The first full week of April is here, and golf fans know what that means. It’s time for the Masters.
The top golfers in the world are gathered at Augusta National this week for the first major tournament on the PGA Tour. The Masters is considered the most prestigious event of the season, held at the iconic golf club in Augusta, Georgia.
Jon Rahm is the defending Masters champion after winning his first green jacket in 2023. The Spaniard pulled away from a battle with Brooks Koepka last year to win by four strokes, and giving Rahm his second major.
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A lot has changed since then, as Rahm defected from the PGA Tour and signed with LIV instead. He is one of a number of golfers on the competing tour that will be playing at Augusta National.
Rahm and Koepka, another LIV golfer, are expected to contend at the top of the field, as well as former Masters champions such as Scottie Scheffler and Hideki Matsuyama. Other golfers playing at an elite level heading into the tournament are Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland and Patrick Cantlay.
Below is the full set of Masters tee times for the first two rounds, although both days have been disrupted due to the weather.
The opening tee shots of Round 1 were due to be struck at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, but they were pushed back by at least an hour due to heavy rain and strong winds.
A statement on the Masters website read: “Tee times have been delayed until further notice. The first round will not begin before 09:00.”
Thanks to the delay of Round 1, not every group was able to finish on Thursday. Nine groups will have to finish the first round on Friday morning before preparing for the second trip around the course later in the day.
The last group — Dustin Johnson, Collin Morakawa, and Tommy Fleetwood — will begin on the 11th hole.
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Masters featured groups 2024
There are four featured groups in the first round of the 2024 Masters. Here is a look at those highlighted groups for Friday.
Round 1 conclusion: Friday, April 12
8 a.m.: Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa8 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood
Round 2: Friday, April 12
10:18 a.m.: Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa10:42 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala11:54 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Thorbjørn Olesen, Bryson DeChambeau1:48 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
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Masters tee times and pairings
The conclusion of Round 1 will begin at 7:50 a.m. ET on Friday morning. Round 2 will begin at 8 a.m. ET as the other players wrap up their first 18 holes.
Here’s when the field will tee off on Friday.
Round 1 remaining groups
Group Akshay Bhatia, J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry Bubba Watson, Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Schenk Patrick Reed, Sungjae Im, Kurt Kitayama Keegan Bradley, Matthieu Pavon, Tyrell Hatton Adam Scott, Sam Burns, Cameron Young Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Sahith Theegala Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood
Round 2: Friday, April 12
Tee time (ET) Group 8 a.m. Lee Hodges, Adrian Meronk, Grayson Murray 8:12 a.m. Camilo Villegas, Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis 8:24 a.m. Mike Weir, Ryo Hisatsune, Neal Shipley 8:36 a.m. Vijay Singh, Si Woo Kim, Emiliano Grillo 8:48 a.m. Fred Couples, Adam Hadwin, Stewart Hagestad 9 a.m. Justin Rose, Eric Cole, Peter Malnati 9:12 a.m. Akshay Bhatia, J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry 9:24 a.m. Bubba Watson, Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Schenk 9:36 a.m. Patrick Reed, Sungjae Im, Kurt Kitayama 9:48 a.m. Keegan Bradley, Matthieu Pavon, Tyrell Hatton 10:06 a.m. Adam Scott, Sam Burns, Cameron Young 10:18 a.m. Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa 10:30 a.m. Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim 10:42 a.m. Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Sahith Theegala 10:54 a.m. Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood 11:06 a.m. Erik van Rooyen, Jake Knapp 11:18 a.m. Jose Maria Olazabal, Taylor Moore, Santiago de la Fuente 11:30 a.m. Danny Willett, Austin Eckroat, Stephan Jaeger 11:42 a.m. Charl Schwartzel, Luke List, Christo Lamprecht 11:54 a.m. Gary Woodland, Thorbjorn Olesen, Bryson DeChambeau 12:12 p.m. Zach Johnson, Corey Conners, Jasper Stubbs 12:24 p.m. Sergio Garcia, Chris Kirk, Ryan Fox 12:36 p.m. Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Harris English 12:48 p.m. Phil Mickelson, Sepp Straka, Tony Finau 1 p.m. Nick Taylor, Joaquin Niemann, Russell Henley 1:12 p.m. Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Rickie Fowler 1:24 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama, Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas 1:36 p.m. Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Dunlap 1:48 p.m. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele 2 p.m. Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith
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