AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The 2022 Masters is officially underway Thursday with the skies having cleared and the pristine conditions of Augusta National coming through. However, the first round of play could not avoid the inclement weather that has plagued Augusta early in the week. Due to thunderstorms early in the morning, the schedule was delayed 30 minutes.
Let's hope that's the only delay as the field of 91 golfers is aiming to complete Round 1 with a full set of 18 holes ensuring there are no further postponements as there have been earlier in the week.
Augusta National spread the wealth around proportionately ahead of the first 36 holes of the most majestic tournament in the sport. From start to finish, there is intrigue abound off the first tee at the first major championship of the year. The morning/afternoon splits might face significantly different conditions be it wetter grass, heavier air or even swirling winds. There was a tornado warning in the area on Tuesday during the practice rounds, and the course was again closed early Wednesday due to heavy thunderstorms in the area.
There are a number of strong groups set for the morning and afternoon sessions. Here are some of the ones that stand out from the rest of the field.
10:42 a.m. -- Kevin Kisner, Daniel Berger and Tommy Fleetwood
10:53 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Paul Casey
11:04 a.m. -- Tiger Woods, Louis Oosthuizen, Joaquin Niemann
11:15 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, James Piot (a)
11:26 a.m. -- Adam Scott, Scottie Scheffler, Tony Finau
2:00 p.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa
2:11 p.m. -- Will Zalatoris, Patrick Cantlay, Jon Rahm
2:22 p.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
2:33 p.m. -- Matthew Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy
Augusta National doesn't normally do the mega-groups thing for the first two days, and while that's technically true (they didn't group the top three players in the world), those Spieth-Hovland-Schauffele and Fitzpatrick-Koepka-McIlroy trios are going to be a blast to watch close the first round of action. Up and down the tee sheet, there is a nice amalgamation of many different types of players at various stages of their careers.
Here's a look at all every group starting play Thursday at the 86h Masters. Be sure to check out the complete 2022 Masters schedule and coverage guide so you do not miss a moment of the action this week, and follow our live Masters leaderboard coverage throughout Round 1.
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All times Eastern
2022 Masters tee times, Thursday pairings
8:15 a.m. -- Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tom Watson (Honorary Starters)
8:30 a.m. – Jose Maria Olazabal, J.J. Spaun
8:41 a.m. – Mike Weir, Padraig Harrington, Austin Greaser (a)
8:52 a.m. – Larry Mize, Sepp Straka, Francesco Molinari
9:03 a.m. – Fred Couples, Garrick Higgo, Guido Migliozzi
9:14 a.m. – Vjay Singh, Ryan Palmer, Kyoung-hoon Lee
9:25 a.m. – Min Woo Lee, Hudson Swafford, Cameron Young
9:36 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Brian Harman, Harry Higgs
9:47 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Si Woo Kim, Aaron Jarvis (a)
10:09 a.m. – Luke List, Matthew Wolf, Mackenzie Hughes
10:20 a.m. – Danny Willett, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch
10:31 a.m. – Max Homa, Kevin Na, Shane Lowry
10:42 a.m. -- Kevin Kisner, Daniel Berger and Tommy Fleetwood
10:53 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Paul Casey
11:04 a.m. -- Tiger Woods, Louis Oosthuizen, Joaquin Niemann
11:15 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, James Piot (a)
11:26 a.m. -- Adam Scott, Scottie Scheffler, Tony Finau
11:48 a.m. – Sandy Lyle, Stewart Hagestad (a)
11:59 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Erik Van Rooyen, Cameron Champ
12:10 p.m. – Bernhard Langer, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Cameron Davis
12:21 p.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Robert MacIntyre, Laird Shepard (a)
12:32 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Takumi Kanaya
12:43 p.m. – Lee Westwood, Russell Henley, Corey Conners
12:54 p.m. – Patrick Reed, Seamus Power, Lucas Herbert
1:05 p.m. – Bubba Watson, Tom Hoge, Keita Nakajima (a)
1:27 p.m. – Marc Leishman, Webb Simpson, Sungjae Im
1:38 p.m. – Sergio Garcia, Thomas Pieters, Harold Varner III
1:49 p.m. – Abraham Ancer, Tyrrell Hatton, Sam Burns
2:00 p.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa
2:11 p.m. -- Will Zalatoris, Patrick Cantlay, Jon Rahm
2:22 p.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
2:33 p.m. -- Matthew Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy
