The 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational kicks off on Thursday from Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, with Shane Lowry defending champion of the title he won impressively a year ago.
For the first two rounds, Jordan Spieth will play with U.S. Open winner Dusitn Johnson and Justin Rose, going off on Thursday at 1:48 p.m.
Jason Day will play with Adam Scott and Russell Knox, starting at 11:48 a.m. on Thursday.
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2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational tee times for Round 1
All times are Eastern
10 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Jim Herman
10:12 a.m. — James Hahn, Andrew Johnston, David Lingmerth
10:24 a.m. — William McGirt, Branden Grace, Anirban Lahiri
10:36 a.m. — Soren Kjeldsen, Kevin Chappell, Emiliano Grillo
10:48 a.m. — Billy Hurley III, Scott Piercy, Young-han Song
11 a.m. — Michio Matsumura, Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker
11:12 a.m. — Harris English, Yosuke Tsukada, J.B. Holmes
11:24 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Matt Jones, Matt Kuchar
11:36 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen
11:48 a.m. — Jason Day, Adam Scott, Russell Knox
12 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
12:12 p.m. — Brian Stuard, Steven Bowditch, Brooks Koepka
12:24 p.m. — George Coetzee, Kevin Kisner, Nathan Holman
12:36 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Marcus Fraser, Vaughn Taylor
12:48 p.m. — Smylie Kaufman, Paul Casey, K.T. Kim
1 p.m. — Fabian Gomez, Patrick Reed, Jason Dufner
1:12 p.m. — Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Marc Leishman
1:24 p.m. — Danny Lee, Kevin Na, Rickie Fowler
1:36 p.m. — Davis Love III, Charl Schwartzel, Bill Haas
1:48 p.m. — Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose
2 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Bubba Watson, Hideki Matsuyama
