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Five Things You Need to Know About Deutsche Bank Championship Friday

After the pro-am round Thursday, Tiger Woods was praising the conditions at TPC-Boston.

 

1. Who's playing together in the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship?

Round 1 Pairings

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Tee #1

Time               Players

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7:40 a.m.         Bob Estes                   Harris English             Josh Teater

7:52 a.m.         Vijay Singh                  Ken Duke                    Scott Stallings

8:04 a.m.         Graham DeLaet          Jimmy Walker             William McGirt

8:16 a.m.         John Senden               Graeme McDowell      Adam Scott

8:28 a.m.         Bud Cauley                 Lee Westwood            Johnson Wagner

8:40 a.m.         Webb Simpson           Louis Oosthuizen        Bo Van Pelt

8:52 a.m.         Jeff Overton                Ted Potter Jr.              Aaron Baddeley

9:04 a.m.         Charley Hoffman         Blake Adams               Jason Day

12:10 p.m.       Charles Howell III        Jonathan Byrd             Brian Davis

12:22 p.m.       Ryan Moore                 Seung-Yul Noh            J.B. Holmes

12:34 p.m.       Brian Harman              Ryan Palmer               Kevin Stadler

12:46 p.m.       Phil Mickelson             Ernie Els                     Rickie Fowler

12:58 p.m.       Matt Kuchar                 Hunter Mahan              Keegan Bradley

1:10 p.m.         Rory McIlroy                Zach Johnson             Jason Dufner

1:22 p.m.         Ricky Barnes              Troy Matteson             Cameron Tringale

1:34 p.m.         Bryce Molder               Rory Sabbatini            K.J. Choi

1:46 p.m.         Daniel Summerhays   Martin Flores                          

 

Tee #10

7:40 a.m.         Charl Schwartzel        D.A. Points                  J.J. Henry

7:52 a.m.         Ian Poulter                   Kevin Na                      Ben Crane

8:04 a.m.         Charlie Wi                   Padraig Harrington      Geoff Ogilvy

8:16 a.m.         Luke Donald                Justin Rose                 Steve Stricker

8:28 a.m.         Bubba Watson            Dustin Johnson           Carl Pettersson

8:40 a.m.         Nick Watney                Brandt Snedeker         Tiger Woods

8:52 a.m.         Sean O’Hair                Matt Every                   Greg Owen

9:04 a.m.         Dicky Pride                  Jonas Blixt                   John Merrick

12:10 p.m.       Pat Perez                    Spencer Levin             David Hearn

12:22 p.m.       Brendon de Jonge       Tom Gillis                    John Rollins

12:34 p.m.       Greg Chalmers           Mark Wilson                Martin Laird

12:46 p.m.       Tim Clark                    Marc Leishman           Ben Curtis

12:58 p.m.       Bill Haas                      Kyle Stanley                Robert Garrigus

1:10 p.m.         Scott Piercy                John Huh                     Jim Furyk

1:22 p.m.         Roberto Castro           Chris Kirk                    Michael Thompson

1:34 p.m.         George McNeill            Tommy Gainey           Sang-Moon Bae

2. For the second year in the tournament, Hopkinton High graduate Keegan Bradley will be playing in front of a hometown crowd. He played in high school at TPC-Boston. "I've spoken to a bunch of players, and you really just need to treat it like any other week.  These people will be excited either way, whether you play very well or poorly.  I think it's just a matter of relaxing and just pretending like I'm playing on the West Coast or some other place and feeling comfortable out there," Bradley said afer Tuesday's Pro-Am.

3. Tiger Woods was excited about the condition he found the TPC-Boston in this year. Woods missed the FedEx Cup last year and didn't play in Deutsche Bank, which benefits his foundation. "The golf course is in absolute perfect shape.  I mean, it's awesome right now," he said.  "Sure, it'll dry out a little bit come the rest of the week and get a little bit faster and more difficult."

4. Today will be National College Colors Day. The gate hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

5. The first round will be shown on the Golf Channel from 3-6 p.m.


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