The Masters tee times CONFIRMED: Gourpings and schedule announced as Scheffler paired with Thomas and McIlroy joins Aberg ...Middle East

The tee times and groupings for the opening two rounds of The Masters have been confirmed.

Scottie Scheffler eased to victory at Augusta National last year, claiming glory at 11-under-par to secure his second green jacket.

Scheffler is the defending champion at The Masters again this yearGetty

Scheffler headlines the field alongside Rory McIlroy again with other leading contenders including Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau.

As ever, Honorary Starters Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson will hit the opening shots of the 2025 Masters tournament before the real action gets underway at 12:40pm UK time.

The full timings for Thursday and Friday have been announced and there are some marquee groups to follow.

Scheffler, who has been grouped with Justin Thomas and amateur Jose Luis Ballester, is in the morning wave on Thursday and will start at 3:15pm UK time.

McIlroy is with Aberg and Akshay Bhatia and tees off at 6:12pm UK time in Thursday’s afternoon session.

Round 1 tee times

All starting at hole 1, all times BST, (a) denotes amateurs

Group 1: 12:40pm

Davis Riley [USA], Patton Kizzire [USA]

Group 2: 12:51pm

Kevin Yu [Chinese Tapei], Jhonattan Vegas [Venezuela], Nicolai Hojgaard [Denmark]

Group 3: 1:02pm

Mike Weir [Canada], Cameron Young [USA], Michael Kim [USA]

Group 4: 1:13pm

Zach Johnson [USA], Chris Kirk [USA], Joe Highsmith [USA]

Group 5: 1:24pm

Danny Willett [England], Davis Thompson [USA], Nicolas Echavarria [Colombia]

Group 6: 1:35pm

Bernhard Langer [Germany], Noah Kent (a) [USA], Will Zalatoris [USA]

Group 7: 1:52pm

Cameron Smith [Australia], Aaron Rai [England], J T Poston [USA]

Group 8: 2:03pm

Fred Couples [USA], Harris English [USA], Taylor Pendrith [Canada]

Group 9: 2:14pm

Brian Harman [USA], Corey Conners [Canada], Stephan Jaegar [Germany]

Group 10: 2:25pm

Patrick Reed [USA], Max Greyserman [USA], Byeong Hun An [South Korea]

Group 11: 2:36pm

Billy Horschel [USA], Robert MacIntyre [Scotland], Nick Dunlap [USA]

Group 12: 2:47pm

Colin Morikawa [USA], Min Woo Lee [Australia], Joaquin Niemann [Chile]

Group 13: 2:58pm

Phil Mickelson [USA], Jason Day [Australia], Keegan Bradley [USA]

Group 14: 3:15pm

Scottie Scheffler [USA], Justin Thomas [USA], Jose Luis Ballester (a) [Spain] Thomas has been paired with fellow American SchefflerGetty

Group 15: 3:26pm

Jordan Spieth [USA], Tyrrell Hatton [England], Tom Kim [South Korea]

Group 16: 3:37pm

Tony Finau [USA], Thomas Detry [Belgium], Maverick McNealy [USA]

Group 17: 3:48pm

Cameron Davis [Australia], Rafael Campos [Puerto Rico], Austin Eckroat [USA]

Group 18: 3:59pm

Angel Cabrera [Argentina], Laurie Canter [England], Adam Schenk [USA]

Group 19: 4:10pm

Brian Campbell [USA], Thriston Lawrence [South Africa], Jose Maria Olazabal

Group 20: 4:21pm

Bubba Watson [USA], Matthieu Pavon [France], Evan Beck (a) [USA]

Group 21: 4:38pm

Tom Hoge [USA], Matt McCarty [USA], Christian Bezuidenhout [South Africa]

Group 22: 4:49pm

Denny McCarthy [USA], Hiroshi Tai (a) [Singapore], Charl Schwartzel [South Africa]

Group 23: 5:00pm

Justin Rose [England], Max Homa [USA], JJ Spaun [USA]

Group 24: 5:11pm

Dustin Johnson [USA], Nick Taylor [Canada], Justin Hastings (a) [Australia]

Group 25: 5:22pm

Sergio Garcia [Spain], Lucas Glover [USA], Daniel Berger [USA]

Group 26: 5:33pm

Patrick Cantlay [USA], Matt Fitzpatrick [England], Rasmus Hojgaard [Denmark]

Group 27: 5:50pm

Brooks Koepka [USA], Russell Henley [USA], Sungjae Im [South Korea]

Group 28: 6:01pm

Adam Scott [Australia], Xander Schauffele [USA], Viktor Hovland [Norway]

Group 29: 6:12pm

Rory McIlroy [Northern Ireland], Ludvig Aberg [Sweden], Ahshay Bhatia [USA]

Group 30: 6:23pm

Hideki Matsuyama [Japan], Bryson DeChambeau [USA], Shane Lowry [Republic of Ireland]

Group 31: 6:34pm

Jon Rahm [Spain], Tommy Fleetwood [England], Wyndham Clark [USA]

Group 32: 6:45pm

Sahith Theegala [USA, Sepp Straka [Austria], Sam Burns [USA] GettyMcIlroy is eyeing glory at Augusta National this year[/caption]

Round 2 tee times

All starting at hole 1, USA nationality unless stated, all times BST, (a) denotes amateurs