The 2012 Masters will tee off on Thursday at Augusta. While Dallas-area players are not favored to win the green jacket, there is no telling what surprises or upsets are in store for golf's most prestigious annual event.
This year's field is headlined by Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, but local players Hunter Mahan, Harrison Frazar, Ryan Palmer and Scott Verplank are in the hunt for the big win. Full pairings and tee times have been released for the first two rounds of play on Thursday and Friday. Here are the notable groups of three and their respective tee times.
All times are Eastern.
Thursday:
8:23 a.m.: Ross Fisher, Ryan Palmer, Harrison Frazar
9:40 a.m.: Tom Watson, Johnson Wagner, Hideki Matsuyama
10:02 a.m.: Matt Kuchar, Geoff Ogilvy, Y.E. Yang
10:13 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Henrik Stenson, Alvaro Quiros
10:35 a.m.: Tiger Woods, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Sang-Moon Bae
10:57 a.m.: Scott Verplank, Sean O'Hair, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
11:08 a.m.: Mark O'Meara, Chez Reavie, Martin Laird
12:58 p.m.: Vijay Singh, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk
1:42 p.m.: Angel Garcia, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson
1:53 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Peter Hanson
Friday:
7:50 a.m.: Scott Verplank, Sean O'Hair, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
8:01 a.m.: Mark O'Meara, Chez Reavie, Martin Laird
9:40 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk
10:35 a.m.: Angel Garcia, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson
10:46 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Peter Hanson
11:30 a.m.: Ross Fisher, Ryan Palmer, Harrison Frazar
12:58 p.m.: Tom Watson, Johnson Wagner, Hideki Matsuyama
1:09 p.m.: Matt Kuchar, Geoff Ogilvy, Y.E. Yang
1:20 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Henrik Stenson, Alvaro Quiros
1:42 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Sang-Moon Bae
You can find the full pairings and tee times for both days and for all 32 groups of players at the official Masters website.
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