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The top two players in the world will play together Thursday and Friday to highlight the featured groups at the Masters.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are part of a threesome with Xander Schauffele that is scheduled to tee off at 3:42 pm (Irish time) in the first round and 6:48 pm in the second round this week at Augusta National Golf Club.
Scheffler won the green jacket in 2022 and already has two wins this season, including The Players Championship. McIlroy, the four-time major champion, is facing a nearly 10-year major drought and needs only the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. Schauffele, ranked number five in the world, is among the best players in the sport without a major title.
Playing one group in front of that trio will be defending champion Jon Rahm of Spain, former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick of England and Nick Dunlap, who won The American Express as an amateur in January and turned pro.
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Shane Lowry is scheduled to kick off his latest bid for a green jacket at 5:24 pm on Thursday, before a Friday tee time of 2:12 pm. He is in a group with Akshay Bhatia and JT Poston for the first two rounds.
Tiger Woods is scheduled to tee off at 6:24 pm on Thursday and 3:18 pm on Friday as the five-time Masters champion attempts to make the cut for a record-breaking 24th straight time. Woods will play with Max Homa and Australia’s Jason Day.
The 13 members of LIV Golf in the field are all paired with two PGA Tour players.
Notable Masters tee times (all times Irish):
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele: Thursday at 3:42pm, Friday at 6:48 pm
Akshay Bhatia, JT Poston, Shane Lowry: Thursday at 5:24 pm, Friday at 2:12 pm
Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Dunlap: Thursday 3.30pm, Friday at 6:36 pm
Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa: Thursday at 6:24 pm, Friday at 3.18 pm
Phil Mickelson, Sepp Straka, Tony Finau: Thursday at 2:36 pm, Friday at 5:48 pm
Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Rickie Fowler: Thursday at 3:06 pm, Friday at 6:12 pm
Hideki Matsuyama, Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas: Thursday at 3:18 pm, Friday at 6:24 pm
Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith: Thursday at 3:54 pm, Friday at 7 pm
Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim: Thursday at 6:36 pm, Friday at 3:30 pm
Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Sahith Theegala: Thursday at 6:48 pm, Friday at 3:42 pm
Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood: Thursday at 7 pm, Friday at 3:54 pm
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