Pairings and tee times for the second round of the 90th Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Ninety-one players will take part in this year’s opening round of the men’s major, with Rory McIlroy returning as the defending champion after a dramatic victory over Justin Rose in last year’s playoffs.
McIlroy made a strong start to his title defense with an opening round 67 and the Northern Irishman was named in Friday’s second-half starters, teeing off at 6.44pm BST alongside Players champion Cameron Young and US Amateur champion Mason Howell.
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After opening his Masters defense with a 5-under 67, Rory McIlroy said he felt as nervous during his round as he’s felt in previous tournaments.
Sam Burns also rode the afternoon wave at five under, teeing off at 5:32pm UK time (12:32pm local time), while world number one Scottie Scheffler will be looking to get off to a solid start on the other side of the draw.
Two-timer Bryson DeChambeau is among the players fighting for a spot after his opening round of 76, while former Masters champion Jon Rahm is further down the leaderboard, struggling to avoid a shocking early exit.
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Tommy Fleetwood made three straight birdies early in the opening round and shot a 71.
Friday R2 groupings and UK start times
Always BST. United States unless otherwise noted. (x) indicates amateur
1240 Samuel Stevens, Sungjae Im (Col)
1250 Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin (NIrl), Brian Campbell
1302 Mike Weir (Can), Windham Clark, Matteo Pulcini (x) (Arg)
1314 Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nikolai Hodgegard (Den)
1326 Danny Willett (English), Davis Riley, Ethan Fang (x)
1338 Adam Scott (Australia), Daniel Berger, Brian Harman
1350 Fred Couple, Minu Lee (Australia), FIFA Laopakdee (x) (Tha)
1402 Sergio Garcia (Spain), Aaron Rai (England), Jacob Bridgman
1419 Harry Hall (English), Corey Connors (Can), Michael Brennan
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Patrick Reed had a strong start to the tournament, holding a 56-foot eagle putt on the par-5 eighth hole.
1431 JJ Spahn, Maverick McNeely, Tyrrell Hutton (English)
1443 Jon Rahm (Spain), Chris Gotterp, Ludwig Oberg (Sweden)
1455 Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose (UK), Brooks Koepka
1507 Sepp Straka (Aut), Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas
1519 Scotty Scheffler, Robert McIntyre (Scotland), Gary Woodland
1531 Harris English, Marco Penge (UK), Shi Woo Kim (Korea)
1551 John Keefer, Haotong Li (Chn)
1603 Naoyuki Kataoka (Japan), Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz (Mexico)
1615 Jose María Olazabal (Spain), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Aldrich Potgieter (Russia)
Jose María Olazabal briefly led the Masters before the opening round of 74
1627 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Sami Valimaki (Fin), Jackson Herrington (x)
1639 Charles Schwartzel (Russia), Max Glaserman, Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
1651 Vijay Singh (Fiji), Matt McCarty, Rasmus Højgaard (Den)
1703 Kurt Kitayama, Christopher Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (Rsa)
1715 Bubba Watson, Nicholas Echavarria (Colonel), Brandon Holtz (x)
1732 Cameron Smith (Australia), Sam Barnes, Jake Knapp
1744 Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor (can)
1756 Dustin Johnson, Shane Lawrie (Ireland), Jason Day (Australia)
1808 Patrick Reid, Tommy Fleetwood (British), Akshay Bhatia
1820 Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick (British), Xander Schaufel
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Bryson DeChambeau needed three strokes to escape a greenside bunker on the 11th hole and fell off the leaderboard.
1832 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Colin Morikawa, Russell Henry
1844 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Cameron Young, Mason Howell (x)
1856 Viktor Hovland (Knoll), Patrick Cantlay, Alex Nolen (Sweden)
Masters Weather: What’s the forecast for Augusta National?
There is no rain forecast for this year’s Masters, and temperatures are getting warmer each day of the tournament. Here’s the forecast issued by meteorologists on the ground:
Friday: Sunny and warm. Winds 5 to 10 mph. Maximum temperature: 26°C (79F)Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot. Winds 4 to 8 mph. Maximum temperature: 29°C (85F) Sunday: Mostly sunny and hot. Winds 5 to 10 mph. High temperature: 29°C (85F)
When will the Masters be broadcast live on Sky Sports?
Wall-to-wall coverage of the tournament will continue from 2pm on Friday, with featured group action and regular updates from around the course available on Sky Sports Golf until the global broadcast slot begins at 6pm.
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Rory McIlroy and some of golf’s most recognizable faces look back at the moment he achieved his lifelong dream of winning the Masters and completing a lifetime Grand Slam.
The infamous Amen Corner stream will also be available to watch, focusing on the famous three-hole stretch from No. 11, and that featured group of programming will also be available on the Sky Sports+ channel.
Feeds for holes 4, 5 and 6 will be live every day as soon as the opening group arrives on that part of the course, with separate streams covering holes 15 and 16, and featured groups will also be available on Sky Sports+.
Who will win the Masters? Watch the opening match of this year’s Major live exclusively on Sky Sports. Live coverage of the first round will begin on Sky Sports Golf from 2pm on Thursday. Get and stream Sky Sports without a contract.
