The 2023 Masters is set to get underway TODAY, with Scottie Scheffler looking to retain his green jacket while Rory McIlroy aims to win his first title at Augusta… but what time does it start? And how can you watch it?
- The Masters is set to get underway later today at the Augusta National Golf Club
- Scottie Scheffler is the current holder of the green jacket after his win in 2022
- Rory McIlroy will be looking to win his first ever Masters title this year
The 2023 Masters is set to get underway, with 88 golfers going head-to-head for the coveted green jacket.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the current holder of the Masters title following his win in 2022. The American dominated proceedings from start to finish and led for most of the tournament.
It is believed that around 40,000 eager spectators will pass through the gates from Thursday to Sunday during the tournament.
Jack Nicklaus has won the most Masters tournaments with six. The former golfing legend won in 1965, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 and 1986. Tiger Woods is close behind Nicklaus with five wins in total. His last win at the tournament came in 2019, finishing one shot ahead of Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka.
Sportsmail breaks down everything you need to know ahead of the first day of the 2023 Masters including the tee times and pairings and how to watch.
The Masters is the first golf major of the year with the world’s best going head-to-head
Jack Nicklaus has won the most Masters in the history of the tournament with six
What is the Masters schedule on Day One?
Today’s action is scheduled to get underway at 1pm, with Kevin Na and Mike Weir the first up.
Despite the Masters starting at 1pm, coverage of the featured groups will be shown 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-off time of the day is set to get underway at 7pm.
Today’s action is scheduled to get underway at 1pm, with the last tee off time at 7pm
What is today’s tee times and pairings?
The current holder of the green jacket, Scottie Scheffler, will begin the defence of his title at 6.36pm.
Rory McIlroy’s quest to win his first-ever Masters will also begin today. The Northern Irishman is set to get his 2023 tournament underway at 6.48pm.
Five-time winner Tiger Woods is away at 3.18pm. Woods will be looking to pick up his sixth title in what could be his last Masters tournament.
The full tee times and pairings for day one are as followed:
- 1pm – Kevin Na (US), Mike Weir (Can)
- 1.12pm – Vijay Singh (Fij), Scott Stallings (US), Matthew McClean (NI)*
- 1:24pm – Talor Gooch (US), Jason Kokrak (US), Sandy Lyle (Sco)
- 1.36pm – Fred Couples (US), Russell Henley (US), Alexander Noren (Swe)
- 1.48pm – Kevin Kisner (US), Adrian Meronk (Pol), Louis Oosthuizen (SA)
- 2pm – Min-Woo Lee (Aus), Larry Mize (US), Harrison Crowe (Aus)*
- 2:12pm – Sergio Garcia (Spa), Kazuki Higa (Jpn), Keith Mitchell (US)
- 2:24pm – 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 (US), 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 (US), Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa)
- 4.18pm – Taylor Moore (US), 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 (US)*
- 4.54pm – Brooks Koepka (US), Danny Willett (Eng), Gary Woodland (US)
- 5.12pm – Kyoung-Hoon Lee (Kor), Sepp Straka (Aut), Harold Varner III (US)
- 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 (US), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Joaquin Niemann (Chi)
- 6.12pm – Corey Conners (Can), Dustin Johnson (US), 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 (US), Tom Kim (Kor), Rory McIlroy (NI)
- 7pm – Tony Finau (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Jordan Spieth (US)
* denotes amateur
Scottie Scheffler is the current holder of the Masters after his win at Augusta last year
How to watch today’s action
Sky Sports will be broadcasting all the action throughout the week.
Coverage of the featured groups will be shown live on Sky Sports Golf today from 2pm.
Golf fans will also be able to stream the action on the official Sky Go app.
The main action on Sky Sports will get underway at 7.30pm UK time.
With play getting underway at 1pm in the UK today, the action in the US will start at 8am ET and 7am CT.
As ever, the tournament will take place at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia
Who are the favourites?
Rory McIlroy to win – 6/1
Scottie Scheffler to win – 13/2
Jon Rahm to win – 8/1
Patrick Cantlay to win – 14/1
Jordan Spieth to win – 14/1
All odds via Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication.
McIlroy is the favourite to win the tournament, but is yet to win a Masters title in his career
Weather forecast
Over the past 40 years, the tournament has successfully finished on a Sunday as scheduled.
However, that may not be the case this time around. Today’s weather will mainly be cloudy, and it may get worse when play gets underway.
The Weather Channel has also forecasted showers and potential thunderstorms throughout the day, followed by rain throughout the rest of the tournament.
