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Spieth not shying away from pairing with McIlroy

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Jordan Spieth is looking forward to his pairing with Rory McIlroy as much as anyone this week at The Players Championship.

The world No. 1 McIlroy and No. 2 Spieth are scheduled to go off with Jason Day at 8:39 a.m. ET on Thursday and again at 1:49 p.m. ET on Friday.

“I'm very excited about the pairing for Rory and Jason,” Spieth said. “I've really, really enjoyed my time playing with both of them. I've been paired with them in the first couple rounds quite a few times, and in other rounds, too.