The 2013 Masters Tournament begins on Thursday morning from Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. As the premier PGA Tour event, winning the Masters can cement a player's career. Last year's champion was American Bubba Watson, who will play with Ian Poulter and Steven Fox in the opening round. The 2013 Masters First Round Tee Times are listed below, with the first group having a start time of 8:00 a.m.
This year the course is set up for a par 72 and will be played at 7,445 yards. The field this year will feature 19 previous Green Jacket winners including the world No. 1 Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijah Singh and Tom Watson.
Oddsmakers have tabbed Woods, the winner of this tournament in 1997, 2001, 2002, and 2005, as the odds-on favorite. He's listed at 3/1 odds to win the tournament. Hard to believe it's been eight years since Woods last won this tournament, but many reports from the media have said he looks comfortable, ready to play and wanting to win. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlory, who currently holds the No. 2 spot in the Official World Golf Rankings, is a second pick at 12/1 odds.
Woods holds many records for this tournament, but he's looking to push all of that aside this year. He's currently tied with Arnold Palmer and their four Green Jackets and sits in second place all-time, behind Jack Nicklaus and his six Masters titles.
This is going to be a great tournament, as it is every year, and it really propels the start of the PGA Tour season. Look for memorable moments and several players to have good days on Thursday.
2013 Masters First Round Tee Times
| Group |
Time |
Players |
| 1 |
8:00 am |
 Lyle, Sandy |
 Peterson, John |
Smith, Nathan T. |
| 2 |
8:11 am |
Gay, Brian |
Henley, Russell |
Mize, Larry |
| 3 |
8:22 am |
 Lynn, David |
Na, Kevin |
 Woosnam, Ian |
| 4 |
8:33 am |
Potter, Jr., Ted |
 Sterne, Richard |
Toms, David |
| 5 |
8:44 am |
Moore, Ryan |
Streelman, Kevin |
Watson, Tom |
| 6 |
8:55 am |
Clark, Tim |
Garrigus, Robert |
 Pettersson, Carl |
| 7 |
9:06 am |
Furyk, Jim |
 Weir, Mike |
Westwood, Lee |
| 8 |
9:17 am |
 Ishikawa, Ryo |
Rose, Justin |
Snedeker, Brandt |
| 9 |
9:28 am |
 Leishman, Marc |
 Olazabal, Jose Maria |
Vogel, T.J. |
| 10 |
9:39 am |
Hanson, Peter |
Schwartzel, Charl |
Simpson, Webb |
| 11 |
9:50 am |
 Choi, K.J. |
Johnson, Zach |
 McDowell, Graeme |
| 12 |
10:12 am |
Huh, John |
Senden, John |
Thompson, Michael |
| 13 |
10:23 am |
Cink, Stewart |
 Colsaerts, Nicolas |
 Wiratchant, Thaworn |
| 14 |
10:34 am |
Fox, Steven |
Poulter, Ian |
Watson, Bubba |
| 15 |
10:45 am |
Donald, Luke |
Piercy, Scott |
Woods, Tiger |
| 16 |
10:56 am |
Day, Jason |
Fowler, Rickie |
 Harrington, Padraig |
| 17 |
11:07 am |
Merrick, John |
 Olesen, Thorbjorn |
Points, D.A. |
| 18 |
11:18 am |
Curtis, Ben |
Stadler, Craig |
Weaver, Michael |
| 19 |
11:29 am |
Donaldson, Jamie |
Laird, Martin |
O'Meara, Mark |
| 20 |
11:40 am |
Bjorn, Thomas |
Fernandez-Castano, Gonzalo |
Lawrie, Paul |
| 21 |
11:51 am |
Coetzee, George |
Dunbar, Alan |
Immelman, Trevor |
| 22 |
12:13 pm |
Els, Ernie |
Stricker, Steve |
Watney, Nick |
| 23 |
12:24 pm |
Crenshaw, Ben |
 Guan, Tianlang |
 Manassero, Matteo |
| 24 |
12:35 pm |
Glover, Lucas |
 Langer, Bernhard |
Stenson, Henrik |
| 25 |
12:46 pm |
 Singh, Vijay |
Van Pelt, Bo |
Yang, Y.E. |
| 26 |
12:57 pm |
 Cabrera, Angel |
Garcia, Sergio |
Scott, Adam |
| 27 |
1:08 pm |
Couples, Fred |
Grace, Branden |
Johnson, Dustin |
| 28 |
1:19 pm |
Fujita, Hiroyuki |
Mahan, Hunter |
Molinari, Francesco |
| 29 |
1:30 pm |
Kaymer, Martin |
Mickelson, Phil |
Oosthuizen, Louis |
| 30 |
1:41 pm |
Bradley, Keegan |
Jacobson, Fredrik |
McIlroy, Rory |
| 31 |
1:52 pm |
Dufner, Jason |
Haas, Bill |
Kuchar, Matt |