After three days where events away from the course have dominated the headlines, the PGA Tour returns to action Thursday morning at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The winner of this weekend’s tournament takes home $1.152 million of a $6.4 million purse. Defending champion Zach Johnson and former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel are the Vegas favorites.
2013 Crowne Plaza Invitational: Tee times, TV schedule for Thursday
Defending champion Zach Johnson highlights the morning tee times at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Thursday’s groupings are highlighted by Johnson, who will be joined by two-time Tour winner Jason Dufner and last week’s winner Sang-Moon Bae off the 10th tee at 9:33 a.m. ET. Schwartzel plays at 2:33 p.m. from the first tee, paired with fan favorite Rickie Fowler and veteran star Davis Love III. Five-time Tour winner Hunter Mahan, Masters runner-up Angel Cabrera, and Players Championship contender David Lingmerth follow Schwartzel’s group at 2:44 p.m.
The Golf Channel will provide television coverage of Thursday’s golf, starting at 3 p.m. ET and replayed at 8:30 p.m.
Below is the full tee sheet for Thursday’s opening round (all times Eastern):
Morning wave off No. 1
| Time | Players | |||
| 8:00 a.m. | Harris English | Daniel Summerhays | ||
| 8:11 a.m. | James Hahn | Darron Stiles | Robert Streb | |
| 8:22 a.m. | D.J. Trahan | Chad Campbell | Bud Cauley | |
| 8:33 a.m. | Michael Thompson | Carl Pettersson | Henrik Stenson | |
| 8:44 a.m. | Scott Brown | Brian Gay | Chris Kirk | |
| 8:55 a.m. | Bryce Molder | Rory Sabbatini | Brendan Steele | |
| 9:06 a.m. | Jonas Blixt | Ben Crane | Stuart Appleby | |
| 9:17 a.m. | Ted Potter, Jr. | Jonathan Byrd | Robert Allenby | |
| 9:28 a.m. | Kevin Stadler | Kevin Chappell | Ben Kohles | |
| 9:39 a.m. | Tom Lehman | Greg Chalmers | Jason Kokrak | |
| 9:50 a.m. | Steven Bowditch | Morgan Hoffman | Steven Fox | |
Morning wave off No. 10
| Time | Players | |||
| 8:00 a.m. | Erik Compton | Chris Stroud | ||
| 8:11 a.m. | Troy Matteson | Jeff Overton | Matt Every | |
| 8:22 a.m. | Pat Perez | Tim Herron | Brendon de Jonge | |
| 8:33 a.m. | Sang-Moon Bae | Zach Johnson | Jason Dufner | |
| 8:44 a.m. | Martin Laird | Kevin Streelman | Matt Kuchar | |
| 8:55 a.m. | Marc Leishman | John Huh | Vijay Singh | |
| 9:06 a.m. | Tommy Gainey | Ryan Moore | Justin Leonard | |
| 9:17 a.m. | John Daly | Bob Estes | Scott Langley | |
| 9:28 a.m. | Ryan Palmer | Brian Stuard | Patrick Reed | |
| 9:39 a.m. | Charley Hoffman | Tom Gillis | Seung-Yul Noh | |
| 9:50 a.m. | Henrik Norlander | Aaron Watkins | Scott Gardiner | |
| 10:01 a.m. | Keith Clearwater | Casey Wittenberg | Shawn Stefani | |
Afternoon wave off No. 1
| Time | Players | |||
| 1:00 p.m. | Boo Weekley | Josh Teater | David Hearn | |
| 1:11 p.m. | John Rollins | Cameron Tringale | Graham DeLaet | |
| 1:22 p.m. | Vaughn Taylor | Greg Owen | Luke Guthrie | |
| 1:33 p.m. | Rickie Fowler | Charl Schwartzel | Davis Love III | |
| 1:44 p.m. | Hunter Mahan | Angel Cabrera | David Lingmerth | |
| 1:55 p.m. | Sean O'Hair | David Toms | Y.E. Yang | |
| 2:06 p.m. | Charlie Beljan | Kyle Stanley | Johnson Wagner | |
| 2:17 p.m. | Justin Hicks | Tag Ridings | Matt Jones | |
| 2:28 p.m. | Chez Reavie | Corey Pavin | Dicky Pride | |
| 2:39 p.m. | Steve Flesch | Ricky Barnes | Martin Flores | |
| 2:50 p.m. | Bobby Gates | D.H. Lee | Franklin Corpening | |
| 3:01 p.m. | Steve LeBrun | Lee Williams | Kyle Reifers | |
Afternoon wave of No. 10
| Time | Players | |||
| 1:00 p.m. | Camillo Villegas | William McGirt | Richard H. Lee | |
| 1:11 p.m. | John Senden | Ryo Ishikawa | Brian Davis | |
| 1:22 p.m. | Ken Duke | Nicholas Thompson | Jordan Spieth | |
| 1:33 p.m. | Derek Ernst | Jim Furyk | Tim Clark | |
| 1:44 p.m. | John Merrick | Scott Piercy | Freddie Jacobson | |
| 1:55 p.m. | J.J. Henry | Scott Stallings | Aaron Baddeley | |
| 2:06 p.m. | Stewart Cink | Bo Van Pelt | Trevor Immelman | |
| 2:17 p.m. | David Frost | Roberto Castro | Fabian Gomez | |
| 2:28 p.m. | Charlie Wi | Colt Knost | Robert Karlsson | |
| 2:39 p.m. | Justin Bolli | Doug LaBelle II | John Peterson | |
| 2:50 p.m. | Brandt Jobe | Luke List | Patrick Cantlay | |
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