Masters tee-times for rounds one and two announced
Rory McIlroy is looking to become the fourth player to win successive Masters titles Rory McIlroy will get the defence of his Masters title under way at 15:31 BST on Thursday, 9 April when the 90th edition of the first major of the year begins.
Rory McIlroy is looking to become the fourth player to win successive Masters titles Rory McIlroy will get the defence of his Masters title under way at 15:31 BST on Thursday, 9 April when the 90th edition of the first major of the year begins. Northern Ireland's McIlroy will, as tradition dictates, play in a group with US Amateur champion Mason Howell and last month's Players winner Cameron Young. That trio are on the early-late half of the draw and will be the penultimate group to start round two on Friday, at 18:44.
World number one Scottie Scheffler starts his quest for a third Green Jacket on the late-early side of the draw. The 2022 and 2024 champion heads out on Thursday at 18:44 alongside Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and former US Open champion Gary Woodland. In one of several other marquee groups, England's 2022 US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick will tee-off with American major winners Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele at 15:07 in round one, while Tommy Fleetwood is out at 14:55.
Three-time Augusta runner-up Justin Rose, including last year to McIlroy, starts his 21st Masters at 18:20 alongside 2015 champion Jordan Spieth and five-time major champion Brooks Koepka. Record six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, 86, will be joined by 90-year-old three-time champion Gary Player and two-time winner Tom Watson, 76, to hit ceremonial tee shots at 12:25 as honorary starters. 12:50 Naoyuki Kataoka (Jpn), Max Homa (US), Carlos Ortiz (Mex) 13:02 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Aldrich Potgieter (SA) 13:14 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jackson Herrington (US*) 13:26 Charl Schwartzel (SA), Max Greyserman (US), Ryan Fox (NZ) 13:38 Vijay Singh (Fij), Matt McCarty (US), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den) 13:50 Kurt Kitayama (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (SA) 14:02 Bubba Watson (US), Nicolas Echavarria (Col), Brandon Holtz (US*) 14:19 Cameron Smith (Aus), Sam Burns (US), Jake Knapp (US) 14:31 Keegan Bradley (US), Ryan Gerard (US), Nick Taylor (Can) 14:43 Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Jason Day (Aus)