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When will Tiger Woods tee off on Thursday at The Open Championship? Tee times and pairing explored 

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Day 1 of The Open Championship 2024 will tee off at 01:35 am ET on Thursday, July 18. The event will mark the return of Tiger Woods to the competitive golf field after the US Open last month. Notably, Woods will take his first tee at 09:37 am ET alongside Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay.

The 15x Major champion will follow the pairings of Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama and Brooks Koepka, teeing off at 09:26 am ET. Meanwhile, the grouping of Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns and Si Woo Kim will follow him on the first tee at 09:48 am ET.

The ace golfer will compete alongside the other 157 players for the prestigious Claret Jug and a $3,100,000 winner’s paycheck from the $17,000,000 prize purse.

Coming on the back of a missed cut at the PGA Championship and the US Open, Woods will be eyeing a strong comeback this weekend. Speaking ahead of the event at Royal Troon, the golfer also exuded confidence that he can still ‘compete and win.’

It is also noteworthy that the 82-time PGA Tour winner arrived in Scotland last weekend, days ahead of his competitors to practice.

Tiger Woods’ past performances at The Open Championship

For the unversed, Woods has won The Open Championship thrice, in 2000, 2005 and 2006. The 48-year-old, who’s been struggling with injuries since his 2021 single-car crash, missed the Major competition in 2023. He’d missed the cut in 2022 and 2019 when he played.

Listed below are Tiger Woods’ finishes at The Open Championship (Year-Finish-Course):

  • 1995: Tied 68th – St. Andrews
  • 1996: Tied 22nd – Royal Lytham & St. Annes
  • 1997: Tied 24th – Royal Troon
  • 1998: 3rd – Royal Birkdale
  • 1999: Tied 7th – Carnoustie
  • 2000: Winner – St. Andrews
  • 2001: Tied 25th – Royal Lytham & St. Annes
  • 2002: Tied 28th – Muirfield
  • 2003: Tied 4th – Royal St. George’s
  • 2004: Tied 9th – Royal Troon
  • 2005: Winner (2nd Title) – St. Andrews
  • 2006: Winner (3rd Title) – Royal Liverpool
  • 2007: Tied 12th – Carnoustie
  • 2009: Missed cut – Turnberry
  • 2010: Tied 23rd – St. Andrews
  • 2012: Tied 3rd – Royal Lytham & St. Annes
  • 2013: Tied 6th – Muirfield
  • 2014: 69th – Royal Liverpool
  • 2015: Missed cut – St. Andrews
  • 2018: Tied 6th – Carnoustie
  • 2019: Missed cut – Royal Portrush
  • 2022: Missed cut – St. Andrews

It’ll be interesting to see how Tiger Woods fares in the competition at Royal Troon this weekend.