RORY McILROY WILL begin his 2017 US Masters campaign as one of the opening round’s late starters and in a group with Hideto Tanihara of Japan and in-form Spaniard Jon Rahm.
McIlroy is hoping to complete a career Grand Slam by claiming victory in Augusta this week and will be in the third-last group to head out for the first round on Thursday.
Shane Lowry will be part of a stellar all-European line-up that also includes Spain’s Sergio Garcia and England’s Lee Westwood.
Reigning champion Danny Willett will initially be playing alongside Matt Kuchar and leading Australian amateur Curtis Luck.
Other notable groups include Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose and Jason Day, and the last to begin round one, two-time winner Bubba Watson, world number one Dustin Johnson and reigning US PGA champion Jimmy Walker.
Pairings (listed in Irish time, which is five hours ahead of local time)
13.00: Daniel Summerhays (USA), Russell Henley (USA)
13.11: Trevor Immelman (RSA), Brendan Steele (USA), Jhonattan Vegas (VEN)
13.22: Mike Weir (CAN), Billy Hurley III (USA), Scott Piercy (USA)
13.33: Larry Mize (USA), Brian Stuard (USA), Stewart Hagestad (USA)
13.44: Soren Kjeldsen (DEN), Kevin Chappell (USA), Jim Furyk (USA)
13.55: Sandy Lyle (SCO), Sean O’Hair (USA), Scott Gregory (ENG, am)
14.06: Zach Johnson (USA), Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Adam Hadwin (CAN)
14.17: Tommy Fleetwood (ENG), Gary Woodland (USA), JB Holmes (USA)
14.28: Adam Scott (AUS), Kevin Kisner (USA), Andy Sullivan (ENG)
14.39: Francesco Molinari (ITA), Daniel Berger (USA), Thomas Pieters (BEL)
15.01: Fred Couples (USA), Paul Casey (ENG), Kevin Na (USA)
15.12: Russell Knox (SCO), Rickie Fowler (USA), Hideki Matsuyama (JPN)
15.23: Branden Grace (RSA), Brooks Koepka (USA), Jeunghun Wang (KOR)
15.34: Jordan Spieth (USA), Martin Kaymer (GER), Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG)
15.45: Phil Mickelson (USA), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP), Si Woo Kim (KOR)
15.56: Brandt Snedeker (USA), Justin Rose (ENG), Jason Day (AUS)
16.07: Rod Pampling (AUS), William McGirt (USA)
16.18: Mark O’Meara (USA), Hudson Swafford (USA), Roberto Castro (USA)
16.29: Ian Woosnam (WAL), James Hahn (USA), Brad Dalke (USA, am)
16.40: Ross Fisher (ENG), Pat Perez (USA), Byeong-Hun An (KOR)
16.51: Jose Maria Olazabal (ESP), Ryan Moore (USA), Webb Simpson (USA)
17.13: Ernie Els (RSA), Jason Dufner (USA), Bernd Wiesberger (AUT)
17.25: Danny Willett (ENG), Matt Kuchar (USA), Curtis Luck (AUS, am)
17.35: Vijay Singh (FIJ), Emiliano Grillo (ARG), Toto Gana (CHL, am)
17.46: Angel Cabrera (ARG), Henrik Stenson (SWE), Tyrrell Hatton (ENG)
17.57: Charl Schwartzel (RSA), Steve Stricker (USA), Mackenzie Hughes (CAN)
18.08: Charley Hoffman (USA), Chris Wood (ENG), Yuta Ikeda (JPN)
18.19: Sergio Garcia (ESP), Lee Westwood (ENG), Shane Lowry (IRE)
18.30: Bernhard Langer (GER), Alex Noren (SWE), Patrick Reed (USA)
18.41: Rory McIlroy (NIR), Hideto Tanihara (JPN), Jon Rahm (ESP)
18.52: Marc Leishman (AUS), Bill Haas (USA), Justin Thomas (USA)
19.03: Bubba Watson (USA), Dustin Johnson (USA), Jimmy Walker (USA)
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The organisers have ruined this competition. I’m delighted a French team have been given the same treatment as Leinster but it still doesn’t make it right.
Happy for Connacht though.
@Clark: what would you do though? Or what exactly can be done, considering the pandemic
@Andrew Taz Donohoe: play the feckin tie with players that have tested negative today. Same as should have been done with Leinster, we had a negative match day ready to go. These outbreaks will come and go, those players that are vaccinated and also negative on the day should be allowed play on.
You mean Testdemic.
@Clark: Agrred. These 28 :0 wins were never any good in situations where no one is at fault. Whoever came up with that should be fired on the spot! 1D10TS
@Andrew Taz Donohoe: think the point is, some games 28-0 and others 0-0.. how can that be‽?
@Eoin Roche: where you saying the same when Toulon had a match day 23 all test negative, yet the game was awarded to Leinster?
@Karl Mc Cauley: Thats easy, some games were cancalled due to covid outbreaks (which EPRC legistrates for) and awarded 28-0, and some were cancelled due to travel restrictions (which isnt legislatiled for) so were given as draws.
I didn’t see LNR say anything about it being a scandalous decision when Montpellier were handed a 28-0 win against Leinster
Well deserved, a justification for the brand of rugby they promote.
It’s a total anticlimax of a way for us to make the knockouts, but reaching the knockouts this year, is not near the same as reaching it when there’s only 8 teams, and there’s been a fair and equal group stage. However it’s still great to make it to the last 16, the aim now has to be to make sure we can put our best foot forward, and target further progression in the competition. Have to say I always liked Toulouse, but it’s totally hilarious to see the reaction from both Toulouse and the LNR. One thing to note is how the URC never came in to back Scarlets, Ospreys or Leinster when they got shafted.
@Patrick Breen: good point re the URC… And regarding getting through, its a topsy turvy year, take what you can get, and I bet there will be a great buzz in Connacht now going into this last game regardless.
@SPQH: enjoy it. Get to a semi snd earn the buzz
There’ll be no easy games in the last 16 but I’d like to avoid Racing and Leinster, Exeter and Le Rochelle also if I’m making wish-list
@mike ryan: I think they will be hoping to avoid us as well. A good win tomorrow should give us a home draw, which means we should avoid the likes of the teams you’re talking about.
@Donal McCarthy: actually, just had another look at the table, we need Scarlets to beat Bristol for that to happen. Unlikely
Castres will regret no going full guns last week, but then again they didn’t seem to be too bothered
@Scott Crossfield: I don’t think they give a daam, they’ve always been a bit of a disappointment in Europe, a bit like Montpellier.
@Scott Crossfield: if castres and wasps win toulouse go out.
@Scott Crossfield: Castes have been absolutley ridden by the Mike Addission and his team. The officals have a lot to answer for forward passes by quinns sealing off penalties not given. The last 20 miniutes of reffing was a disgrace
I had my doubts about this years H Cup when I first saw the format. But now………….. meh.
Leicester given a walkover too.
All done in trying to justify the unfair treatment of Leinster. 2 wrongs don’t make a right
More 28 nil BS.