PGA Championship 2024: Friday’s 2nd round tee times delayed due to serious traffic accident | Scheffler plays despite arrest

Tee times and groupings for the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla

Tee times and groupings for the second round of the PGA Championship from Valhalla Golf Club.

The second round of the 2024 PGA Championship was due to get underway at 7:15 local time (12:15 BST) but a fatal traffic accident outside the entrance to Valhalla Golf Club caused major congestion, necessitating a delayed start of play.

A PGA of America statement read: “This morning we were devastated to learn that a worker with one of our vendors was tragically struck and killed by a shuttle bus outside Valhalla Golf Club. This is heartbreaking to all of us involved with the PGA Championship. We extend our sincere condolences to their family and loved ones.”

The delay of 1 hour and 20 minutes means the first tee times moved to 8:35am local time (1:35pm BST).

The delay meant world number one Scottie Scheffler arrived in time for his tee time, after being arrested on Friday morning.

Friday’s early starters will look to close the gap on Xander Schauffele, with Thursday’s record-breaker and overnight leader not back in action until the later wave (2.38pm local, 7.38pm BST).

The American fired a nine-under-par 62, the lowest round in Major history, as he became the first player to shoot two rounds of 62 at a Major. Just four men have made that score and Schauffele is responsible for the last two of them (2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla, 2023 US Open at Los Angeles Country Club).

Collin Morikawa, Tom Kim, and Tom Hoge, who all sit four shots back, will be among the morning wave hoping to close the gap on the leader when play gets underway.

Rory McIlroy, who also shot an opening round of 66, will head out after lunch as he bids to end his ten-year wait for a fifth Major.

Tony Finau and Sahith Theegala, who share second place after Thursday’s play, will also be among the afternoon starters, along with Tiger Woods, who is one-over par and needs a good Friday to ensure he plays the weekend.

The weather looks set to be more testing for the second round and play could even face delays with mist, rain and thunderstorm forecast. With the delayed start, any delays could make it impossible for the later starters to finish their round on Friday, requiring a weekend rejig.

PGA Championship 2024: Tee times and groupings

Round 2 (ET)

Starting 1st tee

• 8:35 a.m.: Rich Beem, Sebastian Soderberg, Kazuma Kobori
• 8:46 a.m.: Josh Bevell, Aaron Rai, Jordan Smith
• 8:57 a.m.: Andrew Putnam, Jesse Mueller, Charley Hoffman
• 9:08 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Tom Hoge, Alex Noren
• 9:19 a.m.: Y.E. Yang, Matthieu Pavon, J.T. Poston
• 9:30 a.m.: Jake Knapp, Jason Dufner, Francesco Molinari
• 9:41 a.m.: Thomas Detry, Jimmy Walker, Rasmus Hojgaard
• 8:52 a.m.: Austin Eckroat, Luke List, Mackenzie Hughes
• 10:03 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Beau Hossler
• 10:14 a.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Brendon Todd, Keith Mitchell
• 10:25 a.m.: John Somers, Brice Garnett, Jesper Svensson
• 10:36 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Evan Bowser, Alejandro Tosti
• 10:47 a.m.: Vincent Norrman, Wyatt Worthington II, Chris Gotterup
• 2:05 p.m.: Doug Ghim, Tyler Collet, Adrian Meronk
• 2:16 p.m.: Larkin Gross, Lucas Herbert, Grayson Murray
• 2:27 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Stephan Jaeger, Russell Henley
• 2:38 p.m.: Ludvig Åberg, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas
• 2:49 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley
• 3 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose
• 3:11 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland
• 3:22 p.m.: Brooks Koepka, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth
• 3:33 p.m.: Tony Finau, Tyrrell Hatton, Sahith Theegala
• 3:44 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Tommy Fleetwood, Bryson DeChambeau
• 3:55 p.m.: Sepp Straka, Takumi Kanaya, Nick Taylor
• 4:06 p.m.: Andy Svoboda, Ben Griffin, Dean Burmester
• 4:17 p.m.: Preston Cole, Tim Widing, Adrian Otaegui

Starting 10th tee

• 8:40 a.m.: David Puig, Thirston Lawrence, Matt Dobyns
• 8:51 a.m.: Tracy Phillips, Denny McCarthy, Keita Nakajima
• 9:02 a.m.: Talor Gooch, Cameron Davis, Harris English
• 9:13 a.m.: Jason Day, Shane Lowry, Nicolai Hojgaard
• 9:24 a.m.: Min Woo Lee, Chris Kirk, Billy Horschel
• 9:35 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Tom Kim, Joaquin Niemann
• 9:46 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Phil Mickelson, Matthew Fitzpatrick
• 9:57 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young
• 10:08 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman, Scottie Scheffler
• 9:19 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Camilo Villegas, Will Zalatoris
• 10:30 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Sam Burns, Padraig Harrington
• 10:41 a.m.: Brad Marek, Mark Hubbard, Maverick McNealy
• 10:52 a.m.: Braden Shattuck, S.H. Kim, C.T. Pan
• 2 p.m.: Michael Block, Luke Donald, Shaun Micheel
• 2:11 p.m.: Jeff Kellen, Alex Smalley, Ben Kohles
• 2:22 p.m.: Ryan Fox, Josh Speight, Matt Wallace
• 2:33 p.m.: Zac Oakley, Adam Svensson, Ryo Hisatsune
• 2:44 p.m.: Adam Hadwin, Martin Kaymer, Taylor Pendrith
• 2:55 p.m.: Byeong Hun An, Alexander Bjork, Eric Cole
• 3:06 p.m.: Adam Schenk, Corey Conners, Nick Dunlap
• 3:17 p.m.: John Daly, Lee Hodges, Robert MacIntyre
• 3:28 p.m.: Peter Malnati, Kurt Kitayama, Victor Perez
• 3:39 p.m.: Benn Polland, Zac Blair, Ryan van Valezen
• 3:50 p.m.: Jeremy Wells, Sami Valimaki, K.H. Lee
• 4:01 p.m.: Jared Jones, Taylor Moore, Patrick Rodgers
• 4:12 p.m.: Kyle Mendoza, Andy Ogletree, Erik van Rooyen

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