Masters Schedule 2015: TV Coverage, Live Stream and Tee Times for Opening Rounds
The 2015 Masters is finally here, and the year's first major brings the golden opportunity for the world's best golfers to start off on the right foot.
The iconic golf course at Augusta National has a way of creating legends over the years, with many of the established active greats owning a couple of green jackets. There's always the chance that a new legend will be made this year, with young up-and-comers dominating the sport as of late.
With that said, the focus still revolves around those big-name stars who have done it before—or in some cases, are trying to do it for the first time.
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The tradition unlike any other is just one day away, so let's waste no time breaking down what you need to know for Thursday and Friday.
2015 Masters Day 1 and 2 Schedule
| Thursday, April 8 | 3 - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Friday, April 9 | 3 - 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Live Stream: Above coverage at WatchESPN. Masters Live is providing various live streams beginning at 10:45 a.m. ET, courtesy of CBS Sports.
Day 1 and 2 Tee Times
| 7:45 a.m. | 10:52 a.m. | Charley Hoffman | Brian Harman | |
| 7:56 a.m. | 11:03 a.m. | Larry Mize | Danny Willett | Byron Meth |
| 8:07 a.m. | 11:14 a.m. | Tom Watson | Gary Woodland | Camilo Villegas |
| 8:18 a.m. | 11:25 a.m. | Mike Weir | Ben Crane | Corey Conners |
| 8:29 a.m. | 11:36 a.m. | Vijay Singh | Russell Henley | Darren Clarke |
| 8:40 a.m. | 11:47 a.m. | Jose Maria Olazabal | Brendon Todd | Kevin Na |
| 8:51 a.m. | 12:09 p.m. | Jonas Blixt | Kevin Streelman | Stephen Gallacher |
| 9:02 a.m. | 12:20 p.m. | Patrick Reed | Keegan Bradley | Ian Poulter |
| 9:13 a.m. | 12:31 p.m. | Miguel Angel Jimenez | Lee Westwood | Anirban Lahiri |
| 9:24 a.m. | 12:42 p.m. | Bubba Watson | Justin Rose | Gunn Yang |
| 9:35 a.m. | 12:53 p.m. | Adam Scott | Dustin Johnson | Antonio Murdaca |
| 9:57 a.m. | 1:04 p.m. | Morgan Hoffman | Steve Strticker | Matt Every |
| 10:08 a.m. | 1:15 p.m. | Ben Crenshaw | Bill Haas | Jason Dufner |
| 10:19 a.m. | 1:26 p.m. | Webb Simpson | Hideki Matsuyama | Paul Casey |
| 10:30 a.m. | 1:37 p.m. | Charl Schwartzel | Joost Luiten | Sang-moon Bae |
| 10:41 a.m. | 1:48 p.m. | Phil Mickelson | Rory McIlroy | Ryan Moore |
| 10:52 a.m. | 1:59 p.m. | J.B. Holmes | Martin Kaymer | Brandt Snedeker |
| 11:03 a.m. | 7:45 a.m. | Ian Woosnam | Erik Compton | Marc Leishman |
| 11:14 a.m. | 7:56 a.m. | Trevor Immelman | Kevin Stadler | Scott Harvey |
| 11:25 a.m. | 8:07 a.m. | Ben Martin | Robert Streb | Cameron Tringale |
| 11:36 a.m. | 8:18 a.m. | Sandy Lyle | Seung-yul Noh | Bradley Neil |
| 11:47 a.m. | 8:29 a.m. | Bernhard Langer | Bernd Wiesberger | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 12:09 p.m. | 8:40 a.m. | Zach Johnson | Jim Furyk | Ernie Els |
| 12:20 p.m. | 8:51 a.m. | Angel Cabrera | Louis Oosthuizen | Matias Dominguez |
| 12:31 p.m. | 9:02 a.m. | Mark O'Meara | Chris Kirk | Shane Lowry |
| 12:42 p.m. | 9:13 a.m. | Padraig Harrington | Ryan Palmer | Thomas Bjorn |
| 12:53 p.m. | 9:24 a.m. | Jams Hahn | Mikko Illonen | Hunter Mahan |
| 1:04 p.m. | 9:35 a.m. | Matt Kuchar | Brooks Koepka | Graeme McDowell |
| 1:15 p.m. | 9:57 a.m. | Jordan Spieth | Henrik Stenson | Billy Horschel |
| 1:26 p.m. | 10:08 a.m. | Fred Couples | Branden Grace | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 1:37 p.m. | 10:19 a.m. | Luke Donald | Victor Dubuisson | John Senden |
| 1:48 p.m. | 10:30 a.m. | Tiger Woods | Jamie Donaldson | Jimmy Walker |
| 1:59 p.m. | 10:41 a.m. | Jason Day | Sergio Garcia | Rickie Fowler |
Note: Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus will hit off the first tee Thursday at 7:40 a.m. ET. Full list available at PGATour.com.
Groups to Watch
Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Ryan Moore
It doesn't take a long look down the list of tee times to figure out which will be the featured group of the opening two rounds.
Any group featuring Rory McIlroy figured to be among the most followed of the early rounds. Winner of the last two major championships, the 6-1 favorite, according to Odds Shark, has a chance to become just the third to ever win three straight majors if he secures his first green jacket.
But although McIlroy can complete the career Grand Slam with a victory, he's not the most established of the threesome. Phil Mickelson comes into Augusta dusting off his three green jackets, and he shook off a sluggish start to 2015 with a nine-under performance last weekend at the Houston Open.
Lefty hopes to turn around his game in time to vie for a fourth green jacket but couldn't deny that it could be McIlroy's time, per NBC Golf Central:
While his name doesn't carry the same type of weight as Mickelson or McIlroy, Ryan Moore is more than capable of contending as well. With 80-1 odds, the former amateur sensation with four PGA Tour victories has an outside shot to make an early run.
Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson and Billy Horschel
In arguably the most stacked tee-time grouping from top to bottom, the charge is led by a 21-year-old.
That's right—it could be Jordan Spieth's year this time around at Augusta. After nearly becoming the youngest to ever win the green jacket last year before allowing Bubba Watson to snatch it from him, Spieth has stepped up his game throughout 2014—and in the early stretches of 2015—to generate hype as one of the sole favorites entering Augusta.
He's not the only big hitter in the group, with Henrik Stenson, who has four consecutive top-five finishes, and Billy Horschel, winner of the 2014 FedEx Cup, also teeing off alongside him. That forced Golf Digest's Brendan Mohler to draw an early judgment:
When I said this was the most stacked group from top to bottom, I wasn't lying. According to Odds Shark, Spieth is an 8-1 favorite while Stenson is at 20-1 and Horschel 50-1. If you're looking to put your money on one threesome to win it, this may be the safest bet.
J.B. Holmes, Martin Kaymer and Brandt Snedeker
Winning the weekend before a major tournament can be either a very good or very bad thing, but J.B. Holmes' recent play indicates nothing to be disheartened about entering the Masters.
Holmes outlasted a handful of golfers in a playoff to win the Houston Open, but that's not the only impressive performance he's logged in 2015. He also has second-place finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open and WGC-Cadillac Championship along with carding a 10th-place finish at Pebble Beach.
He'll certainly want to avoid doing what last year's champion at the Houston Open did, as Sky Sports News noted:
While Holmes' rise to stardom has been much more sudden, two established major contenders are playing alongside him Thursday and Friday. Martin Kaymer is a two-time major champion, but the Masters marks the only American major he hasn't won. Brandt Snedeker has top-three finishes in two majors and top-15 finishes in all of them.
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