With the start of the British Open now two weeks away, players already in the field are focused on refining their form while others are playing for a spot in the field at Royal Liverpool. There will be a mix of both at Old White TPC this week when the Greenbrier Classic gets underway. Several players in the field, including defending champion Jonas Blixt, already have a spot in the British Open field. Many others, however, are not qualified and could play their way into a bid.
Greenbrier Classic 2014: Tee times, TV schedule, streaming for Thursday’s first round
The Greenbrier Classic will get underway from Old White TPC on Thursday with players competing for part of a $6.5 million purse and possible a spot in the Open Championship.
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The top four unqualified players who finish inside the top 12 this week will earn a spot in the Open Championship field. With just 30 players in the field qualified for the Open, many will be playing with more than just the tournament at stake. The field this week will be a little unique with a few players participating who you rarely see on the PGA Tour. Tom Watson will play in his final British Open this year, but before he does, he’ll tee it up in the field on Thursday. It will be just his third event of the season and he’ll be paired with Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley in the first round. Nick Faldo will also play this week in preparation for the Open in two weeks. It will be his second event of PGA Tour season, joining the RBC Heritage. Faldo will play with John Rollins and Cameron Tringale in one of the late groups on Thursday. Other notable pairings including Bubba Watson playing with Brendon Todd and J.B. Holmes while Patrick Reed will tee off in a group with Bill Haas and Steve Stricker. John Daly will make his 10th PGA Tour start of the season.
Golf Channel will handle first-round television coverage with the broadcast scheduled to run from 3 to 7 p.m. ET. Bradley, Bubba Watson, Tom Watson, Simpson and others will tee off in the afternoon wave and are likely to be one of the main draws of the broadcast. The broadcast will also be available online with a live simulcast stream from NBC LiveExtra. Radio coverage from PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM will be available from 1 to 7 p.m.
Here is a look at all of the first-round coverage and the tee sheet for Thursday. All times Eastern.
First round coverage
Television:
3 to 7 p.m. -- Golf Channel
Online streams:
3 to 7 p.m. -- Golf Channel/NBC Sports LiveExtra simulcast stream
Radio:
1 to 7 p.m. -- PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 93/208)
Tee times:
Hole | Tee time | Players | ||
1 | 7:00 a.m. | James Hahn | Thorbjorn Olesen | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano |
1 | 7:10 a.m. | William McGirt | Shawn Stefani | Michael Putnam |
1 | 7:20 a.m. | Brian Davis | Martin Flores | Kevin Kisner |
1 | 7:30 a.m. | Sang-Moon Bae | Rory Sabbatini | Stuart Appleby |
1 | 7:40 a.m. | J.J. Henry | Davis Love III | Mike Weir |
1 | 7:50 a.m. | Marc Leishman | K.J. Choi | Charles Howell III |
1 | 8:00 a.m. | Chris Kirk | Scott Brown | Kevin Na |
1 | 8:10 a.m. | Woody Austin | Charlie Beljan | Tommy Gainey |
1 | 8:20 a.m. | Sean O'Hair | Heath Slocum | Tag Ridings |
1 | 8:30 a.m. | Ricky Barnes | Peter Hanson | Robert Streb |
1 | 8:40 a.m. | Scott McCarron | Troy Kelly | Brice Garnett |
1 | 8:50 a.m. | Doug LaBelle II | Patrick Cantlay | Will Wilcox |
1 | 9:00 a.m. | Scott Gardiner | Benjamin Alvarado | Rod Perry |
10 | 7:00 a.m. | Paul Goydos | Neal Lancaster | Charlie Wi |
10 | 7:10 a.m. | Jason Bohn | Chad Campbell | James Driscoll |
10 | 7:20 a.m. | Brendan Steele | Joe Durant | Jeff Maggert |
10 | 7:30 a.m. | Mark Wilson | David Toms | Scott Verplank |
10 | 7:40 a.m. | Michael Thompson | Ben Curtis | Darren Clarke |
10 | 7:50 a.m. | Patrick Reed | Bill Haas | Steve Stricker |
10 | 8:00 a.m. | Jimmy Walker | Scott Stallings | Jonas Blixt |
10 | 8:10 a.m. | D.A. Points | Jhonattan Vegas | Justin Leonard |
10 | 8:20 a.m. | David Lingmerth | Troy Merritt | Scott Langley |
10 | 8:30 a.m. | John Daly | Spencer Levin | Andrew Svoboda |
10 | 8:40 a.m. | Will MacKenzie | Trevor Immelman | John Peterson |
10 | 8:50 a.m. | Jim Herman | Tyrone Van Aswegen | Patrick Rodgers |
10 | 9:00 a.m. | Brad Fritsch | Edward Loar | Brian Agee |
1 | 12:00 p.m. | Andres Romero | Chris Stroud | Billy Hurley III |
1 | 12:10 p.m. | Pat Perez | Greg Chalmers | Chad Collins |
1 | 12:20 p.m. | Roberto Castro | Brian Harman | Richard H. Lee |
1 | 12:30 p.m. | Johnson Wagner | Tim Clark | Robert Allenby |
1 | 12:40 p.m. | Jonathan Byrd | Y.E. Yang | Angel Cabrera |
1 | 12:50 p.m. | Brendon Todd | J.B. Holmes | Bubba Watson |
1 | 1:00 p.m. | Webb Simpson | Keegan Bradley | Tom Watson |
1 | 1:10 p.m. | Ted Potter, Jr. | Kyle Stanley | Bryce Molder |
1 | 1:20 p.m. | Stephen Ames | Brendon de Jonge | Daniel Summerhays |
1 | 1:30 p.m. | Steve Marino | Josh Teater | Danny Lee |
1 | 1:40 p.m. | Jamie Lovemark | Kevin Foley | Jeff Curl |
1 | 1:50 p.m. | Alex Prugh | Hudson Swafford | Mikey Moyers |
1 | 2:00 p.m. | Miguel Angel Carballo | Kevin Tway | Brian Anania |
10 | 12:00 p.m. | Nicholas Thompson | Kevin Chappell | Tim Wilkinson |
10 | 12:10 p.m. | Camilo Villegas | Jason Gore | Jim Renner |
10 | 12:20 p.m. | Luke Guthrie | Ben Martin | D.H. Lee |
10 | 12:30 p.m. | Derek Ernst | Brian Gay | Harrison Frazar |
10 | 12:40 p.m. | Ken Duke | John Huh | Vijay Singh |
10 | 12:50 p.m. | Gary Woodland | Nick Watney | Carl Pettersson |
10 | 1:00 p.m. | Steven Bowditch | Chesson Hadley | George McNeill |
10 | 1:10 p.m. | Matt Bettencourt | Troy Matteson | Morgan Hoffmann |
10 | 1:20 p.m. | Daniel Chopra | David Hearn | Justin Hicks |
10 | 1:30 p.m. | John Rollins | Nick Faldo | Cameron Tringale |
10 | 1:40 p.m. | Bud Cauley | Wes Roach | Bobby Wyatt |
10 | 1:50 p.m. | Andrew Loupe | Peter Malnati | Oliver Goss |
10 | 2:00 p.m. | Alex Aragon | Bronson La'Cassie | Robert McClellan |
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