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PGA - How it is determined in a grouping of 2, who tees off first in rounds 3 and 4?
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Dave Jones
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Watching The Open today (final round)... Tiger (-5) and Molinari (-6) are paired. Tiger tees off first on #1. Always thought the player with the better score (or if both had same score, it was the player who finished earlier on the previous day), teed off first. Why/how was it determined that Tiger teed of before Molinari (who had the better score)?
cogolfer1
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# 1    7/22/2018 2:07:20 PM   
Oftentimes tournaments like The Open will give a previous champion honors off the 1st tee. Augusta might do the same thing, if I'm not mistaken. Usually though, the person with the lower score will tee off first in a pairing of two when they're not at the same number.


Dave Jones
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# 2    7/22/2018 10:47:48 PM   
Makes sense - thanks!


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