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PGA Championship 2017 viewing guide: Coverage schedule and how to watch live online from Quail Hollow

Jordan Spieth can complete the career Grand Slam with a win, but he’s not the favorite at Quail Hollow.

Aug 9, 2017, 7:00 PM UTC

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Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Jordan Spieth overcame a gnarly drive onto the practice grounds on the 13th hole of the British Open to win his third major championship back in July. With another gutsy performance this weekend, he could find himself wrapping up a rare career Grand Slam.

The 2017 PGA Championship will give the young golfer the opportunity to add another major title to his trophy cabinet, completing a sweep of the game’s four most prestigious events. His first big win came in 2015, when he won the Masters at just 21 years old. Two months later, a victory at the U.S. Open followed, but a relatively quiet 2016 cost him his place atop the World Golf Rankings.

He’s charged back up to No. 2 after winning the Open in July, and another victory would draw him even closer to Dustin Johnson, who currently holds the top spot by a significant margin. Those two will tee off Thursday within 10 minutes of each other; Spieth is paired with 2017’s other two major winners: Sergio Garcia and Brooks Koepka. Johnson will be right behind him alongside top-10 staples Jason Day and Henrik Stenson.

Somehow, the favorite to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy isn’t in either of those groups. Rory McIlroy has historically demolished the Quail Hollow Club that will host this weekend’s tournament. In seven lifetime events there, he’s won twice and finished second after a tiebreaker once. In 2015, he dusted the field with an absurd -21 score — seven strokes ahead of the next closest competitor.

No one may have more momentum, however, than Hideki Matsuyama. The 25-year-old is ranked No. 3 in the world but still searching for his first major win on the PGA Tour. He’s coming off a victory in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where he bested players like McIlroy, Spieth, Johnson, and Rickie Fowler. His final round, a nine-under 61, tied the record for lowest-ever in a WGC victory.

Here’s how you can follow all of this weekend’s action, whether you’re watching on television, on your laptop, through your smartphone, or on the radio.