Masters Tournament: Round 1 Pairings and Start Times in the UK

The first round of the 90th Masters golf tournament is set to begin at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, featuring 91 players. Defending champion Rory McIlroy will start his title defense at 10:31am local time, paired with Cameron Young and amateur Mason Howell. Two-time Masters winner Scottie Scheffler will be on the opposite side of the draw, playing alongside Gary Woodland and Robert MacIntyre. Former world number ones Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, and Brooks Koepka will also be in action. The tournament will get underway with the Honorary Starters ceremony, featuring Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tom Watson, at 7:25am on Thursday. The full list of pairings and start times is as follows: 12:40 John Keefer, Haotong Li; 12:50 Naoyuki Kataoka, Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz; 13:02 Jose Maria Olazabal, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Aldrich Potgieter; 13:14 Angel Cabrera, Sami Valimaki, Jackson Herrington; 13:26 Charl Schwartzel, Max Greyserman, Ryan Fox; 13:38 Vijay Singh, Matt McCarty, Rasmus Hojgaard; 13:50 Kurt Kitayama, Kristoffer Reitan, Casey Jarvis; 14:02 Bubba Watson, Nicolas Echavarria, Brandon Holtz; 14:19 Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Jake Knapp; 14:31 Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor; 14:43 Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day; 14:55 Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia; 15:07 Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele; 15:19 Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley; 15:31 Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell; 15:43 Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Noren; 16:03 Samuel Stevens, Sungjae Im; 16:15 Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell; 16:27 Mike Weir, Wyndham Clark, Mateo Pulcini; 16:39 Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nicolai Hojgaard; 16:51 Danny Willett, Davis Riley, Ethan Fang; 17:03 Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman; 17:15 Fred Couples, Min Woo Lee, Fifa Laopakdee; 17:27 Sergio Garcia, Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman; 17:44 Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Michael Brennan; 17:56 JJ Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Tyrrell Hatton; 18:08 Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg; 18:20 Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka; 18:32 Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas; 18:44 Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland; 18:56 Harris English, Marco Penge, Si Woo Kim. The weather forecast indicates no rain throughout the tournament, with temperatures expected to rise each day. Sky Sports will provide wall-to-wall coverage, including Featured Group action, from 2pm on Thursday, with the global broadcast window starting at 6pm. The same timings will apply on Friday, with earlier starts on the weekend.