The way the 2020 Masters is organized this November is a bit different than usual. After all, we're not playing in April, and 2020 itself has been more than a bit mixed up. Due to the fact that this event is being hosted in November and daylight will be limited late in the afternoon, Augusta National had scheduled groups to go off both the No. 1 and No. 10 tees starting at 7 a.m. ET.
Thursday action was halted shortly after it began due to inclement weather, and those who had not yet teed off saw their starts delayed exactly three hours. That puts the afternoon groups on the course at 2 p.m., making it unlikely that first-round action will be completed on Thursday.
In terms of the actual groupings, the Masters once again nailed its choices, spreading interest throughout the day on Thursday and Friday. Nobody creates pairings as well as Augusta National as they do a fantastic job of sprinkling stars and superstars into different (sometimes unique) groups and create a balanced viewer experience.
Early on Thursday, most of the attention will be paid to either the group of Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Louis Oosthuizen or the Tiger Woods, Shane Lowry, Andy Ogletree threesome. Woods, the reigning Masters champion, is playing with the reigning Open champion (Lowry) and last year's U.S. Amateur winner (Ogletree). So far, he has massively impressed in the opening to his round.
The afternoon is hot as well with the most prominent group being Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay. All are among the 10 biggest favorites to win this year. My favorite group, though, is probably Adam Scott, Collin Morikawa and Tyrrell Hatton. That will be an absolute ball-striking fiesta, those three will put on a show with their iron play.
Here's a look at all 31 groups that will start play on Thursday at the 84th Masters. Check out our complete Masters viewer's guide for a detailed schedule and how to watch action all day.
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All times Eastern
2020 Masters tee times, Thursday pairings
Tee No. 1
7:00 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Corey Conners, C.T. Pan
7:11 a.m. -- Brandt Snedeker, Charles Howell III, Jazz Janewattananond
10:20 a.m. -- Larry Mize, Andrew Landry, Lukas Michel
10:33 a.m. -- Matt Kuchar, Lee Westwood, Kevin Na
10:44 a.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Jason Kokrak, Henrik Stenson
10:55 a.m. -- Charl Schwartzel, Jason Day, Abel Gallegos
11:06 a.m. -- Vijay Singh, Lanto Griffin, Tyler Duncan
11:17 a.m. -- Mike Weir, Rafael Cabrera Bello, Matt Wallace
2:02 p.m. -- Sung Kang, Erik Van Rooyen
2:13 p.m. -- Danny Willett, Rickie Fowler, John Augenstein
2:24 p.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Abraham Ancer, Bernd Wiesberger
2:35 p.m. -- Adam Scott, Collin Morikawa, Tyrrell Hatton
2:46 p.m. -- Justin Thomas, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Brooks Koepka
2:57 p.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy
3:08 p.m. -- Zach Johnson, Justin Rose, Cameron Champ
3:19 p.m. -- Sungjae Im, Victor Perez, Brendon Todd
Tee No. 10
7:00 a.m. -- Sandy Lyle, Jimmy Walker, Yuxin Lin
7:11 a.m. -- Webb Simpson, Marc Leishman, Hideki Matsuyama
10:20 a.m. -- Kevin Kisner, Adam Hadwin, Scottie Scheffler
10:30 a.m. -- Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Louis Oosthuizen
10:41 a.m. -- Patrick Reed, Paul Casey, Tony Finau
10:52 a.m. -- Tiger Woods, Shane Lowry, Andy Ogletree
11:03 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Gary Woodland, Ian Poulter
11:14 a.m. -- Graeme McDowell, Si Woo Kim, Nate Lashley
2:02 p.m. -- Justin Harding, Shugo Imahira, Nick Taylor
2:13 p.m. -- Chez Reavie, Sebastian Munoz, Ben An
2:24 p.m. -- Bubba Watson, Matthew Wolff, Tommy Fleetwood
2:35 p.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Billy Horschel, Cameron Smith
2:46 p.m. -- Bernhard Langer, J.T. Poston, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2:57 p.m. -- Fred Couples, Max Homa, Dylan Frittelli
3:08 p.m. -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Andrew Putnam, James Sugrue
