Here are five intriguing groupings to follow during Thursday’s Wells Fargo Championsip first round at Quail Hollow Club (TV: Golf Channel, 2 p.m.)
Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey, James Hahn: McIlroy’s won the tournament twice and owns the course record. Hahn is the most recent Wells Fargo champion at Quail Hollow (2016).
Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Daniel Berger: Crowd-favorite Mickelson loves the golf course, but has never won at Quail Hollow. Day is trying to forget his quadruple bogey on the 72 nd hole that took him out of contention for the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow.
Austin Cook, Adam Scott, Davis Love III: It’s been more than two years since Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, last won. Charlotte-native Love gets to play in front of his hometown fans.
Justin Thomas, Brian Harman, Rickie Fowler: Two former Wells Fargo champs (Harman and Fowler) play with Thomas, the 2017 PGA Championship winner at Quail Hollow.
Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka, Tiger Woods: Big crowds will follow two recent major championship winners (Reed, 2018 Masters; Koepka, 2017 U. S. Open) with Woods, making his first Quail Hollow appearance since 2012.
