Scottie Scheffler will begin the defense of his second Masters title paired with good friend and two-time major champion Justin Thomas.
The two American Ryder Cup stars will play alongside amateur Jose Luis Ballester as the first- and second-round pairings and tee times were announced for the 89th playing of the Masters Tournament on Tuesday.
The trio will tee off at 10:15 a.m. ET on Thursday, just behind a group headlined by Phil Mickelson and ahead of one including Jordan Spieth. Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked player, is seeking his third green jacket this week but has yet to win this year.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who has won twice already in 2025 as he attempts to complete the career Grand Slam this week, is paired for the first two rounds with young stars Ludvig Aberg and Akshay Bhatia. McIlroy’s threesome has the fourth-latest tee time on Thursday at 1:12 p.m., and will turn around for a 9:58 a.m. start on Friday.
They are playing two groups ahead of 2023 champion Jon Rahm, who is paired with Wyndham Clark and Tommy Fleetwood in another marquee group.
Playing just ahead of McIlroy is another pre-tournament favorite in Xander Schauffele. Schauffele is seeking to regain the form that saw him claim his first two majors last year. He is paired with former Masters champion Adam Scott and Viktor Hovland, who is still in search of his first major title.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: PLAYERS
7:40 a.m./10:48 a.m.: Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire
7:51 a.m./10:59 a.m.: Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Hojgaard
8:02 a.m./11:10 a.m.: Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young
8:13 a.m./11:21 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk
8:24 a.m./11:38 a.m.: Danny Willett, Nico Echavarria, Davis Thompson
8:35 a.m./11:49 a.m.: Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, *Noah Kent
8:52 a.m./Noon.: Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai
9:03 a.m./12:11 p.m.: Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith
9:14 a.m./12:22 p.m.: Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger
9:25 a.m./12:33 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An
9:36 a.m./12:50 p.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap
9:47 a.m./1:01 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee
9:58 a.m./1:12 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
10:15 a.m./1:23 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, *Jose Luis Ballester
10:26 a.m./1:34 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton
10:37 a.m./1:45 p.m.: Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry
10:48 a.m./7:40 a.m.: Cam Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat
10:59 a.m./7:51 a.m.: Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk
11:10 a.m./8:02 a.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell
11:21 a.m./8:13 a.m.: Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, *Evan Beck
11:38 a.m./8:24 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:49 a.m./8:35 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, *Hiroshi Tai
Noon/8:52 a.m.: Max Homa, Justin Rose, J.J. Spaun
12:11 p.m./9:03 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, *Justin Hastings
12:22 p.m./9:14 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger
12:33 p.m./9:25 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:50 p.m./9:36 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im
1:01 p.m./9:47 a.m.: Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland
1:12 p.m./9:58 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia
1:23 p.m./10:15 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry
1:34 p.m./10:26 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood
1:45 p.m./10:37 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka, Sam Burns
*Denotes amateur
–Field Level Media
