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Players Championship 2012: Tee Times, Pairings, TV Schedule For Thursday

When the Players Championship tees off Thursday, Cleveland native Jason Dufner will be trying to add to a 2012 season that has already included his first tour win and a marriage.

Apr 29, 2012; Avondale, LA, USA; Jason Dufner on the first playoff at the18th hole during the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE
Apr 29, 2012; Avondale, LA, USA; Jason Dufner on the first playoff at the18th hole during the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE

Two weeks removed from a win at the Zurich Classic and one week removed from getting married, Cleveland native Jason Dufner will try to continue his hot streak at this weekend's Players Championship, which begins Thursday.

The Zurich was Dufner's first tour win, and he followed that up last week by tying the knot. After the Zurich, Reuters quoted Dufner saying:

"It's a great way to start the week for Amanda and me....

"It's a great wedding present for both of us, helps with paying for the wedding, obviously. They're a little bit more expensive than I thought or had imagined," he added with a grin.

Dufner, 35, is slated to tee off at 1:39 ET from Hole 10. He's grouped with Ben Curtis and Kyle Stanley.

Television coverage will start on the Golf Channel Thursday at 1:00 p.m. ET . Sirius XM will have radio broadcasts beginning at noon Eastern.

First wave off No. 1 tee:

7:15 am Mallinger, John Tringale, Cameron Adams, Blake
7:26 am Romero, Andres Overton, Jeff Gillis, Tom
7:36 am Perez, Pat Baird, Briny Thompson, Michael
7:47 am Ogilvy, Geoff Singh, Vijay Verplank, Scott
7:57 am Atwal, Arjun Cabrera, Angel Harrington, Padraig
8:08 am Frazar, Harrison Baddeley, Aaron Leonard, Justin
8:18 am Snedeker, Brandt Crane, Ben Watney, Nick
8:29 am Oosthuizen, Louis Day, Jason Poulter, Ian
8:39 am Pettersson, Carl Points, D.A. Garrigus, Robert
8:50 am Kirk, Chris Bradley, Michael Palmer, Ryan
9:00 am Levin, Spencer Hearn, David Haas, Hunter
9:11 am Maggert, Jeff Merrick, John Mathis, David

First wave off No. 10 tee:

7:15 am Couch, Chris Chalmers, Greg DeLaet, Graham
7:26 am Trahan, D.J. DiMarco, Chris Driscoll, James
7:36 am Streelman, Kevin Jobe, Brandt Blanks, Kris
7:47 am Molder, Bryce Woodland, Gary Hoffman, Charley
7:57 am Slocum, Heath Bettencourt, Matt Gay, Brian
8:08 am McNeill, George Na, Kevin Piercy, Scott
8:18 am Choi, K.J. Clark, Tim Garcia, Sergio
8:29 am Simpson, Webb Bradley, Keegan Kuchar, Matt
8:39 am Fowler, Rickie Mahan, Hunter Woods, Tiger
8:50 am O'Hair, Sean Toms, David Stenson, Henrik
9:00 am Matteson, Troy Holmes, J.B. Henry, J.J.
9:11 am Campbell, Chad Pampling, Rod Mayfair, Billy

Second wave off No. 1 tee:

12:25 pm Reavie, Chez Stadler, Kevin Teater, Josh
12:36 pm Herron, Tim Walker, Jimmy Kang, Sung
12:46 pm Van Pelt, Bo Chappell, Kevin Barnes, Ricky
12:57 pm Sabbatini, Rory Yang, Y.E. Kelly, Jerry
1:07 pm Stallings, Scott Furyk, Jim Love III, Davis
1:18 pm Vegas, Jhonattan Byrd, Jonathan Villegas, Camilo
1:28 pm Rose, Justin Kaymer, Martin Scott, Adam
1:39 pm Donald, Luke Haas, Bill Westwood, Lee
1:49 pm McIlroy, Rory Mickelson, Phil Stricker, Steve
2:00 pm Moore, Ryan Casey, Paul Cauley, Bud
2:10 pm Senden, John Bae, Sang-Moon Gainey, Tommy
2:21 pm Leishman, Marc Killeen, J.J. Quiros, Alvaro

Second wave off No. 10 tee:

12:25 pm Pernice Jr., Tom de Jonge, Brendon Duke, Ken
12:36 pm O'Hern, Nick Stroud, Chris Dyson, Simon
12:46 pm Rollins, John Molinari, Francesco Wi, Charlie
12:57 pm Jacobson, Fredrik Glover, Lucas Goosen, Retief
1:07 pm Steele, Brendan Immelman, Trevor Allenby, Robert
1:18 pm Laird, Martin Cink, Stewart Howell III, Charles
1:28 pm McDowell, Graeme Johnson, Zach Els, Ernie
1:39 pm Dufner, Jason Curtis, Ben Stanley, Kyle
1:49 pm Huh, John Wilson, Mark Wagner, Johnson
2:00 pm Ogilvie, Joe Estes, Bob Davis, Brian
2:10 pm Imada, Ryuji Karlsson, Robert Hanson, Peter
2:21 pm Every, Matt Knost, Colt English, Harris

For real-time leaderboard updates throughout the tournament, visit Golf.com.

For more Players coverage, check out the Waggle Room or the SB Nation golf hub page.

Photographs by spatulated, Triple Tri, and chrischappelear used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.