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Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy (file photo). Alamy Stock Photo

McIlroy grouped with Scheffler and Schauffele in Masters opening rounds

The action starts on Thursday in Augusta.

RORY MCILROY WILL play alongside Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele in the opening two rounds of the Masters.

McIlroy, ranked number two in the world, will play alongside the number one ranked golfer in Scheffler, the 2022 champion at Augusta, and Schauffele, who is ranked fifth.

That trio will tee off at 3.42pm (Irish time) on Thursday, before a 6.48pm start for Friday’s second round.

Shane Lowry will play with last weekend’s Valero Texas Open winner Akshay Bhatia and JT Poston for the opening two rounds.

They tee off at 5.24pm for Thursday’s opening round, and at 2.12pm on Friday.

Defending champion Jon Rahm will play with Matt Fitzpatrick and American Nick Dunlap, who turned professional earlier this year (3.3opm Thursday; 6.36pm Friday) 

Tiger Woods will make his 26th start at the Masters alongside Australian Jason Day and American Max Homa (6.24pm Thursday; 3.18pm Friday)

Immediately following McIlroy and Scheffler’s group will be a talented trio of reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark, 2022 British Open champion Cameron Smith, and FedEx Cup winner Viktor Hovland (3.54pm Thursday; 7pm Friday).

– Additional reporting © AFP 2024

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