August 4 -- With the top spot in the world golf rankings at stake, No. 1 Tiger Woods will try to stave off third-ranked Lee Westwood as they go head-to-head in the first two rounds of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational this week.
Westwood would leapfrog Woods and No. 2 Phil Mickelson with a win at Firestone Country Club. Click here to read about other scenarios in which Westwood or Mickelson could attain top-dog status.
Marquee pairings. Woods and Westwood head up the marquee pairings for Thursday’s first round at Bridgestone. The twosome will hit the links at 1:50 p.m. EDT off the first tee.
Thursday’s other pairings and tee times of note:
- 9:40 a.m. -- Steve Stricker, Ernie Els (10th tee)
- 9:50 a.m. -- Mickelson, Rory McIlroy (10th tee)
- 10 a.m. -- British Open champ Louis Oosthuizen, Anthony Kim (10th tee)
- 12:30 p.m. -- Stuart Appleby (golf’s latest “Mr. 59”), James Kingston (first tee)
- 1:10 p.m. -- Wunderkind and Twitter geek Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott (first tee)
- 2 p.m. -- Padraig Harrington, 2010 U.S. Open champ Graeme McDowell (first tee)
Click here for a full roster of first- and second-round pairings and tee times.
On TV. The Golf Channel and CBS will be all over the coverage of the Bridgestone:
- Thursday, August 5 -- 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
- Friday -- 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
- Saturday -- 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS)
- Sunday -- 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS)
Woods has not played particularly well since returning from his months-long hiatus. Read how the still top-ranked golfer needs to turn it up if he hopes to retain his No. 1 status and be a factor in the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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