The Australian Open will run Thursday through Sunday at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney.
Macpherson, a native of Melbourne, earned one of the tournament's local exemptions, while Watson picked up of one the event's invitations. Macpherson will tee off at 7:05 a.m. Thursday, which is 3:05 p.m. EST Wednesday, in a group with fellow Aussies Rod Pampling and Stephen Leaney. Watson will be in the group that tees off 10 minutes later.
After the Bulldogs' fall schedule, Macpherson has an SEC-leading scoring average of 70.75. He posted three top-10s and was in the top 12 of all four events. Last summer, Macpherson won the Australian Amateur, earning berths in the 2011 British Open and the 2012 Masters. Watson has an Official World Golf Rating of 17th and he ranks 16th on the PGA Tour's 2011 money list with more than $3.4 million in earnings.
Results from the Australian Open will be available at pga.org.au/scores.
