Masters Tournament: Round 1 Groupings and Start Times

The 90th Masters tournament is set to begin at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, with 91 players competing in the opening men's major of the year. Defending champion Rory McIlroy will start his title defense at 10:31am local time, paired with Cameron Young and US Amateur champion Mason Howell. Other notable groupings include two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, former US Open champion Gary Woodland, and Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, as well as former world No 1s Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, and Justin Rose. The tournament will feature wall-to-wall coverage on Sky Sports, with live coverage starting at 2pm on Thursday. The weather forecast indicates no rain throughout the tournament, with temperatures expected to rise each day.