Augusta National released its groupings and starting tee times Tuesday afternoon for Thursday’s first round of the 88th Masters Tournament — barring any inclement weather, of course.
According to weather.com, there’s a 90% chance that thunderstorms will move through the Augusta area in the morning, giving way to occasional showers in the afternoon. The forecast also gives a strong possibility for some of those storms to be severe.
If that happens, things will obviously change. But for now, Thursday’s first-round groupings and start times are set with some of the tournament’s major star power slated for mid-morning and mid-afternoon tee-offs.
Defending Masters champion Jon Rahm will tee off at 10:30 a.m. in a group with Matt Fitzpatrick and Nick Dunlap. At 10:42 a.m., 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler will tee off with Rory Mcilroy and Xander Schauffele. At 10:54 a.m., Wyndham Clark, Viktor Holland and Cameron Smith will begin.
Tiger Woods, who faced reporters for the first time Tuesday morning, will tee off at 1:24 p.m. in a group with Jason Day and Max Homa. Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood will follow at 2 p.m.
Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson will be Thursday’s honorary starters. That trio has a total of 11 Green Jackets between them.
Here are all the groupings and start times for Thursday’s first round:
7:40 a.m.: Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson (honorary starters)
8:00 a.m.: Erik Van Rooyen, Jake Knapp
8:12 a.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Taylor Moore, Santiago de la Fuente
8:24 a.m.: Danny Willett, Austin Eckroat, Stephan Jaeger
8:36 a.m.: Charles Schwartzel, Luke List, Christo Lamprecht
8:48 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Thorbjorn Olesen, Bryson DeChambeau
9:00 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Corey Conners, Jasper Stubbs
9:12 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Chris Kirk, Ryan Fox
9:24 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Harris English
9:36 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Sepp Straka, Tony Finau
9:48 a.m.: Nick Taylor, Joaquin Niemann, Russell Henley
10:06 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Rickie Fowler
10:18 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas
10:30 a.m.: John Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Dunlap
10:42 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Rory Mcilroy, Xander Schauffele
10:54 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith
11:06 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Adrian Meronk, Grayson Murry
11:18 a.m.: Camilo Villegas, Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis
11:30 a.m.: Mike Weir, Ryo Hisatsune, Neal Shipley
11:42 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Si woo Kim, Emiliano Grillo
11:54 a.m.: Fred Couples, Adam Hadwin, Stewart Hagestad
12:12 p.m.: Justin Rose, Eric Cole, Peter Malnati
12:24 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry
12:36 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Schenk
12:48 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Sungjae Im, Kurt Kitayama
1:00 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Matthieu Pavon, Tyrrell Hatton
1:12: p.m.: Adam Scott, Sam Burns, Cameron Young
1:24 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Max Homa
1:36 p.m.: Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim
1:48 p.m.: Jordan Speith, Ludvig Aberg, Sahith Theegala
2:00 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood
