McIlroy and Rahm grouped together - US PGA tee-times

Jon Rahm embraces Rory McIlroy at the Ryder Cup

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Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy were victorious Ryder Cup team-mates against the US at Bethpage last September

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Rory McIlroy will tee off at 13:40 BST on Thursday when the 108th US PGA Championship gets under way.

The Northern Irishman, who defended his Masters title last month, will start on the 10th tee at the Aronimink Golf Club, Pennsylvania in a group with Spain's Jon Rahm and American Jordan Spieth.

McIlroy, 37, previously won the PGA in 2012 when he triumphed by a record eight-stroke margin in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

No player since Jack Nicklaus in 1975 has won the Masters and the PGA in the same year.

World number one Scottie Scheffler starts his bid to defend the title he won a year ago at 19:05, alongside Englishmen Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose.

Fitzpatrick's younger brother Alex, who secured his tour card with victory alongside brother Matt at the Zurich Classic last month, tees off in the first group of the tournament at 11:45 with Americans Braden Shattuck and Ben Griffin.

Tommy Fleetwood goes out at 18:45 alongside Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and Chris Gotterup of the US.

Two-time major winner Bryson DeChambeau is alongside fellow American Rickie Fowler and Sweden's Ludvig Aberg at 13:18.