Groupings, tee times for the British Open
While all eyes will be on the return of Tiger Woods and defending champion Phil Mickelson on Thursday at the British Open, North American viewers will be in for a late night or early morning if they hope to catch a glimpse of the tournament's two marquee players.
Woods is paired with Angel Cabrera and Henrik Stenson for the first two rounds; the trio is scheduled to tee off at 4:04 a.m. ET in the opening round, and 9:05 a.m. ET on Friday.
Mickelson, paired in a headlining group with two-time champion Ernie Els and Bubba Watson, will get on the course at 9:05 a.m. ET Thursday.
Three of the game's brightest young stars are paired together in the mornings, as Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, and Jordan Spieth start at 4:26 a.m. ET.
The world No. 1 will have most of the field ahead of him on the course Thursday, as Adam Scott is joined by Scottish Open winner Justin Rose and Jason Dufner on the tee blocks at 9:27 a.m. ET.
| Thursday | Friday | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1:25 AM | 6:26 AM | David Howell, David Duval, Robert Karlsson |
| 1:36 AM | 6:37 AM | Dawie Van Der Walt, Cameron Tringale, Masanori Kobayashi |
| 1:47 AM | 6:48 AM | Chris Wood, Matt Jones, Bernd Wiesberger |
| 1:58 AM | 6:59 AM | Erik Compton, Hyung-Sung Kim, Marc Leishman |
| 2:09 AM | 7:10 AM | Koumei Oda, Ben Martin, Anirban Lahiri |
| 2:20 AM | 7:21 AM | Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Brooks Koepka, Edoardo Molinari |
| 2:31 AM | 7:32 AM | Branden Grace, Freddie Jacobson, Ashley Chesters (a) |
| 2:42 AM | 7:43 AM | Justin Leonard, Ben Curtis, Paul Lawrie |
| 2:53 AM | 7:54 AM | Francesco Molinari, Ryan Moore, Thorbjorn Olesen |
| 3:04 AM | 8:05 AM | Matteo Manassero, Bradley Neil (a), Mikko Ilonen |
| 3:15 AM | 8:16 AM | Thomas Bjorn, Patrick Reed, Stewart Cink |
| 3:26 AM | 8:27 AM | Tom Watson, Jim Furyk, Darren Clarke |
| 3:37 AM | 8:38 AM | Luke Donald, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia |
| 3:53 AM | 8:54 AM | Harris English, Paul Casey, Matt Every |
| 4:04 AM | 9:05 AM | Tiger Woods, Angel Cabrera, Henrik Stenson |
| 4:15 AM | 9:16 AM | Charl Schwartzel, Padraig Harrington, KJ Choi |
| 4:26 AM | 9:27 AM | Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth |
| 4:37 AM | 9:38 AM | Ian Poulter, Dustin Joshnson, Jimmy Walker |
| 4:48 AM | 9:49 AM | Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar, Louis Oosthuizen |
| 4:59 AM | 10:00 AM | Stephen Gallacher, Hunter Mahan, Victor Dubuisson |
| 5:10 AM | 10:11 AM | Nick Faldo, Todd Hamilton, Mark Calcavecchia |
| 5:21 AM | 10:22 AM | Ryan Palmer, Brett Rumford, Tomohiro Kondo |
| 5:32 AM | 10:33 AM | Jose Singleton, Peter Uhlein, Marc Warren |
| 5:43 AM | 10:44 AM | Paul McKechnie, Kristoffer Broberg, Juvic Pagnusan |
| 5:54 AM | 10:55 AM | Rhein Gibson, Brian Harman, Hyung-Tae Kim |
| 6:05 AM | 11:06 AM | Chris Hanson, Oscar Floren, Yoshinobu Tsukada |
| 6:26 AM | 1:25 AM | James McLeary, Matthew Southgate, Hiroshi Iwata |
| 6:37 AM | 1:36 AM | Roberto Castro, Victor Riu, Tyrrell Hatton |
| 6:48 AM | 1:47 AM | Dong-Kyu Jang, Nick Watney, Shawn Stefani |
| 6:59 AM | 1:58 AM | D.A. Points, Y.E. Yang, Brendan Steele |
| 7:10 AM | 2:09 AM | Scott Stallings, Pablo Larrazabal, Bryden MacPherson |
| 7:21 AM | 2:20 AM | George Coetzee, Charley Hoffman, Michael Hoey |
| 7:32 AM | 2:31 AM | Kevin Streelman, Brendon de Jonge, Brendon Todd |
| 7:43 AM | 2:42 AM | Gary Woodland, Sandy Lyle, Kevin Stadler |
| 7:54 AM | 2:53 AM | Brandt Snedeker, Graham DeLaet, Cheng-tsung Pan (a) |
| 8:05 AM | 3:04 AM | Boo Weekley, Danny Willett, Ashun Wu |
| 8:16 AM | 3:15 AM | J.B. Holmes, Jonas Blixt, Chris Kirk |
| 8:27 AM | 3:26 AM | Miguel Angel Jimenez, Bill Haas, Thongchai Jaidee |
| 8:38 AM | 3:37 AM | Martin Kaymer, Jason Day, Zach Johnson |
| 8:54 AM | 3:53 AM | Webb Simpson, Jamie Donaldson, Yusaku Miyazato |
| 9:05 AM | 4:04 AM | Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Bubba Watson |
| 9:16 AM | 4:15 AM | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Russell Henley, Billy Horschel |
| 9:27 AM | 4:26 AM | Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Jason Dufner |
| 9:38 AM | 4:37 AM | Ryo Ishikawa, Lee Westwood, Keegan Bradley |
| 9:49 AM | 4:48 AM | Kevin Na, Joost Luiten, John Senden |
| 10:00 AM | 4:49 AM | John Daly, Tommy Fleetwood, Ross Fisher |
| 10:11 AM | 5:10 AM | Mark Wiebe, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Paul Dunne (a) |
| 10:22 AM | 5:21 AM | Oliver Fisher, Chesson Hadley, Shane Lowry |
| 10:33 AM | 5:32 AM | George McNeill, Richard Sterne, Chris Stroud |
| 10:44 AM | 5:43 AM | Gregory Bourdy, Jin Jeong, Matthew Baldwin |
| 10:55 AM | 5:54 AM | Justin Walters, Rhys Enoch, Billy Hurley III |
| 11:06 AM | 6:05 AM | Chris Rodgers, Scott Jamieson, Byeong-Hun An |
[Courtesy: The Open.com]
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