Arnold Palmer Invitational 2013: Tee times, pairings, TV schedule for Thursday

The 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational begins on Thursday with the first round from Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla. Defending champion Tiger Woods will begin his title defense on Thursday alongside two notable names.

Woods plays his first round in a group with Ernie Els and Justin Rose, which is one of several notable groups on Thursday. Ian Poulter, Keegan Bradley and Graeme McDowell will be paired on Thursday in the group that will tee off after Woods, Els and Rose. Phil Mickelson, who enters the tournament with the second best odds behind Woods, will be paired with Brandt Snedeker and Sergio Garcia on Thursday.

Thursday's first round will be televised by the Golf Channel with coverage from 3 to 6 p.m. ET. Radio coverage will be available on SiriusXM from noon to 6 p.m. ET.

Complete first-round tee times are below. All times are ET.

Tee No. 1

7:30 a.m.: Pat Perez, Bob Estes, William McGirt
7:42 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Boo Weekley, Rod Pampling
7:53 a.m.: Chad Campbell, Brian Davis, Graham DeLaet
8:05 a.m.: Kevin Streelman, Jason Dufner, Lee Westwood
8:16 a.m.: Brian Gay, Nick Watney, Tim Clark
8:28 a.m.: David Toms, Lucas Glover, Gary Woodland
8:39 a.m.: Scott Brown, Tommy Gainey, Rickie Fowler
8:51 a.m.: Charlie Beljan, Sean O'Hair, Henrik Stenson
9:02 a.m.: Scott Stallings, Aaron Baddeley, Robert Allenby
9:14 a.m.: Josh Teater, David Hearn, Brian Stuard
9:25 a.m.: Fabian Gomez, Scott Gardiner, Rod Perry
12:10 p.m.: Brendon de Jonge, Billy Horschel, Thorbjorn Olesen
12:22 p.m.: Nicholas Thompson, Jeff Klauk, David Lingmerth
12:33 p.m.: Charles Howell III, Tim Herron, George Coetzee
12:45 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia
12:56 p.m.: Webb Simpson, Bubba Watson, Bill Haas
1:08 p.m.: Jr. Potter, Ben Crane, Brendan Steele
1:19 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Mark Wilson, Mike Weir
1:31 p.m.: J.J. Henry, Bo Van Pelt, Angel Cabrera
1:42 p.m.: Lee Janzen, Francesco Molinari, James Hahn
1:54 p.m.: John Senden, Robert Gamez, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
2:05 p.m.: Robert Streb, Brad Fritsch, Steven Fox

Tee No. 10

7:30 a.m.: Charlie Wi, Greg Chalmers, Matt Every
7:42 a.m.: Greg Owen, Kevin Chappell, Ryo Ishikawa
7:53 a.m.: John Rollins, Matt Jones, Seung-Yul Noh
8:05 a.m.: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Justin Rose
8:16 a.m.: Ian Poulter, Keegan Bradley, Graeme McDowell
8:28 a.m.: Robert Garrigus, Geoff Ogilvy, Scott Verplank
8:39 a.m.: Jonas Blixt, Carl Pettersson, Trevor Immelman
8:51 a.m.: Ryan Moore, Johnson Wagner, Stuart Appleby
9:02 a.m.: Sang-Moon Bae, Justin Hicks, Branden Grace
9:14 a.m.: Richard H. Lee, Brian Harman, Scott Langley
9:25 a.m.: Erik Compton, Ross Fisher, Peter Williamson
12:10 p.m.: Dicky Pride, Ken Duke, Jeff Overton
12:22 p.m.: Jason Day, Vaughn Taylor, Bud Cauley
12:33 p.m.: Tag Ridings, David Lynn, Patrick Reed
12:45 p.m.: Russell Henley, Zach Johnson, Hunter Mahan
12:56 p.m.: Scott Piercy, Chris Kirk, Jim Furyk
1:08 p.m.: Martin Laird, D.A. Points, Retief Goosen
1:19 p.m.: Ben Curtis, John Huh, Kyle Stanley
1:31 p.m.: K.J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Vijay Singh
1:42 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Jimmy Walker, Harris English
1:54 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Peter Hanson, Casey Wittenberg
2:05 p.m.: Doug LaBelle II, Luke Guthrie, Ben Kohles

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