Master Day 1: how to watch, tee times and pairings, weather forecast, odds
The 2023 Masters kicks off TODAY, with Scottie Scheffler looking to keep his green jacket, while Rory McIlroy is aiming to win his first title in Augusta… but what time does it start? And how can you watch it?
- The Masters begin later today at Augusta National Golf Club
- Scottie Scheffler is the current holder of the green jacket following his 2022 win
- Rory McIlroy will be looking for his first ever Masters title this year
The 2023 Masters is about to kick off, with 88 golfers competing for the coveted green jacket.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the current holder of the green jacket following his 2022 win. The American dominated the process from start to finish, leading most of the tournament.
It is believed that some 40,000 enthusiastic spectators will pass through the gates during the tournament from Thursday to Sunday.
Jack Nicklaus has won the most Masters tournaments with six. The former golf legend won in 1965, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 and 1986.
Sports mail put together everything you need to know for the first day of the 2023 Masters.
The Masters is the first golf major of the year that pits the world’s best against each other
Jack Nicklaus has won the most Masters in the tournament’s history with six
What is the Masters schedule on day one?
Today’s action kicks off at 1pm, with Kevin Na and Mike Weir first up.
Despite the Masters starting at 1pm, coverage from the featured groups will be live on Sky Sports Golf from 2pm.
The likes of Tiger Woods, Scheffler and McIlroy will all be in action in the evening.
The last tee of the day starts at 7:00 PM.
Today’s action starts at 1pm and last exit is at 7pm
What are today’s tee times and pairings?
The current holder of the green jacket, Scottie Scheffler, will start defending his title at 6:36 p.m.
Rory McIlroy’s quest to win his first-ever Masters also begins today. The Northern Irishman leaves at 6.48 pm.
Five-time winner Tiger Woods is out at 3:18 PM, while Jon Rahm starts at 3:42 PM.
Full start times and links for the first day are as follows:
- 1pm – Kevin Na (USA), Mike Weir (Can)
- 1.12pm – Vijay Singh (Fij), Scott Stallings (USA), Matthew McClean (NI)*
- 13:24 – Talor Gooch (US), Jason Kokrak (US), Sandy Lyle (Sco)
- 1.36pm – Fred Couples (US), Russell Henley (US), Alexander Noren (Swedish)
- 1.48 pm – Kevin Kisner (USA), Adrian Meronk (Pol), Louis Oosthuizen (SA)
- 2pm – Min-Woo Lee (Aus), Larry Mize (USA), Harrison Crowe (Aus)*
- 2:12pm – Sergio Garcia (Spa), Kazuki Higa (Jpn), Keith Mitchell (USA)
- 14:24 – Patrick Reed (US), Adam Svensson (Can), Sahith Theegala (US)
- 2.36pm – Mackenzie Hughes (Can), Shane Lowry (Ire), Thomas Pieters (Bel)
- 2.48pm – Seamus Power (Ire), Bubba Watson (USA), Mateo Fernandez (Arg)*
- 3.06pm – Abraham Ancer (Mex), Keegan Bradley (US), Chris Kirk (US)
- 3.18pm – Viktor Hovland (Nor), Xander Schauffele (US), Tiger Woods (US)
- 3.30pm – Patrick Cantlay (US), Kurt Kitayama (US), Adam Scott (Aus)
- 3.42pm – Jon Rahm (Spa), Justin Thomas (US), Cameron Young (US)
- 3:54pm – Sung-Jae Im (Kor), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Cameron Smith (Aus)
- 4.06pm – Cameron Champ (USA), Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa)
- 4.18pm – Taylor Moore (USA), Charl Schwartzel (SA), Aldrich Potgieter (SA)*
- 4:30pm – Bryson DeChambeau (US), Francesco Molinari (Ita), JT Poston (US)
- 4.42pm – Bernhard Langer (Ger), Guillermo Mito Pereira (Chi), Ben Carr (USA)*
- 4:54pm – Brooks Koepka (US), Danny Willett (Eng), Gary Woodland (US)
- 5.12pm – Kyoung-Hoon Lee (Kor), Sepp Straka (Aut), Harold Varner III (USA)
- 5.24pm – Tom Hoge (US), Si-Woo Kim (Kor), Phil Mickelson (US)
- 5.36pm – Harris English (US), Ryan Fox (NZ), Billy Horschel (US)
- 5:48pm – Jason Day (Aus), Zach Johnson (US), Gordon Sargent (US)*
- 6pm – Brian Harman (USA), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Joaquin Niemann (Chi)
- 6:12pm – Corey Conners (Can), Dustin Johnson (USA), Justin Rose (Eng)
- 6.24pm – Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Collin Morikawa (US), Will Zalatoris (US)
- 6.36pm – Max Homa (US), Sam Bennett (US)*, Scottie Scheffler (US)
- 6:48pm – Sam Burns (USA), Tom Kim (Kor), Rory McIlroy (NI)
- 7pm – Tony Finau (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Jordan Spieth (US)
* stands for amateur
Scottie Scheffler is the current holder of the Masters after his Augusta win last year
How to watch today’s action
Sky Sports broadcasts all the action all week.
Coverage from the featured groups will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf from 2pm today.
Golf fans can also stream the action via the official Sky Go app.
The main action on Sky Sports starts at 7.30pm UK time.
With play starting today at 1pm in the UK, the action starts at 8am ET and 7am CT in the US.
As always, the tournament will take place at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia
Who are the favourites?
Rory McIlroy wins – 6/1
Scottie Scheffler wins – 13/2
Jon Rahm wins – 8/1
Patrick Cantlay wins – 14/1
Jordan Spieth wins – 14/1
All odds through Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication.
McIlroy is the favorite to win the tournament, but has yet to win a Masters title in his career
Weather forecast
For the past 40 years, the tournament has successfully finished on a Sunday as planned.
However, that may not be the case this time. Today’s weather will be mostly cloudy and could get worse when the game starts.
The weather channel also predicted rain and possible thunder all day, followed by rain for the remainder of the tournament.