The tee times and groupings for the opening two rounds of The Masters have been confirmed with action set to get underway.Scottie Scheffler eased to victory at Augusta National last year, claiming glory at 11-under-par to secure his second green jacket.Scheffler is the defending champion at The Masters again this yearGettyFollow The Masters LIVE HEREScheffler headlines the field alongside Rory McIlroy again with other leading contenders including Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau.
As ever, Honorary Starters Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson will hit the opening shots of the 2025 Masters tournament before the real action gets underway at 12:40pm UK time on Thursday.The full timings for Round 1 and Round 2 have been announced and there are some marquee groups to follow.Scheffler, who has been grouped with Justin Thomas and amateur Jose Luis Ballester, is in the morning wave on Thursday and will start his title defence at 3:15pm UK time.
McIlroy is with Aberg and Akshay Bhatia and tees off at 6:12pm UK time in the afternoon session.Thursday’s featured groups are as follows:2:47pm – Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee3:15pm – Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jose Luis Ballester (A)6:12pm – Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia6:34pm – Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy FleetwoodRound 1 tee timesAll starting at hole 1, all times BST, (a) denotes amateursHonorary Starters: 12:30pmJack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tom Watson Group 1: 12:40pmDavis Riley [USA], Patton Kizzire [USA]Group 2: 12:51pmKevin Yu [Chinese Tapei], Jhonattan Vegas [Venezuela], Nicolai Hojgaard [Denmark]Group 3: 1:02pmMike Weir [Canada], Cameron Young [USA], Michael Kim [USA]Group 4: 1:13pmZach Johnson [USA], Chris Kirk [USA], Joe Highsmith [USA]Group 5: 1:24pmDanny Willett [England], Davis Thompson [USA], Nicolas Echavarria [Colombia]Group 6: 1:35pmBernhard Langer [Germany], Noah Kent (a) [USA], Will Zalatoris [USA]Group 7: 1:52pmCameron Smith [Australia], Aaron Rai [England], J T Poston [USA]Group 8: 2:03pmFred Couples [USA], Harris English [USA], Taylor Pendrith [Canada]Group 9: 2:14pmBrian Harman [USA], Corey Conners [Canada], Stephan Jaegar [Germany]Group 10: 2:25pmPatrick Reed [USA], Max Greyserman [USA], Byeong Hun An [South Korea]Group 11: 2:36pmBilly Horschel [USA], Robert MacIntyre [Scotland], Nick Dunlap [USA]Group 12: 2:47pmColin Morikawa [USA], Min Woo Lee [Australia], Joaquin Niemann [Chile]Group 13: 2:58pmPhil Mickelson [USA], Jason Day [Australia], Keegan Bradley [USA] Group 14: 3:15pmScottie Scheffler [USA], Justin Thomas [USA], Jose Luis Ballester (a) [Spain]Thomas has been paired with fellow American SchefflerGettyGroup 15: 3:26pmJordan Spieth [USA], Tyrrell Hatton [England], Tom Kim [South Korea]Group 16: 3:37pmTony Finau [USA], Thomas Detry [Belgium], Maverick McNealy [USA]Group 17: 3:48pmCameron Davis [Australia], Rafael Campos [Puerto Rico], Austin Eckroat [USA]Group 18: 3:59pmAngel Cabrera [Argentina], Laurie Canter [England], Adam Schenk [USA]Group 19: 4:10pmBrian Campbell [USA], Thriston Lawrence [South Africa], Jose Maria Olazabal Group 20: 4:21pmBubba Watson [USA], Matthieu Pavon [France], Evan Beck (a) [USA]Group 21: 4:38pmTom Hoge [USA], Matt McCarty [USA], Christian Bezuidenhout [South Africa]Group 22: 4:49pmDenny McCarthy [USA], Hiroshi Tai (a) [Singapore], Charl Schwartzel [South Africa]Group 23: 5:00pmJustin Rose [England], Max Homa [USA], JJ Spaun [USA]Group 24: 5:11pmDustin Johnson [USA], Nick Taylor [Canada], Justin Hastings (a) [Australia]Group 25: 5:22pmSergio Garcia [Spain], Lucas Glover [USA], Daniel Berger [USA]Group 26: 5:33pmPatrick Cantlay [USA], Matt Fitzpatrick [England], Rasmus Hojgaard [Denmark]Group 27: 5:50pmBrooks Koepka [USA], Russell Henley [USA], Sungjae Im [South Korea]Group 28: 6:01pmAdam Scott [Australia], Xander Schauffele [USA], Viktor Hovland [Norway]Group 29: 6:12pmRory McIlroy [Northern Ireland], Ludvig Aberg [Sweden], Ahshay Bhatia [USA]Group 30: 6:23pmHideki Matsuyama [Japan], Bryson DeChambeau [USA], Shane Lowry [Republic of Ireland]Group 31: 6:34pmJon Rahm [Spain], Tommy Fleetwood [England], Wyndham Clark [USA]Group 32: 6:45pmSahith Theegala [USA, Sepp Straka [Austria], Sam Burns [USA]GettyMcIlroy is eyeing glory at Augusta National this year[/caption]Round 2 tee timesAll starting at hole 1, all times BST, (a) denotes amateursGroup 1: 12:40pmCameron Davis [Australia], Rafael Campos [Puerto Rico], Austin Eckroat [USA]Group 2: 12:51pmAngel Cabrera [Argentina], Laurie Canter [England], Adam Schenk [USA]Group 3: 1:02pmBrian Campbell [USA], Thriston Lawrence [South Africa], Jose Maria Olazabal Group 4: 1:13pmBubba Watson [USA], Matthieu Pavon [France], Evan Beck (a) [USA]Group 5: 1:24pmTom Hoge [USA], Matt McCarty [USA], Christian Bezuidenhout [South Africa]Group 6: 1:35pmDenny McCarthy [USA], Hiroshi Tai (a) [Singapore], Charl Schwartzel [South Africa]Group 7: 1:52pmJustin Rose [England], Max Homa [USA], JJ Spaun [USA]Group 8: 2:03pmDustin Johnson [USA], Nick Taylor [Canada], Justin Hastings (a) [Australia]Group 9: 2:14pmSergio Garcia [Spain], Lucas Glover [USA], Daniel Berger [USA]Group 10: 2:25pmPatrick Cantlay [USA], Matt Fitzpatrick [England], Rasmus Hojgaard [Denmark]Group 11: 2:36pmBrooks Koepka [USA], Russell Henley [USA], Sungjae Im [South Korea]Group 12: 2:47pmAdam Scott [Australia], Xander Schauffele [USA], Viktor Hovland [Norway]Group 13: 2:58pmRory McIlroy [Northern Ireland], Ludvig Aberg [Sweden], Ahshay Bhatia [USA]Group 14: 3:15pmHideki Matsuyama [Japan], Bryson DeChambeau [USA], Shane Lowry [Republic of Ireland]Group 15: 3:26pmJon Rahm [Spain], Tommy Fleetwood [England], Wyndham Clark [USA]Group 16: 3:37pmSahith Theegala [USA, Sepp Straka [Austria], Sam Burns [USA]DeChambeau remains one of the best players in world golfGettyGroup 17: 3:48pmDavis Riley [USA], Patton Kizzire [USA]Group 18: 3:59pmKevin Yu [Chinese Tapei], Jhonattan Vegas [Venezuela], Nicolai Hojgaard [Denmark]Group 19: 4:10pmMike Weir [Canada], Cameron Young [USA], Michael Kim [USA]Group 20: 4:21pmZach Johnson [USA], Chris Kirk [USA], Joe Highsmith [USA]Group 21: 4:38pmDanny Willett [England], Davis Thompson [USA], Nicolas Echavarria [Colombia]Group 22: 4:49pmBernhard Langer [Germany], Noah Kent (a) [USA], Will Zalatoris [USA]Group 23: 5:00pmCameron Smith [Australia], Aaron Rai [England], J T Poston [USA]Group 24: 5:11pmFred Couples [USA], Harris English [USA], Taylor Pendrith [Canada]Group 25: 5:22pmBrian Harman [USA], Corey Conners [Canada], Stephan Jaegar [Germany]Group 26: 5:33pmPatrick Reed [USA], Max Greyserman [USA], Byeong Hun An [South Korea]Group 27: 5:50pmBilly Horschel [USA], Robert MacIntyre [Scotland], Nick Dunlap [USA]Group 28: 6:01pmColin Morikawa [USA], Min Woo Lee [Australia], Joaquin Niemann [Chile]Group 29: 6:12pmPhil Mickelson [USA], Jason Day [Australia], Keegan Bradley [USA] Group 30: 6:23pmScottie Scheffler [USA], Justin Thomas [USA], Jose Luis Ballester (a) [Spain]Group 31: 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