Golf's first major tournament of the year is here once again with the 2015 Masters getting underway on Thursday. Rory McIlroy is ranked as the top player in the world and is favored to win his first Green Jacket this year at Augusta National and he will play with a couple of Americans, including Phil Mickelson, in 2015 The Masters First Round Tee Times, which are listed below.

This year's Masters will be the 79th in the glorious history at Augusta National, with defending champion Bubba Watson looking to once again earn another Green Jacket, which would be his third. This year's field includes the return of Tiger Woods, four-time winner of this tournament, as well as multi-time winners Mickelson, Jose Maria Olazabal, Ben Crenshaw, Bernhard Langer and Tom Watson.

Bubba Watson shot 8-under par in last year's tournament, winning by three shots over Jonas Blixt and Jordan Spieth. Americans Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar also played well in last year's tournament, tying for fifth place at six shots back from Bubba.

Woods hasn't won The Masters since a 2005 season that also saw him win The Open Championship at The Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods obviously isn't the same golfer he was 10 years ago, but many believe he still has the ability to find himself in a four-day stretch and have a magical Master's this year.

Tee times courtesy of The Masters and pgatour.com

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