This trio is sandwiched by a couple of star-studded groupings, including Collin Morikawa, Joaquín Niemann and Min Woo Lee, who look to excite the Augusta National patrons at 9:47 a.m. The afternoon wave features a tremendous grouping of Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg and Akshay Bhatia with three fan favorites teeing off at 1:12 p.m.

The Masters is upon us, so get up to speed by checking out the latest Masters 2025 odds for defending champion Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and more.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is ready to defend his title at the 2025 Masters as other top-ranked players like Rory McIlroy give chase at Augusta National.

The betting favorite remains Scottie Scheffler, coming up on two years as the No. 1 player in the world, already with two Masters titles

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is the favourite to win the Masters despite Rory McIlroy’s strong form ahead of Augusta National. Scheffler won his first green jacket in 2022 and triumphed again last year to solidify his status as World No 1.

It has been more than a decade since Rory McIlroy won a major golf championship. No. 1-ranked Scottie Scheffler and others will make it tough again.

McIlroy sought the advice of the six-time Masters champion as he looks to slip on the green jacket for the first time

The Masters begins on Thursday with the first round at Augusta likely to prove pivotal in the race to claim a green jacket on Sunday. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion and searching for his first win of 2025,

All three Masters honorary starters picked Rory McIlroy to win on Thursday morning – and Jack Nicklaus may have had the best insight of all.

Rory McIlroy continues quest to become the sixth player in golf history to complete the career grand slam heading into the Masters Tournament this weekend.

Rory McIlroy is well aware of how close he is to completing the career grand slam if he can win the Masters, so he's doing his best to avoid outside distractions leading up to the start of this year's tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Rory McIlroy had every reason to believe the Masters would be the first major he won. Is this the year he joins the most elite club in golf with the career Grand Slam? “It's noise,” McIlroy said Tuesday at Augusta National.