Masters: Anirban to tee with Jiminez

2015 Masters announces the pairings and tee times for Thursday and Friday

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2015 Masters announces the pairings and tee times for Thursday and Friday

 

Report by Anand Datla

 

April 07, 2015: Augusta has released the tee times and groupings today. Anirban Lahiri has been afforded some starry company in the form of Lee Westwood and Miguel Angel Jimenez. The latter met with Anirban at the Delhi Golf Club during the Hero Indian Open and the two will ample opportunity to grow familiar when they play together during the first two rounds.

 

The troika are set to tee off at 0913am EDT (1143pm IST) as the ninth group off the tee. The tournament will open as usual with three of golf’ greatest legends drawing the curtains at 0740am EDT (1010pm IST) by Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.

 

Charley Hoffman and Brian Harman will be the first men off the first tee at 0745am EDT.

 

On Friday though, Anirban’s group will be afforded a later start with the three men set to tee off at 1231pm EDT (0301am IST). Immediately following Anirban’s group on Thursday are defending champion Bubba Watson, Justin Rose and amateur Korean Gunn Yang.

 

Adam Scott and Dustin Johnson follow that group at 0935am EDT. A little later the crowds will start going rooting for the perennial favourite Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Ryan Moore. McIlroy is seeking to win the Masters to try and complete his collection of majors.

 

Tiger Woods is in the penultimate grouping with Jamie Donaldson and Jimmy Walker. Just a minute to 0200pm will be the last group getting off the tee – Jason Day, Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler are in that group.

 

Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel are another star studded group, which is scheduled to tee off at 0115pm. The in form J B Holmes, Martin Kaymer Brandt Snedeker are lined up to go immediately behind McIlroy’s group.

 

Indians are set for a sleepless night on Friday, with Anirban teeing off in the wee hours. A lot will depend on how he plays then as he tries to make the cut and stay through the weekend.

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