Masters 2019 tee times: Tiger Woods' grouped with Jon Rahm, Haotong Li in Rounds 1 and 2

Ben Spratt

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Masters 2019 tee times: Tiger Woods' grouped with Jon Rahm, Haotong Li in Rounds 1 and 2 image

Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds of the 2019 Masters alongside Haotong Li and Jon Rahm at Augusta National.

The initial groupings for the first major of the year were released Tuesday afternoon, with Woods learning the identity of his playing partners as he chases a first major victory since the 2008 U.S. Open.

The 14-time major champion will be joined by Li, who finished in a tie for 32nd last year, and Rahm, who was fourth 12 months ago.

Woods, Li and Rahm will begin Thursday's opening round at 11:04 a.m. ET and then tee off at 1:49 p.m. Friday.

Elsewhere, Rory McIlroy's bid for golf's career Grand Slam will begin with the Northern Irishman playing alongside Rickie Fowler and Cameron Smith.

Defending Masters champion Patrick Reed is set to play with Webb Simpson and 21-year-old U.S. Amateur champion Viktor Hovland.

There are some strong groupings for the first two rounds, with Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau and Jason Day making up one high-profile trio and Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose and Justin Thomas also likely to attract plenty of attention.

Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey and Brooks Koepka will link up on Thursday and Friday. Koepka won two majors last year.

Sergio Garcia has been grouped with Tony Finau and Henrik Stenson, as British Open champion Francesco Molinari is grouped with Rafael Cabrera Bello and Tyrrell Hatton.

Complete 2019 Masters Thursday-Friday tee times

Thursday Friday Grouping
8:15am   Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus (honorary starters)
8:30 11:15 Andrew Landry, Adam Long, Corey Conners
8:41 11:26 Ian Woosnam, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Tway
8:52 11:37 Mike Weir, Shane Lowry, Kevin O'Connell*
9:03 11:48 Angel Cabrera, Aaron Wise, Justin Harding
9:14 11:59 Danny Willett, Brandt Snedeker, Takumi Kanaya*
9:25 12:10pm Fred Couples, Si Woo Kim, J. B. Holmes
9:36 12:32 Branden Grace, Emiliano Grillo, Lucas Bjerregaard
9:47 12:43 Charl Schwartzel, Charles Howell III, Eddie Pepperell
9:58 12:54 Sergio Garcia, Tony Finau, Henrik Stenson
10:09 1:05 Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Kyle Stanley
10:31 1:16 Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Viktor Hovland*
10:42 1:27 Charley Hoffman,, Louis Oosthuizen, Marc Leishman
10:53 1:38 Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland
11:04 1:49 Tiger Woods, Haotong Li, Jon Rahm
11:15 2 Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Cameron Smith
11:27 8:30am Sandy Lyle, Michael Kim, Patton Kizzire
11:37 8:41 Trevor Immelman, Martin Kaymer, Devon Bling*
11:48 8:52 Larry Mize, Jimmy Walker, Stewart Cink
11:59 9:03 Jose Maria Olazabal, Kevin Na, Thorbjorn Olesen
12:10pm 9:14 Bernhard Langer, Matt Wallace, Alvaro Ortiz*
12:32 9:25 Alex Noren, Keegan Bradley, Matthew Fitzpatrick
12:43 9:36 Vijay Singh, Billy Horschel, Jovan Rebula*
12:54 9:47 Kevin Kisner, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Shugo Imahira
1:05 9:58 Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter, Matt Kuchar
1:16 10:09 Francesco Molinar, Rafael Cabrera Bello, Tyrrell Hatton
1:27 10:31 Bubba Watson, Patrick Cantlay, Satoshi Kodaira
1:38 10:42 Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Day
1:49 10:53 Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas
2 11:04 Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka

All times ET
*Amateur

Ben Spratt