Jordan Spieth had a feeling he'd be grouped with Tiger Woods for the first two rounds of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
"I actually called it a couple weeks ago to some of my friends. I just thought it might happen," he said. He was right. Spieth will tee off at 12:07 p.m. local time Thursday with Woods and Patrick Reed.
"I have a pairing where there will be a couple of people out there, so hopefully we can feed off the energy," Spieth said.
The two youngsters -- Spieth is 21 and Reed is 24 -- have both shot 63 while playing alongside Woods. Spieth did so at last season's Farmers Insurance Open, while Reed did it in December, at the Hero World Challenge.
He's been in Arizona since last Friday because of poor weather at home in Dallas. You can't blame him for being excited for his first start of 2015. Spieth is seeking his third consecutive victory, though it's been more than a month since his most recent victory.
Spieth went back-to-back at the Australian Open and Hero World Challenge. He shot 63 in Australia to route a field that featured World No. 1 Rory McIlroy, then won the star-studded Hero by 10 shots.
"(The Hero) seems quite a while ago," Spieth said. "It doesn't feel like I'm going for three in a row, but it's kind of cool to say that."
Spieth and Woods were in the same weekday pairing twice last season. Spieth shot 71-63 to take the 36-hole lead when they played together at the Farmers Insurance Open. They both struggled in the first two rounds of the Quicken Loans National, when Woods made his return from back surgery. Spieth shot 74-70, while Woods fired 74-75.
Reed and Spieth formed a successful pairing at last year's Ryder Cup, going 2-0-1 as a partnership. Reed already has a win in 2015 after claiming the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
This is the first time Reed, who famously dresses in red-and-black on Sundays to emulate Woods, has played with Woods in a PGA TOUR event. They were paired in the second round of the Hero World Challenge in December; Reed beat Woods, 63-70, in that round. "It would certainly be exciting if we can all play well the next couple of days," Spieth said. "I know (Friday) afternoon, that back nine may be something like ... I haven't experienced. As we play those last four holes, if we are playing well, it could be a lot of fun."