Could fans have asked for a better start to The Players Championship? Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy finished in the top five Thursday, sitting just a stroke apart from each other and both setting personal bests for their opening round at TPC Sawgrass. Friday is sure to be another day full of leaderboard moves in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The Players Championship 2013: Tee times, TV schedule for Friday
The top two players in the world finished near the top of the leaderboard after Round 1 at The Players Championship. With the competition heating up, don’t miss any of the action on Friday. Here’s the tee sheet for the second round.
Despite the strong starts from the top two players in the world, they were both at least three shots behind leader Roberto Castro. Castro shot a 9-under 63 in his TPC debut, matching the tournament course record held by Hall of Famers Fred Couples and Greg Norman,. Seven birdies and an eagle on the par-5 second hole gave him a three-stroke lead over McIlroy and Zach Johnson heading into Day 2.
Now attempting to extend, but more realistically maintain that lead, he’ll have a later start on Friday, teeing off on hole No. 1 at 12:46 p.m. ET with Jimmy Walker and Jason Bohn again. The afternoon wave on Friday have to contend with more difficult scoring conditions, as the win picked up a bit later at TPC Sawgrass. But if Castro stripes his irons and approach shots the same way he did on Thursday, a little increased wind won’t matter too much.
Woods appeared as though he would finish tied for second place heading into the final hole, but his first bogey of the day at the difficult No. 18 set him back to 5-under. He is tied for fourth with five other players. Woods will tee off at 8:39 a.m. with reigning-champion Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker.
McIlroy tees off at 1:49 p.m. with Adam Scott and Steve Stricker, the pairing that should be the focus of the afternoon television coverage.
Golf Channel has the broadcast from 1-7 p.m. for the second round.
Here’s the full tee sheet for Friday’s second round. All times are ET.
Morning wave off No. 1:
| Tee Time | Pairing | ||
| 07:15 AM | Charles Howell III | James Driscoll | Greg Chalmers |
| 07:26 AM | Thorbjorn Olesen | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | Martin Flores |
| 07:36 AM | Charley Hoffman | Ryan Palmer | Seung-Yul Noh |
| 07:47 AM | Jonas Blixt | Marc Leishman | Johnson Wagner |
| 07:57 AM | Ben Curtis | Retief Goosen | Davis Love III |
| 08:08 AM | Bill Haas | Martin Kaymer | Freddie Jacobson |
| 08:18 AM | Ryan Moore | Carl Pettersson | Jason Dufner |
| 08:29 AM | Michael Thompson | Chris Kirk | Charl Schwartzel |
| 08:39 AM | Martin Laird | Scott Brown | Scott Piercy |
| 08:50 AM | Tim Herron | Pat Perez | James Hahn |
| 09:00 AM | Greg Owen | David Hearn | Will Claxton |
| 09:11 AM | Chris Stroud | David Lynn | Kevin Stadler |
Morning wave off No. 10:
| Tee Time | Pairing | ||
| 7:15 a.m. | David Mathis | Joe Daley | |
| 7:26 a.m. | Kevin Chappell | Daniel Summerhays | |
| 7:36 a.m. | Charlie Wi | Matt Every | Colt Knost |
| 7:47 a.m. | Jonathan Byrd | Y.E. Yang | Stewart Cink |
| 7:57 a.m. | Ted Potter, Jr. | Rory Sabbatini | Padraig Harrington |
| 8:08 a.m. | Ian Poulter | Nick Watney | Lee Westwood |
| 8:18 a.m. | Phil Mickelson | Webb Simpson | Justin Rose |
| 8:29 a.m. | Sergio Garcia | Luke Donald | K.J. Choi |
| 8:39 a.m. | Tiger Woods | Matt Kuchar | Brandt Snedeker |
| 8:50 a.m. | J.J. Henry | Robert Garrigus | Vijay Singh |
| 9 a.m. | Sang-Moon Bae | Brian Stuard | Graham DeLaet |
| 9:11 a.m. | Bob Estes | Tom Gillis | Harris English |
| 9:21 a.m. | Jeff Overton | Bud Cauley | Brendon de Jonge |
Afternoon wave off No. 1:
| Tee Time | Pairing | ||
| 12:25 p.m. | Ken Duke | Luke Guthrie | Branden Grace |
| 12:36 p.m. | Francesco Molinari | Cameron Tringale | Peter Hanson |
| 12:46 p.m. | Jason Bohn | Jimmy Walker | Roberto Castro |
| 12:57 p.m. | Ben Crane | Aaron Baddeley | Jerry Kelly |
| 1:07 p.m. | George McNeill | Kyle Stanley | Brendan Steele |
| 1:18 p.m. | Rickie Fowler | Hunter Mahan | Jim Furyk |
| 1:28 p.m. | Graeme McDowell | Keegan Bradley | Bubba Watson |
| 1:39 p.m. | Billy Horschel | Dustin Johnson | Ernie Els |
| 1:49 p.m. | Adam Scott | Rory McIlroy | Steve Stricker |
| 2 p.m. | Tommy Gainey | John Huh | Robert Allenby |
| 2:10 p.m. | Boo Weekley | Andres Romero | David Lingmerth |
| 2:21 p.m. | Matt Jones | Brian Davis | Nicholas Thompson |
Afternoon wave off No. 10:
| Tee Time | Pairing | ||
| 12:25 p.m. | Troy Matteson | Josh Teater | Jason Kokrak |
| 12:36 p.m. | Jeff Maggert | William McGirt | Brian Harman |
| 12:46 p.m. | Jason Day | Chad Campbell | Casey Wittenberg |
| 12:57 p.m. | Mark Wilson | Bryce Molder | David Toms |
| 1:07 p.m. | Scott Stallings | Lucas Glover | Justin Leonard |
| 1:18 p.m. | D.A. Points | Kevin Streelman | Tim Clark |
| 1:28 p.m. | Derek Ernst | Louis Oosthuizen | Angel Cabrera |
| 1:39 p.m. | Brian Gay | Russell Henley | Henrik Stenson |
| 1:49 p.m. | John Merrick | Zach Johnson | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 2 p.m. | Charlie Beljan | Sean O'Hair | Bo Van Pelt |
| 2:10 p.m.. | Dicky Pride | Ricky Barnes | Erik Compton |
| 2:21 p.m. | John Rollins | John Senden | Richard H. Lee |
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