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CURTAIN UP!

Lucy On Stage ~ Act 4

Lucille Ball’s dream was to be on Broadway. She achieved that goal in 1960, but along the way she found herself on various other stages.  Here’s a look at Lucille Ball, stage actress. 

In school, Lucille’s mother Dede encouraged her daughter to be active in the drama club. Lucille performed and directed with the group, staging a production of Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas, which opened on Broadway in 1893.  In the above photo, Lucille Ball is seated in the front row, second from the left. Her teacher was named Lillian Appleby. Lucille later honored her by naming a character on “I Love Lucy” after her. 

The Celoron, New York, grammar school Lucille attended (above) has long since been razed. But a formative moment in Lucille Ball’s life occurred on this site when her stepfather, Ed Peterson, brought her to see a performance by the renowned monologist Julius Tannen in the school auditorium. As Lucy remembered, “I don’t think a stage career ever occurred to me until that night.”  Lucille left school before graduating, going to New York City to attend drama school. The experiment was short-lived and Lucille returned home. 

In 1929, 18-year-old Lucille Ball was cast in a production of Within the Law by Bayard Veillier  – her first stage performance outside of school. Lucille played the supporting role of Agatha at Jamestown’s Shea Theatre. In 1991, the theater was formally renamed The Lucille Ball Little Theatre in a ceremony with Ball’s family in attendance.

Back in Manhattan, Lucille was cast (but quickly fired) from the chorus of two road shows of Broadway productions. Rio Rita was a New York hit produced by Flo Ziegfeld. 

In a 1963 epsiode of “The Lucy Show” Lucy Carmichael says that Thelma Green (Carole Cook) once appeared in the third road company of Rio Rita. The writers used Ball’s real-life history but attributed it to Thelma. 

She was also in the road company of The Stepping Stones, a musical fantasy about Raggedy Ann and Andy starring Fred and Dorothy Stone. Again, Lucille was quickly let go. 

In Hollywood, Lucille Ball was coached by Lela Rogers, Ginger’s mother, on the RKO lot. At the RKO Little Theatre (later the Desilu Workshop Playhouse) Lucille appeared in several plays. In 1936 she was in Fly Away Home, a play that had appeared on Broadway the year before starring Montgomery Clift and Sheldon Leonard. Agents, Managers, and members of the public could attend for twenty five cents.

Also in 1936, she appeared in Breakfast With Vanora by Fred Ballard, which received good notices in the press. Lucille played the leading role and Barbara Pepper was in the ensemble. Above, Lela instructs John Shelton how to hold a gun while Lucy looks on.  

In 1937, Lucille took a break from Hollywood to make (what she hoped) would be her Broadway debut in Hey Diddle Diddle, a play by Bartlett Cormack starring Conway Tearle. The play premiered at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, with a destination of the Vanderbilt Theatre on Broadway. In its second out-of-town stop in Washington DC, Tearle become gravely ill. That, combined with the fact that producers felt the script needed revisions, caused the production to be halted.  Lucille returned to Hollywood. In 1953, Tearle’s name was mentioned on “I Love Lucy.” He had died in 1938. 

In mid-1947, now married and a successful film star, Lucille Ball again began to think about her stage aspirations and left Hollywood for the boards. She toured in a tour of Dream Girl, a fantasy play by Elmer Rice that had played Broadway in 1945. 

The play’s fantasy sequences seemed tailor-made for Ball’s style and comic wit. In a way, Georgina was a prelude to the “Lucy” character on TV, who is dreaming her way out of her suburban life - and sometimes succeeding.

The play co-starred Scott McKay as the imaginative writer. McKay played the role of Wilbur in the 1958 pilot for TV’s “Mr. Ed” but was replaced on the series by Alan Young.

"I have seen other productions of this play, but the only actress whose performance really delighted me was Lucille Ball. She lacked… tender wistfulness, but her vivid personality and expert timing kept the play bright and alive." ~ Edgar Rice, Playwright

The tour was produced by Herbert Kenwirth who later directed 14 episodes of “Here’s Lucy.”  It featured Barbara Morrison, Alan Hewitt, and Hayden Rorke, who would all later appear on Lucy sitcoms. 

In January 1948, Lucille got the opportunity to recreate the role in Los Angeles, but fell ill with a virus shortly after it opened and the show closed prematurely. It wasn’t long before Lucille was back in front of a live audience, but this time on radio, as the star of the sitcom “My Favorite Husband,” which led to her meteoric success on “I Love Lucy.”  

After the series came to an end in early 1960, Lucille again revived hopes of acting on Broadway. Wildcat, a new musical about by Richard Nash with songs by Cy Coleman was looking for a star. Nash had envisioned the main character of as a woman in her late 20s, and was forced to rewrite the role when 49 yearl-old Lucille Ball expressed interest not only in playing it but financing the project as well. Lucille personally chose her co-stars Keith Andes as her love interest and Pauls Stewart as her sister. Future sitcom star Valerie Harper was in the chorus (above right). 

Lucille played Wildcat ‘Wildy’ Jackson, who dreams of striking oil in 1912 Centavo City, California. The score included what would become her signature tune: “Hey, Look Me Over”.  

The Philadelphia tryout opened on October 29, 1960 to a glowing review from Variety, but local critics were less enthusiastic. The scheduled Broadway opening had to be postponed when trucks hauling the sets and costumes to New York were stranded on the New Jersey Turnpike by a major blizzard. After two previews, the show opened on December 16 at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon).

Ball quickly realized audiences had come expecting to see her Lucy Ricardo persona and began ad-libbing to bring her characterization closer to that of the zany housewife she had portrayed on television. But the rigors of singing and dancing in a Broadway musical eight times a week caught up with Ball. She got illl and demands for refunds ran high, the producers planned to close the show for a week to allow her to recover. The closure came sooner than planned when Ball, suffering from a virus and chronic fatigue, departed for Florida. She returned two weeks later, but collapsed on stage. It was decided the show would close for nine weeks at the end of May and reopen once its star had fully recovered but when the musicians' union insisted on members of the orchestra being paid during the shutdowns. Not even Lucille’s deep pockets could afford the cost, and the show closed permanently on June 3, 1961.  

Lucille returned to Hollywood, her dream realized, even if it was short-lived. Thereafter, she would incorporate her love for theatre into her television and film performances, starring in many ‘mini-musicals’ on “The Lucy Show” and “Here’s Lucy” and - in 1974 - tackling the full-scale Broadway musical Mame on film. 

CURTAIN DOWN on ACT 4

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WINGS OF YOUTH / YOUNG SINNERS

1930

Young Sinners is a play by Elmer Harris. It was originally produced by the Shuberts with Stanley Logan directing. It was previously titled Wings of Youth, Temptation, and When You’re 18. 

‘Young Sinners’ is the story of the wild young son of a multi-millionaire who, at twenty, has nothing to live for. After prolonged debauch, his father sends him to a camp with a hard-fisted trainer. There a girl, the daughter of an equally wealthy parent, comes and spends a weekend with him. His salvation is soon brought about and likewise his reconciliation with his father and the world in general. 

"It's much better to have a lover. You can shake them when you tire of them, but it is a bore getting rid of a husband." ~ YOUNG SINNERS

The play opened as Wings of Youth at Nixon’s Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City on October 21, 1929. For historical context, this was three days before the Wall Street Crash that sent the country into the Great Depression. From AC, the play moved to the Lyric Theatre in Philadelphia, and then to the Majestic in Flatbush, Brooklyn, before heading to the Main Stem. 

The play opened on Broadway as Young Sinners at the Morosco Theatre on November 29, 1929. 

It moved to the National Theatre at the end of its run. 

Critic Burns Mantle printed a review that inferred that playwright Elmer Harris had copied the seduction scene in Young Sinners from Preston Sturges’ popular play Strictly Dishonorable. 

The play, now retitled and a qualified Broadway hit, returned to Nixon’s Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City on June 30, 1930. The play was on a ‘summer Beach vacation from Broadway’ - first in Atlantic City, then in Brighton Beach. 

Despite that promise to return to the Masque on August 4th, that did not happen. The date was pushed back and the location moved to the Shubert. Instead, by October the play was being seen in San Francisco at the Curran and the Shubert on Broadway housed the new Ivor Novello play. 

In 1931, the play saw a two-week return to Broadway at the New Yorker Theatre (now Studio 54), at popular prices, opening on April 20th. It was produced by George Sharp.

In 1933, the play returned to Broadway yet again, this time at the Ambassador Theatre (219 West 49th Street) playing from March 6th to April 29th for a total of 72 performances. This time it was produced by Thomas Kilpatrick and staged by Carl Hunt.  

Although the cast changed with each iteration, the once constant was Constance - Dorothy Appleby - who appeared in all three. Appleby is best remembered for appearing in comedy films with the Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, and Charley Chase.

In June 1931, just after the first revival, a film version was released.  

 The screenplay was initially written by Maurine Dallas Watkins (Chicago) though the script filmed was William Conselman's, who scrapped her screenplay in favor of his own. The film played in Atlantic City at the Virginia Theatre on The Boardwalk.  

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C J K M S

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C - cosima niehaus, claire temple, cisco ramon, catelyn stark, cassidy (preacher), charley bordelon, clark kent, cheyenne thompson, charles boyle, coco conners, charmain tully, cricket diaz, cindy reston, charlotte appleby, craig middlebrooks, capheus onyango, carmen lowell, carol peletier

J - jules thomas, june (the handmaid’s tale), jemma simmons, jon snow, jake peralta, jonah simms, josh segal, jennifer jareau, james kirk, jessica jones, josephine anwhistle, joan watson, jessie tyler, jem walker, jim halpert, james olsen, j’onn j’onzz

K - kira yukimura, koen west, kennedy cates, kara danvers, kelly booth, karen page, klaus baudelaire, kate bishop, kimmy schmidt, kitty trevelyan, kieran walker, kermit the frog, kelly kapoor, kala dandekar

M - martha jones, margaery tyrell, merlin, morgana, misty knight, mariah dillard, matt murdock, maeve millay, mattie hawkins, mia elster, max elster, molly hooper, margaret “peggy” carter, mylene cruz, marcus “dizzee” kipling, mabel pines, mary phinney, michaela pratt, michonne (twd), maggie rhee, melinda may, moira (the handmaid’s tale), misty day, maggie sawyer, minerva mcgonagall, m’gann m’orzz, mary jane watson

S - sarah manning, sansa stark, samwell tarly, shae (game of thrones), siobhan sadler, scott mccall, steve rogers, sam wilson, sandra (superstore), summer henderson, sam white, sara lance, sam gamgee, shirley bennett, sam weir, sid (galavant), shaolin fantastic, soos ramirez, sarah bennett, sun bak, sirius black, sophia burset

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John Deere Classic 2017: Tee times, TV channel, and live stream for Sunday

The PGA Tour heads to the heartland, where some up-and-coming talents are in contention in the final round of the Deere.

The John Deere Classic may not have the richest purse or strongest field or best spot on the schedule. But the annual stop in the Quad Cities region has developed a bit of a cult following both on social media and out in the heartland. The tournament at TPC Deere Run often gives some of the lesser-known players some shine and also hands out exemptions to a few of the top college players, potential future stars getting a start in the big leagues.

There's also the course, a TPC layout on the Rock River that can put us on #59Watch each year. The JDC may not be the sexiest event on the PGA Tour schedule, but it has a strong identity and often delivers fun Sunday movement each year. This is where Jordan Spieth got his first win and secured a PGA Tour card at the start of what is already a Hall of Fame career. That memorable Sunday hole-out was only three years ago at TPC Deere Run, and we've seen what Spieth has accomplished in the intervening time.

This year, we've got a few young prospects bidding for a PGA Tour win. Patrick Rodgers, as you'll hear referenced often on the broadcast, holds the all-time wins record at Stanford with a guy named Tiger Woods. He is a former world No. 1 amateur and Ben Hogan Award winner. He can crush the ball and is a talent that people expected to win on the PGA Tour. This is a great Sunday opportunity and he'll start with a two-shot lead over Daniel Berger. A win for Rodgers would not only be his first and deliver a bucket of perks, but it would also immediately get him in the field for next week's British Open. The charter is waiting in Moline so here's hoping Rodgers brought his passport.

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Rodgers and another former amateur stud, the Artist himself, Bryson DeChambeau, who's still lurking in Moline.

Berger is the former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and seems to be in contention every week right now. He won in Memphis for the second straight year and then lost in a playoff to that Spieth guy on another ridiculous hole-out from a bunker. So Berger is a young stud and a lock for Team USA's Presidents Cup roster and he'll be chasing Rodgers at the start of Sunday, where low scores and dramatic leaderboard movement are always possible.

Here are your coverage details for the final round from TPC Deere Run:

Sunday's Media Schedule

Television:

1 to 2:30 p.m. ET — Golf Channel

3 to 6 p.m. — CBS

Online streams:

1 to 2:30 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream

2:30 to 6 p.m. — PGA Tour Live/CBS simulcast stream

Radio:

1 to 6 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

TEE TIMES

Here's the full tee sheet for the final round from the Quad Cities:

8:20 a.m.: Michael Kim

8:25 a.m.: Martin Flores, John Merrick

8:34 a.m.: Luke List, Chris Kirk

8:43 a.m.: Cameron Tringale, Kelly Kraft

8:52 a.m.: Billy Hurley III, William McGirt

9:01 a.m.: Shawn Stefani, Andres Romero

9:10 a.m.: Y.E. Yang, Boo Weekley

9:19 a.m.: Morgan Hoffmann, K.J. Choi

9:28 a.m.: Chez Reavie, Bubba Watson

9:37 a.m.: Sam Horsfield, Seamus Power

9:46 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Ben Crane

9:55 a.m.: Scott Brown, Chris Stroud

10:04 a.m.: Peter Malnati, Kyle Stanley

10:13 a.m.: Greg Chalmers, Tyrone Van Aswegen

10:22 a.m.: a-Nick Hardy, a-Maverick McNealy

10:31 a.m.: Steve Stricker, Mark Anderson

10:40 a.m.: Dominic Bozzelli, Brandon Hagy

10:49 a.m.: Derek Fathauer, Bud Cauley

10:58 a.m.: Ricky Barnes, Sam Saunders

11:07 a.m.: Troy Matteson, Jonathan Randolph

11:16 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Kevin Kisner

11:25 a.m.: Miguel Angel Carballo, Camilo Villegas

11:34 a.m.: Daniel Summerhays, Patton Kizzire

11:43 a.m.: Wesley Bryan, Cameron Percy

11:52 a.m.: Brian Harman, Chad Campbell

12:01 p.m.: Stuart Appleby, Troy Merritt

12:10 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Lucas Glover

12:19 p.m.: Ben Martin, Ollie Schniederjans

12:28 p.m.: Zach Johnson, Richy Werenski

12:37 p.m.: Charles Howell III, Chesson Hadley

12:46 p.m.: Jonathan Byrd, Kevin Tway

12:55 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Rory Sabbatini

1:04 p.m.: Brian Campbell, Rick Lamb

1:13 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Vaughn Taylor

1:22 p.m.: Jamie Lovemark, J.J. Henry

1:31 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Nicholas Lindheim

1:40 p.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Daniel Berger

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GEORGE O’HANLON

November 23, 1912

George Samuel O'Hanlon was best known for his role as Joe McDoakes in the Warner Brothers live-action Joe McDoakes short subjects (1942-1956) and as the voice of George Jetson in Hanna-Barbera's 1962 prime-time animated television series “The Jetsons” and its 1985 revival. He started working at 16 with his own stage show, but was fired after a few weeks due to a fight over wages.  His cousin, Virginia O'Hanlon, is the subject of the famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus". 

The 63 Joe McDoakes ten-minute shorts are also known as the Behind the Eight Ball series (for the large eight ball Joe appeared behind in the opening credits) or the So You Want... series (as most of the film titles began with this phrase). “Behind the eight ball” is an expression that signifies the inability to get ahead of something. The character's name comes from "Joe Doakes," which was then a popular slang term for the ‘average man’ akin to ‘John Doe’. The series was often co-written by O’Hanlon, who was generally uncredited as writer. 

From 1947 to 1949, the series earned three consecutive Academy Award nominations for Short Subject.  Actors from the series who also worked with Lucille Ball on television and radio include: Frank Nelson (above with O’Hanlon), Iron Eyes Cody, Arthur Q. Bryan (who voiced Elmer Fudd), Bobby Jellison, Fritz Feld, Jesslyn Fax, Phil Arnold, Joi Lansing, and Herb Vigran. 

O’Hanlon was originally hired to voice Fred Flintstone for “The Flintstones” (1960) but one of the sponsors didn't think he was right for the part and he was replaced by Alan Reed. Two years later, they created “The Jetsons” for him, even using his first name for the character. He did, however, later do various voice on “The Flintstone Kids” (1986-88). 

He made his big screen debut as a background actor in 1932′s The Death Kiss starring Bela Lugosi. 

His first time on television was a 1953 episode of “My Little Margie”. 

His only appearance with Lucille Ball was in “Lucy and Superman” (ILL S6;E13) in 1957. The episode was filmed on November 15, 1956. O’Hanlon played Charley Appleby, Caroline’s husband and little Stevie’s father, a role originated by Hy Averback in “Baby Pictures” (ILL S3;E5). Both Charleys were very proud of their son!  

In addition to O’Hanlon, “The Jetsons” also featured Lucy alumni Janet Waldo who played Peggy in “The Young Fans” (ILL S1;E20) in 1952 and Lucy’s sister Marge on a 1963 episode of "The Lucy Show.”  Waldo voiced Judy Jetson, George’s teenage daughter. Jean Vander Pyl, who voiced the Jetson’s maid Rosie the Robot and was perhaps best known as the voice of Wilma Flintstone, did several episodes of “My Favorite Husband”, Lucille Ball’s popular radio series. Other “Lucy” actors who could be heard on “The Jetsons” include Hal Smith, Shepard Menken, Paul Winchell, Bea Benadaret, and Frank Nelson, to name a few.  

From 1954 to 1958, O’Hanlon played the recurring role of Calvin on NBC’s “The Life of Riley.” While the show was not related to “Lucy” or Desilu, it did feature many of the same performers. 

In 1959, he worked for Desilu again in “Martin’s Folly,” an episode of the “Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse”. It also starred Bart Braverman, Phil Ober, Tony Randall, and Jay North, all of who had (or would) work with Lucy.  As with all episodes of the anthology series, the story was introduced by Desi Arnaz. 

From 1958 to 1961, O’Hanlon did three episodes of Desilu’s “The Ann Sothern Show,” two as Jerry Doolittle. He co-wrote several episodes, including one that  he appeared on. Lucille Ball guest-starred on the series as Lucy Ricardo in 1959.

During the same period (1955 to 1961), O’Hanlon did three episode of “The Danny Thomas Show” as various characters. It was filmed at Desilu Studios. In 1958, the series switched from ABC to CBS and did reciprocal crossover episodes with “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.”  This would be his final time at Desilu. 

His final role was voicing his most famous character, George Jetson, in an animated feature film reboot Jetsons in 1990. During a recording session, he suffered a second stroke. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. The film was dedicated to him.

His first wife was Inez Yvonne Witt. They were married in February 1932 and divorced in May 1948. The following year he wed Martha Stewart (not relation to the current lifestyle icon) but they divorced in 1952. In 1953 he married Nancy Owens with whom he had two children. The marriage last until his death. 

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2017 Travelers Championship Round 2: Tee times, TV schedule, and live stream for Friday

The Travelers begins early Friday morning with Jordan Spieth in the lead.

Brooks Koepka is taking a well-earned week off after earning his first major title by running away to a record-tying finish at the 2017 U.S. Open. He isn’t the only big name to pass on this year’s Travelers Championship.

This year’s tournament is sparse on top-10 golfers, as players like Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Sergio Garcia, and Henrik Stenson will all join Koepka on the “regretfully declines” side of the Travelers RSVP. That leaves just a handful of elite linksmen in Hartford — and a tremendous opportunity for one of the game’s rising stars to make his mark with a headline-making win.

That’s what happened to Russell Knox last summer. The 32-year-old Scot earned his second PGA Tour title by holding off Jerry Kelly with a one-stroke victory. That win was part of a career year for Knox, who also notched personal best finishes at the U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship in 2016.

However, 2017 hasn’t been as kind. Knox failed to make the cut at each of this year’s majors. He’ll use this weekend’s opportunity to retain his title — as part of PGA Tour Live’s featured group — as a chance to get back on track and regain his spot as one of the world’s top golfers.

Jim Furyk will also try to reclaim some 2016 magic at the the TPC at River Highlands. The veteran golfer didn’t look like a 46-year-old on the course last summer, carding a PGA-record 58 to finish out his tournament and earn a spot in the event’s top five. Furyk is coming off a solid three-under performance at the Open, and his past mastery of the course could make him a steady favorite in the championship rounds.

Furyk and Knox will have to fight through a field that may lack the prestige of a major, but still carries plenty of recognizable names. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, and Jason Day will all try to boost their top-10 rankings with big performances in Connecticut. Other headliners like Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson, and Patrick Reed will be in attendance as well.

Here’s how you can follow all of Friday’s action from the 2017 Travelers Championship.

Friday’s second-round coverage

All times Eastern

Television:

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. ET — Golf Channel

7:30 to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel replay

Online streams:

7 a.m. -- PGA Tour Live starts with coverage from range and opening holes

7 to 8:15 a.m. — Free PGA Tour live stream on Twitter

Featured Groups (PGA Tour Live subscription required)

7:50 a.m. — Marc Leishman / Russell Knox / Bubba Watson

8 a.m. — Wesley Bryan / Jordan Spieth / Brandt Snedeker

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. — PGA Tour Live featured holes coverage (No subscription required)

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream

Radio:

Noon to 7 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

Friday’s Tee Times

Here’s the full tee sheet for the second round at TPC River Highlands:

Off No. 1 Tee

7 a.m.: Martin Laird, Tag Ridings, J.T. Poston

7:10 a.m.: Bob Estes, Derek Fathauer, Ryan Blaum

7:20 a.m.: Charlie Beljan, Martin Flores, Trey Mullinax

7:30 a.m.: David Lingmerth, Nick Watney, Luke Donald

7:40 a.m.: Cody Gribble, Tony Finau, Retief Goosen

7:50 a.m.: Brendan Steele, Peter Malnati, Scott Piercy

8 a.m.: Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Alex Cejka

8:10 a.m.: Ryan Palmer, Steve Wheatcroft, Cameron Percy

8:20 a.m.: Bud Cauley, Shawn Stefani, Whee Kim

8:30 a.m.: Morgan Hoffmann, Jamie Lovemark, Andrew Loupe

8:40 a.m.: Zack Sucher, Brian Campbell, Brett Coletta

8:50 a.m.: Julian Etulain, Seamus Power, Neil Johnson

9 a.m.: Bobby Gates, Joel Dahmen, Chase Seiffert

Noon: Kevin Streelman, Stuart Appleby, Jason Kokrak

12:10 p.m.: Mark Wilson, Graham DeLaet, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano

12:20 p.m.: Carl Pettersson, Lucas Glover, Xander Schauffele

12:30 p.m.: Fabian Gomez, Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh

12:40 p.m.: Hudson Swafford, Emiliano Grillo, Padraig Harrington

12:50 p.m.: Brian Harman, Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk

1 p.m.: Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Jason Day

1:10 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor, Hunter Mahan

1:20 p.m.: John Huh, Kyle Reifers, Michael Kim

1:30 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Tim Wilkinson, John Peterson

1:40 p.m.: Ben Crane, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Brett Stegmaier

1:50 p.m.: Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Rick Lamb

2 p.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Nicholas Lindheim, Wyndham Clark

Off No. 10 Tee

7 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kelly Kraft, Kevin Tway

7:10 a.m.: Scott Stallings, Anirban Lahiri, Zac Blair

7:20 a.m.: Michael Thompson, Will MacKenzie, Spencer Levin

7:30 a.m.: Jonas Blixt, William McGirt, Troy Merritt

7:40 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Matt Every, Brian Gay

7:50 a.m.: Marc Leishman, Russell Knox, Bubba Watson

8 a.m.: Wesley Bryan, Jordan Spieth, Brandt Snedeker

8:10 a.m.: Ken Duke, Rory Sabbatini, Mark Hubbard

8:20 a.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, Kevin Na, Troy Kelly

8:30 a.m.: Daniel Summerhays, Chad Collins, C.T. Pan

8:40 a.m.: Steven Alker, Brett Drewitt, Beau Hossler

8:50 a.m.: Mark Anderson, Richy Werenski, Ryan Brehm

9 a.m.: Ryan Armour, Bryson DeChambeau, Billy Downes

Noon: Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Andres Gonzales

12:10 p.m.: Harris English, Robert Garrigus, Jason Bohn

12:20 p.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Chez Reavie, Grayson Murray

12:30 p.m.: Greg Chalmers, Smylie Kaufman, Keegan Bradley

12:40 p.m.: Adam Hadwin, J.J. Henry, Paul Casey

12:50 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Robert Streb

1 p.m.: Billy Hurley III, Brian Stuard, K.J. Choi

1:10 p.m.: Rod Pampling, Jim Herman, Danny Lee

1:20 p.m.: Chad Campbell, Patton Kizzire, Harold Varner III

1:30 p.m.: Bryce Molder, David Hearn, Dominic Bozzelli

1:40 p.m.: Ricky Barnes, Sung Kang, Byeong Hun An

1:50 p.m..: Tom Hoge, Brandon Hagy, Ryan Ruffels

2 p.m.: Brad Fritsch, Bobby Wyatt, Zach Zaback

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Travelers Championship 2017 live stream: Tee times, TV channel, and how to watch Round 1 online

Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy headline the Travelers in their first trip to Hartford. Here’s how to ignore work and watch a loaded Travelers Championship.

It’s the first week of summer, but we’re already into the second half of the PGA Tour season. There are two more majors left but the regular season ends in mid-August, meaning there are only a handful of events left for players to start piling up FedExCup points and earnings.

The Travelers Championship is the first official event of the summer and it’s stacked. We’d typically exhale the week after major — maybe take a walk and some time away from golf after watching hours and hours of major golf the preceding week. But the Travelers doesn’t really present that kind of opportunity, what with Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, and Jordan Spieth all committing to the traditional event in Hartford. For Rory and Spieth, it’s their first trip to the Travelers. It’s Day’s third but it has been a few years since the Aussie made it to TPC River Highlands.

All three are former world No. 1s and easily capable of recapturing that crown, and quickly. This will be a far different test from Erin Hills last week and a chance to really pile up some birdies. Rory alluded to this earlier in the week, saying it would be a nice change of pace and opportunity to feel good about your game. McIlroy and Day both bombed out early at the U.S. Open, while Spieth spent the weekend middling out of contention. This is an opportunity for all three to get some good vibes going and post some low 60s numbers to get the summer off right.

It also makes this a must-watch for the golf nerds and one of the stronger events of the entire season, especially in the non-WGC and non-major category. The Travelers also had some luxuries to work with on the tee sheet, the Tour splitting up their field riches between the morning and afternoon waves. That happens every week but this depth at the top makes both sides of the draw pretty attractive. On Thursday, Spieth and Bubba Watson will be the big names in the afternoon coverage while Rory, Day, and Justin Thomas will be some of the stars carrying the morning coverage on PGA Tour Live. The nuts and bolts details for Thursday’s round below.

Here are all your media options for Thursday’s first round in Connecticut:

Thursday’s first-round coverage

Television:

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. ET — Golf Channel

7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — Golf Channel replay

Online streams:

7 a.m. -- PGA Tour Live starts with coverage from range and opening holes

7 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. ET — Free PGA Tour live stream on Twitter

Featured Groups (PGA Tour Live subscription required)

7:50 a.m. — Rory McIlroy / Brian Harman / Jim Furyk

8 a.m. — Justin Thomas / Patrick Reed / Jason Day

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. — PGA Tour Live featured holes coverage (No subscription required)

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream

Radio:

Noon to 7 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

TEE TIMES

Here’s the full tee sheet for the opening round at TPC River Highlands:

Off No. 1 Tee:

7:00 a.m.: Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Andres Gonzales

7:10 a.m.: Harris English, Robert Garrigus, Jason Bohn

7:20 a.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Chez Reavie, Grayson Murray

7:30 a.m.: Greg Chalmers, Smylie Kaufman, Keegan Bradley

7:40 a.m.: Adam Hadwin, J.J. Henry, Paul Casey

7:50 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Robert Streb

8:00 a.m.: Billy Hurley III, Brian Stuard, K.J. Choi

8:10 a.m.: Rod Pampling, Jim Herman, Danny Lee

8:20 a.m.: Chad Campbell, Patton Kizzire, Harold Varner III

8:30 a.m.: Bryce Molder, David Hearn, Dominic Bozzelli

8:40 a.m.: Ricky Barnes, Sung Kang, Byeong Hun An

8:50 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Brandon Hagy, Ryan Ruffels

9:00 a.m.: Brad Fritsch, Bobby Wyatt, Zach Zaback

12:00 p.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kelly Kraft, Kevin Tway

12:10 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Anirban Lahiri, Zac Blair

12:20 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Will MacKenzie, Spencer Levin

12:30 p.m.: Jonas Blixt, William McGirt, Troy Merritt

12:40 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Matt Every, Brian Gay

12:50 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Russell Knox, Bubba Watson

1:00 p.m.: Wesley Bryan, Jordan Spieth, Brandt Snedeker

1:10 p.m.: Ken Duke, Rory Sabbatini, Mark Hubbard

1:20 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, Kevin Na, Troy Kelly

1:30 p.m.: Daniel Summerhays, Chad Collins, C.T. Pan

1:40 p.m.: Steven Alker, Brett Drewitt, Beau Hossler

1:50 p.m.: Mark Anderson, Richy Werenski, Ryan Brehm

2:00 p.m.: Ryan Armour, Bryson DeChambeau, Billy Downes

Off No. 10 Tee:

7:00 a.m.: Kevin Streelman, Stuart Appleby, Jason Kokrak

7:10 a.m.: Mark Wilson, Graham DeLaet, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano

7:20 a.m.: Carl Pettersson, Lucas Glover, Xander Schauffele

7:30 a.m.: Fabian Gomez, Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh

7:40 a.m.: Hudson Swafford, Emiliano Grillo, Padraig Harrington

7:50 a.m.: Brian Harman, Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk

8:00 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Jason Day

8:10 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor, Hunter Mahan

8:20 a.m.: John Huh, Kyle Reifers, Michael Kim

8:30 a.m.: Boo Weekley, Tim Wilkinson, John Peterson

8:40 a.m.: Ben Crane, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Brett Stegmaier

8:50 a.m.: Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Rick Lamb

9:00 a.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Nicholas Lindheim, Wyndham Clark

12:00 p.m.: Martin Laird, Tag Ridings, J.T. Poston

12:10 p.m.: Bob Estes, Derek Fathauer, Ryan Blaum

12:20 p.m.: Charlie Beljan, Martin Flores, Trey Mullinax

12:30 p.m.: David Lingmerth, Nick Watney, Luke Donald

12:40 p.m.: Cody Gribble, Tony Finau, Retief Goosen

12:50 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Peter Malnati, Scott Piercy

1:00 p.m.: Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Alex Cejka

1:10 p.m.: Ryan Palmer, Steve Wheatcroft, Cameron Percy

1:20 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Shawn Stefani, Whee Kim

1:30 p.m.: Morgan Hoffmann, Jamie Lovemark, Andrew Loupe

1:40 p.m.: Zack Sucher, Brian Campbell, Brett Coletta

1:50 p.m.: Julian Etulain, Seamus Power, Neil Johnson

2:00 p.m.: Bobby Gates, Joel Dahmen, Chase Seiffert

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Travelers Championship 2017: Tee times, pairings for Thursday’s round

A loaded field in Hartford includes Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, and Jason Day.

The week after a major championship is usually a time to unwind, maybe catch your breath and take a break from golf after an intense week of watching hours of major coverage. The 2017 Travelers Championship, however, is not exactly the right week to take a break.

That’s because this traditional Hartford stop has gone ahead and drawn arguably the strongest field in its history. The strength-of-field rating is the highest they’ve had in the past decade, headlined by Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, and Jason Day. Throw in some Justin Thomas, Pat Reed, Bubba Watson, and others, and you have one of the best PGA Tour events of the year.

It’s a dramatic development for an event like the Travelers, which has a strong identity but needs to fight for its field in the week after the exhausting “toughest test in golf” — the U.S. Open. TPC River Highlands always puts on a good event with some of the best and rowdiest crowds of the year. It’s one of just two stops in New England and in the first week of summer, Connecticut usually shows up in numbers for this.

Now they have a tee sheet loaded with stars to watch all week too. This field is always fine — never bad — but this is supercharged. On Thursday, the stars are clustered around 8 a.m. ET in the morning wave and 1 p.m. in the afternoon wave. Rory will play with Mr. 58 here, Jim Furyk, and last week’s contender at Erin Hills, Brian Harman. One group behind them are Thomas, Day, and Reed.

Spieth will be the top draw on the afternoon side of the sheet, playing with Wesley Bryan and Brandt Snedeker at 1 p.m. Here’s your full tee sheet for the opening round at TPC River Highlands:

Off No. 1 Tee:

7:00 a.m.: Kyle Stanley, Johnson Wagner, Andres Gonzales

7:10 a.m.: Harris English, Robert Garrigus, Jason Bohn

7:20 a.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Chez Reavie, Grayson Murray

7:30 a.m.: Greg Chalmers, Smylie Kaufman, Keegan Bradley

7:40 a.m.: Adam Hadwin, J.J. Henry, Paul Casey

7:50 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Robert Streb

8:00 a.m.: Billy Hurley III, Brian Stuard, K.J. Choi

8:10 a.m.: Rod Pampling, Jim Herman, Danny Lee

8:20 a.m.: Chad Campbell, Patton Kizzire, Harold Varner III

8:30 a.m.: Bryce Molder, David Hearn, Dominic Bozzelli

8:40 a.m.: Ricky Barnes, Sung Kang, Byeong Hun An

8:50 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Brandon Hagy, Ryan Ruffels

9:00 a.m.: Brad Fritsch, Bobby Wyatt, Zach Zaback

12:00 p.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kelly Kraft, Kevin Tway

12:10 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Anirban Lahiri, Zac Blair

12:20 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Will MacKenzie, Spencer Levin

12:30 p.m.: Jonas Blixt, William McGirt, Troy Merritt

12:40 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Matt Every, Brian Gay

12:50 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Russell Knox, Bubba Watson

1:00 p.m.: Wesley Bryan, Jordan Spieth, Brandt Snedeker

1:10 p.m.: Ken Duke, Rory Sabbatini, Mark Hubbard

1:20 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, Kevin Na, Troy Kelly

1:30 p.m.: Daniel Summerhays, Chad Collins, C.T. Pan

1:40 p.m.: Steven Alker, Brett Drewitt, Beau Hossler

1:50 p.m.: Mark Anderson, Richy Werenski, Ryan Brehm

2:00 p.m.: Ryan Armour, Bryson DeChambeau, Billy Downes

Off No. 10 Tee:

7:00 a.m.: Kevin Streelman, Stuart Appleby, Jason Kokrak

7:10 a.m.: Mark Wilson, Graham DeLaet, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano

7:20 a.m.: Carl Pettersson, Lucas Glover, Xander Schauffele

7:30 a.m.: Fabian Gomez, Webb Simpson, Vijay Singh

7:40 a.m.: Hudson Swafford, Emiliano Grillo, Padraig Harrington

7:50 a.m.: Brian Harman, Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk

8:00 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Jason Day

8:10 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor, Hunter Mahan

8:20 a.m.: John Huh, Kyle Reifers, Michael Kim

8:30 a.m.: Boo Weekley, Tim Wilkinson, John Peterson

8:40 a.m.: Ben Crane, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Brett Stegmaier

8:50 a.m.: Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Rick Lamb

9:00 a.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Nicholas Lindheim, Wyndham Clark

12:00 p.m.: Martin Laird, Tag Ridings, J.T. Poston

12:10 p.m.: Bob Estes, Derek Fathauer, Ryan Blaum

12:20 p.m.: Charlie Beljan, Martin Flores, Trey Mullinax

12:30 p.m.: David Lingmerth, Nick Watney, Luke Donald

12:40 p.m.: Cody Gribble, Tony Finau, Retief Goosen

12:50 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Peter Malnati, Scott Piercy

1:00 p.m.: Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Alex Cejka

1:10 p.m.: Ryan Palmer, Steve Wheatcroft, Cameron Percy

1:20 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Shawn Stefani, Whee Kim

1:30 p.m.: Morgan Hoffmann, Jamie Lovemark, Andrew Loupe

1:40 p.m.: Zack Sucher, Brian Campbell, Brett Coletta

1:50 p.m.: Julian Etulain, Seamus Power, Neil Johnson

2:00 p.m.: Bobby Gates, Joel Dahmen, Chase Seiffert

[junker-town]

Farmers Insurance Open 2017: Tee times and pairings for Friday

Tiger Woods gets his shot at the easier North Course on Friday at Torrey Pines.

The Farmers Insurance Open is the unofficial start of the PGA Tour season. Sure, for the close watchers of the Tour and golf, there’s never really a start or a stop. But for the wider audience, Torrey Pines is usually where the game pops up on the map.

That wider attention is due to Tiger Woods, who is back at Torrey this year following a lost 2016 season. Woods is synonymous with Torrey Pines, winning on the La Jolla course eight times in his career — seven times at this event and one U.S. Open, his last major championship back in 2008. His appearance this year took an added weight given that it comes after a 500-plus day layoff from the PGA Tour. It made one of the early season’s bigger events that much more of a show, especially in these first two rounds.

Tiger didn’t exactly get the easiest draw to come back from that long layoff. The first two rounds at Torrey are split between the South Course and the North Course. That allows the PGA Tour to put a full field out there and easily get them through the pre-cut 36-holes during a time of year when daylight is limited. While the South Course gets a lot of the pub, the North Course is no slouch and definitely worthy of hosting a PGA Tour round of golf. The South, however, is unquestionably harder, playing almost three strokes tougher in the first round, which is right in line with the historic data during this two-course split.

Tiger showed up on a South Course that’s been soaked by rain, making the rough that much deeper and gnarlier. They aren’t able to cut it when it’s drenched and Torrey generally has higher rough than most regular PGA Tour stops. So Woods wasn’t playing some pitch and putt in his first round back, and his late tee time also left him with those late-in-the-day unpredictable and bumpy poa annua greens.

On Friday, Tiger will get the easier North Course, which now has bent grass greens after a $12 million renovation. Tiger putts better on poa annua maybe more than anyone in history, but he’ll almost always take bent grass as the preferable surface for scoring conditions. So an easier course on greens he prefers should give him hope of making the cut, which will be the goal after sitting in 133rd place at 4-over. Woods will begin that attempt at 12:30 p.m. ET alongside Dustin Johnson and Jason Day. It’s the marquee group of the tournament and they will be shown on PGA Tour Live’s featured groups stream.

Here’s the full tee sheet for Friday’s second round:

South Course

No. 1 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Chad Campbell, Steve Marino, Sung Kang

12:10 p.m.: Robert Garrigus, Tim Wilkinson, Patton Kizzire

12:20 p.m.: Hudson Swafford, Pat Perez, Charles Howell III

12:30 p.m.: Brian Stuard, J.J. Henry, Nick Watney

12:40 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Kevin Tway, Ryan Brehm

12:50 p.m.: Nicholas Lindheim, Brett Drewitt, Tyler Aldridge

1:00 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Zac Blair, Blayne Barber​

1:10 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Roberto Castro, Byeong Hun An​

1:20 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Will MacKenzie, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano

1:30 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka​

1:40 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson

1:50 p.m.: Ryan Blaum, Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun Miguel

2:00 p.m.: Wesley Bryan, Xander Schauffele, Aaron Wise

No. 10 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Ben Crane, Patrick Rodgers

12:10 p.m.: John Senden, Derek Fathauer, Soren Kjeldsen

12:20 p.m.: Smylie Kaufman, Robert Streb, K.J. Choi

12:30 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Rod Pampling, Billy Hurley III

12:40 p.m.: Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Beau Hossler

12:50 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Zack Sucher, Steve Wheatcroft

1:00 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Jonas Blixt, Willy Wilcox

1:10 p.m.: Martin Laird, Spencer Levin, John Peterson

1:20 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor, Paul Casey

1:30 p.m.: Greg Chalmers, Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink

1:40 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Bud Cauley, Luke List

1:50 p.m.: Brandon Hagy, Grayson Murray, Donimic Bozzelli

2:00 p.m.: Whee Kim, Andrew Johnston, Brian Campbell

North Course

No. 1 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Tag Ridings, Kyle Reifers

12:10 p.m.: Scott Brown, Chad Collins, Andres Gonzales

12:20 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Hunter Mahan, Retief Goosen

12:30 p.m.: Tony Finau, Danny Lee, J.B. Holmes

12:40 p.m.: Brian Harman, Kyle Stanley, Tyrone Van Aswegen

12:50 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Bobby Wyatt, Todd Baek

1:00 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, D.A. Points, Francesco Molinari

1:10 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III, Jon Rahm

1:20 p.m.: James Hahn, Peter Malnati, Alex Cejka

1:30 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Padraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini

1:40 p.m.: Johnson Wagner, Graham DeLaet, Cameron Percy

1:50 p.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Cheng Tsung Pan, Henrik Norlander

2:00 p.m.: Brad Fritsch, Julian Etulain, J.T. Poston

No. 10 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Martin Flores, Brett Stegmaier

12:10 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Jason Kokrak, Andrew Loupe

12:20 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Daniel Berger, Emiliano Grillo

12:30 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods

12:40 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Morgan Hoffmann, Jon Curran

12:50 p.m.: Ryan Armour, Ollie Schniederjans, Max Rottluff

1:00 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Stuart Appleby, Adam Hadwin

1:10 p.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Harris English, Ryo Ishikawa

1:20 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas, Troy Merritt

1:30 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Aaron Baddeley, Steven Bowditch

1:40 p.m.: John Huh, Jamie Lovemark, Michael Kim

1:50 p.m.: Kelly Kraft, Rick Lamb, Brandon Stone

2:00 p.m.: Steven Alker, Richy Werenski, Chris Gilley

[junker-town]

Farmers Insurance Open 2017: Live updates, scores, highlights, and more from Torrey Pines

Tiger’s back as the “unofficial start” of the golf season arrives at Torrey Pines.

He’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.

Well, he was back. But now it counts for something.

After nearly an 18-month layoff from big time golf, Tiger Woods makes his return to PGA Tour events that count for something Thursday at the Farmers Insurance Open. He’ll take center stage at a course he’s dominated on over the course of his career -- Torrey Pines — where he’s won this event seven times & captured his last major title on one healthy leg at the 2008 US Open.

Of course, Big Cat made his return to competitive golf back in early December at his own Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. But that’s not considered a full-status PGA Tour event with only 18 spots delegated to top players & pals of Woods throughout the world. It feels more like your local Sunday Skins game than a big time tournament.

That, um, won’t be the case this week at Torrey Pines. Woods will be paired alongside the No. 1 and 3 players in the world & new TaylorMade comrades Jason Day and Dustin Johnson. It’ll be the group that dominates the week’s TV coverage and a fairly comfortable one for Woods to return to big time action — Day is among his closest friends on Tour, if not the world.

Expectations for the Big Cat this week vary from “disaster” to “another Torrey title.” We took our best shot at predicting all the different ways this could go, but no one knows after a 521-day layoff from the PGA Tour. We’ll update the week’s developments and results here all week long.

Thursday Highlights and Results

Well, he looked fine on the range.

Wedge. Iron. Driver. Tiger gears up for his 2017 debut. http://pic.twitter.com/HAmX7GNJDP

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 26, 2017

But that’s the range, where Tiger always seems to look like he’s going to conquer the world. His first drive immediately sailed way right, rattled around in a tree, and led to an opening bogey.

Big Cat, back. [immediately misses first fairway] Yeah, that's the old Tiger we know and love. http://pic.twitter.com/peElAFN3ge

— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) January 26, 2017

Hey, at least we’re off and running. Our eyes may be half covered, but it’s just good to have him back on the PGA Tour.

Thursday’s Media Schedule

Tiger’s start on Thursday will not be on TV. Yes, you read that correctly. Unfortunately, Tiger tees off at 1:40 p.m. ET and Golf Channel will not be live until 3 p.m. ET. Their pregame show starts at 2:30 so they should show coverage and highlights during that stretch. PGA TOUR Live announced Thursday morning that they would stream the start of Tiger’s round on their service. You just need to buy a subscription. So that’s one way to watch the start.

All times EST:

Television:

3 to 7 p.m. ET — Golf Channel

Online streams:

11:45 a.m. ET -- PGA Tour Live starts with coverage from range and opening holes

11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET — Free PGA Tour live stream on Twitter

Featured Groups (PGA Tour Live subscription required)

12:30 p.m. ET -- Justin Rose / Brandt Snedeker / Brooks Koepka

12:40 p.m. ET -- Rickie Fowler / Jimmy Walker / Phil Mickelson

3 to ~7 p.m. ET -- PGA Tour Live featured holes coverage (No subscription required)

3 to 7 p.m. ET — Golf Channel simulcast stream

Radio:

1 to 7 p.m. ET — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

THURSDAY TEE TIMES

South Course – No. 1 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Stuart Appleby, Adam Hadwin

12:10 p.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Harris English, Ryo Ishikawa

12:20 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas, Troy Merritt

12:30 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Aaron Baddeley, Steven Bowditch

12:40 p.m.: John Huh, Jamie Lovemark, Michael Kim

12:50 p.m.: Kelly Kraft, Rick Lamb, Brandon Stone

1:00 p.m.: Steven Alker, Richy Werenski, Chris Gilley

1:10 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Martin Flores, Brett Stegmaier

1:20 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Jason Kokrak, Andrew Loupe

1:30 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Daniel Berger, Emiliano Grillo

1:40 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods

1:50 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Morgan Hoffmann, Jon Curran

2:00 p.m.: Ryan Armour, Ollie Schniederjans, Mac Rottluff

No. 10 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, D.A. Points, Francesco Molinari

12:10 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III, Jon Rahm

12:20 p.m.: James Hahn, Peter Malnati, Alex Cejka

12:30 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Padraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini

12:40 p.m.: Johnson Wagner, Graham DeLaet, Cameron Percy

12:50 p.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Cheng Tsung Pan, Henrik Norlander

1:00 p.m.: Brad Fritsch, Julian Etulain, J.T. Poston

1:10 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Tag Ridings, Kyle Reifers

1:20 p.m.: Scott Brown, Chad Collins, Andres Gonzales

1:30 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Hunter Mahan, Retief Goosen

1:40 p.m.: Tony Finau, Danny Lee, J.B. Holmes

1:50 p.m.: Brian Harman, Kyle Stanley, Tyrone Van Aswegen

2:00 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Bobby Wyatt, Todd Baek

North Course – No. 1 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Jonas Blixt, Willy Wilcox

12:10 p.m.: Martin Laird, Spencer Levin, John Peterson

12:20 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor, Paul Casey

12:30 p.m.: Greg Chalmers, Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink

12:40 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Bud Cauley, Luke List

12:50 p.m.: Brandon Hagy, Grayson Murray, Donimic Bozzelli

1:00 p.m.: Whee Kim, Andrew Johnston, Brian Campbell

1:10 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Ben Crane, Patrick Rodgers

1:20 p.m.: John Senden, Derek Fathauer, Soren Kjeldsen

1:30 p.m.: Smylie Kaufman, Robert Streb, K.J. Choi

1:40 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Rod Pampling, Billy Hurley III

1:50 p.m.: Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Beau Hossler

2:00 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Zack Sucher, Steve Wheatcroft

No. 10 Tee

12:00 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Zac Blair, Blayne Barber

12:10 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Roberto Castro, Byeong Hun An

12:20 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Will MacKenzie, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano

12:30 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka

12:40 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson

12:50 p.m.: Ryan Blaum, Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun

1:00 p.m.: Wesley Bryan, Xander Schauffele, Aaron Wise

1:10 p.m.: Chad Campbell, Steve Marino, Sung Kang

1:20 p.m.: Robert Garrigus, Tim Wilkinson, Patton Kizzire

1:30 p.m.: Hudson Swafford, Pat Perez, Charles Howell III

1:40 p.m.: Brian Stuard, J.J. Henry, Nick Watney

1:50 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Kevin Tway, Ryan Brehm

2:00 p.m.: Nicholas Lindheim, Brett Drewitt, Tyler Aldridge

[junker-town]

Farmers Insurance Open 2017: Tee times and pairings for Thursday

Tiger Woods is set to make first official PGA Tour appearance in 18 months.

If the PGA Tour has an unofficial opening day, it’s the Farmers Insurance Open, and there’s no better place to have it than Torrey Pines — a regular PGA stop for more than 60 years.

Tiger Woods is set to make his first official PGA Tour appearance in a year-and-a-half and on a course that he loves. After all, it was this course that Woods won his last major — the 2008 U.S. Open — essentially doing so on one leg. He’s won here eight times, which is more than most players can hope for in an entire career on every course. Quite simply, it’s a place that he has owned and knows well and should be a comfortable spot for him to return to real, competitive PGA Tour golf.

Woods will be in a threesome that includes Dustin Johnson and Jason Day, teeing off Thursday at 1:40 p.m. ET on Torrey’s South Course. That’s not an easy draw for Tiger, as Day and DJ are two of the three or four best drivers and overall players in the world right now. He cannot keep up with them off the tee, and there were no illusions or plans to do so from Tiger, who responded “Hell no!” when asked about trying to bomb it with DJ and Day. This is a strong field but obviously all anyone really wants to watch in the first round is Tiger, making his first official PGA Tour start since August of 2015.

On the other side of the draw is Phil Mickelson, the San Diego local who will play the North Course. The Farmers utilizes Torrey’s full 36 holes for the first two rounds before moving everything over to the South Course for the weekend. It helps push a full field through 36 holes during limited daylight months with a nice cushion. Mickelson will tee off at 12:40 p.m. ET with Rickie Fowler and Jimmy Walker.

Here’s the full tee sheet for the 2017 Farmer’s Insurance Open in La Jolla, California:

South Course Tee 1

12 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Stuart Appleby, Adam Hadwin

12:10 p.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Harris English, Ryo Ishikawa

12:20 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas, Troy Merritt

12:30 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Aaron Baddeley, Steven Bowditch

12:40 p.m.: John Huh, Jamie Lovemark, Michael Kim

12:50 p.m.: Kelly Kraft, Rick Lamb, Brandon Stone

10 p.m.: Steven Alker, Richy Werenski, Chris Gilley

1:10 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Martin Flores, Brett Stegmaier

1:20 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Jason Kokrak, Andrew Loupe

1:30 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Daniel Berger, Emiliano Grillo

1:40 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods

1:50 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Morgan Hoffmann, Jon Curran

2 p.m.: Ryan Armour, Ollie Schniederjans, Max Rotluff

South Course Tee 10

12 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, D.A. Points, Francesco Molinari

12: 10 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III, Jon Rahm

12:20 p.m.: James Hahn, Peter Malnati, Alex Cejka

12:30 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Padraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini

12:40 p.m.: Johnson Wagner, Graham DeLaet, Cameron Percy

12:50 p.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Cheng Tsung Pan, Henrik Norlander

10 p.m.: Brad Fritsch, Julian Etulain, J.T. Poston

1:10 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Tag Ridings, Kyle Reifers

1:20 p.m.: Scott Brown, Chad Collins, Andres Gonzales

1:30 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Hunter Mahan, Retief Goosen

1:40 p.m.: Tony Finau, Danny Lee, J.B. Holmes

1:50 p.m.: Brian Harman, Kyle Stanley, Tyrone Van Aswegen

2 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Bobby Wyatt, Todd Baek

North Course Tee 1

12 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Jonas Blixt, Max Homa

12:10 p.m.: Martin Laird, Spencer Levin, John Peterson

12: 20 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor, Paul Casey

12:30 p.m.: Greg Chalmers, Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink

12:40 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Bud Cauley, Luke List

12:50 p.m.: Brandon Hagy, Grayson Murray, Dominic Bozzelli

10 p.m.: Whee Kim, Andrew Johnston, Brian Campbell

1:10 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Ben Crane, Patrick Rodgers

1:20 p.m.: John Senden, Derek Fathauer, Soren Kjeldsen

1:30 p.m.: Smylie Kaufman, Robert Streb, K.J. Choi

1:40 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Rod Pampling, Billy Hurley III

1:50 p.m.: Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Beau Hossler

2 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Zack Sucher, Steve Wheatcroft

North Course Tee 10

12 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Zac Blair, Blayne Barber

12:10 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Roberto Castro, Byeong Hun An

12:20 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Will MacKenzie, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano

12:30 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka

12:40 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson

12:50 p.m.: Ryan Blaum, Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun

10 p.m.: Wesley Bryan, Xander Schauffele, Aaron Wise

1:10 p.m.: Chad Campbell, Steve Marino, Sung Kang

1:20 p.m.: Robert Garrigus, Tim Wilkinson, Patton Kizzire

1:30 p.m.: Hudson Swafford, Pat Perez, Charles Howell III

1:40 p.m.: Brian Stuard, J.J. Henry, Nick Watney

1:50 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Kevin Tway, Ryan Brehm

2 p.m.: Nicholas Lindheim, Brett Drewitt, Tyler Aldridge