Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Players Championship features good mix of pairings


The 2011 Players Championship features many interesting opening round pairings. Here is a look at some notables:

Martin Kaymer, Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar (Numbers 2,8,10 in world rankings)
Lucas Glover, Ernie Els, Paul Casey
Y.E Yang, Pat Perez, Bill Haas
Bubba Watson, Luke Donald, Mark Wilson (Numbers 1,2,3 in Fed Ex Cup)
Nick Watney, Rory Sabbatini, Jonathon Byrd (What? No Rory and O'Hair?)
Adam Scott, Tim Clark, Sergio Garcia (Three former winners of the event)
Phil Mickelson, Martin Laird, Gary Woodland (Three winners on Tour this year)
Rickie Fowler, Matteo Manassero, Alvaro Quiros
Jason Day, Anthony Kim, David Toms
Jim Furyk, Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell
Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Charl Schwartzel