Early start for big two

Tiger Woods and Ernie Els – and the thousands of golf fans who want to watch every blow – will have to be up early for their first round clash in the US Open next Thursday.

Fri, 06 Jun, 2003 - 19:03

Tiger Woods and Ernie Els – and the thousands of golf fans who want to watch every blow – will have to be up early for their first round clash in the US Open next Thursday.

The world’s top two players knew they would be playing together in the opening two rounds at Olympia Fields near Chicago because they are, respectively, the defending champion and the Open champion.

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CourtsGolfHeathrowPlace: Olympia FieldsPlace: ChicagoPlace: CaliforniaPlace: Olympia Fields, IllinoisPlace: SpaPerson: Tiger WoodsPerson: Ernie ElsPerson: Ricky BarnesPerson: Padraig HarringtonPerson: Justin LeonardPerson: Charles HowellPerson: Darren ClarkePerson: Colin MontgomeriePerson: AmericansPerson: ClarkePerson: Phil MickelsonPerson: Jim FurykPerson: MontgomeriePerson: Bob EstesPerson: Scott McCarronPerson: Chad CampbellPerson: John HolmesPerson: Brad ElderPerson: Greg HillerPerson: Sean McCartyPerson: Roy BiancalanaPerson: Bob TwayPerson: William HaasPerson: Joey SindelarPerson: Trevor ImmelmanPerson: Tom ByrumPerson: Larry MizePerson: Loren RobertsPerson: Stephen LeaneyPerson: Steve FleschPerson: Jesper ParnevikPerson: Billy MayfairPerson: Rory SabbatiniPerson: Justin RosePerson: Jonathan ByrdPerson: Adam ScottPerson: Jerry KellyPerson: Grant WaitePerson: Mark CalcavecchiaPerson: Retief GoosenPerson: Chris DiMarcoPerson: Fred CouplesPerson: Rod PamplingPerson: Brian GayPerson: Jay Don BlakePerson: Craig BowdenPerson: Luke ListPerson: Marco DawsonPerson: Doug LaBellePerson: Bill LundePerson: Steve GotschePerson: Brian DavisPerson: Chez ReaviePerson: Brett QuigleyPerson: Dicky PridePerson: Warren SchuttePerson: Doug DunakeyPerson: Paul CaseyPerson: Trip KuehnePerson: Joe OgilviePerson: Thomas BjornPerson: Hunter MahanPerson: Rich BeemPerson: Mark O’MearaPerson: David TomsPerson: Mike WeirPerson: Scott HochPerson: Peter LonardPerson: Hale IrwinPerson: Nick FaldoPerson: Chris RileyPerson: KJ ChoiPerson: Jay HaasPerson: Sergio GarciaPerson: Davis LovePerson: Tom KitePerson: Stuart ApplebyPerson: Joe DurantPerson: Toru TaniguchiPerson: Steve LoweryPerson: Kirk TriplettPerson: Woody AustinPerson: Chris SmithPerson: Tim PetrovicPerson: Fredrik JacobsonPerson: John MaginnesPerson: Brian HenningerPerson: Geoffrey SiskPerson: Ryan DillonPerson: Alan MorinPerson: Hidemichi TanakaPerson: Cliff KresgePerson: Tom GillisPerson: Ian LeggattPerson: Dean WilsonPerson: David SmailPerson: Christopher BarylaPerson: Kent JonesPerson: Roland ThatcherPerson: Bryce MolderPerson: Tom GlissmeyerPerson: Seán MurphyPerson: Vijay SinghPerson: Rocco MediatePerson: Bernhard LangerPerson: Jeff MaggertPerson: Don PooleyPerson: Craig ParryPerson: Robert AllenbyPerson: Kevin SutherlandPerson: Daniel ForsmanPerson: Brad FaxonPerson: Tim ClarkPerson: David DuvalPerson: Tommy ArmourPerson: Olin BrownePerson: Spike McRoyPerson: Maarten LafeberPerson: Rick ReinsbergPerson: Darron StilesPerson: Bret GuetzPerson: Jason KnutzonPerson: Cortney BrissonPerson: Richard JohnsonPerson: JP HayesPerson: Robert DamronPerson: Chris AndersonPerson: Mark WurtzPerson: Rob BradleyPerson: Neal LancasterPerson: Jonathan KayePerson: Geoff OgilvyPerson: Kenny PerryPerson: Paul LawriePerson: Lee JanzenPerson: Michael CampbellPerson: Corey PavinPerson: Jose Maria OlazabalPerson: Stewart CinkPerson: Nick PricePerson: Jeff SlumanPerson: Shigeki MaruyamaPerson: Len MattiacePerson: Eduardo RomeroPerson: John RollinsPerson: Niclas FasthPerson: Dudley HartPerson: Angel CabreraPerson: Scott VerplankPerson: Tom WatsonPerson: Billy AndraEvent: US OpenEvent: Ryder CupEvent: United States Open
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