Barracuda Championship, Round 1: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

Tee times for Round 2 have been adjusted after the first round was suspended due to darkness. Justin Thomas, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Brooks Koepka will go right back out at 10:14 a.m. off the 10th tee followed by the group of Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy. Fresh off a bogey-free 68, Tiger Woods tees off on No. 1 with Shane Lowry and Andy Ogletree at 2:30 p.m. while Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Louis Oosthuizen go half an hour earlier at 2:08 p.m. Full tee times & groupings below. * – Denotes amateur ROUND 2 TEE TIMES (ALL TIMES ET) 1st Tee 9:30 AM 1 86 Justin Harding (South Africa) 43 Shugo Imahira (Japan) 37 Nick Taylor (Canada) 9:41 AM 3 59 Chez Reavie 61 Sebastian Munoz (Colombia) 39 Byeong Hun An (Korea) 9:52 AM 5 29 Bubba Watson 56 Matthew Wolff 7 Tommy Fleetwood (England) 10:03 AM 7 74 Francesco Molinari (Italy) 53 Billy Horschel 47 Cameron Smith (Australia) 10:14 AM 9 81 Bernhard Langer (Germany) 60 J. T. Poston 4 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa) 10:25 AM 11 92 Fred Couples 63 Max Homa 19 Dylan Frittelli (South Africa) 10:36 AM 13 71 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) 23 Andrew Putnam 8 *James Sugrue (Ireland) 1:35 PM 15 80 Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 54 Jimmy Walker 14 *Yuxin Lin (China) 1:46 PM 17 83 Webb Simpson 77 Marc Leishman (Australia) 69 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 1:57 PM 19 2 Kevin Kisner 38 Adam Hadwin (Canada) 68 Scottie Scheffler 2:08 PM 21 55 Jon Rahm (Spain) 33 Bryson DeChambeau 46 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 2:19 PM 23 49 Patrick Reed 58 Paul Casey (England) 67 Tony Finau 2:30 PM 25 1 Tiger Woods 78 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 12 *Andy Ogletree 2:41 PM 27 17 Jordan Spieth 15 Gary Woodland 9 Ian Poulter (England) 2:52 PM 29 84 Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 50 Si Woo Kim (Korea) 66 Nate Lashley 10th tee 9:30 AM 2 26 Sung Kang (Korea) 79 Erik van Rooyen (South Africa) 9:41 AM 4 36 Danny Willett (England) 24 Rickie Fowler 20 *John Augenstein 9:52 AM 6 13 Phil Mickelson 28 Abraham Ancer (Mexico) 27 Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) 10:03 AM 8 65 Adam Scott (Australia) 45 Collin Morikawa 91 Tyrrell Hatton (England) 10:14 AM 10 25 Justin Thomas 31 Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) 88 Brooks Koepka 10:25 AM 12 62 Dustin Johnson 48 Patrick Cantlay 16 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 10:36 AM 14 75 Zach Johnson 35 Justin Rose (England) 40 Cameron Champ 10:47 AM 16 42 Victor Perez (France) 76 Sungjae Im (Korea) 6 Brendon Todd 1:35 PM 18 22 Lucas Glover 51 Corey Conners (Canada) 85 C. T. Pan (Chinese Taipei) 1:46 PM 20 57 Brandt Snedeker 70 Charles Howell III 3 Jazz Janewattananond (Thailand) 1:57 PM 22 90 Larry Mize 18 Andrew Landry 44 *Lukas Michel (Australia) 2:08 PM 24 89 Matt Kuchar 32 Lee Westwood (England) 34 Kevin Na 2:19 PM 26 52 Xander Schauffele 5 Jason Kokrak 72 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 2:30 PM 28 21 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 82 Jason Day (Australia) 41 *Abel Gallegos (Argentina) 2:41 PM 30 87 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 73 Lanto Griffin 11 Tyler Duncan 2:52 PM 32 64 Mike Weir (Canada) 10 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spain) 30 Matt Wallace (England)

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HILTON HEAD, S.C. – A new putter and a new driver seemed to breathe new life into Shane Lowry’s game on Thursday at the RBC Heritage. The Irishman admittedly had started the year off on a strong note with a win in Abu Dhabi in the season-opener on the European Tour. But he simply hadn’t been able to build on that momentum – on either side of the Atlantic — in the weeks following his third career win. In fact, Lowry hadn’t broken 70 in four stroke-play events on the PGA TOUR since he missed the cut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am back in February. He was a combined 24 over par in those tournaments and had only made the weekend once. On a blustery morning at Harbour Town Golf Links, though, Lowry was back in control — firing a bogey-free 66 that earned him a one-stroke advantage. “Pretty much my whole game felt good,â€� Lowry said. “… I haven’t had that feeling in a while. So, it’s kind of nice.â€� He only needed to use that putter he put in his bag this week 27 times in the first round. Lowry took advantage of all three par-5s, too, getting up and down at each with birdie putts in the 3-foot range. His other birdie putts ranged from 8 to 19 feet. “It was something I’ve been struggling with — my par-5 scoring hasn’t been very good,â€� Lowry said. “I just played them nicely today. I struggled off the tee quite a bit this year, and I managed to find a new driver that I like. I hit that pretty good. And when you do that on par-5s it always gives yourself a chance.â€� Related: Featured Groups, tee times | Insider: Big week for small ball | Kisner keeps perspective as lifelong friend battles tumor Finding the right driver has been a work in progress for Lowry, who even in that early victory struggled off the tee – hitting just four fairways as he shot a course-record 62 in the first round in Abu Dhabi. Lowry estimated he tried 30 different drivers this year before settling on the Srixon one he first used at the Masters and liked so much that it earned another spot in his bag this week. “We’ve done a lot of work and I managed to find one I like and feel like I can trust it there,â€� Lowry said. “So, hopefully it keeps going. Today was the first day that I hit the ball well off the tee. So even it felt okay last week in Augusta, but today was the first real day.â€� Lowry hit 13 of 14 fairways in the first round and 14 of 18 greens in regulation, scrambling successfully for par on the ones he missed. Not surprisingly, then, he ranked in the top three in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee, Tee-to-Green and Around-the-Green. “I’m happy with my golf,â€� Lowry said. “My scores haven’t been great as of late. But I felt like I’ve been playing okay. So maybe this is a reward for the perseverance.â€� Lowry has only played the RBC Heritage once previously, finishing tied for 44th in 2017. But he had some success that week – opening with a 66 before giving all that back with a 75 in the second round and eventually finishing 2 under for the week. “It’s just difficult,â€� Lowry said of the Pete Dye creation. “And if you’re 7- or 8-under going into Sunday, you’re going to have a chance to win the tournament, I think. And that’s kind of the way this course plays. You just need to be as patient as you can. “A couple of years ago I got off to a good start and I maybe tried to force it a little bit. So just try to stay patient the next few days. I enjoyed today. It’s nice to shoot a good score. And it’s my first good score in a few weeks. So just enjoy that and just get out there tomorrow and get after it.â€� Friday figures to be a challenge for everyone but particularly those with afternoon tee times when winds of 20-30 mph, gusting to 40, are expected and severe thunderstorms are possible. “You know the forecast is not going to be great,â€� Lowry said. “Yeah, I’ve seen it and knew this was my chance to go out and shoot a good number.â€� Mission accomplished.

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For its 10th generation Spider putter, a line that launched in 2008, TaylorMade is releasing Spider “X� putters, which are the retail versions of the Spider prototype that Rory McIlroy, among other PGA TOUR players, has been using in 2019. (Click here for comments from TaylorMade’s Chris Trott on why TOUR players have switched into the new Spider X-style prototype designs.) What separates the new X designs from the Spider Tour Red and Tour Black putters, which reinvigorated the Spider line in recent years, is a new True Path alignment system. On the top of the crown and running parallel to the target line sits what TaylorMade calls an “optically engineering sightline,� highlighted by a white-colored crevice. This design is said to “enhance visual perception through color sensitivity,� and to reduce off-center strikes. For more visual alignment aid, there’s a black sightline that runs along the center of the crown. Additionally, the new Spider X shape is 5 percent smaller overall and with less-protruding back bumpers than the Spider Tour Red designs. TaylorMade says this makes it more of a mallet-type design that some players prefer. For greater forgiveness, additional weight has been added to the perimeter of the structure, and it has a deeper center of gravity. Golfers can dial in head weight and feel by way of two weight ports that rest in the outer edges of the back bumpers. There are three different weights available; 2-gram aluminum weights, 6-gram steel weights and 12-gram Tungsten weights. TaylorMade has redesigned the Pure Roll inserts on the putter faces, making the Surlyn insert thicker and with more grooves for less backspin. The company says the combination of added grooves and a thicker insert helps to deform the insert at impact and increases the amount of contact between the grooves and the golf ball. The new Spider X putters will be available on February 15 in a navy-and-white and a copper-and-white colorway; the copper version will come with either a short slant hosel or a single-bend, while the navy version is available in only the short slant neck. They each come with SuperStroke Pistol GTR 1.0 grips, KBS CT Tour putter shafts, and they will sell for $349.99 each. Right- and left-handed versions are available.

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