With the start of the 2012 PGA Championship on Thursday at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in South Carolina, names like Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson will be vying for the title of PGA champion. But you wont be able to know what happens unless you tune in to find out.

Keegan Bradley took home the Wanamaker trophy in 2011 at the Atlanta Athletic Club, though the field will face a much different test of golf at the Ocean Course, similar to 2010 PGA Championship locale Whistling Straights, only on the shores of the South Carolina coast instead of the shores of Lake Michigan.

The TNT Network will have coverage of first round action from 1-7 p.m. ET on Thursday, with streaming abilities available via PGA.com. You can also follow along with statistics and the full leaderboard at pgatour.com.

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