GOLFING royalty meet at Augusta this week to contest the first major tournament of the year - the 2025 Masters. American Scottie Scheffler is aiming to make it a third title in four years at the Augusta National in Georgia, but the top names in the sport are on a mission to stop him producing again. Some of those top names belong to LIV, with the major tournaments allowing players across both tours to compete together for the first time this year. Former champions Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, and Dustin Johnson return to Augusta looking to upset the apple cart, while there is a strong British cohort stateside. Rory McIlroy searching for a maiden Masters title to end his drought and finally complete a career Grand Slam. Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick are among the entrants, but one man that won't be teeing off is five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods, who is out with a ruptured Achilles tendon. When is the Masters 2025? The Masters 2025 will get underway on Thursday, April 10. The tournament will run until Sunday, April 13. Augusta National in Georgia hosts.Action gets underway at 12.40pm BST on Thursday, with David Riley and Patton Kizzire opening proceedings. What TV channel is the Masters 2025 on and can it be streamed? In the UK, the Masters 2024 will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf throughout the tournament.Sky Sports customers can live stream all the action via the NOW app.In the US, the first two days of the tournament will be broadcast on ESPN, with coverage starting at 3pm ET.The final two days of the Masters will air on CBS with coverage starting at 2pm ET on Saturday and Sunday. How do players qualify for the Masters 2025? There is a plethora of different avenues that players can take to earn entry into the invitation-only tournament. Previous winners of the Green Jacket are guaranteed an invite, as are any recent major winners from the last five years. You can see how every player was invited to the Masters 2025 here. Masters 2025 Round 1 and 2 tee times and pairings Thursday, April 10 (All times BST/ET) 12.40pm / 7.40am: David Riley, Patton Kizzire 12.51pm / 7.51 am: Kevin Yu, Johnattan Vegas, Nicolai Hojgaard 1.02pm / 8.02am: Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young 1.13pm / 8.13am: Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk 1.24pm / 8.24am: Danny Willett, Nico Echavarria, Davis Thompson 1.35pm / 8.35am: Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent 1.52pm / 8.52am: Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai 2.03pm / 9.03am: Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith 2.14pm / 9.14am: Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger 2.25pm / 9.25am: Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Ben An 2.36pm / 9.36am: Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap 2.47pm / 9.47am: Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee 2.58pm / 9.58am: Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley 3.15pm / 10.15am: Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Josele Ballester 3.26pm / 10.26am: Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton 3.37pm / 10.37am: Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry 3.48pm / 10.48am: Cameron Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat 3.59pm / 10.59am: Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk 4.10pm / 11.10am: Jose Maria Olazabal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell 4.21pm / 11.21am: Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck 4.38pm / 11.38am: Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 4.49pm / 11.49am: Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai 5pm / 12pm: Max Homa, Justin Rose, J.J. Spaun 5.11pm / 12.11pm: Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings 5.22pm / 12.22pm: Serio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger 5.33pm / 12.33pm: Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick 5.50pm / 12.50pm: Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im 6.01pm / 1.01pm: Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland 6.12pm / 1.12pm: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia 6.23pm / 1.23pm: Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry 6.34pm / 1.34pm: Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood 6.45pm / 1.45pm: Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka, Sam Burns Friday, April 11 (All times BST/ET) 12.40pm / 7.40am: Cameron Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat 12.51pm / 7.51am: Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk 1.02pm / 8.02am: Jose Maria Olazabal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell 1.13pm / 8.13am: Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck (a) 1.24pm / 8.24am: Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 1.35pm / 8.35am: Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai (a) 1.52pm / 8.52am: Max Homa, Justin Rose, J. J. Spaun 2.03pm / 9.03am: Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings (a) 2.14pm / 9.14am: Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger 2.25pm / 9.25am: Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick 2.25pm / 9.36am: Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im 2.47pm / 9.47am: Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland 2.58pm / 9.58am: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia 3.15pm / 10.15am: Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry 3.26pm / 10.26am: Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood 3.37pm / 10.37am: Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka, Sam Burns 3.48pm / 10.48am: Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire 3.50pm / 10.59am: Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Højgaard 4.10pm /11.10am: Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young 4.21pm / 11.21am: Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk 4.38pm / 11.38am: Danny Willett, Nico Echavarria, Davis Thompson 4.49pm / 11.49am: Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent (a) 5pm / 12pm: Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai 5.11pm / 12.11pm: Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith 5.22pm / 12.22pm: Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger 5.33pm / 12.33pm: Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An 5.50pm / 12.50pm: Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap 6.01pm / 1.01pm: Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee 6.12pm / 1.12pm: Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley 6.23pm / 1.23pm: Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jose Luis Ballester (a) 6.34pm / 1.34pm: Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton 6.45pm / 1.45pm: Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry