Groups we're watching: Wachovia Championship, round 1

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Geoff Ogilvy, Phil Mickelson, Carl Pettersson
Tee time: 7:30 a.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 39
Why you should watch: Mickelson and Ogilvy are both in the top five in the FedExCup standings. Mickelson sits second while Ogilvy is fifth. Ogilvy had back-to-back top-two finishes earlier this year when he won the World Golf Championships-CA Championship and finished second in the Shell Houston Open. Mickelson hasn't finished outside the top 25 all season and is coming off a tie for fifth at Augusta National. Pettersson, meanwhile, is coming off his best finish of the season, a tie for fourth last week at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

Adam Scott, David Toms, Shaun Micheel
Tee time: 8 a.m.
Tee: No. 10
Total TOUR wins: 19
Why you should watch: Scott, of course is the talk of the TOUR after his fabulous playoff victory last Sunday at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Apart from that, Scott has five top-25 finishes in six TOUR starts so far in 2008. Toms won this tournament in 2003 and is hoping to shake off some struggles this season. Micheel -- after a horrible start to the season, has put together three top-30 finishes in his past four starts.

Jim Furyk, Woody Austin, Troy Matteson
Tee time: 12:50 p.m.
Tee: No. 1
Total TOUR wins: 17
Why you should watch: Any group with Austin in it is worth watching purely for the potential of a combo of good golf and even better personality. Everyone gets so caught up in Woody's antics, though, that they don't notice he is a three-time TOUR winner and has three runner up and third-place finishes to boot. He already has two top-10 finishes this season and three top-25s, so it's only a matter of time before we see some good old Woody confidence out on the course again. Furyk has been flirting with a win for a few weeks now grabbing a fourth-place finish at the Verizon Heritage and a runner-up run at the World Golf Championships -- CA Championship. However, you can't forget about the young guns on TOUR this season no matter how good the veterans are. With six wins coming from 20-something players so far this year, it's becoming apparent that guys like Matteson are the ones to keep an eye on. He's already won on TOUR once (in 2006). With a tie for second at the PODS Championship (note: a 20-something's victory) already under his belt in '08, Matteson is on his way to more great finishes. Unfortunately, he's missed quite a few cuts, too, this season, so he's hungry to get out there and play.