Masters tee times

Tiger Woods will partner Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann in the first two rounds of the Masters following his latest remarkable recovery from injury, ...

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Tee times have been announced for the opening two rounds of the 86th Masters Tournament, which begins Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.

ET Thursday): Spieth, the 2015 Masters champ, is playing with the reigning Gold Medalist and Hovland, who has risen to fourth in the world ranking and seventh in the FedExCup. • Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy (2:03 p.m. The five-time Masters champion gave an update on his status earlier Tuesday saying, "As of right now, I feel like I am going to play." • Dustin Johnson, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa (1:30 p.m. ET Thursday): The 2020 Masters champ Johnson is paired alongside 2014 FedExCup champ Horschel and two-time major champ Morikawa, who is playing in just his third Masters. • Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, James Piot* (10:45 a.m. ET Thursday): The defending Masters champion Matsuyama is paired alongside Thomas, who's 6-for-6 in cuts made at Augusta National, and reigning U.S. Amateur champ Piot. Here's a look at some of the top groups: • Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Paul Casey (10:23 a.m. ET Thursday): The 2020 U.S. Open winner, DeChambeau, is battling back from injury and joined by reigning PLAYERS champion Smith, who has finished in the top-10 in four of his last five Masters, and the veteran Casey, who has recorded five top-10s at Augusta National. • Tiger Woods, Louis Oosthuizen, Joaquin Niemann (10:34 a.m. ET Thursday): The five-time Masters champion Woods, in his much-anticipated return after a single-car accident in February 2021 where amputation of his right leg was considered, is joined by 2010 Open Championship winner Oosthuizen, who has recorded six runner-up finishes at major championships, and Niemann, 23, who won this year's Woods-hosted Genesis Invitational.

The Masters has arrived! The news that Tiger Woods will play this week at Augusta has added that something extra to what is always a special week in the ...