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The 2024 edition of The Masters is now less than 48 hours away, as Jon Rahm looks to become the first back-to-back champion since Tiger Woods in 2001-02.
That means we finally got tee times for the opening two rounds on Tuesday.
And, as always, the groups were absolutely loaded.
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Woods highlights the rounds 1 and 2 two pairings alongside fellow major champion Jason Day and Ryder Cup star Max Homa. They’ll go off the first tee at 1:24 p.m. ET on Thursday then 10:18 a.m. on Friday.
But those are far from the only names to watch.
Rahm begins his defense of the green jacket alongside Ryder Cup teammate Matt Fitzpatrick and superstar rookie Nick Dunlap. The trio begins their tournaments at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday before going off at 1:36 p.m. on Friday Dunlap, who only turned pro in January, is making his Masters debut after two prior U.S. Open appearances.
But what about world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler?
The 2022 Masters champion is also the hottest player on the PGA Tour. He already has wins this season at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship. The latter of which made him the first player to ever repeat as The Players champion.
Scheffler starts his tournament in perhaps the most heavy-hitting group of the tournament when it comes to star power. He’s grouped with Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele, and will tee off at 10:42 a.m. on Thursday, just after Rahm. They’ll then tee off at 1:48 on Friday.
Other standout groups include:
Phil Mickelson/Tony Finau/Sepp Straka – 9:36 a.m./12:48 p.m.
Justin Thomas/Hideki Matsuyama/Will Zalatoris – 10:18 am./1:24 p.m.
Cameron Smith/Viktor Hovland/Wyndham Clark 10:54 a.m./2:00 p.m.
Jordan Spieth/Saheeth Theegala/Ludvig Aberg – 1:48 p.m./10:42 a.m.
Dustin Johnson/Collin Morikawa/Tommy Fleetwood – 2:00 p.m./10:54 a.m.
Coverage of the first two rounds can be found on ESPN as well as featured group/hole coverage on ESPN+.
Scheffler opens as the favorite via DraftKings at +450, followed by McIlroy and Rahm at +1100. Woods, a five-time Masters champ, is a longshot at +14000.