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Jordan Spieth grouped with Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka at PGA Championship

By Keith Jackson

Friday 4 August 2017 23:52, UK

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Jordan Spieth of the United States celebrates victory after the winning putt on the 18th green during the final round of the

Jordan Spieth will begin his bid for a career Grand Slam of major titles alongside Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka in the opening two rounds of next week's PGA Championship.

As is traditional for the final major of the year, the champions of the Masters, US Open and The Open are grouped together for the first 36 holes in what will be the 99th staging of the tournament at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Jordan Spieth of the United States celebrates victory after the winning putt on the 18th green during the final round of the
Image: Jordan Spieth will play the first two rounds with Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka

Spieth's victory at Royal Birkdale last month saw him become only the second player after Jack Nicklaus to win three of golf's four major championships before the age of 24, and the young American is now hoping to join an elite Grand Slam club, whose only members are Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen and Gary Player.

The star trio head to the 10th tee at 1:25pm (BST) on Thursday, while Rory McIlroy's group headlines the afternoon tee times as the two-time champion plays alongside Rickie Fowler and rising Spanish star Jon Rahm.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy on the 1st during day four of The Open Championship 2017 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport
Image: Rory McIlroy headlines the later session with Rickie Fowler and Jon Rahm

McIlroy, whose last major victory was in the PGA Championship at Valhalla three years ago, has also won two Wells Fargo Championship titles at Quail Hollow, while he lost out to Fowler in a play-off in 2012.

World No 1 Dustin Johnson is grouped with last year's Open winner Henrik Stenson and 2015 PGA champion Jason Day, while holder Jimmy Walker is accompanied by Jason Dufner and Phil Mickelson, who is competing in his 100th major championship.

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