We are now halfway through the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and it has been entertaining, to say the least. Sergio Garcia seems to be poised for a big weekend run after making birdie on eight of his final nine holes. He will have to hold off challengers such as Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and other former major champions.
WGC Bridgestone Invitational 2014: Tee times, pairings for Saturday’s round at Firestone
Gregory Shamus
For the third round, tee times have been pushed up because of the weather forecast. It appears that rain is going to be an issue as we head into the weekend. Because of the weather, golfers will hit the course at 7 a.m. ET, in groups of three.
One of the more interesting groups is Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, and Jimmy Walker. The last two guys are locks to be on the US Ryder Cup team, and Woods is struggling to assure himself a spot. It will be worth watching to see how this group fairs; they could be heading to Gleneagles together in a couple months. This threesome tees off at 7:40am on the first tee.
Another fascinating group features Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler (along with Charl Schwartzel). Rory and Rickie represent the future of the game and are coming off a duel at the Open Championship. By all accounts they are good friends and should provide a good show early Saturday morning.
There is no cut in this tournament, so everyone that started this thing on Thursday will be out there tomorrow. Guys that haven’t been setting the world on fire (the opposite of Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy, if you will) like Woods and Phil Mickelson will be making the turn as you eat breakfast. It should make for an entertaining morning as the top 70 or so golfers in the world will look to make a move.
Here’s a look at the tee sheet for the third round.
From Tee No. 1
| Time | Players | ||
| 7 a.m. | Fabrizio Zanotti | Brendon de Jonge | Angel Cabrera |
| 7:10 a.m. | David Howell | Matt Jones | Kevin Stadler |
| 7:20 a.m. | Bill Haas | John Senden | Branden Grace |
| 7:30 a.m. | Steven Bowditch | Ernie Els | Zach Johnson |
| 7:40 a.m. | Bubba Watson | Tiger Woods | Jimmy Walker |
| 7:50 a.m. | Seung-Yul Noh | Jamie Donaldson | Miguel Angel Jimenez |
| 8 a.m. | J.B Holmes | Harris English | Ryan Moore |
| 8:10 a.m. | Francesco Molinari | Matt Kuchar | Gary Woodland |
| 8:20 a.m. | Adam Scott | Thomas Bjorn | Jim Furyk |
| 8:30 a.m. | Brandt Snedeker | Hunter Mahan | Jim Furyk |
| 8:40 a.m. | Patrick Reed | Keegan Bradley | Graham DeLaet |
| 8:50 a.m. | Rory McIlroy | Rickie Fowler | Charl Schwartzel |
| 9 a.m. | Sergio Garcia | Mark Rose | Marc Leishman |
From Tee No. 10
| Time | Players | ||
| 7 a.m. | Webb Simpson | Jordan Spieth | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 7:10 a.m. | Graeme McDowell | Chris Kirk | Russell Henley |
| 7:20 a.m. | Matt Every | Brian Harman | Victor Dubuisson |
| 7:30 a.m. | Ben Crane | Alexander Levy | Luke Donald |
| 7:40 a.m. | Lee Westwood | Brendon Todd | Jason Dufner |
| 7:50 a.m. | Kevin Na | Thongchai Jaidee | Phil Mickelson |
| 8 a.m. | Stephen Gallacher | Richard Sterne | Jason Day |
| 8:10 a.m. | Martin Kaymer | Tim Clark | Pablo Larrazabal |
| 8:20 a.m. | Daisuke Maruyama | Ian Poulter | Joost Luiten |
| 8:30 a.m. | Scott Stallings | Jonas Blixt | Steve Stricker |
| 8:40 a.m. | David Lynn | Louis Oosthuizen | Kevin Streelman |
| 8:50 a.m. | Mikko Ilonen | Yoshitaka Takeya | |
| 9 a.m. | Gonzalo Fdez-Castano | Tano Goya | |
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