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Tiger Woods to play alongside Phil Mickelson at Players Championship

By Ali Stafford at TPC Sawgrass

Monday 7 May 2018 22:34, UK

during a practice round prior to the start of the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 3, 2018 in Augusta, Georgia.

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be playing partners at the Players Championship for the first time in 17 years when the pair go head to head during the first two rounds of this year’s contest.

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The long-time rivals haven't been part of the same pairing at golf's unofficial fifth major since the third round in 2001, where Woods holed his iconic 'better than most' putt on the 17th green on his way to a one-shot victory.

The 14-time major champion has played at least one round with Mickelson in 22 different stroke play events during their lengthy careers, most recently during the first two days of the 2014 PGA Championship, although featured in a practice round together ahead of the Masters.

Tiger Woods during the second round of the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on May 4, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Image: Woods last won the Players Championship in 2013

Woods is a two-time winner of the event but makes his first start here since 2015, while Mickelson - who claimed a two-stroke victory in 2007, makes his 25th Players Championship appearance

The PGA Tour announced that the duo would be part of the Featured Group coverage in Florida, with 2015 champion Rickie Fowler completing that threeball. The star trio tee off at 6:52pm (BST) on Thursday and will headline our main coverage starting at 6pm on Sky Sports The Players, and you can watch them in action from 1:27pm in the second round on Friday.

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Rory McIlroy is also in Featured Group coverage, playing alongside three-time major winner Jordan Spieth and FedExCup champion Justin Thomas in the early part of the week. These three major winners are the focus of our early live coverage on Thursday, teeing off the 10th at 1:27pm.

An all-English grouping sees last year's runner-up Ian Poulter beginning his week teeing it up with Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood.

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THURSDAY

1305 Bubba Watson / Dustin Johnson / Brooks Koepka

1327 Rory McIlroy / Justin Thomas / Jordan Spieth

FRIDAY

1316 Jason Day / Henrik Stenson / Sergio Garcia

1327 Phil Mickelson / Rickie Fowler / Tiger Woods

during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship at the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 14, 2017 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Image: Poulter shared second spot with Louis Oosthuizen, three strokes back from Si Woo Kim

Watch the Players Championship throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage begins with the preview show on Wednesday from 7pm on Sky Sports The Players.

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