Woods grouped with Harrington

Golf : Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds with Ireland's Pádraig Harrington and American Ryder Cup captain Davis Love…

Golf: Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds with Ireland's Pádraig Harrington and American Ryder Cup captain Davis Love at next week's US PGA Championship in Atlanta.

All three are former winners of the title - Harrington three years ago in what remains his last victory in America or Europe, Love in 1997 and Woods four times between 1999 and 2007.

The trio will tee off at 8.35am from the 10th tee next Thursday, Woods' participation coming a week after his return from the knee and Achilles tendon injuries that kept him out of the US Open and The Open.

In accordance with tradition, the winners of the first three majors this season are paired. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke and South African Charl Schwartzel will start their bids at 1.45pm in the first round.

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Graeme McDowell has been grouped with Zach Johnson and Australian Geoff Ogilvy.

David Toms, who held off Phil Mickelson to win the title at the course a decade ago, is grouped with twice winner Vijay Singh, while Luke Donald plays with Spaniard Alvaro Quiros and American Nick Watney.

Te e-off times in the first two rounds of the USPGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia, next Thursday and Friday (USA unless stated, all times BST):

1st hole Thursday, 10th tee Friday

1230 and 1740Craig Stevens, Brendon De Jonge (Zim), John Rollins

1240 and 1750Daniel Balin, Andres Romero (Arg), Tommy Gainey

1250 and 1800Faber Jamerson, Charlie Wi (Kor), Kevin Streelman

1300 and 1810Edoardo Molinari (Ita), Jason Dufner, Liang Wen-chong (Chi)

1310 and 1820Brendan Jones (Aus), Martin Laird (Sco), Brendan Steele

1320 and 1830Spencer Levin, David Hutsell, Peter Hanson (Swe)

1330 and 1840Brian Davis (Eng), Keegan Bradley, Bill Lunde

1340 and 1850John Senden (Aus), Bo Van Pelt, Scott Stallings

1350 and 1900John Daly, Mark Brooks, Jerry Pate

1400 and 1910Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Rocco Mediate, Arjun Atwal (Ind)

1410 and 1920Robert Garrigus, Jeff Sorenson, Jamie Donaldson (Wal)

1420 and 1930Webb Simpson, Sean Dougherty, Gregory Bourdy (Fra)

1430 and 1940Alexander Noren (Swe), Rob Moss, JJ Henry

1745 and 1235David Horsey (Eng), Scott Erdmann, Yuta Ikeda (Jpn)

1755 and 1245Marty Jertson, Richard Green (Aus), Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn)

1805 and 1255Anthony Kim, Ernie Els (Rsa), Jhonattan Vegas (Ven)

1815 and 1305Martin Kaymer (Ger), YE Yang (Kor), Shaun Micheel

1825 and 1315Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia (Spa)

1835 and 1325Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose (Eng)

1845 and 1335Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke (N Irl)

1855 and 1345Matt Kuchar, Lee Westwood (Eng), Jason Day (Aus)

1905 and 1355Graeme McDowell, Zach Johnson, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus)

1915 and 1405Lucas Glover, Camilo Villegas (Col), Francesco Molinari (Ita)

1925 and 1415Ricky Barnes, Jonathan Byrd, Heath Slocum

1935 and 1425Cameron Tringale, Steve Schneiter, Sean O'Hair

1945 and 1435Jeff Coston, WGC-Bridgestone Winner, Noh Seung-yul (Kor)

10th tee Thursday, 1st tee Friday

1235 and 1745Ryan Moore, Bob Sowards, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn)

1245 and 1755Stephen Gallacher (Sco), Mike Northern, Gary Woodland

1355 and 1805Matteo Manassero (Ita), Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn), Adam Scott (Aus)

1405 and 1815Stewart Cink, Angel Cabrera (Arg), Ross Fisher (Eng)

1415 and 1825David Toms, Vijay Singh (Fij), Phil Mickelson

1425 and 1835Alvaro Quiros (Spa), Luke Donald (Eng), Nick Watney

1435 and 1845Davis Love, Tiger Woods, Pádraig Harrington (Irl)

1445 and 1855Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter (Eng), Jeff Overton

1455 and 1905Thomas Bjorn (Den), Jim Furyk, KJ Choi (Kor)

1505 and 1915Steve Stricker, Paul Casey (Eng), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa)

1515 and 1925Bill Haas, JB Holmes, Charles Howell

1525 and 1935Scott Verplank, Stuart Smith, Jerry Kelly

1535 and 1945Brandt Jobe, Dan Olsen, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe)

1740 and 1230Steve Marino, Brad Lardon, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa)

1750 and 1240Johan Edfors (Swe), Mike Small, Chris Kirk

1800 and 1250Anders Hansen (Den), Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Johnson Wagner

1810 and 1300Brian Gay, Charley Hoffman, Ryuji Imada (Jpn)

1820 and 1310Brandt Snedeker, Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Robert Karlsson (Swe)

1830 and 1320Larry Nelson, Steve Elkington (Aus), Rich Beem

1840 and 1330Robert Allenby (Aus), Harrison Frazar, Ryan Palmer

1850 and 1340Tom Gillis, Mark Wilson, Retief Goosen (Rsa)

1900 and 1350Bryce Molder, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Simon Dyson (Eng)

1910 and 1400Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), DA Points

1920 and 1410Michael Bradley, Robert McClellan, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra)

1930 and 1420Ben Crane, Brian Cairns, Kyung-tae Kim (Kor)

1940 and 1430Kevin Na, Todd Camplin, Reno-Tahoe Winner