Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have been grouped together for the opening two rounds of the Masters as tee times were revealed on Tuesday.
The pair, two of the top three golfers in the world, will go toe-to-toe on Thursday and Friday as Scheffler looks to win a second Green Jacket and McIlroy bids for his first title at Augusta National.
McIlroy and Scheffler are joined by Xander Schauffele, a player many are predicting could emerge victorious come Sunday night. They will tee off at 10:42am ET (3:42pm BST).
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods has been grouped with Australian Jason Day and fellow American Max Homa. They will go out in the fourth-to-last group at 1:24pm ET (6:24pm BST).
Defending champion Jon Rahm will tee off alongside Ryder Cup teammate Matthew Fitzpatrick and American Nick Dunlap.
Rory McIlroy will play with Scottie Scheffler in the first two rounds of the Masters this week
Tiger Woods has been grouped with Australian Jason Day and fellow American Max Homa
Rahm, bidding to become the fourth player to repeat as Masters champion, will go out in the 13th group at 10:30am (3:30pm) when forecasts are predicting a 90 per cent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Former Masters champion Dustin Johnson, one of 13 players from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit in the field at Augusta National this week, will head out in the day’s final group with Collin Morikawa and England’s Tommy Fleetwood.
Among other notable LIV Golf players at the year’s first major is reigning PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka, who will play the opening two rounds with 2023 British Open champion Brian Harman and South Korea’s Tom Kim.
LIV Golf’s Phil Mickelson, a three-times Masters winner who finished runner-up last year after an impeccable final round, will go out among the early starters on Thursday alongside fellow American Tony Finau and Austria’s Sepp Straka.
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