The Masters tee times: Scottie Scheffler grouped with Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele at Augusta National

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Ahead of the action at Augusta National this week, some of Sky Sports’ top pundits pick their 2024 Masters champion

Rory McIlroy has been grouped with world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and reigning Olympic gold medallist Xander Schauffele for the first two rounds of the 88th Masters at Augusta National.

McIlroy arrives at the opening major of the year off the back of a third-place finish at the Valero Texas Open and aiming to win the only major required to complete the career Grand Slam, having posted six top-10 finishes at Augusta National since his 2014 PGA Championship victory.

The Northern Irishman will go out at 10.42am (3.42pm BST) on Thursday alongside Schauffele and pre-tournament favourite Scheffler, who has already won the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players this year and is now looking to secure the Green Jacket for a second time in three years.

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Reigning champion Jon Rahm begins his bid to become the first back-to-back winner of The Masters since Tiger Woods in the group before, going out at 10.30am (3.30pm BST) on the opening day with Ryder Cup team-mate Matt Fitzpatrick and US Amateur champion Nick Dunlap.

Woods returns to action for the first time since his mid-round withdrawal from February’s Genesis Invitational, with the 15-time major champion facing an late-early draw as he chases a record-equalling sixth Masters victory.

The former world No 1 is in the afternoon wave with Max Homa and Australian Jason Day, going out at 1.24pm (6.24pm BST), while reigning major champions Brooks Koepka and Brian Harman are in the following group alongside Korea’s Tom Kim.

Thursday’s key tee times (all BST)

1518 Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)

1530 Jon Rahm (Esp), Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Dunlap

1542 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Xander Schauffele

1554 Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland (Nor), Cameron Smith (Aus)

1824 Tiger Woods, Jason Day (Aus), Max Homa

1836 Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim (Kor)

1848 Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Åberg (Swe), Sahith Theegala

1900 Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)

When is The Masters on Sky Sports?

Wall-to-wall coverage from the tournament begins at 2pm over the first two rounds on Thursday April 11 and Friday April 12, with Featured Group action and regular updates from around the course available to enjoy on Sky Sports Golf until the global broadcast window begins at 8pm.

There will be lots of extra action throughout all four days via the red button on Sky Sports Golf, along with Sky Q and Sky Glass, providing plenty of bonus feeds and allowing you to follow players’ progress through various parts of Augusta’s famous layout.

The Masters is upon us and you can watch all the tremendous action and intense drama from Augusta live on Sky Sports, from Thursday 11th April – Sunday 14th April.

Sky Sports Golf will show extended build-up content over the weekend and occasional live updates from the course before the global broadcast window starts at 8pm for the third round and 7pm for the final day, with early action available throughout via the red button.

Who will win The Masters? Watch live from April 11-14 exclusively on Sky Sports. Live coverage begins with Featured Groups on Thursday April 11 from 2pm on Sky Sports Golf. Stream The Masters and lots more golf with NOW.

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