85TH MASTERS: 1ST & 2ND ROUND TEE TIMES

Dustin Johnson begins the defence of his Masters title in the company of Lee Westwood at 3.3opm today

Lee Westwood will play with defending Masters champion Dustin Johnson in the first two rounds of the 85th Masters at Augusta National, which gets underway later today (Thursday 8th, 1pm UK time)

The pair are joined by US Amateur champion Tyler Strafaci and will tee off at 3.30pm. 

Rory McIlroy, who is making his seventh attempt to complete the career grand slam, is playing with Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele among the early starters with their game teeing off at 3.42pm.

Leading fancies Bryson DeChambeau (6.36pm), Justin Thomas (6.48pm) and Jordan Spieth (7pm) are among the later starters. Spieth, the 2015 champion is enjoying a return to form in 2021 after dropping out of the world’s top 100. He won last week’s PGA Tour event in his home state of Texas and has had three other top-five finishes at Augusta.

Among the European and UK contingent, reigning Open champion Shane Lowry is out at 5.48pm with Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood is out with Phil Mickelson at 6.12pm, while Danny Willett begins his search for a second green jacket at 2.24pm.

Lee Elder, who was the first black player to compete in the Masters in 1975, joins six-time champion Jack Nicklaus and three-time winner Gary Player as an honorary starter at 12.45pm.

Round one tee times (all BST)

Thursday, 8 April – * denotes amateur

13:00 M Thompson (US), H Swafford (US)

13:12 S Lyle (Sco), M Jones (Aus), D Frittelli (SA)

13:24 I Woosnam (Wal), J Herman (US), S Cink (US)

13:36 S Munoz (Col), H Stenson (Swe), R Streb (US)

13:48 B Langer (Ger), W Zalatoris (US), J Long (Eng)*

14:00 B Harman (US), I Poulter (Eng), B Todd (US)

14:12 C Schwartzel (SA), Si Woo Kim (Kor), C Conners (Can)

14:24 D Willettt (Eng), J Niemann (Chi), K Kisner (US)

14:36 J Day (Aus), M Wolff (US), C Champ (US)

14:48 H Matsuyama (Jpn), H English (US), A Ancer (Mex)

15:06 B Watson (US), B Koepka (US), V Hovland (Nor)

15:18 S Garcia (Spa), W Simpson (US), C Bezuidenhout (SA)

15:30 D Johnson (US), L Westwood (Eng), T Strafaci (US)*

15:42 X Schauffele (US), J Rahm (Spa), R McIlroy (NI)

15:54 P Reed (US), D Berger (US), P Casey (Eng)

16:06 V Singh (Fij), M Laird (Sco)

16:18 L Mize (US), J Walker (US), B Gay (US)

16:30 C Ortiz (Mex), M Hughes (Can), B Wiesberger (Aut)

16:42 M Weir (Can), CT Pan (Tai), R MacIntyre (Sco)

16:54 JM Olazabal (Spa), M Wallace (Eng), L Griffin (US)

17:12 V Perez (Fra) J Kokrak (US), M Leishman (Aus)

17:24 F Couples (US), F Molinari (Ita), C Osborne (US)*

17:36 Z Johnson (US), K Na (US), G Woodland (US)

17:48 S Lowry (Ire), J Rose (Eng), M Kuchar (US)

18:00 B Horschel (US), T Hatton (Eng), R Palmer (US)

18:12 P Mickelson (US), T Fleetwood (Eng), S Scheffler (US)

18:24 P Cantlay (US), S Im (Kor), M Fitzpatrick (Eng)

18:36 A Scott (Aus), B DeChambeau (US), M Homa (US)

18:48 T Finau (US), L Oosthuizen (SA), J Thomas (US)

19:00 J Spieth (US), C Smith (Aus), C Morikawa (US)

Round two tee times

Friday, 9 April – * denotes amateur

13:00 V Singh (Fij), M Laird (Sco)

13:12 L Mize (US), J Walker (US), B Gay (US)

13:24 C Ortiz (Mex), M Hughes (Can), B Wiesberger (Aut)

13:36 M Weir (Can), CT Pan (Tai), R MacIntyre (Sco)

13:48 JM Olazabal (Spa), M Wallace (Eng), L Griffin (US)

14:00 V Perez (Fra) J Kokrak (US), M Leishman (Aus)

14:12 F Couples (US), F Molinari (Ita), C Osborne (US)*

14:24 Z Johnson (US), K Na (US), G Woodland (US)

14:36 S Lowry (Ire), J Rose (Eng), M Kuchar (US)

14:48 B Horschel (US), T Hatton (Eng), R Palmer (US)

15:06 P Mickelson (US), T Fleetwood (Eng), S Scheffler (US)

15:18 P Cantlay (US), S Im (Kor), M Fitzpatrick (Eng)

15:30 A Scott (Aus), B DeChambeau (US), M Homa (US)

15:42 T Finau (US), L Oosthuizen (SA), J Thomas (US)

15:54 J Spieth (US), C Smith (Aus), C Morikawa (US)

16:06 M Thompson (US), H Swafford (US)

16:18 S Lyle (Sco), M Jones (Aus), D Frittelli (SA)

16:30 I Woosnam (Wal), J Herman (US), S Cink (US)

16:42 S Munoz (Col), H Stenson (Swe), R Streb (US)

16:54 B Langer (Ger), W Zalatoris (US), J Long (Eng)*

17:12 B Harman (US), I Poulter (Eng), B Todd (US)

17:24 C Schwartzel (SA), Si Woo Kim (Kor), C Conners (Can)

17:36 D Willettt (Eng), J Niemann (Chi), K Kisner (US)

17:48 J Day (Aus), M Wolff (US), C Champ (US)

18:00 H Matsuyama (Jpn), H English (US), A Ancer (Mex)

18:12 B Watson (US), B Koepka (US), V Hovland (Nor)

18:24 S Garcia (Spa), W Simpson (US), C Bezuidenhout (SA)

18:36 D Johnson (US), L Westwood (Eng), T Strafaci (US)*

18:48 X Schauffele (US), J Rahm (Spa), R McIlroy (NI)

19:00 P Reed (US), D Berger (US), P Casey (Eng)