PGA Tour Computers Point To Thursday's Woods-Mickelson Pairing As The Work Of Humans

Now that we openly rig pairings on the PGA Tour instead of blaming the algorithms, score another victory for the humans with Thursday and Friday's World Ranking driven WGC Cadillac Championship pairings. Bob Harig reports:

Despite being at or near the top of the rankings for most of the past decade, Woods and Mickelson are almost never grouped together to start a tournament.

The last time it occurred during a non-major championship was at the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship, where the pairings were based on FedEx Cup points. Prior to that, they were paired at the 2002 Tour Championship, which was based on the money list.

The only time a "random" first-round grouping of Woods and Mickelson occurred was at the 1998 Nissan Open at Riviera in Los Angeles.