, Max Homa |
| 12:50 p.m. | 11:44 a.m. | Matt Fitzpatrick, Corey Conners, Adam Svensson |
| 1:01 p.m. | 11:55 a.m. | Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap, Kevin Tway |
| Round 1 (10 Tee) | Round 2 (1 Tee) | Players |
| 11 a.m. | 11:55 a.m. | Taylor Pendrith, Akshay Bhatia, Justin Thomas |
| 11:11 a.m. | 12:06 p.m. | Brian Harman, Jason Day, Patrick Cantlay |
| 11:22 a.m. | 12:17 p.m. | Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark, Xander Schauffele |
| 11:33 a.m. | 12:28 p.m. | Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth |
| 11:44 a.m. | 12:39 p.m. | Keegan Bradley, Kurt Kitayama, Cameron Young |
| 11:55 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. | Grayson Murray, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson |
| 12:06 p.m. | 11 a.m. | Austin Eckroat, Adam Scott, Ben Kohles |
| 12:17 p.m. | 11:11 a.m. | Lucas Glover, J.T. Poston, Cam Davis |
| 12:28 p.m. | 11:22 a.m. | Chris Kirk, Taylor Moore, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 12:39 p.m. | 11:33 a.m. | Nick Taylor, Tony Finau, Adam Hadwin |
| 12:50 p.m. | 11:44 a.m. | Stephan Jaeger, Matt Kuchar, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
Who to watch out for in Florida
Being the sixth signature event on the Jay Monahan-led circuit, the Wells Fargo Championship boasts a powerful field with a total of 69 golfers. The likes of McIlroy (No. 2), defending champ Wyndham Clark (No. 3), in-form Xander Schauffele (No. 4), and Viktor Hovland (No. 7), among others, will tee it off alongside each other at the Wells Fargo Championship.
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Clark will look to increase his tally of wins to four while hoping to rake in his second victory in 2024 following the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Following him closely would be none other than Schauffele, who has a total of seven top-10 finishes from 10 starts, including a T2 at the PLAYERS Championship, where he scored an overall 19-under.
Ludvig Aberg, who is currently ranked No. 6 on the OWGR, withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship, citing issues with his knee. Meanwhile, Peter Malnati moved on to the Aon Next 10 category instead of the Swedish professional, making him part of the list which includes Matthieu Pavon, Shane Lowry, Stephan Jaeger, and Will Zalatoris alongside other Tour Pros.
Groupings and starting times for the first and second rounds of the Wells Fargo Championship pic.twitter.com/CSxfPzOdG8
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) May 7, 2024
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Apart from the fans who are attending the event as spectators, those who prefer to watch the first two rounds can do so on Golf Channel from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Who do you think will start off strong at the signature event? Or, better yet, who will emerge victorious at the Wells Fargo Championship? Let us know your picks!
