McIlroy Begins Masters Title Defense Thursday Night

90th Masters Pairings Announced · Cameron Young, Amateur Howe in McIlroy's Group · World No. 1 Scheffler Paired with Woodland

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By Yang Jun-ho
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null - Seoul Economic Daily Sports News from South Korea

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will play the first and second rounds of the 90th Masters Tournament alongside Cameron Young of the United States and amateur Mason Howe of the United States.

Augusta National Golf Club, host of the Masters, announced the first- and second-round pairings on Monday, two days before the tournament's opening round.

McIlroy, who completed the career Grand Slam by winning all four major championships with his victory last year, will hit his first-round opening tee shot at 10:31 a.m. local time (11:31 p.m. Wednesday Korea Standard Time).

Bryson DeChambeau, who battled McIlroy in the final-round championship pairing last year, will tee off at 10:07 a.m. alongside Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele. Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup and Ludvig Åberg have a 1:08 p.m. start time, while world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler begins play at 1:44 p.m. with Robert MacIntyre and Gary Woodland.

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