Masters 2015: Jamie Donaldson all set for 'awesome' Augusta
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Masters 2015 |
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Venue: Augusta, Georgia Dates: 9-12 April |
Coverage: Live radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio 5 live sports extra. TV highlights of rounds one and two followed by BBC Two live coverage of Saturday and Sunday. Follow live updates of every round on the BBC Sport website from 9-12 April. Read full details here |
Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson says he is looking forward to his third Masters at "awesome" Augusta.
Donaldson will play his first two rounds in the same group as Tiger Woods and hopes to improve on his joint-14th finish in 2014.
"This is an awesome place to play golf, the best week of the year without question," said the 2014 European Ryder Cup player.
"I hope to use my experience of the past two years to help me through."
Donaldson will tee-off at 18:48 BST on Thursday alongside four-time champion Woods and another American, Jimmy Walker.
The Pontypridd-born world number 27 will be cheered on by family and "a few others", but expects all the players to be given good support by the "polite and courteous" Augusta crowd.
"It's an amazing place - great fun, great galleries, great golf course," he enthused.
"There's so much fun to be had out here. It's a case of going out there and concentrating on everything I've been doing to put my in this position to play here.
"Everybody says it's a perfect place, but I think it's probably better than that."
The only other Welshman in the field is 1991 champion Ian Woosnam, who is in a group with with Erik Compton of the USA and Australian Marc Leishman.
Tee-off times and pairings for Thursday's first round and Friday's second round
(all players US unless stated; all times BST; a=amateur)
12:45 (Thurs), 15:52 (Fri): Charley Hoffman, Brian Harman
12:56, 16:03: Larry Mize, Danny Willett (Eng), (a) Byron Meth
13:07, 16:14: Tom Watson, Gary Woodland, Camilo Villegas (Col)
13:18, 16:25: Mike Weir (Can), Ben Crane, (a) Corey Conners (Can)
13:29, 16:36: Vijay Singh (Fij), Russell Henley, Darren Clarke (NI)
13:40, 16:47: Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Brendon Todd, Kevin Na (Kor)
13:51, 17:09: Jonas Blixt (Swe), Kevin Streelman, Stephen Gallacher (Sco)
14:02, 17:20: Patrick Reed, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter (Eng)
14:13, 17:31: Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Lee Westwood (Eng), Anirban Lahiri (Ind)
14:24, 17:42: Bubba Watson, Justin Rose (Eng), (a) Gunn Yang (Kor)
14:35, 17:53: Adam Scott (Aus), Dustin Johnson, (a) Antonio Murdaca (Aus)
15:19, 18:26: Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama (Jap), Paul Casey (Eng)
15:30, 18:37: Charl Schwartzel (SA), Joost Luiten (Ned), Sangmoon Bae (Kor)
15:41, 18:48: Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy (NI), Ryan Moore
15:52, 18:59: J. B. Holmes, Martin Kaymer (Ger), Brandt Snedeker
16:03, 12:45: Ian Woosnam (Wal), Erik Compton, Marc Leishman (Aus)
16:14, 12:56: Trevor Immelman (SA), Kevin Stadler, (a) Scott Harvey
16:25, 13:07: Ben Martin, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale
16:36, 13:18: Sandy Lyle (Sco), Seung-Yul Noh (Kor), (a) Bradley Neil (Sco)
16:47, 13:29: Bernhard Langer (Ger), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Geoff Ogilvy (Aus)
17:09, 13:40: Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els (SA)
17:20, 13:51: Angel Cabrera (Arg), Louis Oosthuizen (SA), (a) Matias Dominguez (Chi)
17:31, 14:02: Mark O'Meara, Chris Kirk, Shane Lowry (Ire)
17:42, 14:13: Padraig Harrington (Ire), Ryan Palmer, Thomas Bjorn (Den)
17:53, 14:24: James Hahn (Kor), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), Hunter Mahan
18:04, 14:35: Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell (NI)
18:15, 14:57: Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson (Swe), Billy Horschel
18:26, 15:08: Fred Couples, Branden Grace (SA), Thongchai Jaidee (Thai)
18:37, 15:19: Luke Donald (Eng), Victor Dubuisson (Fra), John Senden (Aus)
18:48, 15:30: Tiger Woods, Jamie Donaldson (Wal), Jimmy Walker
18:59, 15:41: Jason Day (Aus), Sergio Garcia (Spa), Rickie Fowler
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