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A look at the Waste Management Phoenix Open Round 2 tee times

Feb 4, 2021, 6:29 PM | Updated: Feb 5, 2021, 8:29 am

Jon Rahm of Spain hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the Waste Managemen...

Jon Rahm of Spain hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 04, 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open is in the books.

Round 2 ramps up Friday morning.

While many eyes were fixed on Rory McIlroy’s WMPO debut, it’s Matthew NeSmith and Mark Hubbard who sit atop the leaderboard at 8-under (63).

Hubbard finished with eight birdies, while NeSmith added six and an eagle on No. 13, the fourth hole of his round. He also had this near-ace on No. 16.

As for McIlroy, the Irishman got off to a rocky start, double bogeying his first hole of the day (No. 10) before following it up with a bogey on the 11th.

His round could probably be encapsulated by his play on the scaled-down 16th. After missing the green on the right, McIlroy responded with a chip-in for birdie.

He did manage to get it back on the tracks, making birdie on three of the next five holes. McIlroy sits tied for 48th. He’ll tee it up Friday at 12:20 p.m. with Daniel Berger and Xander Schauffele. Schauffele’s currently tied for fifth at 5-under (66).

Arizona State alum Jon Rahm heads into Round 2 after firing a 68 (3-under) that included an impressive 54-foot putt for birdie on the opening hole. He’s tied for 21st.

Fellow ASU alum Matt Jones sits tied with Rahm, while Chez Reavie is tied for 37th after shooting a 69 (2-under).

Rahm’s playing partner for the first two rounds, Justin Thomas, is right there with him at 1-under. The group, which also includes Harris English (1-over), tees off on the back nine at 7:50 a.m.

Here’s a look at the Round 2 tee times:

Waste Management Phoenix Open tee times (Round 2)

Tee No. 1

7:20 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy
7:30 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Hunter Mahan, Bo Van Pelt
7:40 a.m. — Danny Lee, Patrick Rodgers, Beau Hossler
7:50 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Kevin Tway, William McGirt
8 a.m. — Dylan Frittelli, Adam Long, Troy Merritt
8:10 a.m. — Tyler Duncan, Michael Kim, Grayson Murray
8:20 a.m. — Martin Laird, Corey Conners, Ted Potter, Jr.
8:30 a.m. — Martin Trainer, Matt Kuchar, Keegan Bradley
8:40 a.m. — Doc Redman, Sepp Straka, Tom Lewis
8:50 a.m. — Sean O’Hair, Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Robby Shelton
9:00 a.m. — Vincent Whaley, Jesse Mueller, Nick Hardy
11:40 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Byeong Hun An, Will Zalatoris
11:50 p.m. — Matt Jones, Luke List, Jamie Lovemark
12:00 p.m. — James Hahn, Scott Brown, Matthew NeSmith
12:10 p.m. — Si Woo Kim, Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler
12:20 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
12:30 p.m. — Cameron Champ, Bubba Watson, Jason Day
12:40 p.m. — Carlos Ortiz, Nate Lashley, Luke Donald
12:50 p.m. — Sung Kang, J.B. Holmes, Andrew Putnam
1 p.m. — Nick Taylor, Brian Harman, Kevin Stadler
1:10 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Harry Higgs, Bo Hoag
1:20 p.m. — Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark, Erik van Rooyen

Tee No. 10

7:20 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Harold Varner III, Scottie Scheffler
7:30 a.m. — Russell Henley, Vaughn Taylor, John Huh
7:40 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Steve Stricker, Jerry Kelly
7:50 a.m. — Harris English, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas
8 a.m. — Webb Simpson, Gary Woodland, Hideki Matsuyama
8:10 a.m. — Matthew Wolff, Ryan Armour, Brendan Steele
8:20 a.m. — Brendon Todd, Chez Reavie, Brice Garnett
8:30 a.m. — Robert Streb, Michael Thompson, Aaron Wise
8:40 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Billy Horschel, Jordan Spieth
8:50 a.m. — Cameron Tringale, Talor Gooch, Xinjun Zhang
9 a.m. — Mark Anguiano, Davis Riley, John Augenstein
11:40 p.m. — Kyle Stanley, Sam Ryder, Scott Harrington
11:50 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Lucas Glover, Rory Sabbatini
12:00 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Tom Hoge, Will Gordon
12:10 p.m. — Sungjae Im, Ryan Palmer, Russell Knox
12:20 p.m. — J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell, Zach Johnson
12:30 p.m. — Max Homa, Satoshi Kodaira, Patton Kizzire
12:40 p.m. — Hudson Swafford, Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
12:50 p.m. — Brian Gay, Richy Werenski, Austin Cook
1 p.m. — Sebastián Muñoz, Pat Perez, Kevin Streelman
1:10 p.m. — Ryan Moore, Henrik Norlander, Adam Schenk
1:20 p.m. — Brian Stuard, Scott Stallings, Mark Hubbard

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