The tradition unlike any other is set to tee of its first round Thursday, with inclement weather likely passed over Augusta National for the time being. The 2012 Masters begins Thursday, with some key pairings to watch:
- Tiger Woods tees off at 10:35 a.m. ET with "The Mechanic" Angel Jimenez and 25-year-old rookie Sang Moon Bae.
- Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan and Peter Hanson are set for a 1:53 p.m. ET tee time, with Mahan coming off of his Shell Houston Open win to complement the headliner Mickelson.
- Rory McIlory and Bubba Watson will start just ten minutes prior, paired with Angel Cabrera. Cabrera was paired with McIlroy last year in the final round, when McIlroy collapsed down the stretch.
Here's a look at the complete list of pairings, as well as their accompanying times (all times are Eastern):
- 7:50 a.m. / 10:57 a.m. - Craig Stadler, Brendan Steele, Tim Clark
- 8:01 a.m. / 11:08 a.m. - Jose Maria Olazabal, Robert Garrigus, a-Randal Lewis
- 8:12 a.m. / 11:19 a.m. - Larry Mize, Paul Lawrie, Anders Hansen
- 8:23 a.m. / 11:30 a.m. - Ross Fisher, Ryan Palmer, Harrison Frazar
- 8:34 a.m. / 11:41 a.m. - Ben Crenshaw, Robert Karlsson, a-Bryden Macpherson
- 8:45 a.m. / 11:52 a.m. - Adam Scott, Bo Van Pelt, Martin Kaymer
- 8:56 a.m. / 12:14 p.m. - Steve Stricker, Padraig Harrington, Stewart Cink
- 9:07 a.m. / 12:25 p.m. - Aaron Baddeley, Kyung-Tae Kim, Lucas Glover
- 9:18 a.m. / 12:36 p.m. - Kyle Stanley, Jason Day, Bill Haas
- 9:29 a.m. / 12:47 p.m. - Trevor Immelman, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose
- 9:40 a.m. / 12:58 p.m. - Tom Watson, Johnson Wagner, a-Hideki Matsuyama
- 10:02 a.m. / 1:09 p.m. - Matt Kuchar, Geoff Ogilvy, Y.E. Yang
- 10:13 a.m. / 1:20 p.m. - Gary Woodland, Henrik Stenson, Alvaro Quiros
- 10:24 a.m. / 1:31 p.m. - Charl Schwartzel, Keegan Bradley, a-Kelly Kraft
- 10:35 a.m. / 1:42 p.m. - Tiger Woods, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Sang-Moon Bae
- 10:46 a.m. / 1:53 p.m. - Luke Donald, Francesco Molinari, Nick Watney
- 10:57 a.m. / 7:50 a.m. - Scott Verplank, Sean O'Hair, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
- 11:08 a.m. / 8:01 a.m. - Mark O'Meara, Chez Reavie, Martin Laird
- 11:19 a.m. / 8:12 a.m. - Sandy Lyle, Simon Dyson, a-Corbin Mills
- 11:30 a.m. / 8:23 a.m. - Ian Woosnam, Eduardo Molinari, Kevin Chappell
- 11:41 a.m. / 8:34 a.m. - Louis Oosthuizen, Mark Wilson, Graeme McDowell
- 11:52 a.m. / 8:45 a.m. - Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter, a-Patrick Cantlay
- 12:14 p.m. / 8:56 a.m. - Kevin Na, Fredrik Jacobson, Ben Crane
- 12:25 p.m./ 9:07 a.m. - John Senden, Jonathan Byrd, Paul Casey
- 12:36 p.m. / 9:18 a.m. - Bernhard Langer, Jason Dufner, Charles Howell III
- 12:47 p.m. / 9:29 a.m. - Mike Weir, Brandt Snedeker, Webb Simpson
- 12:58 p.m. / 9:40 a.m. - Vijay Singh, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk
- 1:09 p.m. / 10:02 a.m. - Thomas Bjorn, Scott Stallings, Rory Sabbatini
- 1:20 p.m. / 10:13 a.m. - Fred Couples, Darren Clarke, Ryo Ishikawa
- 1:31 p.m. / 10:24 a.m. - David Toms, K.J. Choi, Sergio Garcia
- 1:42 p.m. / 10:35 a.m. - Angel Cabrera, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson
- 1:53 p.m. / 10:46 a.m. - Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Peter Hanson
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