Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, and Phil Mickelson will start their second round in the morning, looking to make up some ground in the second round of The Players Championship on Friday at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Players Championship 2018: Tee times, pairings for Tiger Woods, field on Friday
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That trio, with a combined four Player Championship titles and 19 majors under their collective belts, start on Friday at 8:27 a.m. ET, the eighth group to start on the 10th tee.
While Woods (even) and Fowler (2-over) all hung around par in Thursday’s first round, Mickelson imploded on his final four holes. Lefty was was at even par through 14 in the first round, but then ended with double, double, bogey, and double to finish a stunning 7-over.
Six golfers are tied atop the leaderboard at 6-under 66, including 2012 Player Championship winner Matt Kuchar, who tees off Friday at 7:54 a.m. on the 10th hole along with Billy Horschel and Brandt Snedeker.
Sergio Garcia looked like he might take a lead into Friday, surging with four birdies on the back nine into a brief tie atop the list at 7-under, but then hit into the water at 17 for a double bogey and bogeyed 18 to finish his round at 68, two shots back.
Garcia, who won The Players Championship in 2008, tees off Friday at 8:16 a.m. on the 10th hole with Jason Day and Henrik Stenson, one group ahead of Woods, Mickelson and Fowler.
Among the highlights from the late groups are Dustin Johnson, who is grouped with Bubba Watson and Brooks Koepka at 1:30 p.m. on the first hole, and Webb Simpson, paired at 1:08 p.m. with Jhonattan Vegas and Tyrrell Hatton. Johnson and Simpson are among the six golfers tied at 6-under.
Golf Channel will televise Friday’s second round from 1-7 p.m. ET, with online streaming available through PGA Tour Live, showing featured groups and the island green on the 17th hole from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Second round tee times: Hole #1
Time | Golfers |
|---|---|
| 7:10 a.m. | J.B. Holmes, Geoff Ogilvy, Whee Kim |
| 7:21 a.m. | Bill Haas, Chesson Hadley, Matthew Fitzpatrick |
| 7:32 a.m. | Anirban Lahiri, Byeong Hun An, Alexander Levy |
| 7:43 a.m. | Kyle Stanley, D.A. Points, Jimmy Walker |
| 7:54 a.m. | Daniel Berger, Tony Finau, Charl Schwartzel |
| 8:05 a.m. | Satoshi Kodaira, Gary Woodland, Mackenzie Hughes |
| 8:16 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, James Hahn, Louis Oosthuizen |
| 8:27 a.m. | Jason Dufner, Hudson Swafford, Steve Stricker |
| 8:38 a.m. | Pat Perez, Russell Henley, Shane Lowry |
| 8:49 a.m. | Scott Piercy, Adam Hadwin, Nick Watney |
| 9 a.m. | Scott McCarron, Tyrone Van Aswegan, Tom Hoge |
| 9:11 a.m. | Michael Thompson, Patrick Rodgers, Brandon Harkins |
| 12:35 p.m. | John Huh, Blayne Barber, Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| 12:46 p.m. | Scott Stallings, Kevin Na, Ricky Werenski |
| 12:57 p.m. | Danny Lee, Jason Kokrak, Ross Fisher |
| 1:08 p.m. | Jhonattan Vegas, Webb Simpson, Tyrrell Hatton |
| 1:19 p.m. | Ian Poulter, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood |
| 1:30 p.m. | Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka |
| 1:41 p.m. | Si Woo Kim, Adam Scott, Martin Kaymer |
| 1:52 p.m. | Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth |
| 2:03 p.m. | Brice Garnett, Patton Kizzire, Wesley Bryan |
| 2:14 p.m. | Keith Mitchell, Russell Knox, Alex Noren |
| 2:25 p.m. | Michael Kim, C.T. Pan, HaoTong Li |
| 2:36 p.m. | J.J. Henry, Nick Taylor, Rory Sabbatini |
Second round tee times: Hole #10
Time | Golfers |
|---|---|
| 7:10 a.m. | Robert Streb, Martin Flores, Rafa Cabrera Bello |
| 7:21 a.m. | Jamie Lovemark, Ollie Schniederjans, Kevin Tway |
| 7:32 a.m. | Ben Martin, Robert Garrigus, Derek Fathauer |
| 7:43 a.m. | Brendan Steele, Marc Leishman, Grayson Murray |
| 7:54 a.m. | Billy Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar |
| 8:05 a.m. | Patrick Reed, John Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama |
| 8:16 a.m. | Jason Day, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia |
| 8:27 a.m. | Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Tiger Woods |
| 8:38 a.m. | Andrew Landry, Austin Cook, Xander Schauffele |
| 8:49 a.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Kevin Chappell, Vaughn Taylor |
| 9 a.m. | Kevin Streelman, Luke List, Kelly Kraft |
| 9:11 a.m. | Martin Laird, Sean O'Hair, Francesco Molinari |
| 12:35 p.m. | Lucas Glover, Chad Campbell, Dominic Bozzelli |
| 12:46 p.m. | Ryan Palmer, Bud Cauley, Harold Varner III |
| 12:57 p.m. | Scott Brown, J.J. Spaun, Ryan Blaum |
| 1:08 p.m. | Ryan Moore, Braden Grace, Charles Howell III |
| 1:19 p.m. | William McGirt, Zach Johnson, Brian Gay |
| 1:30 p.m. | Jonas Blixt, Chris Kirk, Stewart Cink |
| 1:41 p.m. | Cody Gribble, Charley Hoffman, Danny Willett |
| 1:52 p.m. | Chris Stroud, Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman |
| 2:03 p.m. | Cameron Smith, Rod Pampling, Emiliano Grillo |
| 2:14 p.m. | Ted Potter, Jr., Ryan Armour, David Lingmerth |
| 2:25 p.m. | Harris English, Chez Reavie, Sung Kang |
| 2:36 p.m. | Keegan Bradley, Trey Mullinax, Beau Hossler |
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