Masters - dates, tee times, favourites & how to follow on the BBC
All you need to know as the first men's major of 2026 gets under way at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.
The Masters was first contested in 1934 and won by American Horton Smith [Getty Images] The 90th Masters takes place 9-12 April, with defending champion Rory McIlroy among a 91-strong field featuring two-time champion Scottie Scheffler. BBC Sport will have live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra across all four days. There will also be live text commentary, in-play clips, video highlights, reaction and analysis on the BBC Sport website and app.
When is the 2026 Masters? Round one: Thursday, 9 April - first tee from 12:40 BST Round two: Friday, 10 April - first tee from 12:40 BST Round three: Saturday, 11 April - tee-times to be confirmed Round four: Sunday, 12 April - tee-times to be confirmed Full tee-times for rounds one and two. Who are the favourites?
Scottie Scheffler started 2026 with a win, a third and a fourth place in his first three starts, but has finished outside the top 20 of his past two events after poor first rounds [Getty Images] World number one Scottie Scheffler again arrives at Augusta widely considered as the man to beat. The 29-year-old American is already a two-time champion - in 2022 and 2024 – and goes into his seventh appearance still having never finished outside the top 20. Rory McIlroy can never be discounted, of course, as he attempts to become only the fourth man to win back-to-back Masters.
The build-up for the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland has not been as smooth as it was 12 months ago, but he remains among the frontrunners despite a lack of competitive action. The optimism of three top-10 finishes at the start of the season was replaced by concerns about a back injury, which forced him to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational and hampered him at the Players Championship, but he appears over that niggle. Another American, Bryson DeChambeau , reignites his challenge for a first Green Jacket, hoping to have learned lessons from faltering last year when he went out alongside McIlroy in Sunday's final pairing.
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