Tiger Woods is looking to get back to winning ways before the Masters by claiming a seventh victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The former world number one will tee-off with Ryder Cup teammate Dustin Johnson and Transitions Championship winner Gary Woodland.
Woods won four successive championships at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida from 2000 to 2003.
It was only the fourth time a golfer has won the same Tour event four times in a row.
He had to wait until 2008 before notching his fifth win and followed that up with another victory in 2009.
But the 14-times Major champion is without success since his return to golf a year ago.
Woods won the Australian Masters in November of 2009, but details of his marital infidelities surfaced in the media a month later.
His marriage hit the rocks and he took an indefinite break from the sport before making his comeback in last year’s Masters.
He finished tied for fourth and had to look on as long-time rival Phil Mickelson took the title.
Woods has yet to recapture the sort of form that saw him record his last Major triumph at the US Open in 2008.
He will be competing for his fifth green jacket in Augusta as he bids to overtake Jack Nicklaus’ record haul of 18 Major titles.
US Open champion Graeme McDowell is also part of the 70-strong field at Bay Hill and will be looking to build on his best calendar year in 2010.
As well as his maiden Major title, McDowell holed the winning put at Celtic Manor in the Ryder Cup.
He has shown some good form already this year and carded an impressive 64 in the final round of the Honda Classic.
The Northern Irishman was also part of the winning Lake Nona team at the Tavistock Cup.
He has been paired with American duo Jim Furyk and Bubba Watson.
All-in-all, nine of the world’s top 20 golfers will be in attendance, with Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Hunter Mahan and Ian Poulter also in the hunt at Bay Hill.
Selected pairings and tee-off times:
8:15 am - Heath Slocum, Stewart Cink, Henrik Stenson
8:26 am - Mark Wilson, Justin Rose, Jach Johnson
8:26 am - Bill Haas, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson
8:38 am - Bubba Watson, Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell
8:49 am - Ryan Moore, Trevor Immelman, Scott Verplank
9:12 am - John Senden, Charlie Wi, Edoardo Molinari
12:33 pm - Kevin Streelman, Webb Simpson, Charl Schwartzel
12:56 pm - Gary Woodland, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods
12:56 pm - D.A. Points, Stuart Appleby, Brian Gay
1:08 pm - Aaron Baddeley, Aaron Bettencourt, Robert Allenby
1:08 pm - Jhonattan Vegas, Ernie Els, Ian Poulter
1:19 pm - Camilo Villegas, Bo van Pelt, Sergio Garcia
1:54 pm - Colt Knost, Brendan Steele, Matteo Manassero
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