Masters 2026 tee times: Pairings for the first and second round at Augusta National

The countdown is finally drawing to an end, and the 2026 Masters is almost here. Anticipation for the year’s first men’s major has been bubbling since … well, at least since Scottie Scheffler claimed the claret jug with his Open Championship win at Royal Portrush. You could argue, however, that people started getting excited after Rory McIlroy slipped on the green jacket here at Augusta National a year ago.

The opportunity to play in the Masters isn’t lost on any golfer, whether a past champion making his 41st appearance like Fred Couples or among the 21 players competing for the first time.

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As Thursday’s first round creeps closer, the question on many minds is who will be paired with who. Tradition means defending champion Rory McIlroy will be paired with U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell. And several of the 17 other past champions in the field will likely be paired with first-time players in a nod to the bridging of generations. And there’s also the curiosity of how Masters officials will handle the 11 LIV golfers competing this week.

Below is the complete player field. Thursday first round and Friday second round tee times have yet to be set, but check back here and we’ll have them posted as soon as they go live.

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Ludvig Aberg, 13, 18, 25, 26

Daniel Berger, 26

Akshay Bhatia, 17 (Arnold Palmer Invitational), 18, 25, 26

Keegan Bradley, 17 (Travelers), 18, 25, 26

Michael Brennan, 25, 26

Jacob Bridgeman, 17 (Genesis Invitational), 18, 26

Sam Burns, 18, 25, 26

Angel Cabrera, 1

Brian Campbell, 17 (John Deere Classic)

Patrick Cantlay, 18, 25, 26

Wyndham Clark, 2, 15, 25

Corey Conners, 13, 18, 25, 26

Fred Couples, 1

Jason Day, 13, 26

Bryson DeChambeau, 2, 13, 16, 25, 26

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Nico Echavarria, 17 (Cognizant Classic), 26

Harris English, 13, 15, 16, 18, 25, 26

Ethan Fang (a), 8

Matt Fitzpatrick, 2, 15, 17 (Valspar), 25, 26

Tommy Fleetwood, 17 (Tour Championship), 18, 25, 26

Ryan Fox, 17 (RBC Canadian Open), 25, 26

Sergio Garcia, 1

Ryan Gerard, 25, 26

Chris Gotterup, 15, 17 (Scottish Open, Sony Open, WM Phoenix Open), 18, 25, 26

Max Greyserman, 25

Ben Griffin, 17 (Charles Schwab), 18, 25, 26

Harry Hall, 18

Brian Harman, 3, 18, 25, 26

Tyrrell Hatton, 14, 25, 26

Russell Henley, 18, 25, 26

Jackson Herrington (a), 7

Nicolai Hojgaard, 26

Rasmus Hojgaard, 25

Brandon Holtz (a), 11

Max Homa, 13

Viktor Hovland, 14, 18, 25, 26

Mason Howell (a), 7

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Sungjae Im, 13, 25

Casey Jarvis, 24

Dustin Johnson, 1

Zach Johnson, 1, 13

Naoyuki Kataoka, 21 (Japan Open)

Johnny Keefer, 25

Michael Kim, 25

Si Woo Kim, 25, 26

Kurt Kitayama, 17 (3M Open), 25, 26

Jake Knapp, 26

Brooks Koepka, 4

Fifa Laopakdee (a), 9

Min Woo Lee, 25, 26

Haotong Li, 15

Shane Lowry, 18, 25, 26

Robert MacIntyre, 14, 18, 25, 26

Hideki Matsuyama, 1, 18, 25, 26

Matt McCarty, 26

Rory McIlroy, 1, 5, 13, 18, 25, 26

Tom McKibbin, 22

Maverick McNealy, 18, 25, 26

Collin Morkiawa, 3, 17 (AT&T Pebble Beach), 18, 25, 26

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, 23, 25

Alex Noren, 25, 26

Andrew Novak, 18, 25, 26

Jose Maria Olazabal, 1

Carlos Ortiz, 14

Marco Penge, 20 (Spanish Open), 25, 26

Aldrich Potgieter, 17 (Rocket Classic)

Mateo Pulcini (a), 10

Jon Rahm, 1, 2, 26

Aaron Rai, 25, 26

Patrick Reed, 1, 13, 25, 26

Kristoffer Reitan, 25, 26

Davis Riley, 16

Justin Rose, 13, 17 (FedEx St. Jude, Farmers), 18, 25, 26

Xander Schauffele 3, 4, 13, 25, 26

Scottie Scheffler, 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 16, 17 (Byron Nelson, PGA, Memorial, Open Championship, BMW, AMEX), 18, 25, 26

Charl Schwartzel, 1

Adam Scott, 1

Vijay Singh, 1

Cameron Smith, 3

J.J. Spaun, 2, 14, 17 (U.S. Open), 18, 25, 26

Jordan Spieth, 1

Sam Stevens, 25, 26

Sepp Straka, 17 (Truist), 18, 25, 26

Nick Taylor, 18

Justin Thomas, 4, 17 (RBC Heritage), 18, 25, 26

Sami Valimaki, 25

Bubba Watson, 1

Mike Weir, 1

Danny Willett, 1

Gary Woodland, 17 (Texas Children's Houston Open)

Cameron Young, 5, 14, 17 (Wyndham, Players), 18, 25, 26

PAST CHAMPIONS NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY

Tommy Aaron

Charles Coody

Ben Crenshaw

Nick Faldo

Raymond Floyd

Trevor Immelman

Bernhard Langer

Sandy Lyle

Phil Mickelson

Larry Mize

Jack Nicklaus

Mark O'Meara

Gary Player

Craig Stadler

Tom Watson

Tiger Woods

Ian Woosnam

Masters qualifying criteria

1: Masters champions (lifetime)

2: U.S. Open champions (five years)

3: Open champions (five years)

4: PGA champion (five years)

5: Players champion (three years)

6: Current Olympic gold medalist (one year)

7: Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up (one year)

8: Current British Amateur champion (one year)

9: Current Asia-Pacific Amateur champion (one year)

10: Current Latin America Amateur champion (one year)

11: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion (one year)

12: Current NCAA Division I Men's Individual champion (one year)

13: First 12 players, including ties, in the previous year's Masters

14: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's U.S. Open

15: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's Open Championship

16: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's PGA Championship

17: Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation applied to the season-ending Tour Championship

18: Those qualifying and eligible for the previous year's season-ending Tour Championship

19: Current Scottish Open Champion (One year)

20: Current Spanish Open Champion (One year)

21: Current Japan Open Champion (One year)

22: Current Hong Kong Open Champion (One year)

23: Current Australian Open Champion (One year)

24: Current South African Open Champion (One year)

25: 50 leaders on the final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year

26: 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters

The Masters Committee, at its discretion, also invites international players not otherwise qualified.

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