British Open Tee Times 2016: Pairings and Predictions for Thursday Schedule

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Published: July 13, 2016

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The 2016 Open Championship will kick off Thursday with first-round action from Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland, and the field features an excellent mix of established superstars and potential first-time winners.

Big names such as Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy enter the tournament with the weight of heavy expectations, and on the heels of two players having already won their first career major championships this year, that trio's major title drought could continue.

Ahead of the 145th edition of the oldest major in golf, here is a full rundown of Thursday's groups and tee times, along with predictions for how the top of the leaderboard will play out.

       

Thursday Tee Times

British Open 2016 Predictions First Place: Jason Day One year after his best career British Open finish with a tie for fourth place, Day is in prime position to take the Claret Jug for the first time and win his second career major championship in the process.

The world's No. 1 player has enjoyed a dominant season with three wins and eight top-10 finishes, but he is still looking to add to the major haul he started in 2015 by winning the PGA Championship.

Day was within striking distance of taking the Open Championship last year, and that has added to his desire to win what is arguably golf's most prestigious major, according to Golf Channel:



The 28-year-old Australian proved last year that he knows how to come through in the clutch on the big stage, but he is still trying to improve in that regard.

Per Sky Sports, Day is hoping to take a page out of Tiger Woods' book in reference to perhaps the most dominant run in the history of golf:

You can't win them all, and that's just the way of life. Like I've always said, we got spoiled with Tiger Woods, how he dominated and did so well. ... That's what I'm shooting for, ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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