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TEE TIMES: Tiger, Phil, Fowler and Spieth, JT, Rory lead marquee groups for Players Championship

May 7, 2018

A headliner grouping of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler will draw plenty of attention when they tee off together for the first two rounds of the Players Championship on Thursday and Friday.

It’s the first time Mickelson and Woods are paired together since the first two rounds of the 2014 PGA. (Here’s a brief history of the 35 times they’ve played together.) That star-studded trio tees off at 1:52 p.m. ET on the 1st tee on Thursday and at 8:27 a.m. on the 10th tee Friday.

Other marquee groupings for the first two rounds are: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm and Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia, and Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka.

This year’s winner at TPC Sawgrass will bring home a tournament-record $1.98 million of the record $11 million purse. Complete groupings and tee times are below.

What: Players Championship
Where: TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
When: Thursday-Sunday, May 10-13
Defending champion: Si Woo Kim (10 under, 278)
Purse: $11 million ($1.98 million winner)

TV SCHEDULE

Thursday: 1-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Friday: 1-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday: 2-7 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday: 2-7 p.m. (NBC)

PAYOUT BREAKDOWN (TOP 10)

1st — $1.98 million
2nd — $1.188 million
3rd — $748,000
4th — $528,000
5th — $440,000
6th — $396,000
7th — $368,500
8th — $341,000
9th — $319,000
10th — $297,000
11th — $275,000
12th — $253,000
13th — $231,000
14th — $209,000
15th — $198,000

For the top 50 payout breakdown, click here.

TEE TIMES

ROUND ONE

1st tee

7:10 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Chad Campbell, Dominic Bozzelli
7:21 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, Bud Cauley, Harold Varner III
7:32 a.m. — Scott Brown, J.J. Spaun, Ryan Blaum
7:43 a.m. — Ryan Moore, Branden Grace, Charles Howell III
7:54 a.m. — William McGirt, Zach Johnson, Brian Gay
8:05 a.m. — Jonas Blixt, Chris Kirk, Stewart Cink
8:16 a.m. — Cody Gribble, Charley Hoffman, Danny Willett
8:27 a.m. — Chris Stroud, Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman
8:38 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Rod Pampling, Emiliano Grillo
8:49 a.m. — Ted Potter Jr., Ryan Armour, David Lingmerth
9 a.m. — Harris English, Chez Reavie, Sung Kang
9:11 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Trey Mullinax, Beau Hossler

12:35 p.m. — Robert Streb, Martin Flores, Rafa Cabrera Bello
12:46 p.m. — Jamie Lovemark, Ollie Schniederjans, Kevin Tway
12:57 p.m. — Ben Martin, Robert Garrigus, Derek Fathauer
1:08 p.m. — Brendan Steele, Marc Leishman, Grayson Murray
1:19 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar
1:30 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama
1:41 p.m. — Jason Day, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia
1:52 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Tiger Woods
2:03 p.m. — Andrew Landry, Austin Cook, Xander Schauffele
2:14 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Kevin Chappell, Vaughn Taylor
2:25 p.m. — Kevin Streelman, Luke List, Kelly Kraft
2:36 p.m. — Martin Laird, Sean O’Hair, Francesco Molinari

10th tee

7:10 a.m. — John Huh, Blayne Barber, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
7:21 a.m. — Scott Stallings, Kevin Na, Richy Werenski
7:32 a.m. — Danny Lee, Jason Kokrak, Ross Fisher
7:43 a.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton
7:54 a.m. — Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood
8:05 a.m. — Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka
8:16 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer
8:27 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
8:38 a.m. — Brice Garnett, Patton Kizzire, Wesley Bryan
8:49 a.m. — Paul Casey, Russell Knox, Alex Noren
9 a.m. — Michael Kim, C.T. Pan, Haotong Li
9:11 a.m. — J.J. Henry, Nick Taylor, Rory Sabbatini

12:35 p.m. — J.B. Holmes, Geoff Ogilvy, Whee Kim
12:46 p.m. — Bill Haas, Chesson Hadley, Matthew Fitzpatrick
12:57 p.m. — Anirban Lahiri, Byeong Hun An, Alexander Levy
1:08 p.m. — Kyle Stanley, D.A. Points, Jimmy Walker
1:19 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Tony Finau, Charl Schwartzel
1:30 p.m. — Satoshi Kodaira, Gary Woodland, Mackenzie Hughes
1:41 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, James Hahn, Louis Oosthuizen
1:52 p.m. — Jason Dufner, Hudson Swafford, Steve Stricker
2:03 p.m. — Pat Perez, Russell Henley, Shane Lowry
2:14 p.m. — Scott Piercy, Adam Hadwin, Nick Watney
2:25 p.m. — Scott McCarron, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Tom Hoge
2:36 p.m. — Michael Thompson, Patrick Rodgers, Brandon Harkins

ROUND TWO

1st tee

7:10 a.m. — J.B. Holmes, Geoff Ogilvy, Whee Kim
7:21 a.m. — Bill Haas, Chesson Hadley, Matthew Fitzpatrick
7:32 a.m. — Anirban Lahiri, Byeong Hun An, Alexander Levy
7:43 a.m. — Kyle Stanley, D.A. Points, Jimmy Walker
7:54 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Tony Finau, Charl Schwartzel
8:05 a.m. — Satoshi Kodaira, Gary Woodland, Mackenzie Hughes
8:16 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, James Hahn, Louis Oosthuizen
8:27 a.m. — Jason Dufner, Hudson Swafford, Steve Stricker
8:38 a.m. — Pat Perez, Russell Henley, Shane Lowry
8:49 a.m. — Scott Piercy, Adam Hadwin, Nick Watney
9 a.m. — Scott McCarron, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Tom Hoge
9:11 a.m. — Michael Thompson, Patrick Rodgers, Brandon Harkins

12:35 p.m. — John Huh, Blayne Barber, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
12:46 p.m. — Scott Stallings, Kevin Na, Richy Werenski
12:57 p.m. — Danny Lee, Jason Kokrak, Ross Fisher
1:08 p.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton
1:19 p.m. — Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood
1:30 p.m. — Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka
1:41 p.m. — Si Woo Kim, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer
1:52 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
2:03 p.m. — Brice Garnett, Patton Kizzire, Wesley Bryan
2:14 p.m. — Paul Casey, Russell Knox, Alex Noren
2:25 p.m. — Michael Kim, C.T. Pan, Haotong Li
2:36 p.m. — J.J. Henry, Nick Taylor, Rory Sabbatini

10th tee

7:10 a.m. — Robert Streb, Martin Flores, Rafa Cabrera Bello
7:21 a.m. — Jamie Lovemark, Ollie Schniederjans, Kevin Tway
7:32 a.m. — Ben Martin, Robert Garrigus, Derek Fathauer
7:43 a.m. — Brendan Steele, Marc Leishman, Grayson Murray
7:54 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar
8:05 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama
8:16 a.m. — Jason Day, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia
8:27 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Tiger Woods
8:38 a.m. — Andrew Landry, Austin Cook, Xander Schauffele
8:49 a.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Kevin Chappell, Vaughn Taylor
9 a.m. — Kevin Streelman, Luke List, Kelly Kraft
9:11 a.m. — Martin Laird, Sean O’Hair, Francesco Molinari

12:35 p.m. — Lucas Glover, Chad Campbell, Dominic Bozzelli
12:46 p.m. — Ryan Palmer, Bud Cauley, Harold Varner III
12:57 p.m. — Scott Brown, J.J. Spaun, Ryan Blaum
1:08 p.m. — Ryan Moore, Branden Grace, Charles Howell III
1:19 p.m. — William McGirt, Zach Johnson, Brian Gay
1:30 p.m. — Jonas Blixt, Chris Kirk, Stewart Cink
1:41 p.m. — Cody Gribble, Charley Hoffman, Danny Willett
1:52 p.m. — Chris Stroud, Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman
2:03 p.m. — Cameron Smith, Rod Pampling, Emiliano Grillo
2:14 p.m. — Ted Potter Jr., Ryan Armour, David Lingmerth
2:25 p.m. — Harris English, Chez Reavie, Sung Kang
2:36 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Trey Mullinax, Beau Hossler