The 2 top-ranked golfers on the earth, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, have been paired collectively for the opening two rounds of the Masters, whereas Jason Day will play with Tiger Woods, Augusta Nationwide introduced on Tuesday.
Woods makes his return to Augusta alongside the Australian, who he shares a robust relationship with.
The pair tee off with Max Homa at 3.24am Friday (AEST).
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Northern Irishman McIlroy, the world quantity two, is seeking to full the profession grand slam this week by claiming the inexperienced jacket that has eluded him to date in his profession.
High-ranked Scheffler tasted success at Augusta in 2022 and arrives on a scorching streak after wins final month on the Arnold Palmer Championship and The Gamers Championship and a runner-up effort on the Houston Open.
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The pair are joined by Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele, who has but to win a serious championship however completed tied for second within the Masters in 2019.
The trio will tee off at 10.42 am native on Thursday (12.42am Friday), simply minutes after defending champion Jon Rahm will start his bid.
Rahm will play with England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, the 2022 US Open champion and American Nick Dunlap, who turned skilled earlier this yr after successful the American Categorical event on the PGA Tour in January.
Instantly following McIlroy and Scheffler’s group will probably be a proficient trio of reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark, 2022 British Open champion Cameron Smith of Australia and Norwegian Viktor Hovland.
One of the vital notable pairings, in the meantime, was Brooks Koepka with Brian Harman, who is called one of many the sector’s slowest gamers.
Koepka is certainly one of golf’s most vocal critics of gradual play — so individuals had been fast to make observe of the merciless grouping.
In the meantime, there was a giant nod to Min Woo Lee’s new-found star energy with him put within the massive grouping of Patrick Cantlay and Rickie Fowler from 12.06am.
Cameron Smith additionally has a blockbuster group alongside Wyndham Clark and Viktor Hovland (12.54am).
MASTERS ROUND ONE TEE TIMES (all instances AEST)
Thursday
10pm: Erik van Rooyen (South Africa), Jake Knapp
10.12pm: Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain), Taylor Moore, *Santiago de la Fuente (Mexico)
10.24pm: Danny Willett (England), Austin Eckroat, Stephan Jaeger (Germany)
10.36pm: Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), Luke Record, *Christo Lamprecht (South Africa)
10.48pm: Gary Woodland, Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark), Bryson DeChambeau
11pm: Zach Johnson, Corey Conners (Canada), *Jasper Stubbs (Australia)
11.12pm: Sergio Garcia (Spain), Chris Kirk, Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
11.24pm: Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An (Korea), Harris English
11.36pm: Phil Mickelson, Sepp Straka (Austria), Tony Finau
11.48pm: Nick Taylor (Canada), Joaquin Niemann (Chile), Russell Henley
Friday
12.06am: Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee (Australia), Rickie Fowler
12.18am: Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas
12.30am: Jon Rahm (Spain), Matt Fitzpatrick (England), Nick Dunlap
12.42am: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy (Northern Eire), Xander Schauffele
12.54am: Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland (Norway), Cameron Smith (Australia)
1.06am: Lee Hodges, Adrian Meronk (Poland), Grayson Murray
1.18am: Camilo Villegas (Colombia), Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis (Australia)
1.30am: Mike Weir (Canada), Ryo Hisatsune (Japan), *Neal Shipley
1.42am: Vijay Singh (Fiji), Si Woo Kim (Korea), Emiliano Grillo (Argentina)
1.54am: Fred {Couples}, Adam Hadwin (Canada), *Stewart Hagestad
2.12am: Justin Rose (England), Eric Cole, Peter Malnati
2.24am: Akshay Bhatia, J. T. Poston, Shane Lowry (Eire)
2.36am: Bubba Watson, Nicolai Hojgaard (Denmark), Adam Schenk
2.48am: Patrick Reed, Sungjae Im (Korea), Kurt Kitayama
3am: Keegan Bradley, Matthieu Pavon, Tyrrell Hatton (England)
3.12am: Adam Scott (Australia), Sam Burns, Cameron Younger
3.24am: Tiger Woods, Jason Day (Australia), Max Homa
3.36am: Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim (Korea)
3.48am: Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg (Sweden), Sahith Theegala
4am: Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood (England)
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