The Masters tee times for rounds one and two of the 90th edition are out, setting the day-one featured groups for the 2025 Masters. Jose Maria Olazabal will go out with Aldrich Potgieter and Rasmus Neegaard-Petersen, while Shane Lowry is paired with Dustin Johnson and Jason Day.
Olazabal, 60, arrives as a twice winner at Augusta, a sharp contrast to Neegaard-Petersen, who is making his debut. Potgieter is known as one of the longest drivers of a golf ball in the game, which gives that group a different kind of shape off the tee. Lowry’s pairing brings together two former World No.1s in Johnson and Day, a group that should draw heavy attention when the opening round starts.
The featured groups come with a broader field that includes 10 LIV players making their return, along with some fine young amateur players. That mix gives the early rounds a feel that is both familiar and unsettled, with established major winners, newcomers and amateurs all starting the week on the same course. The official featured groups are listed at the end of the article.
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For readers tracking the masters start time, the release of the tee sheet is the first clear sign that Augusta has moved from buildup to action, and the early pairings already frame the storylines that will follow through Thursday and Friday.
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What happens next is simple enough: the opening groups tee off, and the first round begins sorting contenders from the rest.
