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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - When the Waste Management Phoenix Open gets underway Thursday, there will be more than one familiar grouping featuring some of the game's biggest stars. Here's a look at a few marquee, early-round groupings to keep an eye on at TPC Scottsdale (all times ET):
9:47 a.m. Thursday, 2:02 p.m. Friday: Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama
This trio showcases some creativity from tournament officials, as it pits the two-time defending champ alongside the two men he has ousted in playoffs each of the last two years. Matsuyama is looking to become the first player to win the same PGA Tour event three times in a row since Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic from 2009-11, while Fowler hopes to bounce back from a missed cut at Torrey Pines and Simpson looks for his sixth straight top-15 at this event.