First And Second Round Tee Times At The Northern Trust Open 2011

The trios for the first two rounds of the Northern Trust Open (at Riviera) are out. What seems to be the morning’s premier group has DA Points, Dustin Johnson and Steve Stricker together, teeing off at 7:32 am California time. Stricker has won the Northern Trust the past two years; Points won last week’s Pebble Beach, and Johnson—if nothing else—is an often exciting player.

In the afternoon, two groups pique interest: The 12:01 group that comprises Bubba Watson, Anthony Kim and Fred Couples; and the 12:12 with Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey and Luke Donald.

Of course, all of these times depend on course conditions. It’s been raining in LaLa Land, and more is expected tomorrow.