The first round of the WGC-HSBC Champions is in the books, and Rikard Karlberg is the surprise leader at 8-under par – one up on Rickie Fowler.
The 30-year-old Swede will be paired once again with Thongchai Jaidee (-2) and Ross Fisher (-3) for round two. This trio goes off at 9:20 PM (EST), from the 10th tee.
Fowler (-7) will be grouped again with defending champ Russell Knox (-6) and Paul Casey (-5). This marquee threesome played the best as a group (-18) in the first round, and will tee off at 10:40 PM on the first hole.
At-a-Glance
What: WGC-HSBC Champions
Where: Sheshan International, Shanghai, China
When: Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 26-29
Purse: $9.5 million
Round 2 TV: Thursday: 11 PM – 4 AM (Golf Channel)
Tee Times
(All times EST)
Hole 1
8:50 PM – Wu Ashun, Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari
9:00 PM – Ryan Moore, Justin Thomas, Li Hao-tong
9:10 PM – Charl Schwartzel, Kevin Chappell, Rafa Cabrera Bello
9:20 PM – Hideki Matsuyama, Louis Oosthuizen, Brooks Koepka
9:30 PM – Branden Grace, Sergio Garcia, Jimmy Walker
9:40 PM – Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Bubba Watson
9:50 PM – Martin Kaymer, Byeong-hun An, Kevin Kisner
10:00 PM – Kevin Na, Thomas Pieters, Bill Haas
10:10 PM – Tyrrell Hatton, Scott Piercy, Daniel Berger
10:20 PM – Emiliano Grillo, Alex Noren, Chris Wood
10:30 PM – Matt Kuchar, Danny Willett, J.B. Holmes
10:40 PM – Rickie Fowler, Paul Casey, Russell Knox
10:50 PM – Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Patrick Reed
Hole 10
8:50 PM – Dou Zecheng, Jacques Blaauw, Matthew Millar
9:00 PM – Jeunghun Wang, Richard Bland, George Coetzee
9:10 PM – Hideto Tanihara, Sean O’Hair, Alex Levy
9:20 PM – Thongchai Jaidee, Ross Fisher, Rikard Karlberg
9:30 PM – Scott Hend, Roberto Castro, Soren Kjeldsen
9:40 PM – Lee Westwood, Bernd Wiesberger, K.T. Kim
9:50 PM – Dean Burmester, Hui-lin Zhang, Jordan Zunic
10:00 PM – Shih-chang Chan, Soomin Lee, Richard Sterne
10:10 PM – Zhang Xinjun, Gregory Bourdy, Nathan Holman
10:20 PM – Miguel Tabuena, Younghan Song, Marcus Fraser
10:30 PM – Liang Wen-chong, Bradley Dredge, Jason Kokrak
10:40 PM – Joost Luiten, Jhonattan Vegas, Andrew Johnston
10:50 PM – Matt Fitzpatrick, Gary Woodland, Si Woo Kim
