There isn’t a golfer in the world who hasn’t dreamt of hearing the starter on the first tee at Augusta National say “Fore please, now driving …” followed by their name echoing among the patrons. For 95 fortunate folks, that dream is about to be fulfilled after earning an invitation to compete in the 2025 Masters.
Whether you’re a past champion making your 41st and final start (Bernhard Langer) or one of the 21 rookies trying to see if they can join Gene Sarazen (1935) and Fuzzy Zoeller (1979) as the only first-time players to win a green jacket, the feeling never gets old.
The question of course ahead of the tournament was who would be paired with who when the 2025 Masters tee times were officially revealed. Suffice it to say, Augusta National maintained its tradition of putting the defending champion (Scottie Scheffler) with the U.S. Amateur champion (Jose Luis Ballester, who made some news on Thursday in a very different sort of way), while adding Justin Thomas into the threesome. And history held with several of the other 19 past champions in the field paired with other first-time players in a nod to bridging different generations of golfers.
There’s also some interesting pairings involving the 12 LIV golfers competing this week. (Our favorite: Phil Mickelson with Jason Day and Keegan Bradley.)
After the conclusion of the first round, Justin Rose is leading with a seven-under 65, two strokes ahead of a trio of golfers (Corey Conners, Ludvig Aberg and Scheffler). Friday's action includes all the drama of who will make the cut.
Here's the official 2025 Masters tee times released by Augusta National Golf Club for Friday's second round.
Tee Times (all times EDT)
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First Tee
7:40 AM -- Cameron Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat
7:51 AM -- Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk
8:02 AM -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell
8:13 AM -- Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck (a)
8: 24 AM -- Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8:35 AM -- Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai (a)
8:52 AM -- Max Homa, Justin Rose, J. J. Spaun
9:03 AM -- Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings (a)
9:14 AM -- Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger
9:25 AM -- Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:36 AM -- Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im
9:47 AM -- Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland
9:58 AM -- Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia
10:15 AM -- Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry
10:26 AM -- Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood
10:37 AM -- Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka, Sam Burns
10:48 AM -- Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson
10:59 AM -- Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire
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11:10 AM -- Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Hojgaard
11:21 AM -- Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young
11:38 AM -- Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk
11:49 AM -- Danny Willett, Nicolas Echavarria, Davis Thompson
12 Noon -- Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent (a)
12:11 PM -- Cameron Smith, J. T. Poston, Aaron Rai
12:21 PM -- Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith
12:22 PM -- Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger
12:33 PM -- Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An
12:50 PM -- Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap
1:01 PM -- Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee
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1:12 PM -- Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
1:23 PM -- Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jose Luis Ballester (a)
1:34 PM -- Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim,m Tyrrell Hatton
1:45 PM -- Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry
