Reed paired with Haas, Lefty gets Hoffman at CareerBuilder

The PGA Tour returns to the mainland this week for the CareerBuilder Challenge. Here are some featured pairings to watch in the California desert (note: two pro-am partners; 54-hole cut; all times ET):

Bill Haas and Patrick Reed: 11:40 a.m. Thursday at La Quinta, 1:20 p.m. Friday at PGA West Nicklaus, 12:50 p.m. Saturday at PGA West Stadium

The past two champions are paired for the first three rounds here. Haas, who won last year at 22-under 266, has four top-six finishes in this event in the past six years. He tied for 18th two weeks ago at Kapalua. Reed set a tournament record here in 2014, when he blitzed the field by shooting 28 under. He followed it up with a T-24 a year ago. With seven…