The 90th edition of the Masters is officially here.
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson hit the ceremonial opening tee shots at Augusta National this morning, kicking off the first major championship of the season in Georgia.
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All eyes will be on Rory McIlroy early this week after his historic win last season, which completed the career Grand Slam and finally earned him a green jacket after years of falling short in Augusta. McIlroy has only made four PGA Tour starts this season, however, and was dealing with a back injury last month that caused him to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler is also back in the field after he and his wife, Meredith, welcomed their second child not quite two weeks ago. Scheffler is the betting favorite. There are 10 LIV Golf members playing, led by Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, and six amateurs, too. They’re vying for the Silver Cup, but will have to make the cut to do so.
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All times ET
10:07 a.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele
10:31 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Mason Howell (a)
1:08 p.m.: Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Åberg
1:20 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka
1:44 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland
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Jay Hart
The 90th Masters is officially underway, with the ceremonial first tee shot from Gary Player (90), Jack Nicklaus (86) and Tom Watson (76).
It was Player who hit first, dusting his drive and then punctuating it with a high kick. For the uninitiated, Player may be 90 but he starts his day with an exercise routine that would crush most of us. There may not be a more fit 90-year-old in the world. Just watch, at the 4-minute mark:
Ryan Young
The ceremonial tee shots have been hit, and the 90th edition of the Masters is officially underway at Augusta.
The first round of the Masters is underway. (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
(Richard Heathcote via Getty Images)