Spotlight on McIlroy, Scheffler, Schauffele

CHARLOTTE – Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and defending champion Xander Schauffele – the world’s highest-ranked golfers – tee off together Thursday morning in a showcase group certain to seize the spotlight at the PGA Championship.

Top-ranked Scheffler, coming off his first triumph over the year two weeks ago, joins third-ranked fellow American Schauffele and new Masters champion McIlroy off the 10th tee at 8:22 a.m. (1222 GMT) at Quail Hollow.

McIlroy, who completed a career Grand Slam by capturing his fifth major title last month at Augusta National, returns to where it all began, the site of his first PGA Tour triumph in 2010 and a course where he has won four times, most recently last year.