The tee times and grouping for the opening two days of the Masters have been confirmed, as Rory McIlroy is paired with fellow European Ryder Cup star Ludvig Aberg and talented young American Akshay Bhatia at Augusta National. Meanwhile, defending champion Scottie Scheffler begins his bid to retain the green jacket alongside Justin Thomas and amateur Jose Luis Ballester. McIlroy, who resumes his quest to complete golf’s career grand slam and comes into the Masters having won the Players Championship, is part of a fascinating trio for the opening two rounds with Aberg looking to build on last year’s runners-up finish, and they’ll start at 6.12pm BST on Thursday. Scheffler is aiming to join an illustrious group of players to win back-to-back Masters, with Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus the only men to achieve the feat, and has Thomas as his headline partner with a 3.15pm BST tee time on day one. After thunderstorms to start the week, the weather at Augusta looks promising aside from the chance of a few showers on Friday afternoon. (All times BST) 1240: Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire 1251: Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Hojgaard 1302: Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young 1313: Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk 1324: Danny Willett, Nico Echavarria, Davis Thompson 1335: Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent (a) 1352: Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai 1403: Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith 1414: Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger 1425: Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An 1436: Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap 1447: Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee 1458: Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley 1515: Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jose Luis Ballester (a) 1526: Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton 1537: Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry 1548: Cam Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat 1559: Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk 1610: Jose Maria Olazabal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell 1621: Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck (a) 1638: Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 1649: Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai (a) 1700: Max Homa, Justin Rose, J.J. Spaun 1711: Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings (a) 1722: Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger 1733: Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick 1750: Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im 1801: Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland 1812: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia 1823: Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry 1834: Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood 1845: Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka, Sam Burns (All times BST) 1240: Cam Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat 1251: Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk 1302: Jose Maria Olazabal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell 1313: Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck (a) 1324: Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 1335: Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai (a) 1352: Max Homa, Justin Rose, J.J. Spaun 1403: Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings (a) 1414: Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger 1425: Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick 1436: Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im 1447: Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland 1458: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Akshay Bhatia 1515: Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry 1526: Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood 1537: Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka, Sam Burns 1548: Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire 1559: Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Hojgaard 1610: Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young 1621: Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk 1638: Danny Willett, Nico Echavarria, Davis Thompson 1649: Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent (a) 1700: Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai 1711: Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith 1722: Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger 1733: Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An 1750: Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap 1801: Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee 1812: Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley 1823: Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jose Luis Ballester (a) 1834: Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton 1845: Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry Sky Sports has the rights for the Masters in the UK and will be broadcasting all four rounds from Augusta on Sky Sports Golf or Sky Sports Main Event. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription. On Thursday and Friday, coverage of featured groups begins from 2pm BST, with full coverage getting underway from 7:30pm. On the weekend, full coverage starts at 5pm until close of play - with the Masters champion crowned on Sunday evening. Full timings are as follows Round One, Thursday 10 April: featured groups from 2pm, full coverage from 7.30pm Round Two, Friday 11 April: featured groups from 2pm, full coverage from 7.30pm Round Three, Saturday 12 April: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 7.30pm Round Four, Sunday 13 April: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 5:00pm