Key tee times for the first two rounds of the Waste Management Phoenix Open

Jan 27, 2015, 10:19 PM | Updated: Jan 29, 2015, 7:05 pm

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This year’s Waste Management Phoenix Open gets underway Thursday morning at the TPC Scottsdale.

Here are some highlights from the tee times which were released Tuesday morning.

• Three-time champion and local favorite Phil Mickelson will tee off at 7:57 a.m. Thursday morning on the 10th tee and at 12:07 p.m. Friday. Mickelson will be joined by 2010 champion Hunter Mahan and Rickie Fowler, who is one of the favorites in this year’s tournament.

• Tiger Woods, playing in Scottsdale for the first time since 2001, is paired with young American stars Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. That threesome will tee off from the 1st hole at 12:07 p.m. Thursday and 7:57 a.m. Friday on the 10th tee.

• Kyle Stanley, the 2012 champ, tees off from the 10th hole Thursday at 11:58 a.m. and the 1st hole at 7:48 a.m. Friday. He’ll be paired with Venezuelan Jhonatthan Vegas and American Chris Stroud.

• J.B. Holmes, who won the Open in 2006 and 2008, starts his stay in the Valley Thursday afternoon at 12:07 p.m. on the 10th tee.

• The popular Bubba Watson tees off in the group right after Holmes, at 12:16 p.m. He’ll be paired with Billy Horschel and Hideki Matsuyama in the first two rounds.

• ASU golfer John Rahm grabbed a sponsor exemption for the WM Phoenix Open. He’ll be in the last group to tee off Thursday at 1:10 p.m from the 10th hole. He’ll be paired with Americans Daniel Berger and Scott Harrington — a threesome bound to be popular at the famed 16th hole.

Other former ASU golfers to participate (and their tee times): Chez Reavie (1st hole, 11:49 a.m.), Matt Jones (10th hole, 8:24 a.m), Pat Perez (10th hole, 8:42 a.m.).

Full WM Phoenix Open Tee Times

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With a saguaro cactus dwarfing him in the background, Phil Mickelson tips his visor to the crowd after making a birdie on the 12th hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phil Mickelson pumps his fist after making birdie on the 16th hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Rickie Fowler tees off on the 15th hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phil Mickelson tees off on the 12th hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phil Mickelson chips to the 15th green during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Ryo Ishikawa, of Japan, hits from the first fairway during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Phil Mickelson reacts to the crowd after missing a birdie putt on the ninth green during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Ryan Palmer reacts to his missed birdie putt on the ninth green during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Brandt Snedeker waves to the crowd after finishing the first round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Snedeker finished the first round with a 7-under par 64.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jesper Parnevik, of Sweden, waves to the crowd after finishing on the 18th green during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Padraig Harrington, of Ireland, watches his birdie putt attempt just miss the cup on the ninth hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Mike Weir, of Canada, waves to the crowd after finishing on the 18th green during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Stephen Ames, of Canada, hits his approach shot into the 18th green during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Y.E. Yang, of South Korea, hits his approach shot into the 18th green during the first round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

With the gallery in the background, Jeff Overton putts onto the 18th green during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Nick Watney signals wide left from the fifth tee as Bubba Watson stands behind during the first round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Bubba Watson hits from the sixth tee during the first round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Defending champion Kyle Stanley hits from the eighth tee during the first round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Russell Henley hits from near a tree on the eighth hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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