The 2016 Honda Classic is set to resume for second-round action after a wacky first round on Thursday. From winds measuring as high as 25 mph to territorial birds, there was plenty of intrigue in the opening round at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida.
2016 Honda Classic: Tee times, pairings for Friday’s round
Sergio Garcia, Michael Thompson share lead headed into the second round at the Honda Classic.
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Sergio Garcia and Michael Thompson sit atop the leaderboard at -5, and both will tee off early in the morning on Friday (Garcia at 7:35 a.m. ET, Thompson at 8:15). Garcia holed out from the fairway for eagle on No. 2 and put together a clean, efficient opening round after that with just one plus number — a bogey at the par-4 sixth (where he also had to watch his back during his second shot because of a nearby alligator).
After missing the cut in his first tournament of the season at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club last week, Sergio produced his first below-par round and his first tournament lead of 2016 in Palm Beach Gardens. Michael Thompson, who won his first PGA Tour event at the 2013 Honda Classic, accessed some of those good vibes and also put up an excellent first-round 65.
World No. 3 Rory McIlroy didn’t have a bad day, but sits well behind the leaders in a mass of players tied at 65th with a 2-over 72 on the first day. After an up-and-down front nine that put him +1, it seemed McIlroy had righted the ship after two-straight birdies on 12 and 13 to go under par.
But after finding a couple different bunkers on his way to a double-bogey on the 14th, Rory finished his round +3 on the last five holes: despite a birdie on the par-3 15th, he carded bogeys on both the 16th and the 18th (an always-frustrating three-putt bogey on a par 5). Rory will try to get back on track in his 7:45 a.m. Friday pairing with last year’s Honda Classic champion Padraig Harrington and last year’s British Open champion Zach Johnson. Ricky Fowler (-4), William McGirt (-4), Jason Dufner (-2) and Phil Mickelson (-1) are solidly in the hunt after the first day of action.
Here’s the full tee sheet for Friday’s second round (all times ET):
Morning wave off No. 1:
| Tee Time | Players | ||
| 6:45 a.m. | | Charles Howell III | Whee Kim |
| 6:55 a.m. | Ken Duke | Greg Owen | Darron Stiles |
| 7:05 a.m. | Jerry Kelly | Will Wilcox | Carlos Ortiz |
| 7:15 a.m. | Matt Every | Chesson Hadley | Keegan Bradley |
| 7:25 a.m. | Fabian Gomez | Stewart Cink | Vijay Singh |
| 7:35 a.m. | Graeme McDowell | Ben Crane | Matt Jones |
| 7:45 a.m. | Jimmy Walker | Geoff Ogilvy | Luke Donald |
| 7:55 a.m. | Robert Allenby | Adam Hadwin | Steve Marino |
| 8:05 a.m. | Johnson Wagner | Jason Bohn | Derek Fathauer |
| 8:15 a.m. | Chad Campbell | Andrew Loupe | Andy Sullivan |
| 8:25 a.m. | Lucas Glover | Ryan Palmer | Justin Hicks |
| 8:35 a.m. | Tom Hoge | Alan Morin | Mark Blakefield |
Morning wave off No. 10:
| Tee Time | Players | ||
| 6:45 a.m. | John Huh | William McGirt | Si Woo Kim |
| 6:55 a.m. | Brendan Steele | Jim Herman | Scott Pinckney |
| 7:05 a.m. | Mark Wilson | Spencer Levin | Jon Curran |
| 7:15 a.m. | Angel Cabrera | Brendon Todd | Tyler Aldridge |
| 7:25 a.m. | Alex Cejka | Ben Martin | John Senden |
| 7:35 a.m. | Rickie Fowler | Davis Love III | Sergio Garcia |
| 7:45 a.m. | Zach Johnson | Rory McIlroy | Padraig Harrington |
| 7:55 a.m. | Daniel Berger | Zac Blair | Patton Kizzire |
| 8:05 a.m. | Martin Laird | Erik Compton | Anirban Lahiri |
| 8:15 a.m. | Michael Thompson | Graham DeLaet | Morgan Hoffmann |
| 8:25 a.m. | Will MacKenzie | Jamie Donaldson | Harold Varner III |
| 8:35 a.m. | Bronson Burgoon | Michael Kim | Chris Baker |
Afternoon wave off No. 1:
| Tee Time | Players | ||
| 11:45 a.m. | Sean O'Hair | Chad Collins | Matthew Fitzpatrick |
| 11:55 a.m. | Boo Weekley | Scott Brown | Jamie Lovemark |
| 12:05 p.m. | Brendon de Jonge | Steve Wheatcroft | Tyrone Van Aswegen |
| 12:15 p.m. | Chris Kirk | Seung-Yul Noh | Rory Sabbatini |
| 12:25 p.m. | Camilo Villegas | Scott Stallings | Branden Grace |
| 12:35 p.m. | Justin Thomas | Smylie Kaufman | Patrick Reed |
| 12:45 p.m. | Kevin Kisner | Adam Scott | Phil Mickelson |
| 12:55 p.m. | Brooks Koepka | Webb Simpson | Ernie Els |
| 1:05 p.m. | Gary Woodland | Ian Poulter | Bernd Wiesberger |
| 1:15 p.m. | Chris Stroud | Jason Kokrak | Kyle Reifers |
| 1:25 p.m. | Mark Hubbard | Brett Stegmaier | Sung Kang |
| 1:35 p.m. | Sam Saunders | Luke List | Ollie Schniederjans |
Afternoon wave off No. 10:
| Tee Time | Players | ||
| 11:45 a.m. | Jonas Blixt | Nicholas Thompson | Hudson Swafford |
| 11:55 a.m. | Freddie Jacobson | Cameron Tringale | Patrick Rodgers |
| 12:05 p.m. | George McNeill | Dicky Pride | Daniel Summerhays |
| 12:15 p.m. | Shane Lowry | Brian Harman | Russell Henley |
| 12:25 p.m. | Peter Malnati | Emiliano Grillo | Scott Piercy |
| 12:35 p.m. | Billy Horschel | Stuart Appleby | Mike Weir |
| 12:45 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama | Jason Dufner | Retief Goosen |
| 12:55 p.m. | Russell Knox | David Lingmerth | Robert Streb |
| 1:05 p.m. | Paul Casey | Pat Perez | Tony Finau |
| 1:15 p.m. | Jeff Overton | David Hearn | Blayne Barber |
| 1:25 p.m. | Kyle Stanley | Ricky Barnes | Francesco Molinari |
| 1:35 p.m. | Tom Gillis | Colt Knost | Hiroshi Iwata |
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