Tiger Woods will begin his search for his fifth Masters title at 10:45 a.m. Thursday. He will be paired with Luke Donald and Scott Piercy.
Bubba Watson, last year’s champ, will tee off at 10:34 a.m., one group ahead of Woods. He will be playing with Ian Poulter and Steven Fox.
Other than being long hitters, Woods and Watson may have another advantage because rain is supposed to move in Thursday morning, possibly making the course even more difficult for those who will play later in the day.
Phil Mickelson (1:30 p.m.), a three-time winner, and Rory McIlroy (1:41 p.m.), another favorite, may not have that advantage.
In the Father Time pairing, 61-year-old Ben Crenshaw, two-time champ, will tee off with 19-year-old Italian professional Matteo Manassero and 14-year-old Chinese amateur Tianlang Guan, who will become the youngest player in Masters history when the group tees off at 12:24 p.m.
Other tee times of interest:
8:11 a.m.: Former Georgia Tech great Larry Mize and former Georgia standout Russell Henley will tee off with Brian Gay.
10:23 a.m.: Former Georgia Tech great Stewart Cink will tee off with Nicholas Colsaerts and Thaworn Wiratchant.
1:52 p.m. Former Georgia Tech great Matt Kuchar will tee off Jason Dufner and Bill Haas.
Thursday’s round will start with Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus hitting the ceremonial tee shots.
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