The state of Arizona has many ties to The Masters seemingly every year and it will be no different in 2012. Among those who are either from or recently played in our wonderful state: Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Rory Sabbatini and others. Here are their tee times and pairings for Thursday, along with a few other notable players.

Group 1 - 7:50 AM EDT

Tim Clark, Craig Stadler, Brendan Steele

Group 15 - 10:35 AM EDT

Tiger Woods, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Sang-Moon Bae

Group 28 - 1:09 PM EDT

Rory Sabbatini, Thomas Bjorn, Scott Stallings

Group 31 - 1:42 PM EDT

Rory McIlroy, Angel Cabrera, Bubba Watson

Group 32 - 1:53 PM EDT

Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Peter Hanson

A complete list of the pairings can be found here.

For complete coverage of The Masters this week, be sure to check back with SB Nation Arizona's StoryStream, which will feature tee times, updated standings and final scores at the end of each day.