Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rory McIlroy is looking to become the fourth player to win successive Masters titles
ByPeter ScrivenerBBC Sport senior journalist- Published49 minutes ago
Rory McIlroy will get the defence of his Masters title under way at 15:31 BST on Thursday, 9 April when the 90th edition of the first major of the year begins.
Northern Ireland's McIlroy will, as tradition dictates, play in a group with US Amateur champion Mason Howell and last month's Players winner Cameron Young.
That trio are on the early-late half of the draw and will be the penultimate group to start round two on Friday, at 18:44.
World number one Scottie Scheffler starts his quest for a third Green Jacket on the late-early side of the draw. The 2022 and 2024 champion heads out on Thursday at 18:44 alongside Scotland's Robert MacIntyre and former US Open champion Gary Woodland.
In one of several other marquee groups, England's 2022 US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick will tee-off with American major winners Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele at 15:07 in round one, while Tommy Fleetwood is out at 14:55.
Three-time Augusta runner-up Justin Rose, including last year to McIlroy, starts his 21st Masters at 18:20 alongside 2015 champion Jordan Spieth and five-time major champion Brooks Koepka.
Record six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, 86, will be joined by 90-year-old three-time champion Gary Player and two-time winner Tom Watson, 76, to hit ceremonial tee shots at 12:25 as honorary starters.
Round one: Thursday, 9 April (all times BST)
12:40 John Keefer (US), Haotong Li (Chn)
12:50 Naoyuki Kataoka (Jpn), Max Homa (US), Carlos Ortiz (Mex)
13:02 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Aldrich Potgieter (SA)
13:14 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jackson Herrington (US*)
13:26 Charl Schwartzel (SA), Max Greyserman (US), Ryan Fox (NZ)
13:38 Vijay Singh (Fij), Matt McCarty (US), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den)
13:50 Kurt Kitayama (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (SA)
14:02 Bubba Watson (US), Nicolas Echavarria (Col), Brandon Holtz (US*)
14:19 Cameron Smith (Aus), Sam Burns (US), Jake Knapp (US)
14:31 Keegan Bradley (US), Ryan Gerard (US), Nick Taylor (Can)
14:43 Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Jason Day (Aus)
14:55 Patrick Reed (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Akshay Bhatia (US)
15:07 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Xander Schauffele (US)
15:19 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Collin Morikawa (US), Russell Henley (US)
15:31 Rory McIlroy (NI), Cameron Young (US), Mason Howell (US*)
15:43 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Patrick Cantlay (US), Alex Noren (Swe)
16:03 Samuel Stevens (US), Sung-jae Im (Kor)
16:15 Andrew Novak (US), Tom McKibbin (NI), Brian Campbell (US)
16:27 Mike Weir (Can), Wyndham Clark (US), Mateo Pulcini (Arg*)
16:39 Zach Johnson (US), Michael Kim (US), Nicolai Hojgaard (Den)
16:51 Danny Willett (Eng), Davis Riley (US), Ethan Fang (US*)
17:03 Adam Scott (Aus), Daniel Berger (US), Brian Harman (US)
17:15 Fred Couples (US), Min Woo Lee (Aus), Fifa Laopakdee (Tha*)
17:27 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Aaron Rai (Eng), Jacob Bridgeman (US)
17:44 Harry Hall (Eng), Corey Conners (Can), Michael Brennan (US)
17:56 JJ Spaun (US), Maverick McNealy (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)
18:08 Jon Rahm (Spa), Chris Gotterup (US), Ludvig Aberg (Swe)
18:20 Jordan Spieth (US), Justin Rose (Eng), Brooks Koepka (US)
18:32 Sepp Straka (Aut), Ben Griffin (US), Justin Thomas (US)
18:44 Scottie Scheffler (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Gary Woodland (US)
18:56 Harris English (US), Marco Penge (Eng), Si Woo Kim (Kor)
* denotes amateur
Round two: Friday, 10 April
12:40 Samuel Stevens (US), Sung-jae Im (Kor)
12:50 Andrew Novak (US), Tom McKibbin (NI), Brian Campbell (US)
13:02 Mike Weir (Can), Wyndham Clark (US), Mateo Pulcini (Arg*)
13:14 Zach Johnson (US), Michael Kim (US), Nicolai Hojgaard (Den)
13:26 Danny Willett (Eng), Davis Riley (US), Ethan Fang (US*)
13:38 Adam Scott (Aus), Daniel Berger (US), Brian Harman (US)
13:50 Fred Couples (US), Min Woo Lee (Aus), Fifa Laopakdee (Tha*)
14:02 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Aaron Rai (Eng), Jacob Bridgeman (US)
14:19 Harry Hall (Eng), Corey Conners (Can), Michael Brennan (US)
14:31 JJ Spaun (US), Maverick McNealy (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)
14:43 Jon Rahm (Spa), Chris Gotterup (US), Ludvig Aberg (Swe)
14:55 Jordan Spieth (US), Justin Rose (Eng), Brooks Koepka (US)
15:07 Sepp Straka (Aut), Ben Griffin (US), Justin Thomas (US)
15:19 Scottie Scheffler (US), Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Gary Woodland (US)
15:31 Harris English (US), Marco Penge (Eng), Si Woo Kim (Kor)
15:51 John Keefer (US), Haotong Li (Chn)
16:03 Naoyuki Kataoka (Jpn), Max Homa (US), Carlos Ortiz (Mex)
16:15 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Aldrich Potgieter (SA)
16:27 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jackson Herrington (US*)
16:39 Charl Schwartzel (SA), Max Greyserman (US), Ryan Fox (NZ)
16:51 Vijay Singh (Fij), Matt McCarty (US), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den)
17:03 Kurt Kitayama (US), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (SA)
17:15 Bubba Watson (US), Nicolas Echavarria (Col), Brandon Holtz (US*)
17:32 Cameron Smith (Aus), Sam Burns (US), Jake Knapp (US)
17:44 Keegan Bradley (US), Ryan Gerard (US), Nick Taylor (Can)
17:56 Dustin Johnson (US), Shane Lowry (Ire), Jason Day (Aus)
18:08 Patrick Reed (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Akshay Bhatia (US)
18:20 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Xander Schauffele (US)
18:32 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Collin Morikawa (US), Russell Henley (US)
18:44 Rory McIlroy (NI), Cameron Young (US), Mason Howell (US*)
18:56 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Patrick Cantlay (US), Alex Noren (Swe)
* denotes amateur
