Meanwhile on the LPGA Tour, Leona Maguire flies the Irish flag
Rory McIlroy will be the first Irish golfer to tee off at this year's Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the PGA Tour.
The county Down man starts his opening round in California just before 4:50 Irish time.
Just before 5:30, Seamus Power will tee off and then Shane Lowry goes out around 6:05.
At this weekend's LPGA Tour, Leona Maguire flies the Irish flag.
The Cavan woman begins her first round at the Tournament of Champions in Florida at a 3:45 Irish time.
Meanwhile, Padraig Harrington and Conor Purcell have both carded an opening round 71 at the Bahrain Championship.
They're ten strokes behind the clubhouse leader Brandon Robinson Thompson from England.

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