The Barclays Tee Times and Odds: Spieth, Day, Rose, Johnson, Watson Lead the Way
By Michael Shamburger
The FedExCup Playoffs start Thursday at The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey, and the field is packed, minus Tiger Woods who needed to win the Wyndham Championship in order to play in the event. Notably absent are Rory McIlroy (9th in FedExCup points), Sergio Garcia (31st), Francesco Molinari (99th), Retief Goosen (111th). McIlroy is skipping the tournament while still working on healing his ankle.
"Via PGA.com: “I’m going to take a couple of weeks off just to sort of re-assess everything, and I’ll start back in the playoffs at Boston,” McIlroy said Saturday, referring to the Deutsche Bank Championship, Sept. 4-7 at TPC Boston. “Then play through the FedExCup. Then I’ve got to play Frys.com and then I’m playing maybe a couple more after that, Dubai and China.” "
No reason was given for Sergio’s decision to abstain from the tournament. Molinari is staying home with his wife, who is expecting, and Goosen has a family issue to attend to, both won’t be moving forward on the playoffs since only the top 100 are given spots in the Deutsche Bank Championship. Louis Oosthuizen (28th) is also not in the lineup after withdrawing with a back injury.
Thursday
Front nine start times:
7:20 AM – J.J. Henry, Jason Kokrak, Padraig Harrington
7:31 AM – Matt Every, Carl Pettersson, Daniel Summerhays
7:42 AM – Kevin Streelman, Keegan Bradley, Alex Cejka
7:53 AM – Daniel Berger, Brendan Steele, Brendon de Jonge
8:04 AM – Sangmoon Bae, James Hahn, Justin Thomas
8:15 AM – Matt Kuchar, Scott Piercy, Chris Kirk
8:26 AM – Hideki Matsuyama, David Lingmerth, Steven Bowditch
8:37 AM – John Senden, Jim Herman, Greg Owen
8:48 AM – Lee Westwood, Carlos Ortiz, Chad Collins
8:59 AM – Mark Wilson, Spencer Levin, Stewart Cink
12:00 PM – Jerry Kelly, Colt Knost, Martin Laird
12:11 PM – Charles Howell III, Scott Brown, Rory Sabbatini
12:22 PM – Matt Jones, Ryan Palmer, Cameron Tringale
12:33 PM – Troy Merritt, Russell Knox, Billy Horschel
12:44 PM – Kevin Kisner, Jim Furyk, Paul Casey
12:55 PM – Zach Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker
1:06 PM – Jimmy Walker, Justin Rose, Robert Streb
1:17 PM – Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin, Charl Schwartzel
1:28 PM – Graham DeLaet, Jon Curran, Zac Blair
1:39 PM – Tim Clark, Jonas Blixt, Erik Compton
Back nine start times:
7:20 AM – Davis Love III, Hunter Mahan, Scott Pinckney
7:31 AM – Chad Campbell, William McGirt, Will Wilcox
7:42 AM – Nick Watney, Brendon Todd, Pat Perez
7:53 AM – David Hearn, Marc Leishman, Phil Mickelson
8:04 AM – Charley Hoffman, Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes
8:15 AM – Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Danny Lee
8:26 AM – Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Bubba Watson
8:37 AM – John Huh, Jason Gore, Hudson Swafford
8:48 AM – Johnson Wagner, Nick Taylor, Jason Dufner
8:59 AM – Camilo Villegas, Ryo Ishikawa, Jeff Overton
12:00 PM – Morgan Hoffmann, Chesson Hadley, Kyle Reifers
12:11 PM – Sean O’Hair, George McNeill, Brian Harman
12:22 PM – Fabian Gomez, Ian Poulter, Boo Weekley
12:33 PM – Webb Simpson, Henrik Stenson, Harris English
12:44 PM – Shawn Stefani, Russell Henley, Tony Finau
12:55 PM – Kevin Na, Gary Woodland, Jason Bohn
1:06 PM – Bill Haas, Ben Martin, Ryan Moore
1:17 PM – Kevin Chappell, Bryce Molder, John Peterson
1:28 PM – Steve Wheatcroft, Andres Gonzales, Chris Stroud
1:39 PM – Ken Duke, Vijay Singh, Luke Donald
Favorites according to Jeff Sherman:
Jordan Spieth 11/2
Jason Day 8/1
Justin Rose 10/1
Dustin Johnson 12/1
Bubba Watson 20/1
Brooks Koepka 20/1
Rickie Fowler 25/1
Henrik Stenson 25/1
Matt Kuchar 25/1
Jim Furyk 30/1