{"id":45619,"date":"2026-04-09T08:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/2026-masters-tee-times-round-1-pairings-and-thursday-field-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:03:54","slug":"2026-masters-tee-times-round-1-pairings-and-thursday-field-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/2026-masters-tee-times-round-1-pairings-and-thursday-field-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Masters Tee Times: Round 1 Pairings and Thursday Field Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"Article-body\">\n<div class=\"Article-featuredImage\">\n<figure class=\" img\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"MediaShortcode-figcaption MediaShortcode-figcaption--indent\">\n                <span class=\"MediaShortcode-credit\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"Article-bodyContent\">\n<p>AUGUSTA, Ga. &#8212; The 2026 Masters officially opened on Thursday, April 9 at 7:25 a.m. ET as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson hit ceremonial tee shots from the first tee in one of Augusta National Golf Club&#8217;s great traditions. After three of the tournament&#8217;s great champions made open play, the remaining teams <span class=\"link\">Masters field for 91 players<\/span> The quest to join them as Masters Champions begins.<\/p>\n<p>Champions, sleepers, past champions and potential surprise contenders will leave as early as 7:40 a.m. to begin their run. Defending champion Rory McIlroy begins his quest to achieve his goals. <span class=\"link\">Became the first consecutive Masters champion since Tiger Woods.<\/span> In 2001-02, he played at 10:31 a.m. with Cameron Young and amateur Mason Howell.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\">Scotty Scheffler, the world&#8217;s No. 1 favorite<\/span>will be positioned on the opposite side of the tee sheet and will start in the penultimate group with Robert McIntyre and Gary Woodland at 1:44 p.m. Other notable groups Thursday morning include Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele, who will tee off before McIlroy at 10:07 a.m., followed by Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa and Russell Henry, who will tee off at 10:19 a.m. <\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup and Ludwig Oberg will tee off at 1:08 p.m., followed by Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka at 1:20 p.m. The latter could be a surprise pairing for the first two rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the complete list of tee times and pairings for the first round of the 90th Masters below, and don&#8217;t forget to check back for more details. <span class=\"link\">2026 Masters TV Schedule and Coverage Guide<\/span> So you know exactly when and how to watch throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch all four rounds of the 2026 Masters on extended coverage on CBS Sports. starts on thursday <\/em><em>masters live<\/em><em>  In pursuit of the world&#8217;s best <\/em><em>Featured groups<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>amen corner<\/em><em>  and <\/em><em>15 holes and 16 holes<\/em><em>. Watch your stream live <\/em><em>paramount+<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>CBSSports.com<\/em><em>  and <\/em><em>CBS Sports App<\/em><em>  Broadcast coverage will be extended from 12pm to 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays. <\/em><em>paramount+<\/em><em>  on CBS from 2 to 7 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>always east<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>2026 Masters Tee Times, Thursday Groupings<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>7:40 a.m. \u2014 John Kiefer, Haotong Li<\/li>\n<li>7:50 a.m. \u2014 Naoyuki Kataoka, Max Homa, Carlos Ortiz<\/li>\n<li>8:02 a.m. \u2014 Jose Mar\u00eda Olazabal, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Aldrich Potgieter<\/li>\n<li>8:14 a.m. \u2014 Angel Cabrera, Sami Valimaki, Jackson Herrington<\/li>\n<li>8:26 am \u2014 Charl Schwartzel, Max Glaserman, Ryan Fox<\/li>\n<li>8:38 am \u2014 Vijay Singh, Matt McCarty, Rasmus Hojgaard<\/li>\n<li>8:50 am \u2014 Kurt Kitayama, Christopher Reitan, Casey Jarvis<\/li>\n<li>9:02 am \u2014 Bubba Watson, Nicholas Echavarria, Brandon Holtz<\/li>\n<li>9:19 am \u2014 Cameron Smith, Sam Barnes, Jake Knapp<\/li>\n<li>9:31 am \u2014 Keegan Bradley, Ryan Gerard, Nick Taylor<\/li>\n<li>9:43 am \u2014 Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day<\/li>\n<li>9:55 a.m. \u2014 Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia<\/li>\n<li>10:07 a.m. \u2014 Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schaufel<\/li>\n<li>10:19 am \u2014 Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley<\/li>\n<li>10:31 a.m. \u2014 Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell<\/li>\n<li>10:43 a.m. \u2014 Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Nolen<\/li>\n<li>11:03 am \u2014 Sam Stevens, Sungjae Im<\/li>\n<li>11:15 a.m. \u2014 Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell<\/li>\n<li>11:27 a.m. \u2014 Mike Weir, Windham Clark, Matteo Pulcini<\/li>\n<li>11:39 a.m. \u2014 Zach Johnson, Michael Kim, Nikolaj Hojgaard<\/li>\n<li>11:51 a.m. \u2014 Danny Willett, Davis Riley, Ethan Fang<\/li>\n<li>12:03 a.m. \u2014 Adam Scott, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman<\/li>\n<li>12:15pm \u2014 Fred Couples, Minu Lee, FIFA Lao Pakdee<\/li>\n<li>12:27 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