The 2009 British Open begins tomorrow at Turnberry with 156 players in the field battling for the famed Claret Jug. This is the first Open Championship to be held at Turnberry since 1994 when Nick Price captured the championship. Padraig Harrington has won the last two British Opens, at Carnoustie in 2007 and then at Royal Birkdale last year.
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And now, here are the first round Thursday tee times for opening round action at the 2009 British Open at Turnberry (courtesy of the official site of the Open Championship).
2009 British Open Round 1 Thursday Tee Times
| Group | Tee Time | Player | Player | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:30 | Paul Broadhurst | Michael Campbell | Mark Calcavecchia |
| 2 | 6:41 | Jeff Overton | Pablo Larrazabal | Gary Orr |
| 3 | 6:52 | Anthony Wall | Rory Sabbatini | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| 4 | 7:03 | Graeme Storm | Nick Watney | Charl Schwartzel |
| 5 | 7:14 | Rafa Echenique | Richard Finch | Mark O'Meara |
| 6 | 7:25 | David Duval | Nick Dougherty | Adam Scott |
| 7 | 7:36 | Greg Norman | Kenny Perry | Oliver Wilson |
| 8 | 7:47 | Henrik Stenson | Steve Stricker | Wen-Chong Liang |
| 9 | 7:58 | Sergio Garcia | Tom Watson | Matteo Manassero |
| 10 | 8:09 | Peter Hanson | Dustin Johnson | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 11 | 8:20 | Vijay Singh | Bubba Watson | Graeme McDowell |
| 12 | 8:31 | Camilo Villegas | Yuta Ikeda | Sean O'Hair |
| 13 | 8:42 | Azuma Yano | Luke Donald | Darren Clarke |
| 14 | 8:58 | Robert Allenby | Justin Leonard | Anders Hansen |
| 15 | 9:09 | Tiger Woods | Lee Westwood | Ryo Ishikawa |
| 16 | 9:20 | Richard Green | Chad Campbell | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano |
| 17 | 9:31 | Stewart Cink | David Howell | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 18 | 9:42 | Raphael Jacquelin | Ken Duke | Mathew Goggin |
| 19 | 9:53 | Mark Brown | Briny Baird | Johan Edfors |
| 20 | 10:04 | Prayad Marksaeng | DJ Trahan | Markus Brier |
| 21 | 10:15 | Chris Wood | Boo Weekley | Rod Pampling |
| 22 | 10:26 | Bryce Molder | Jaco Ahlers | Richie Ramsay |
| 23 | 10:37 | Billy Mayfair | Marc Cayeux | Lloyd Saltman |
| 24 | 10:48 | Robert Rock | Martin Laird | Ben Crane |
| 25 | 10:59 | Branden Grace | Thomas Haylock | Brandt Snedeker |
| 26 | 11:10 | Daniel Wardrop | Michael Wright | Peter Ellebye |
| 27 | 11:41 | Damien McGrane | Tim Stewart | Matt Kuchar |
| 28 | 11:52 | David Higgins | Jeremy Kavanagh | Daniel Gaunt |
| 29 | 12:03 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | Rhys Davies | James Driscoll |
| 30 | 12:14 | Sandy Lyle | Alvaro Quiros | Steve Marino |
| 31 | 12:25 | Nick Faldo | Soren Kjeldsen | Brian Gay |
| 32 | 12:36 | Mike Weir | Ben Curtis | Ross Fisher |
| 33 | 12:47 | Tim Clark | Stephen Ames | Charles Howell III |
| 34 | 12:58 | Ernie Els | Lucas Glover | Martin Kaymer |
| 35 | 1:09 | Hunter Mahan | Justin Rose | Andres Romero |
| 36 | 1:20 | Colin Montgomerie | Zach Johnson | KJ Choi |
| 37 | 1:31 | Rory McIlroy | Anthony Kim | Retief Goosen |
| 38 | 1:42 | Todd Hamilton | Soren Hansen | Tomohiro Kondo |
| 39 | 1:53 | JB Holmes | Ian Poulter | Miguel Angel Jimenez |
| 40 | 2:09 | Ryjui Imada | Paul Casey | Angel Cabrera |
| 41 | 2:20 | Padraig Harrington | Jim Furyk | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 42 | 2:31 | David Love III | Paul Lawrie | Stuart Appleby |
| 43 | 2:42 | Paul McGinley | Carl Pettersson | John Daly |
| 44 | 2:53 | Stephan Gross | David Toms | Tom Lehman |
| 45 | 3:04 | James Kingston | Charley Hoffman | Fredrik Jacobson |
| 46 | 3:15 | Paul Goydos | Francesco Molinari | Richard Sterne |
| 47 | 3:26 | Richard S. Johnson | Thomas Levet | Kevin Sutherland |
| 48 | 3:37 | Thomas Aiken | Peter Hedblom | Peter Baker |
| 49 | 3:48 | Josh Geary | Fredrick Andersson Hed | David Drysdale |
| 50 | 3:59 | Kenichi Kuboya | Bruce Vaughan | Elliot Saltman |
| 51 | 4:10 | Timothy Wood | David Smail | Oliver Fisher |
| 52 | 4:21 | Terry Pilkadaris | Steve Surry | Koumei Oda |
