Interesting 2007 U.S. Open pairings and starting times

Here’s the official U.S. Open site.

Here are some of the more interesting pairings:

Thurs 1 – Fri 10

7:55 a.m. – 1:25 p.m. – Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Pablo Martin, Spain

Spanish world domination anyone?  (Except of course for soccer!).  The port wine and cheese would be outstanding…

8:06 a.m. – 1:36 p.m. – Tiger Woods, Windermere, Fla.; A-Richie Ramsay, Scotland; Geoff Ogilvy, Australia

8:17 a.m. – 1:47 p.m. – Justin Leonard, Dallas, Texas; Rory Sabbatini, South Africa; Jerry Kelly, Madison, Wis.

8:28 a.m. – 1:58 p.m. – Retief Goosen, South Africa; Luke Donald, England; Angel Cabrera, Argentina

Thurs 10 – Fri 1

7:33 a.m. – 1:03 p.m. – Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; Chris DiMarco, Orlando, Fla.; Tim Clark, South Africa

7:44 a.m. – 1:14 p.m. – Ernie Els, South Africa; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Padraig Harrington, Ireland

7:55 a.m. – 1:25 p.m. – Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Ben Curtis, Stow, Ohio; Stephen Ames, Canada

8:06 a.m. – 1:36 p.m. – K.J. Choi, Korea; David Toms, Shreveport, La.; Mike Weir, Canada

8:17 a.m. – 1:47 p.m. – Stuart Appleby, Australia; Scott Verplank, Edmond, Okla.; Robert Allenby, Australia

Thurs 1 – Fri 10

1:03 p.m. – 7:33 a.m. – Trevor Immelman, South Africa; Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.; Paul Casey, England

1:14 p.m. – 7:44 a.m. – Vijay Singh, Fiji; Davis Love III, Sea Island, Ga.; Henrik Stenson, Sweden

1:25 p.m. – 7:55 a.m. – Jeff Sluman, Hinsdale, Ill.; Fred Funk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; Toru Taniguchi, Japan

This is the hobbit group.  5’7″, 5’6″, 5’5″ – if they gave them Rory Sabbatini, he could be Gollum.

1:36 p.m. – 8:06 a.m. – Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Lucas Glover, Greenville, S.C.; Aaron Baddeley, Australia

Thurs 10 – Fri 1

1:36 p.m. – 8:06 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Adam Scott, Australia; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Nos. 2-3-4 in the world!

1:47 p.m. – 8:17 a.m. – Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla.; Steve Elkington, Australia; Rich Beem, Austin, Texas

1:58 p.m. – 8:28 a.m. – Charles Howell, Orlando, Fla.; Justin Rose, England; Sean O’Hair, West Chester, Pa.