The Masters pairings feature a steady stream of Georgia golfers
From The Masters’s first tee times on Thursday day to its last on Friday, you have plenty of chances to watch Georgia golfers’ opening rounds. With a record eight Dawgs in the field, you can pretty much take your pick.
Players will remain in the same three-player groupings up until Friday’s cut.
Only LIV Golf’s Bubba Watson can boast those highly-coveted green threads. He won his first green jacket in 2012, and again in 2014.
The other seven Dawgs – all on the PGA Tour – have some work to do on and around Augusta National’s greens if they want to join Watson’s ranks.
Of all the Dawgs, only Brian Harman ranks inside the Official World Golf Rankings top 30 players.
Thursday’s Round 1 pairings at The Masters
Georgia players in bold.
Tee No. 1
8:36 a.m. – Fred Couples, Russell Henley, Alex Noren
8:48 a.m. – Adrian Meronk, Kevin Kisner, Louis Oosthuizen
9:12 a.m. – Sergio Garcia, Kazuki Higa, Keith Mitchell
9:48 a.m. – Bubba Watson, Seamus Power, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (A)
10:06 a.m. – Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley
12:12 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
12:36 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Harris English, Ryan Fox
1:00 p.m. – Brian Harman, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton
Sepp Straka gave himself a good omen at Monday’s practice round with a hole-in-one on the 12th hole.
Practice round or not, does it get sweeter than this?
An ace on the most iconic par-three in golf. Plus, you’re a Georgia Bulldog.
Woof woof.
Thursday’s Round 2 pairings
Tee No. 1
9:00 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
9:24 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Harris English, Ryan Fox
9:48 a.m. – Brian Harman, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton
11:42 a.m. – Fred Couples, Russell Henley, Alex Noren
11:54 a.m. – Adrian Meronk, Kevin Kisner, Louis Oosthuizen
12:24 p.m. – Sergio Garcia, Kazuki Higa, Keith Mitchell
1:00 p.m. – Bubba Watson, Seamus Power, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira (A)
1:12 p.m. – Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley
These Dawgs hope to continue some good barkin’ vibes at Augusta National
Unfortunately, Georgia women’s golfer Jenny Bae couldn’t pull off the victory at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur over the weekend.
Bae stormed to force a playoff with #1-ranked amateur player in the world, Rose Zhang, before losing by a stroke.
Still, Bae’s Bulldog nation stood and barked behind her.
How do you think that will sound through four rounds with all of these Dawgs at Augusta National?
Just like The Masters itself, hearing the patrons bark for all of these Dawgs is a tradition unlike any other each April at Augusta.
