AUGUSTA, Ga. The first and second rounds are for the 2021 Masters Tournament. As usual, Augusta National distributed the wealth proportionally with these tries. There will be intrigue from the first tea on the first of four long, amazing spring days at the first major championship of 2021.
The Masters’ return to April has long been expected to go smoothly since the resettlement last November. The 88-man course that will be off the course on Thursday is star-studded with almost all of the best golfers in the world competing. This is obvious when we look at the groups prepared by Augusta National for the first round. Check out our full coverage guide for 2021 Masters for information on how to watch live.
The first group to go are Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka and Viktor Hovland. Others that follow include really interesting mix and match from past champions, amateurs and current starts. Here are a few that fall out of the pack.
Augusta National does not really do the mega group thing the first two days, which is nice if you want to draw your attention to the whole tournament. You get a nice combination of so many different types of players at different stages of their careers and a manageable number of golfers (88) instead of trying to hit 156 before the sun goes down.
My favorite group is probably the one Spieth is involved with, and it’s my choice to win this week. He and Morikawa have been the two best iron players on the planet since February 1st. Throw in Cameron Smith, who has finished in the top five in two of the last three masters, and it’s a very exciting trio.
Let’s take a look at all the 30 groups that will play in the 85th Masters Tournament on Thursday. All times Oriental
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2021 Masters times, Thursday matings
08:00 – Michael Thompson, Hudson Swafford
08:12 – Sandy Lyle, Matt Jones, Dylan Frittelli
08:24 – Ian Woosnam, Jim Herman, Stewart Cink
08:26 – Sebastian Munoz, Henrik Stenson, Robert Streb
08:48 – Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Joe Long
09:00 – Brian Harman, Ian Poulter, Brendon Todd
09:12 – Charl Schwartzel, Si Woo Kim, Corey Conners
09:24 – Danny Willett, Joaquin Niemann, Kevin Kisner
09:36 – Jason Day, Matthew Wolff, Cameron Champ
09:48 – Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Abraham Ancer
10:06 – Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland
10:18 – Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
10:30 – Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood, Tyler Strafaci
10:42 – Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy
10:54 am. – Patrick Reed, Daniel Berger, Paul Casey
11:06 – Vijay Singh, Martin Laird
11:18 – Larry Mize, Jimmy Walker, Brian Gay
11:30 – Carlos Ortiz, Mackenzie Hughes, Bernd Wiesberger
11:42 – Mike Weir, CT Pan, Robert MacIntyre
11:54 – Jose Maria Olazabal, Matt Wallace, Lanto Griffin
12:12 – Victor Perez, Jason Kokrak, Marc Leishman
12:24 pm – Fred Couples, Francesco Molinari, Charles Osborne
12:36 – Zach Johnson, Kevin Na, Gary Woodland
12:48 – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar
1pm – Billy Horschel, Tyrrell Hatton, Ryan Palmer
13:12 – Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler
13:24 – Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im, Matthew Fitzpatrick
13:36 – Adam Scott, Bryson DeChambeau, Max Homa
13:48 – Tony Finau, Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Thomas
14:00 – Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa
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