2025 Masters featured groups and players to watch on Friday

The first round of the 2025 Masters is in the books, and Augusta National Golf Club was a stout test on the opening day. Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, opened with a bogey-free 68, but two-time PGA Tour winner Nick Dunlap shot 90 . There was a little bit of everything in the first round, but Augusta National was a brilliant test Thursday, and that should continue throughout the week.

Here's a look at six of the best groupings for the second round of the Masters: All times ET 9:47 a.m.: Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland First-round scores: Hovland 1-under 71; Schauffele 1-over 73; Scott 5-over 77 9:58 a.



m.: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia First-round scores: Aberg: 4-under 68, Bhatia 2-under 70, McIlroy even-par 72 10:15 a.m.

: Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry First-round scores: DeChambeau 3-under 69; Lowry 1-under 71; Matsuyama 1-over 74 10:26 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood First-round scores: Rahm 3-over 75; Clark 4-over 74; Fleetwod 1-over 73 1:01 p.

m.: Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee First-round scores: Lee 1-under 71; Morikawa even-par 72; Niemann even-par 72 1:23 p.m.

: Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Josele Ballester First-round scores: Scheffler 4-under 68; Thomas 1-over 73, Ballester 4-over 76 1:34 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton First-round scores: Hatton 3-under 69; Spieth 1-over 73; Kim 1-over 73 What are the Friday tee times at the Masters? The first threesome goes off the No.

1 tee at 7:40 a.m. ET.

See the full Friday tee times here . This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Masters 2025 featured groups to watch Friday at Augusta National.