Masters Schedule 2014: TV Coverage, Live Stream and Tee Times for Opening Rounds

In no other sport is a lone piece of clothing so coveted. Ninety-seven golfers have descended upon Augusta National Golf Club all in pursuit of a green jacket.

Starting off with the Masters as the first major of the year is rather appropriate, as no other tournament is arguably as important. The number of green jackets a golfer has won is often a measurement as to his overall legacy.

Will a current star boost his extraordinary resume, or will the 2014 Masters serve as the greatest accomplishment for an otherwise unspectacular career?

The first two rounds will help to trim the herd and separate the pretenders from the contenders.

When: Thursday, April 9, at 3 p.m.

Where: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.

Watch: ESPN

Live Stream: Watch ESPN and Masters.com

Time (ET)	Golfers
7:45 a.m.	Stewart Cink	Tim Clark
7:56 a.m.	Ian Woosnam	John Huh	Kevin Stadler
8:07 a.m.	Ben Crenshaw	Y.E. Yang	Jonas Blixt
8:18 a.m.	Mark O'Meara	Steven Bowditch	Jordan Niebrugge
8:29 a.m.	John Senden	Boo Weekley	David Lynn
8:40 a.m.	Craig Stadler	Scott Stallings	Martin Kaymer
8:51 a.m.	Tom Watson	Billy Horschel	Brendon de Jonge
9:02 a.m.	Mike Weir	Matt Every	Roberto Castro
9:13 a.m.	Angel Cabrera	Gary Woodland	Ian Poulter
9:24 a.m.	Fred Couples	Webb Simpson	Chang-woo Lee
9:35 a.m.	Graeme McDowell	Rickie Fowler	Jimmy Walker
9:57 a.m.	Zach Johnson	K.J. Choi	Steve Stricker
10:08 a.m.	Miguel Angel Jimenez	Bill Haas	Matteo Manassero
10:19 a.m.	Hideki Matsuyama	Brandt Snedeker	Jamie Donaldson
10:30 a.m.	Charl Schwartzel	Jim Furyk	Thorbjorn Olesen
10:41 a.m.	Adam Scott	Jason Dufner	Matthew Fitzpatrick
10:52 a.m.	Jordan Spieth	Patrick Reed	Rory McIlroy
11:03 a.m.	Kevin Streelman	D.A. Points
11:14 a.m.	Larry Mize	Branden Grace	Michael McCoy
11:25 a.m.	Sandy Lyle	Matt Jones	Ken Duke
11:36 a.m.	Jose Maria Olazabal	Lucas Glover	Garrick Porteous
11:47 a.m.	Nick Watney	Stephen Gallacher	Darren Clarke
12:09 p.m.	Vijay Singh	Thomas Bjorn	Ryan Moore
12:20 p.m.	Matt Kuchar	Louis Oosthuizen	Thongchai Jaidee
12:31 p.m.	Trevor Immelman	Graham DeLaet	Oliver Goss
12:42 p.m.	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	Derek Ernst	Sang-moon Bae
12:53 p.m.	Bernhard Langer	Francesco Molinari	Chris Kirk
1:04 p.m.	Jason Day	Dustin Johnson	Henrik Stenson
1:15 p.m.	Bubba Watson	Luke Donald	Sergio Garcia
1:26 p.m.	Joost Luiten	Marc Leishman	Hunter Mahan
1:37 p.m.	Keegan Bradley	Victor Dubuisson	Peter Hanson
1:48 p.m.	Phil Mickelson	Ernie Els	Justin Rose
1:59 p.m.	Harris English	Lee Westwood	Russell Henley

Time (ET)	Golfers
7:45 a.m.	Kevin Streelman	D.A. Points
7:56 a.m.	Larry Mize	Branden Grace	Michael McCoy
8:07 a.m.	Sandy Lyle	Matt Jones	Ken Duke
8:18 a.m.	Jose Maria Olazabal	Lucas Glover	Garrick Porteous
8:29 a.m.	Nick Watney	Stephen Gallacher	Darren Clarke
8:40 a.m.	Vijay Singh	Thomas Bjorn	Ryan Moore
8:51 a.m.	Matt Kuchar	Louis Oosthuizen	Thongchai Jaidee
9:02 a.m.	Trevor Immelman	Graham DeLaet	Oliver Goss
9:13 a.m.	Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano	Derek Ernst	Sang-moon Bae
9:24 a.m.	Bernhard Langer	Francesco Molinari	Chris Kirk
9:35 a.m.	Jason Day	Dustin Johnson	Henrik Stenson
9:57 a.m.	Bubba Watson	Luke Donald	Sergio Garcia
10:08 a.m.	Joost Luiten	Marc Leishman	Hunter Mahan
10:19 a.m.	Keegan Bradley	Victor Dubuisson	Peter Hanson
10:30 a.m.	Phil Mickelson	Ernie Els	Justin Rose
10:41 a.m.	Harris English	Lee Westwood	Russell Henley
10:52 a.m.	Stewart Cink	Tim Clark
11:03 a.m.	Ian Woosnam	John Huh	Kevin Stadler
11:14 a.m.	Ben Crenshaw	Y.E. Yang	Jonas Blixt
11:25 a.m.	Mark O'Meara	Steven Bowditch	Jordan Niebrugge
11:36 a.m.	John Senden	Boo Weekley	David Lynn
11:47 a.m.	Craig Stadler	Scott Stallings	Martin Kaymer
12:09 p.m.	Tom Watson	Billy Horschel	Brendon de Jonge
12:20 p.m.	Mike Weir	Matt Every	Roberto Castro
12:31 p.m.	Angel Cabrera	Gary Woodland	Ian Poulter
12:42 p.m.	Fred Couples	Webb Simpson	Chang-woo Lee
12:53 p.m.	Graeme McDowell	Rickie Fowler	Jimmy Walker
1:04 p.m.	Zach Johnson	K.J. Choi	Steve Stricker
1:15 p.m.	Miguel Angel Jimenez	Bill Haas	Matteo Manassero
1:26 p.m.	Hideki Matsuyama	Brandt Snedeker	Jamie Donaldson
1:37 p.m.	Charl Schwartzel	Jim Furyk	Thorbjorn Olesen
1:48 p.m.	Adam Scott	Jason Dufner	Matthew Fitzpatrick
1:59 p.m.	Jordan Spieth	Patrick Reed	Rory McIlroy

Groupings to Watch

Adam Scott, Jason Dufner and Matthew Fitzpatrick

Matt Slocum

Matthew Fitzpatrick is getting a bit of a treat. The 19-year-old amateur not only gets to play at Augusta, but he's also in the same group as the reigning Masters champion and the 2013 PGA Championship winner.

Adam Scott opens up as one of the favorites to win this weekend. He's obviously done it before, and his performance this year—three top 10s in five tournaments—is encouraging regarding his repeat bid.

Rather than being a noose around his neck, a Masters defense is something the 33-year-old is looking forward to, per Michael Whitmer of The Boston Globe:

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“It’s been an incredible experience being the Masters champion, and it’s something I’ll be trying to do again, for sure. To have that green jacket hanging in your closet is worth any bit of extra stuff you might have to deal with in your professional world,” Scott said. “Coming back to defend is going to be an incredible experience, like everything has been since last April.”

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Scott will no doubt want to get off to a great start at Augusta. He won't want the added pressure of climbing out of an early hole along with what is already the gargantuan task of winning back-to-back tournaments.

Bubba Watson, Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia

Chris Carlson

Not much more can be added to the discussion about Sergio Garcia's performance at major tournaments. Only two active golfers have more starts without recording a win, per the PGA Tour:

Maybe this is the tournament where Garcia breaks his major duck but don't count on it. Last year's eighth-place finish was his first top 10 at Augusta since 2004.

Watching Garcia is a win-win. Either he plays really well and puts himself in a position to possibly win, which would be cool, or he completely implodes, and that's just as fun.

It will also be interesting to see how Bubba Watson performs. Aside from his win in 2012, his average finish at Augusta is 37.5. Maybe Watson can repeat some of his Masters magic from a few years ago and put together a great finish.

Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy

Charlie Riedel

GolfChannel.com's Jason Sobel unearthed an interesting stat about this group:

Man, Tom Watson must feel old.

Like Scott, Rory McIlroy enters Augusta as one of the big favorites. The field is pretty open right now, leaving McIlroy a golden opportunity to conquer his Masters demons. That collapse in 2011 still weighs heavily on the 24-year-old's career:

Speaking ahead of the tournament, McIlroy admitted that everything is in place for him to take home a green jacket, per Sky Sports:

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"Mind, body, equipment, it's all there. There's no excuses," said McIlroy. "There's no excuses if I don't play well this week.

"Everything's in the right place to allow me to play well so it's just a matter of managing my expectations, not getting ahead of myself, not thinking about Sunday when it's Friday afternoon.

"Just really keeping myself in the present and in the moment and trying to take it one shot at a time and hopefully those shots add up to about 270 and I walk away with a green jacket."

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The first two rounds aren't generally too noteworthy for McIlroy. It's when the weekend rolls around that the wheels start falling off.

Perhaps a strong start on Thursday and Friday can spur the two-time major winner on, though and help him cross off what is the No. 1 task on his career checklist.