1 week Ago By The Independent
The Masters returns at Augusta National with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler leading the contenders to win the green jacket. Scheffler is the defending champion having won his second Masters title last year and the World No 1 is aiming to become the first back-to-back champion since Tiger Woods in 2002. McIlroy goes again in his bid to win an elusive Masters and complete the career grand slam, with the Northern Irishman in great form having won the Players Championship last month.
The prospect of a Scheffler-McIlroy battle on Masters Sunday is a tantalising prospect for golf fans tuning into the iconic major, but Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa and Ludvig Aberg. Here’s everything you need to know. Is the Masters on TV and is there a live stream? Sky Sports has the rights for the Masters in the UK and will be broadcasting all four rounds from Augusta on Sky Sports Golf or Sky Sports Main Event.
If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription. On Thursday and Friday, coverage of featured groups begins from 2pm BST, with full coverage getting underway from 7:30pm. On the weekend, full coverage starts at 5pm until close of play - with the Masters champion crowned on Sunday evening.
Full timings are as follows Round One, Thursday 10 April: featured groups from 2pm, full coverage from 7.30pm Round Two, Friday 11 April: featured groups from 2pm, full coverage from 7.30pm Round Three, Saturday 12 April: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 7.
30pm Round Four, Sunday 13 April: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 5:00pm The Masters prize money: How much will players earn at Augusta in 2025? Last year, Scottie Scheffler won $3.6m for winning the Masters as part of a record $20m prize purse. The total prize money for the 2025 edition is still to be confirmed and is usually announced later in the week, but last year’s breakdown was as follows with the $20m total purse offering an increase from $18m in 2023.
Last year’s top-10 (via the PGA Tour) 1st - $3,600,000 2nd - $2,160,000 3rd - $1,360,000 4th - $960,000 5th - $800,000 6th - $720,000 7th - $670,000 8th - $620,000 9th - $580,000 10th - $540,000 Masters weather: Is there a chance of more thunderstorms? Monday’s practice session was cancelled due to inclement weather at Augusta National with thunderstorms forecast in the morning with the chance of rain to follow. Fortunately, the weather is set to improve before the start of the Masters on Thursday, but there is a 40 per cent chance of rain on Friday and a 20 per cent chance of afternoon showers..
