Nicklaus, Player start 2019 Masters Tournament with ceremonial tee shot
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 11: Honorary starter and Masters champion Jack Nicklaus reacts to his shot during the First Tee ceremony to start the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Round one at the Masters is underway.
It began after a ceremonial tee shot with two of golf’s greats.
Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player were the honorary starters.
The first golfers to begin round one were Andrew Landry, Adam Long and Corey Conners. They’ll tee off at 8:30 am.
Below is a chart of groupings and tee times for rounds 1 & 2
| Thursday | Player | Player | Player | Friday |
| 8:15 AM | Gary Player (Honorary Starter) | Jack Nicklaus (Honorary Starter) | ||
| 8:30 AM | Andrew Landry | Adam Long | Corey Conners (Canada) | 11:15 AM |
| 8:41 AM | Ian Woosnam (Wales) | Keith Mitchell | Kevin Tway | 11:26 AM |
| 8:52 AM | Mike Weir (Canada) | Shane Lowry (Ireland) | *Kevin O’Connell | 11:37 AM |
| 9:03 AM | Angel Cabrera (Argentina) | Aaron Wise | Justin Harding (South Africa) | 11:48 AM |
| 9:14 AM | Danny Willett (England) | Brandt Snedeker | *Takumi Kanaya (Japan) | 11:59 AM |
| 9:25 AM | Fred Couples | Si Woo Kim (Korea) | J.B. Holmes | 12:10 PM |
| 9:36 AM | Branden Grace (South Africa) | Emiliano Grillo (Argentina) | Lucas Bjerregaard (Denmark) | 12:32 PM |
| 9:47 AM | Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) | Charles Howell III | Eddie Pepperell (England) | 12:43 PM |
| 9:58 AM | Sergio Garcia (Spain) | Tony Finau | Henrik Stenson (Sweden) | 12:54 PM |
| 10:09 AM | Adam Scott (Australia) | Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) | Kyle Stanley | 1:05 PM |
| 10:20 AM | Open | |||
| 10:31 AM | Patrick Reed | Webb Simpson | *Viktor Hovland (Norway) | 1:16 PM |
| 10:42 AM | Charley Hoffman | Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) | Marc Leishman (Australia) | 1:27 PM |
| 10:53 AM | Tommy Fleetwood (England) | Xander Schauffele | Gary Woodland | 1:38 PM |
| 11:04 AM | Tiger Woods | Haotong Li (China) | Jon Rahm (Spain) | 1:49 PM |
| 11:15 AM | Rory McIlroy (Northen Ireland) | Rickie Fowler | Cameron Smith (Australia) | 2:00 PM |
| 11:26 AM | Sandy Lyle (Scotland) | Michael Kim | Patton Kizzire | 8:30 AM |
| 11:37 AM | Trevor Immelman (South Africa) | Martin Kaymer (Germany) | *Devon Bling | 8:41 AM |
| 11:48 AM | Larry Mize | Jimmy Walker | Stewart Cink | 8:52 AM |
| 11:59 AM | Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) | Kevin Na | Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) | 9:03 AM |
| 12:10 PM | Bernhard Langer (Germany) | Matt Wallace (England) | *Alvaro Ortiz (Mexico) | 9:14 AM |
| 12:21 PM | Open | |||
| 12:32 PM | Alex Noren (Sweden) | Keegan Bradley | Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) | 9:25 AM |
| 12:43 PM | Vijay Singh (Fiji) | Billy Horschel | *Jovan Rebula (South Africa) | 9:36 AM |
| 12:54 PM | Kevin Kisner | Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand) | Shugo Imahira (Japan) | 9:47 AM |
| 1:05 PM | Zach Johnson | Ian Poulter (England) | Matt Kuchar | 9:58 AM |
| 1:16 PM | Francesco Molinari (Italy) | Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spain) | Tyrrell Hatton (England) | 10:09 AM |
| 1:27 PM | Bubba Watson | Patrick Cantlay | Satoshi Kodaira (Japan) | 10:31 AM |
| 1:38 PM | Dustin Johnson | Bryson DeChambeau | Jason Day (Australia) | 10:42 AM |
| 1:49 PM | Phil Mickelson | Justin Rose (England) | Justin Thomas | 10:53 AM |
| 2:00 PM | Jordan Spieth | Paul Casey (England) | Brooks Koepka | 11:04 AM |