There is new excitement surrounding the 2019 PGA Championship, as the event has moved from the heat of late summer and August to the hope of spring in mid-May.
Any change in the golf calendar is worth nothing, especially when it impacts the four majors. However, the X-factor here is the return of Tiger Woods to the winner's circle in the elite events.
The 43-year-old won the Masters in April, and the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, is his first tournament since his triumph at Augusta National.
The victory in the Masters was the 15th major championship of Woods' career, and he hopes to make it 16 when he tees off Thursday morning with defending champion Brooks Koepka and British Open winner Francesco Molinari at 8:24 a.