Masters First Round: Thursday Tee Times, Pairings, and Full Schedule
The 2026 Masters at Augusta National begins Thursday, April 9. The field opens with 91 competitors chasing a green jacket.
Overview and contenders
Defending champion Rory McIlroy returns to Augusta with hopes of back-to-back titles. He is scheduled to tee off at 10:31 a.m. ET.
The field includes Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele and Justin Rose. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are absent from this year’s roster.
Notable pairings and Thursday tee times
Filmogaz.com lists the Masters First Round: Thursday tee times, pairings, and full schedule for viewers. Several groups on day one draw extra attention.
Key individual start times include Bubba Watson at 9:02 a.m. ET and Keegan Bradley at 9:31 a.m. ET. High-profile afternoon groups feature Jon Rahm and Ludvig Åberg at 1:08 p.m. ET.
Highlighted groups
- 10:07 a.m. ET — Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele.
- 10:19 a.m. ET — Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley.
- 10:31 a.m. ET — Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (a).
- 1:20 p.m. ET — Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka.
- 1:44 p.m. ET — Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland.
Full schedule and broadcast information
The first tee is scheduled for 7:40 a.m. ET. The full list of tee times runs throughout the day.
Prime Video will stream the first two hours of coverage, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET. ESPN will carry television coverage through approximately 7:30 p.m. ET. Streaming is also available at Masters.com and via the ESPN app with a TV login.
Complete Thursday tee times (All times ET)
| Time | Players |
|---|---|
| 7:40 a.m. | John Keefer, Haotong Li |
| 7:50 a.m. | Naoyuki Kataoka, Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz |
| 8:02 a.m. | Jose Maria Olazabal, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Aldrich Potgieter |
| 8:14 a.m. | Angel Cabrera, Sami Valimaki, Jackson Herrington (a) |
| 8:26 a.m. | Charl Schwartzel, Max Greyserman, Ryan Fox |
| 8:38 a.m. | Vijay Singh, Matt McCarty, Rasmus Hojgaard |
| 8:50 a.m. | Kurt Kitayama, Kristoffer Reitan, Casey Jarvis |
| 9:02 a.m. | Bubba Watson, Nicolas Echavarria, Brandon Holtz (a) |
| 9:19 a.m. | Cameron Smith, Sam Burns, Jake Knapp |
| 9:31 a.m. | Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor |
| 9:43 a.m. | Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day |
| 9:55 a.m. | Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia |
| 10:07 a.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele |
| 10:19 a.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley |
| 10:31 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (a) |
| 10:43 a.m. | Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Noren |
| 11:03 a.m. | Samuel Stevens, Sungjae Im |
| 11:15 a.m. | Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell |
| 11:27 a.m. | Mike Weir, Wyndham Clark, Mateo Pulcini (a) |
| 11:39 a.m. | Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nicolai Hojgaard |
| 11:51 a.m. | Danny Willett, Davis Riley, Ethan Fang (a) |
| 12:03 p.m. | Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman |
| 12:15 p.m. | Fred Couples, Min Woo Lee, Fifa Laopakdee (a) |
| 12:27 p.m. | Sergio Garcia, Aaron Rai, Jacob Bridgeman |
| 12:44 p.m. | Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Michael Brennan |
| 12:56 p.m. | J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Tyrrell Hatton |
| 1:08 p.m. | Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg |
| 1:20 p.m. | Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka |
| 1:32 p.m. | Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas |
| 1:44 p.m. | Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland |
| 1:56 p.m. | Harris English, Marco Penge, Si Woo Kim (a) |
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