When does Masters live coverage start today? A look at leaders, scores, more

If the first round is an omen, the 89th Masters will develop into a good, old-fashioned shootout featuring some of the top names in golf.

Scottie Scheffler is there, of course. So are Tyrrell Hatton and Justin Rose. Jason Day is the picture with Bryson DeChambeau and Ludvig Aberg.

Lots of major champions are there to test the history that Sunday’s champion will be among Thursday’s top 10.

Joining them are some less familiar names: Corey Connors, with three top-10s in his last four starts; Harris English, a winner this year at Torrey Pines; and Aaron Rai, making his first Masters start.

“Very, very pleased with how it went overall today,” Rai said after his 2-under 70.

Connors, with top 10s in the Masters in 2020-22, said he “scored the ball well” in his 4-under 68.

“I was not really thrilled with some of my iron play, mis-hit a few shots, but I was able to scramble really well and get the ball in the hole and not really drop too many shots,” he said. “I was able to convert chances when I had them.”

Masters scores

Leaders through Thursday’s first round.

• Justin Rose (-7)
• Corey Conners (-4)
• Scottie Scheffler (-4)
• Ludvig Aberg (-4)
• Tyrrell Hatton (-3)
• Bryson Dechambeau (-3)

Masters live coverage, TV info today

You can watch and stream the tournament all week at Masters.com, in addition to the TV coverage below:

• Friday: Round two, 3-7 p.m., ESPN
• Saturday: Round three, noon to 2 p.m., Paramount Plus; 2-7 p.m., CBS
• Sunday: Round four, noon to 2 p.m., Paramount Plus; 2-7 p.m., CBS

Work to do

Some household names will need to defy the top-10 history and gain a spot among the leaders. Indeed, some require solid second rounds to make the cut.

Jon Rahm, the 2023 champion, started slow and then bogeyed 10 and 11 to soar four-over-par. Dustin Johnson, who set the tournament scoring record in 2020, saw a back-nine rally slowed by a bogey at the par-5 15th. Hideki Matsuyama made double-bogey at the 13th to slip over par, and Collin Morikawa bogeyed two of the final three holes to drop to even.

Rory McIlroy was 4-under through 13 but finished even after double-bogeys on 15 and 17.

No automatic birdie

Not too long ago, players feasted on the back-nine par-5 holes in the Masters. Make par and lose ground to the field.

Then, Augusta National officials lengthened the par-5 13th hole two years ago to increase the challenge and reaped the fruit of their labors Thursday. Instead of an almost automatic birdie for today’s top pros, the hole called Azalea was anything but beautiful for the players.

For much of the day, the hole played over par. Almost unheard of. Chris Kirk’s 9 skewed the number a bit, but bogeys piled up and there were eight doubles, too.

Will the 13th show its teeth again Friday?

Roller-coaster round for Hojgaard

Nicolai Hojgaard perhaps challenged the tournament record for inconsistency with his opening 4-over-par 76. The older half of the twins from Denmark soared three-over after two holes, came back to two-under through No. 8 and zoomed upward again to three-over after 12.

An eagle at the par-5 15th left him a one-over, then he made three straight bogeys to finish. His scorecard included an eagle, four pars, five birdies, five bogeys and three double-bogeys.

“At times I just think that you’re in between a few things,” he said. “When you hit a few bad swings to start, you suddenly get in between in your decision making.

“It was kind of hard to get back on track, and then . . . I had a little bit of a rough spot again. I feel like 13 could have been the turnaround. Had a really good chance to make birdie and didn’t.”

Friday pairings, Round 2 tee times, featured groups

Featured groups in bold

• 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 Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire
• 10:59 AM Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Hojgaard
• 11:10 AM Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young
• 11:21 AM Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk
• 11:38 AM Danny Willett, Nicolas Echavarria, Davis Thompson
• 11:49 AM Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent (a)
• 12:00 PM Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Aaron Rai
• 12:11 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
• 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, Tyrrell Hatton
• 1:45 PM Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry

This story was originally published April 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM.