Rory McIlroy is coming off a rough year, but he could get 2014 off to an excellent start if he continues to play well at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. McIlroy is tied for fourth place, two strokes off the lead as the tournament heads for the weekend.
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 2014: Tee times, TV schedule for Saturday’s round
Rory McIlroy is among those in contention heading into the weekend at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.
Ross Kinnaird
McIlroy shot a 67 in the second round and is 7-under for the tournament. He had more success during the first two rounds than some of the other notable names, including Phil Mickelson. Mickelson managed to make the cut, but is tied for 43rd place at 1-under. At even-par, Sergio Garcia just snuck in under the 1-over cut line. Gargia will play in the second group, teeing off at 10:30 p.m. ET Friday night. Mickelson will tee off a few groups later, hitting the course at 12:05 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Viewers in the United States won’t be able to watch Mickelson and Garcia play in the third round. They will, however, be able to see most of McIlroy’s round if they are willing to stay awake through the early morning. Golf Channel’s live coverage will begin at 4 a.m. and continue until 8 a.m. McIlroy is scheduled to tee off at 3:33 a.m. Those choosing to sleep, can watch a replay on Golf Channel at 10:30 a.m.
Here is the full tee sheet for the third round. Play will begin late Friday night in the Eastern time zone of the United States and continue well into Saturday morning.
Tee Times (ET) | Players | |
10:21 p.m. | Matteo Manassero | Emiliano Grillo |
10:30 p.m. | Chris Wood | Sergio Garcia |
10:39 p.m. | Jeev Milkha Singh | Richard Bland |
10:48 p.m. | Peter Whiteford | Paul Waring |
10:57 p.m. | David Howell | José María Olazábal |
11:06 p.m. | Eduardo De La Riva | Jorge Campillo |
11:15 p.m. | Thorbjørn Olesen | Shiv Kapur |
11:24 p.m. | Stephen Gallacher | José-Filipe Lima |
11:33 p.m. | Darren Clarke | Andy Sullivan |
11:47 p.m. | Julien Quesne | Branden Grace |
11:56 p.m. | Jamie Donaldson | Thomas Aiken |
12:05 a.m. | Phil Mickelson | Seve Benson |
12:14 a.m. | Gareth Maybin | Alexander Levy |
12:23 a.m. | Johan Carlsson | Luke Donald |
12:32 a.m. | Paul Casey | Raphaël Jacquelin |
12:41 a.m. | Damien Mcgrane | Maximilian Kieffer |
12:50 a.m. | Romain Wattel | Steve Webster |
12:59 a.m. | Ricardo Santos | Eddie Pepperell |
1:13 a.m. | Brandon Stone | Nacho Elvira |
1:22 a.m. | Wade Ormsby | Magnus A Carlsson |
1:31 a.m. | Marc Warren | Dawie Van Der Walt |
1:40 a.m. | Martin Kaymer | Tom Lewis |
1:49 a.m. | Oliver Fisher | Alvaro Quiros |
1:58 a.m. | Colin Montgomerie | Jin Jeong |
2:07 a.m. | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Edoardo Molinari |
2:16 a.m. | Hennie Otto | Tyrrell Hatton |
2:25 a.m. | Gaganjeet Bhullar | Alejandro Cañizares |
2:39 a.m. | Michael Hoey | Darren Fichardt |
2:48 a.m. | Robert Karlsson | Thongchai Jaidee |
2:57 a.m. | Paul Mcginley | Peter Hanson |
3:06 a.m. | Marcel Siem | Matthew Baldwin |
3:15 a.m. | Pablo Larrazábal | Joost Luiten |
3:24 a.m. | George Coetzee | Tommy Fleetwood |
3:33 a.m. | Rory Mcilroy | Ricardo Gonzalez |
3:42 a.m. | Thomas Björn | Danny Willett |
3:51 a.m. | Craig Lee | Rafa Cabrera-Bello |
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