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BMW PGA Championship tee times: Major champions Rory McIlroy, Aaron Rai and Ryan Fox grouped together at Wentworth

Rory McIlroy, Aaron Rai and Ryan Fox - all Major champions this year - have been grouped together for the first two rounds of the BMW PGA Championship.

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World Number Two McIlroy became a two-time Masters winner earlier this season to take his haul of Major wins to six, while England's Rai and New Zealand's Fox claimed their breakthrough Major triumphs at the US PGA Championship and Open Championship respectively.

The trio of Rolex Series winners, all ranked in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking, will begin their week off the ninth at 07:40 on Thursday.

With a world-class field assembled at Wentworth Club for the $9million event, there are a host of eye-catching three-balls split across rounds one and two.

Among the afternoon wave, European Ryder Cup trio Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm and Justin Rose will draw big crowds over the West Course as they tee it up off the first from 12:50.

Ten minutes later, off the opening hole, defending champion Alex Noren is grouped with fellow Swede Ludvig Åberg and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre.

With 11 members of Europe's 2025 Ryder Cup team at Bethpage in the field, it is no surprise to see plenty of those stars featuring alongside each other, with past event winners Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton joined by Matt Fitzpatrick among the morning groups starting from the ninth at 07:50.

Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World leader Patrick Reed is grouped with Norwegian fan favourite Viktor Hovland and fellow American Ryan Gerard off the ninth at 07:30.

Ten minutes earlier, Europe's Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald is joined by Kristoffer Reitan and Jacob Skov Olesen, with the Scandinavian pair hoping to impress as the qualification process for next year's biennial spectacular at Adare Manor continues.

JJ Spaun, last year's U.S. Open champion, is making his BMW PGA Championship debut and he is grouped with fellow Major winner Danny Willett and another Englishman in Andy Sullivan as they start off the first at 12:30.

Off the same tee, ten minutes later, Wentworth regular Adam Scott is joined by Brooks Koepka and Sepp Straka in another group that highlights the international draw of one of the DP World Tour's founding events.

To view the tee times for rounds one and two, click here.

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