3M Championship: Friday's tee times and pairings to watch

July 9, 2:30 PMMinneapolis Golf ExaminerKyle Anway

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FRIDAY'S FIRST ROUND TEE TIMES

Tee times from PGATour.com, all times are local.

FIRST TEE
11:30 a.m.—Tom McKnight, Steve Thomas

11:39 a.m.—Jim Colbert, Fulton Allem

11:49 a.m.—Bruce Fleisher, Leonard Thompson, Graham Marsh

11:58 a.m.—James Mason, Jim Dent, John Morse

12:08 p.m.—Ron Streck, Don Pooley, Olin Browne

Fuzzy Zoeller, Gary McCord and Phil Blackmar (PGATour.com)

12:17 p.m.—Fuzzy Zoeller, Gary McCord, Phil Blackmar
>>> Group includes two men with big personalities, and another who's just plain big (Blackmar stands at 6'7")

12:27 p.m.—Mark O'Meara, Tim Simpson, Mike Hulbert

12:36 p.m.—Jerry Pate, John Jacobs, Lanny Wadkins

12:46 p.m.—John Cook, Tom Kite, Jay Haas

12:55 p.m.—Andy Bean, Peter Jacobsen, Larry Nelson

Bernhard Langer, Nick Price and Ben Crenshaw (PGATour.com)

1:05 p.m.—Bernhard Langer, Nick Price, Ben Crenshaw
>>> This pairing accounts for seven major championships, and Langer is also the current Champions Tour points leader.

1:14 p.m.—Fred Funk, Mark Wiebe, Bob Gilder
>>> Funk is a Minnesota fan favorite after his run at the PGA Championship at Hazeltine in 2002.

1:24 p.m.—Scott Hoch, Brad Bryant, Dana Quigley

R.W. Eaks, Hale Irwin and Jeff Sluman (PGATour.com)

1:33 p.m.—R.W. Eaks, Hale Irwin, Jeff Sluman
>>> The last pairing off the front nine features two former 3M Champions, and a major-championship winner in Sluman.

TENTH TEE
11:30 a.m.—Robert L. Thompson, Mitch Adams, Tom Herzan

11:39 a.m.—Wayne Levi, Jay Sigel, Gary Hallberg

11:49 a.m.—Mark W. Johnson, Mike Reid, Hal Sutton

11:58 a.m.—Dave Eichelberger, Joey Sindelar, Blaine McCallister

12:08 p.m.—David Eger, Dave Stockton, Larry Mize

12:17 p.m.—Bruce Summerhays, Mike McCullough, Ronnie Black

12:27 p.m.—Bruce Lietzke, Gene Jones, Chip Beck

12:36 p.m.—Keith Fergus, Bruce Vaughan, Gil Morgan

12:46 p.m.—Mike Goodes, Scott Simpson, Morris Hatalsky

12:55 p.m.—Lonnie Nielsen, Jim Thorpe, David Edwards

1:05 p.m.—Dan Forsman, Denis Watson, Tom Purtzer,

1:14 p.m.—Mark McNulty, John Harris, Allen Doyle
>>> Harris has won just about every tournament there is to win in Minnesota (Big Ten Championship, State Am, State Mid-Am, State Open)... can he finally contend for a 3M Championship?

1:24 p.m.—Bobby Wadkins, Mark James, Tom Jenkins

IN THE FIELD

Former 3M champions: R.W. Eaks (2008), David Edwards (2006), Tom Purtzer (2005), Tom Kite (2004), Wayne Levi (2003), Hale Irwin (2002), Bruce Lietzke (2001)

Current Charles Schwab Cup points leaders: #1 Bernhard Langer (1,162), #3 Larry Mize (709), #5 Keith Fergus (570), #6 Fred Funk (563), #7 Mark O'Meara (541), #8 Nick Price (530), #9 Joey Sindelar (526), #10 Jay Haas (522).

Former Charles Schwab Cup points champions: Haas (2008, 2006), Irwin (2004, 2002), Allen Doyle (2001)