The 2023 Masters is about to get underway TODAY, with Scottie Scheffler trying to retain his inexperienced jacket whereas Rory McIlroy goals to win his first title at Augusta… however what time does it begin? And how are you going to watch it?
The 2023 Masters is about to get underway, with 88 golfers going head-to-head for the coveted inexperienced jacket.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the present holder of the Masters title following his win in 2022. The American dominated proceedings from begin to end and led for many of the event.
It’s believed that round 40,000 keen spectators will cross by means of the gates from Thursday to Sunday through the event.
Jack Nicklaus has gained essentially the most Masters tournaments with six. The previous {golfing} legend gained in 1965, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 and 1986. Tiger Woods is shut behind Nicklaus with 5 wins in complete. His final win on the event came in 2019, ending one shot forward of Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka.
Sportsmail breaks down the whole lot you’ll want to know forward of the primary day of the 2023 Masters together with the tee instances and pairings and the right way to watch.
The Masters is the primary golf main of the 12 months with the world’s greatest going head-to-head
Jack Nicklaus has gained essentially the most Masters within the historical past of the event with six
What’s the Masters schedule on Day One?
At present’s motion is scheduled to get underway at 1pm BST/ 8am ET and 7am CT, with Kevin Na and Mike Weir the primary up.
Regardless of the Masters beginning at 1pm, protection of the featured teams will likely be proven reside on Sky Sports activities Golf from 2pm.
The likes of Tiger Woods, Scheffler and McIlroy will all be in motion within the night.
The final tee-off time of the day is about to get underway at 7pm.
At present’s motion is scheduled to get underway at 1pm, with the final tee off time at 7pm
What’s as we speak’s tee instances and pairings?
The present holder of the inexperienced jacket, Scottie Scheffler, will start the defence of his title at 6.36pm.
Rory McIlroy’s quest to win his first-ever Masters may also start as we speak. The Northern Irishman is about to get his 2023 event underway at 6.48pm.
5-time winner Tiger Woods is away at 3.18pm. Woods will likely be trying to choose up his sixth title in what might be his last Masters tournament.
The total tee instances and pairings for day one are as adopted:
- 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 Energy (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 Younger (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 novice
Scottie Scheffler is the present holder of the Masters after his win at Augusta final 12 months
How you can watch as we speak’s motion
Sky Sports activities will likely be broadcasting all of the motion all through the week.
Protection of the featured teams will likely be proven reside on Sky Sports activities Golf as we speak from 2pm.
Golf followers may also be capable of stream the motion on the official Sky Go app.
The principle motion on Sky Sports activities will get underway at 7.30pm UK time.
As ever, the event will happen on the Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership in Georgia
Who’re 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 proper on the time of publication.
McIlroy is the favorite to win the event, however is but to win a Masters title in his profession
Climate forecast
Over the previous 40 years, the event has efficiently completed on a Sunday as scheduled.
Nonetheless, that will not be the case this time round. At present’s climate will primarily be cloudy, and it might worsen when play will get underway.
The Weather Channel has additionally forecasted showers and potential thunderstorms all through the day, adopted by rain all through the remainder of the event.
