● Dew sweepers: Off first at 7:50 a.m. will be a group including Heath Slocum of Alpharetta, who won the Barclays during last fall’s PGA Tour playoffs.
● Green jackets: In groups 2-8, five former champions tee it up — Craig Stadler, Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer, Mark O’Meara and Tom Watson.
● Hot streak: At 10:13 a.m., the winners of three of the past four PGA Tour events begin: Ernie Els (Doral and Orlando) and Anthony Kim (Houston).
● Defending champ: Angel Cabrera begins at 10:24 a.m. in a group that includes Jim Furyk, also a recent PGA Tour winner, and U.S. Amateur champ Byeong-Hun An.
● Just having fun: At 12:58 p.m., Fred Couples, the new sheriff on the Champions Tour, will be grouped with Shingo Katayama and Sergio Garcia.
● Tiger flight: Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar and K.J. Choi are in the next-to-last group at 1:42 p.m. ESPN will break into its regular programming to catch the first shot.
● Georgia Tech ties: British Open champion Stewart Cink of Duluth begins at 1:20 p.m., and David Duval is in the final group of the day at 1:53.
TV today, Friday
4-7:30 p.m. (ESPN, live), 8-11 p.m. (ESPN, taped)
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