By Rodney Page, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tournament information
What: A 72-hole PGA Tour event
When/where: Thursday-Sunday; Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Copperhead Course, Palm Harbor
Par/yards: 71; 7,340
Field: 144 players
Purse: $5.5 million (winner's share is $990,000)
Fed Ex Cup points: 500
Defending champ: Jim Furyk
Schedule: Today — Pro-am. Thursday-Friday — first and second rounds, morning and afternoon tee times. Saturday-Sunday — third and fourth rounds.
Tickets: Available at Publix, transitionschampionship.com or (727) 942-5566. Cost is $30 per day (Thursday-Sunday) in advance, $40 at the gate and $89 for a weekly badge. Those 17 and younger and military personnel are admitted free all week.
TV: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m., Golf Channel; Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel, 3-6 p.m., Ch. 8
Today's pro-am tee times
Starting on No. 1
7:45 a.m.: Bubba Watson
7:55: Jason Day
8:05: Trevor Immelman
8:15: Geoff Ogilvy
8:25: Ryan Moore
8:35: Kenny Perry
8:45: Jim Furyk
8:55: Stuart Appleby
9:05: Sean O'Hair
9:15: Kevin Na
9:25: K.J. Choi
9:35: Justin Rose
9:45: Vijay Singh
12:30 p.m.: Zach Johnson
12:40: David Toms
12:50: Justin Leonard
1: Stewart Cink
1:10: Rory Sabbatini
1:20: John Daly
1:30: Brian Gay
1:40: Arjun Atwal
1:50: Ryo Ishikawa
2: Charles Howell
2:10: Padraig Harrington
2:20: Alex Prugh
2:30: Retief Goosen
Starting on No. 10
7:45 a.m.: Ryan Palmer
7:55: Charley Hoffman
8:05: Sergio Garcia
8:15: Heath Slocum
8:25: Martin Laird
8:35: Paul Goydos
8:45: Bill Haas
8:55: Carl Pettersson
9:05: Ricky Barnes
9:15: Vaughn Taylor
9:25: Brendon de Jonge
9:35: Nick Watney
9:45: Paul Casey
12:30 p.m.: Brian Davis
12:40: Robert Garrigus
12:50: David Duval
1: Charlie Wi
1:10: Jonathan Byrd
1:20: Matteo Manassero
1:30: Lucas Glover
1:40: Marc Leishman
1:50: Peter Hanson
2: Bryce Molder
2:10: John Senden
2:20: Matt Jones
2:30: Brandt Snedeker
First round — Thursday
Copperhead Course No. 1
7:45 a.m.: Rich Beem, Kevin Stadler, Alex Prugh
7:55: D.J. Trahan, George McNeill, John Senden
8:06: Jeff Maggert, Brandt Jobe, Greg Chalmers
8:16: Billy Mayfair, Harrison Frazar, Matt Jones
8:27: Charley Hoffman, John Rollins, David Toms
8:37: Robert Garrigus, Ryan Palmer, Jerry Kelly
8:48: Michael Bradley, Jonathan Byrd, Geoff Ogilvy
8:58: Arjun Atwal, Cameron Beckman, Vaughn Taylor
9:09: Jason Day, Stephen Ames, Sean O'Hair
9:19: Ryuji Imada, Nick O'Hern, Bryce Molder
9:30: Cameron Tringale, Steven Bowditch, Daniel Summerhays
9:40: Jarrod Lyle, Bio Kim, Brendan Steele
Copperhead Course No. 10
7:45 a.m.: Steve Flesch, Joe Durant, Kris Blanks
7:55: J.J. Henry, Gary Woodland, Ryo Ishikawa
8:06: Kevin Sutherland, David Duval, Josh Teater
8:16: Paul Goydos, Chris Couch, Charlie Wi
8:27: Johnson Wagner, Ryan Moore, Fred Funk
8:37: Rory Sabbatini, Paul Casey, Padraig Harrington
8:48: Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer
8:58: Bill Lunde, Kenny Perry, Justin Leonard
9:09: Rocco Mediate, Stewart Cink, K.J. Choi
9:19: Tag Ridings, Webb Simpson, Jeff Klauk
9:30: Tommy Gainey, Chris Kirk, Peter Uihlein-Y
9:40: Zack Miller, William McGirt, Will Claxton
Copperhead Course No. 1
12:30 p.m.: Andres Romero, Shaun Micheel, Troy Merritt
12:40: J.P. Hayes, Chris DiMarco, Jesper Parnevik
12:51: Chad Campbell, Brian Davis, Ricky Barnes
1:01: Charles Howell, Alex Cejka, Marc Leishman
1:12: Carl Pettersson, Derek Lamely, Trevor Immelman
1:22: Zach Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Matteo Manassero
1:33: Mark Wilson, Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh
1:43: Nathan Green, Lucas Glover, Brian Gay
1:54: John Daly, Roland Thatcher, Peter Hanson
2:04: Chris Riley, James Driscoll, Chris Stroud
2:15: Chris Tidland, Keegan Bradley, Jeff Freeman
2:25: Bobby Gates, Joseph Bramlett, Russell Knox
Copperhead Course No. 10
12:30 p.m.: Garrett Willis, Kent Jones, Blake Adams
12:40: Tim Petrovic, Brendon de Jonge, Chad Collins
12:51: John Huston, Spencer Levin, Michael Connell
1:01: Brandt Snedeker, Ben Curtis, Jimmy Walker
1:12: Troy Matteson, Marc Turnesa, Chez Reavie
1:22: Matt Bettencourt, Justin Rose, Retief Goosen
1:33: Bill Haas, Stuart Appleby, Martin Laird
1:43: Heath Slocum, Pat Perez, Mark Calcavecchia
1:54: Woody Austin, Dean Wilson, Tim Herron
2:04: Kevin Na, Jason Dufner, Jamie Lovemark
2:15: Hunter Haas, Fabian Gomez, Jason Kokrak
2:25: Kyle Stanley, Scott Stallings, Travis Hampshire
Y: amateur