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The Masters returns at Augusta National with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler leading the contenders to win the green jacket.
Scheffler is the defending champion having won his second Masters title last year and the world No 1 is aiming to become the first back-to-back champion since Tiger Woods in 2002. He got off to an impressive start on Thursday with a solid round of four under par to lie second.
McIlroy goes again in his bid to win an elusive Masters and complete the career grand slam, with the Northern Irishman in great form having won the Players Championship last month, but he suffered a horror finish to his opening round with two double bogeys down the stretch to drop from four-under back to evens.
The prospect of a Scheffler-McIlroy battle on Masters Sunday is a tantalising prospect for golf fans tuning into the iconic major, but Justin Rose is the early leader after a scintillating opening round of 65.
Here’s everything you need to know:
Is the Masters on TV and is there a live stream?
Sky Sports has the rights for the Masters in the UK and will be broadcasting all four rounds from Augusta on Sky Sports Golf or Sky Sports Main Event. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
On Friday, coverage of featured groups begins from 2pm BST, with full coverage getting underway from 7:30pm.
On the weekend, full coverage starts at 5pm until close of play – with the Masters champion crowned on Sunday evening.
Full timings are as follows
Round Two, Friday 11 April: featured groups from 2pm, full coverage from 7.30pm
Round Three, Saturday 12 April: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 7.30pm
Round Four, Sunday 13 April: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 5:00pm
The Masters prize money: How much will players earn at Augusta in 2025?
Last year, Scottie Scheffler won $3.6m for winning the Masters as part of a record $20m prize purse. The total prize money for the 2025 edition is still to be confirmed and is usually announced later in the week, but last year’s breakdown was as follows with the $20m total purse offering an increase from $18m in 2023.
Last year’s top-10 (via the PGA Tour)
1st – $3,600,000
2nd – $2,160,000
3rd – $1,360,000
4th – $960,000
5th – $800,000
6th – $720,000
7th – $670,000
8th – $620,000
9th – $580,000
10th – $540,000
Masters weather: Is there a chance of more thunderstorms?
Monday’s practice session was cancelled due to inclement weather at Augusta National with thunderstorms forecast in the morning with the chance of rain to follow. Fortunately, the weather improved before the start of the Masters on Thursday, but there is a 30 per cent chance of rain on Friday, which will also bring the breeziest day of the week.
