The 2016 Shell Houston Open is the last chance to earn an invite to the 2016 Masters. For 110 players this week, that's the goal. However, for 34 players among the expected 89 to play next week at Augusta National, it's about getting ready for the first major of the year.
Masters champion Jordan Spieth is paired with defending champion J.B. Holmes and Patrick Reed for the first two days, going off at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday from the first tee.
Phil Mickelson, among the quiet Masters favorites, will play with Vaughn Taylor and Sergio Garcia, starting at 8:10 a.m. on Thursday from No. 10.
RELATED: 2016 Shell Houston Open tee times and pairings: Round 2
2016 Shell Houston Open tee times for Round 1
All times are Central
No. 1
7:20 a.m. -- Jason Kokrak, Hudson Swafford, Tyrone Van Aswegen
7:30 a.m. -- Cameron Tringale, Justin Hicks, Anirban Lahiri
7:40 a.m. -- John Huh, Brendan Steele, Chez Reavie
7:50 a.m. -- Scott Piercy, Alex Cejka, K.J. Choi
8 a.m. -- Matt Every, Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els
8:10 a.m. -- Harris English, David Toms, Mike Weir
8:20 a.m. -- Nick Taylor, Camilo Villegas, Stuart Appleby
8:30 a.m. -- J.J. Henry, Scott Stallings, Keegan Bradley
8:40 a.m. -- Graham DeLaet, Greg Owen, Cameron Smith
8:50 a.m. -- Chris Stroud, Colt Knost, Jim Herman
9 a.m. -- Scott Langley, Adam Hadwin, Steve Wheatcroft
9:10 a.m. -- Omar Uresti, Kramer Hickok, Matt Dobyns
12:10 p.m. -- Ken Duke, Charlie Beljan, Robert Allenby
12:20 p.m. -- Scott Brown, Andres Gonzales, Harold Varner III
12:30 p.m. -- Ryan Palmer, Jamie Lovemark, Bernd Wiesberger
12:40 p.m. -- Shane Lowry, Stewart Cink, Vijay Singh
12:50 p.m. -- Davis Love III, Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker
1 p.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson
1:10 p.m. -- Jordan Spieth, J.B. Holmes, Patrick Reed
1:20 p.m. -- Gary Woodland, Lucas Glover, Kevin Chappell
1:30 p.m. -- Erik Compton, Daniel Berger, Jon Curran
1:40 p.m. -- Lee Westwood, William McGirt, Scott Pinckney
1:50 p.m. -- Bryce Molder, Morgan Hoffmann, Thongchai Jaidee
2 p.m. -- Bronson Burgoon, Rodolfo Cazaubon, Sebastian Vazquez
No. 10
7:20 a.m. -- Jonas Blixt, Johnson Wagner, Patton Kizzire
7:30 a.m. -- Freddie Jacobson, Brendon de Jonge, Mark Hubbard
7:40 a.m. -- Steve Marino, Luke Guthrie, Patrick Rodgers
7:50 a.m. -- Steve Bowditch, Seung-Yul Noh, Chesson Hadley
8 a.m. -- Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, Hunter Mahan
8:10 a.m. -- Vaughn Taylor, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia
8:20 a.m. -- Tony Finau, Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen
8:30 a.m. -- Martin Laird, Ricky Barnes, Rafa Cabrera-Bello
8:40 a.m. -- Andres Romero, Roberto Castro, Jamie Donaldson
8:50 a.m. -- Jhonattan Vegas, Chad Collins, Kyle Reifers
9 a.m. -- Kyle Stanley, Spencer Levin, Brett Stegmaier
9:10 a.m. -- Michael Kim, Rafael Campos, Case Cochran
12:10 p.m. -- Aaron Baddeley, Will MacKenzie, Will Wilcox
12:20 p.m. -- Carl Pettersson, Chad Campbell, Derek Fathauer
12:30 p.m. -- Boo Weekley, Shawn Stefani, Whee Kim
12:40 p.m. -- Peter Malnati, John Senden, Retief Goosen
12:50 p.m. -- Charley Hoffman, Ben Martin, Russell Henley
1 p.m. -- James Hahn, Brian Harman, Ben Crane
1:10 p.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Angel Cabrera, Matt Jones
1:20 p.m. -- D.A. Points, Sean O’Hair, Carlos Ortiz
1:30 p.m. -- David Hearn, Andrew Loupe, Si Woo Kim
1:40 p.m. -- Charles Howell III, Jason Gore, Jeff Overton
1:50 p.m. -- Zac Blair, Blayne Barber, Hiroshi Iwata
2 p.m. -- Dawie van der Walt, Rhein Gibson, Paul McConnell
