Groups we're watching: First round, Shell Houston Open

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Apr. 3, 2008

All times are eastern.

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Andres Romero, Geoff Ogilvy, Adam Scott
Tee time:
7:50 a.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 10
Why you should watch: Romero is coming off his fist career PGA TOUR victory last weekend at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Ogilvy won the World Golf Championships-CA Championship two weeks ago, and Adam Scott is the defending winner of this tournament. Need any more reasons to keep an eye on these guys?

2008 Stat comparison
Player Events Cuts made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Average
Romero 7 4 1 -- -- 1 2 71.17
Ogilvy 7 4 1 -- -- 2 3 70.16
Scott 3 3 -- -- -- 1 3 69.62
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Davis Love III, Shaun Micheel, Fred Couples
Tee time:
12:40 p.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 35
Why you should watch: Love needs to win this week in order to make the field for next week's Masters and keep his streak of 70 consecutive major starts alive. Micheel is coming off his first made cut in seven events a couple of weeks ago in Puerto Rico. He finished 21st. Couples has made five of six cuts this season, including a tie for eighth at the Buick Invitational in February.

2008 Stat comparison
Player Events Cuts made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Average
Love III 6 3 -- -- -- -- 1 71.05
Micheel 9 2 -- -- -- -- 1 72.50
Couples 6 5 -- -- -- 1 1 70.68
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Phil Mickelson, Eric Axley, Rod Pampling
Tee time:
1 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 36
Why you should watch: Mickelson hasn't had a top-10 finish since his win at the Northern Trust Open back in mid February. If for nothing else, his confidence would get a nice boost with one right before the Masters. Axley has been one of the busiest players on TOUR this season. He's making his 11th appearance of the year and is looking for his first top-25 of 2008. Pampling is looking for his third top-10 in five starts, but he's missed the cut in each of his past two starts.

2008 Stat comparison
Player Events Cuts made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Average
Mickelson 7 6 1 1 -- 3 6 69.39
Axley 10 5 -- -- -- -- -- 71.82
Pampling 8 4 -- -- -- 2 2 71.84

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