Groups we're watching: Round 1, CA Championship

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They managed to scrape together quite a field this week at Doral, didn't they? Here is an interesting trio of threesomes you should follow while goofing off at work today.

All times are eastern.

Justin Rose, Mark Calcavecchia, Rory Sabbatini
Tee time: 11:05 a.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 17
Why you should watch: Rose, still in search of his first PGA TOUR victory, is building some momentum heading into Doral. He's had back-to-back top-15 finishes in his past two starts, a tie for 15th at The Honda Classic and a tie for 14th at the PODS Championship. Calcavecchia, likewise, is on a bit of a roll. He tied for fourth at the Honda and shared 14th with Rose at PODS. Sabbatini has a pair of top-three finishes so far this season, but he's making his first TOUR appearance since the last World Golf Championships event, the Accenture Match Play Championship nearly a month ago.

Phil Mickelson, Craig Parry, Camilo Villegas
Tee time: 11:15 a.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 35
Why you should watch: Villegas became golf's "next big thing" in 2006 when he came within a shot of beating Tiger Woods at what would be the final Ford Championship at Doral. Upon his return to Doral this week, more than a dozen South American media outlets were in attendance at his pre-tournament press conference on Tuesday. Parry makes his first TOUR appearance in 2006 and is in search of his first TOUR win since he won in a playoff in 2004 at, you guessed it, Doral. Mickelson, meanwhile, is still searching for his first top-20 finish in this event.

Louis Oosthuizen, Paul Casey, Tiger Woods
Tee Time: 12:25 p.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 66
Why you should watch: Oosthuizen's clubs were late in arriving to Doral, and just his luck, he's paired with Woods."I've got to focus on my game, because I'll be looking at him the whole time," Oosthuizen, who finished 50th in this event last year, told the Associated Press. "I want to see how he handles himself, because that's the level we all want to get to." Casey missed the cut last week at Bay Hill, but had a top-10 in the last World Golf Championships event, the Accenture Match Play Championship. And oh, did we mention Tiger is looking for his sixth TOUR win in a row and fourth CA Championship win in a row?