British Open 2012 Tee Times: Pairings and Predictions for Friday
Round 1 of the 2012 British Open is in the books, and Friday's action is looming large as competitors try and make the cut.
The pairings and tee times for Friday's action are the same as Thursday's, but it doesn't hurt to refresh your memory.
*Pairings and tee times courtesy of sportingnews.com.
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British Open 2012 Tee Times
All times EDT
Friday
6:20 a.m.—Barry Lane, James Driscoll.
6:31 a.m.—Richard Finch, Garth Mulroy.
6:42 a.m.—Matthew Baldwin, Adilson Da Silva, Tadahiro Takayama.
6:53 a.m.—Rafael Echenique, Kodai Ichihara, John Huh.
7:04 a.m.—Sandy Lyle, Todd Hamilton, Mark Calcavecchia.
7:15 a.m.—Alejandro Canizares, Jeev Milkha Singh, Greg Chalmers.
7:26 a.m.—John Daly, Chad Campbell, Michael Hoey.
7:37 a.m.—Thongchai Jaidee, Justin Leonard, Simon Khan.
7:48 a.m.—David Duval, Raphael Jacquelin, Miguel Angel Jimenez.
7:59 a.m.—Stephen Ames, Robert Rock, Kyle Stanley.
8:10 a.m.—Stewart Cink, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Johnson Wagner.
8:21 a.m.—Jamie Donaldson, Bill Haas, Y.E. Yang.
8:32 a.m.—Davis Love III, Tim Clark, Paul Lawrie.
8:43 a.m.—Adam Scott, a-Alan Dunbar, Matt Kuchar.
8:59 a.m.—Vijay Singh, Nick Watney, Ian Poulter.
9:10 a.m.—Darren Clarke, Ernie Els, Zach Johnson.
9:21 a.m.—Lee Westwood, Yoshinori Fujimoto, Bubba Watson.
9:32 a.m.—Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Hiroyuki Fujita.
9:43 a.m.—Tiger Woods, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia.
9:54 a.m.—Ryo Ishikawa, Martin Kaymer, Tom Watson.
10:05 a.m.—Thomas Bjorn, Aaron Baddeley, Charl Schwartzel.
10:16 a.m.—Jason Dufner, Martin Laird, Kevin Na.
10:27 a.m.—James Morrison, Daniel Chopra, Joost Luiten.
10:38 a.m.—Thorbjorn Olesen, Troy Matteson, Thomas Aiken.
11 a.m.—Warren Bennett, Aaron Townsend, Grant Veenstra.
11:11 a.m.—Dale Whitnell, Sam Walker, Elliot Saltman.
1:19 a.m.—Bob Estes, Steven O'Hara, Brendan Jones.
1:30 a.m.—Juvic Pagunsan, Scott Pinckney, Nicholas Cullen.
1:41 a.m.—Steven Alker, Lee Slattery, Russ Cochran.
1:52 a.m.—Tom Lehman, Pablo Larrazabal, Greg Owen.
2:03 a.m.—Marcel Siem, George Coetzee, Chez Reavie.
2:14 a.m.—Marcus Fraser, Lucas Glover, Gregory Havret.
2:25 a.m.—Charles Howell III, Paul Broadhurst, Richard Sterne
2:36 a.m.—Carl Pettersson, K.T. Kim, Gary Woodland.
2:47 a.m.—Ben Curtis, Paul Casey, Trevor Immelman.
2:58 a.m.—Robert Karlsson, Mark Wilson, Branden Grace
3:09 a.m.—Harris English, Simon Dyson, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
3:20 a.m.—Angel Cabrera, K.J. Choi, Ross Fisher
3:31 a.m.—Jonathan Byrd, Sang-moon Bae, Alvaro Quiros
3:42 a.m.—Nicolas Colsaerts, Hunter Mahan, John Senden
3:58 a.m.—Bo Van Pelt, Francesco Molinari, Toshinori Muto
4:09 a.m.—Rory McIlroy, Louis Oosthuizen, Keegan Bradley.
4:20 a.m.—Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington, a-Manuel Trappel.
4:31 a.m.—Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson, Geoff Ogilvy.
4:42 a.m.—Steve Stricker, Toru Taniguchi, Anders Hansen.
4:53 a.m.—Peter Hanson, Retief Goosen, Robert Allenby.
5:04 a.m.—Jim Furyk, Koumei Oda, Fredrik Jacobson.
5:15 a.m.—Marc Leishman, Brandt Snedeker, Alexander Noren.
5:26 a.m.—Andres Romero, Jbe Kruger, Richie Ramsay.
5:37 a.m.—Ted Potter Jr., Ian Keenan, Andrew Georgiou.
5:48 a.m.—Troy Kelly, Morten Orum Madsen, Anirban Lahiri.
5:59 a.m.—Prayad Marksaeng, Justin Hicks, Ashley Hall.
Now that you know when everyone is teeing off, let's make a few predictions about Friday's action.
Paul Lawrie Will Play His Way to the Top
Lawrie played a very solid first round and finished with a 65. That puts him one stroke behind leader Adam Scott.
Lawrie had six birdies overall, including a three-birdie stretch from holes three to five. He seemed to get stronger as the day progressed. He didn't make many spectacular shots, but he played consistent golf.
Lawrie's ability to stick around will come in handy. You will find him at the top of the leaderboard when Friday's action draws to a close.
Tiger Woods Will Continue Playing Well
Woods is three-under par through one round of play. He played remarkably at times, and he kept mistakes to a minimum.
He's currently tied for sixth place. By the end of Round 2 he will be no lower than four. He's driving the ball exceptionally well, and when Woods has his drive going the rest of his game usually follows suit. I'm not saying he's going to win that elusive 15th Major, but he's going to stick around entering this weekend's action.
If Woods plays like he did between holes one and seven on Thursday, he could steal the show on Friday. He won't grab first place, but Woods will have the golf world buzzing before Friday is over.
Phil Mickelson Will Struggle
"Lefty" has been struggling for awhile. He didn't make the cut at the Memorial Tournament or the Greenbrier Classic, and he finished tied for 65th at the US Open.
After one day of play Mickelson is tied for 99th place. He's three-over par, and he just isn't playing well. There's no other way to put it.
Mickelson's struggles hit a fever pitch on hole No. 7. He shot an ironic seven.
He bogeyed four holes overall, and he only managed to secure one birdie. He was inconsistent and didn't leave much room for optimism moving forward in this tournament.
Mickelson's slump was a storyline entering this tournament, and it's not going to go away. He just doesn't have it right now.
Expect his name to stay in the bottom half of the leaderboard.
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