Los Angeles // World No 1 Rory McIlroy is set to return from injury at next week’s PGA Championship after being scheduled to tee off in the first round, the PGA of America said Friday.
The PGA said on Twitter that defending champion McIlroy had been grouped with US Open and Masters champion Jordan Spieth and British Open winner Zach Johnson for the opening round next Thursday at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.
McIlroy later re-tweeted the PGA of America’s tweet.
McIlroy, who hasn’t played since suffering ankle ligament damage while playing football with friends on July 4, had fanned speculation he would play the final major of the year with a series of social media posts in recent days.
He looked to be on the road to recovery in pictures and videos posted this week, which showed him working out in the gym and hitting a driver.
On Friday the 26-year-old posted a picture that appeared to show the inside of a private plane, along with emojis depicting an airplane, US flag, a thumbs-up sign, a victory sign and a golf flag.
McIlroy last played at the US Open at Chambers Bay in June. He was unable to defend his British Open title or his World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational crown because of the injury.
Spieth can supplant him as world number one with a victory in the Bridgestone in Ohio this week.
TEE TIMES
Tee times for the US PGA Championship starting on Thursday at Whistling Straits
Body: All Times GMT
Thursday-Friday
First hole-10th hole
Body: 1145-1700–Ryan Helminen, United States; Rory Sabbatini, South Africa; Chesson Hadley, United States.
1155-1710–David Howell, England; Grant Sturgeon, United States, Boo Weekley, United States.
1205-1720–Charles Howell III, United States; Austin Peters, United States; Thomas Bjorn, Denmark.
1215-1730–Byeong Hun An, South Korea; Russell Henley, United States; Robert Streb, United States.
1225-1740–James Morrison, England; Ryan Palmer, United States; Charley Hoffman, United States.
1235-1750–Stephen Gallacher, Scotland; Ryan Moore, United States; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.
1245-1800–Vijay Singh, Fiji; David Toms, United States; Mark Brooks, United States.
1255-1810–James Hahn, United States; Jamie Donaldson, Wales; Harris English, United States.
1305-1820–Ross Fisher, England; J.B. Holmes, United States; Mikko Ilonen, Finland.
1315-1830–Tony Finau, United States; Branden Grace, South Africa; Danny Lee, New Zealand.
1325-1840–Steve Young, United States; Morgan Hoffmann, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India.
1335-1850–Brian Cairns, United States; Matt Every, United States; Matt Jones, Australia.
1345-1900–Adam Rainaud, United States; Brian Harman, United States; Barracuda Championship winner
1400-1910–Michael Putnam, United States; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Steve Marino, United States.
1700-1145–Bob Sowards, United States; Koumei Oda, Japan; Alex Cejka, Germany.
1710-1155–Ryan Kennedy, United States; Kevin Chappell, United States; Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe.
1720-1205–Davis Love III, United States; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Steve Stricker, United States.
Tee times for the US PGA Championship starting on Thursday at Whistling Straits
Body: All Times GMT
Thursday-Friday
First hole-10th hole
Body: 1145-1700–Ryan Helminen, United States; Rory Sabbatini, South Africa; Chesson Hadley, United States.
1155-1710–David Howell, England; Grant Sturgeon, United States, Boo Weekley, United States.
1205-1720–Charles Howell III, United States; Austin Peters, United States; Thomas Bjorn, Denmark.
1215-1730–Byeong Hun An, South Korea; Russell Henley, United States; Robert Streb, United States.
1225-1740–James Morrison, England; Ryan Palmer, United States; Charley Hoffman, United States.
1235-1750–Stephen Gallacher, Scotland; Ryan Moore, United States; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.
1245-1800–Vijay Singh, Fiji; David Toms, United States; Mark Brooks, United States.
1255-1810–James Hahn, United States; Jamie Donaldson, Wales; Harris English, United States.
1305-1820–Ross Fisher, England; J.B. Holmes, United States; Mikko Ilonen, Finland.
1315-1830–Tony Finau, United States; Branden Grace, South Africa; Danny Lee, New Zealand.
1325-1840–Steve Young, United States; Morgan Hoffmann, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India.
1335-1850–Brian Cairns, United States; Matt Every, United States; Matt Jones, Australia.
1345-1900–Adam Rainaud, United States; Brian Harman, United States; Barracuda Championship winner
1400-1910–Michael Putnam, United States; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Steve Marino, United States.
1700-1145–Bob Sowards, United States; Koumei Oda, Japan; Alex Cejka, Germany.
1710-1155–Ryan Kennedy, United States; Kevin Chappell, United States; Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe.
1720-1205–Davis Love III, United States; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Steve Stricker, United States.
1205-1720–Matt Dobyns, United States; Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; John Daly, United States.
1215-1730–Victor Dubuisson, France; Matt Kuchar, United States; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa.
1225-1740–Sergio Garcia, Spain; Bill Haas, United States; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa.
1235-1750–Justin Rose, England; Brandt Snedeker, United States; Geoff Ogilvy, Australia.
1245-1800–Bubba Watson, United States; Paul Casey, England; Jim Furyk, United States.
1255-1810–Hunter Mahan, United States; Lee Westwood, England; Ernie Els, South Africa.
1305-1820–Jason Day, Australia; Dustin Johnson, United States; Rickie Fowler, United States.
1315-1830–Tiger Woods, United States; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Keegan Bradley, United States.
1325-1840–Gary Woodland, United States; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Marc Warren, Scotland.
1335-1850–Brent Snyder, United States; Tyrrell Hatton, England; Brendon Todd, United States.
1345-1900–Jeff Olson, United States; Fabian Gomez, Argentina; Bridgestone Invitational winner.
1700-1145–George McNeill, United States; Charles Frost, United States; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina.
1710-1155–Chris Wood, England; Brett Jones, United States; Graham DeLaet, Canada.
1720-1205–George Coetzee, South Africa; Ben Martin, United States; Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark.
1730-1215–Rich Beem, United States; Shaun Micheel, United States; Y.E. Yang, South Korea.
1740-1225–Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain; Steve Bowditch, Australia; Daniel Berger, United States.
1750-1235–Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Kiradech Alphibarnrat, Thailand; Pablo Larrazabal, Spain.
1800-1245–Cameron Smith, Australia; Shawn Stefani, United States; Hiroshi Iwata, Japan.
1810-1255–Kevin Streelman, United States; Sang-Moon Bae, South Korea; David Lingmerth, Sweden.
1820-1305–Troy Merritt, United States; Alexander Levy, France; Russell Knox, Scotland.
1830-1315–Tim Clark, South Africa; Billy Horschel, United States; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain.
1840-1325–Eddie Pepperell, England; Sean Dougherty, United States; Kevin Na, United States.
1850-1335–Marc Leishman, Australia; Ben Polland, United States; Kevin Kisner, United States.
1900-1345–Scott Piercy, United States; Alan Morin, United States; Andy Sullivan, England.
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