9:14 a.m.: Danny Willett, Brandt Snedeker, Takumi Kanaya (amateur)

9:25 a.m.: Fred Couples, Si Woo Kim, J.B. Holmes

9:36 a.m.: Branden Grace, Emiliano Grillo, Lucas Bjerregaard

9:47 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Charles Howell III, Eddi Pepperell

9:58 a.m.: Sergio Garcia, Tony Finau, Henrik Stenson

10:09 a.m.: Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Kyle Stanley

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10:31 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Viktor Hovland (amateur)

Only three golfers — Tiger Woods (2001-02), Nick Faldo (1989-90) and Jack Nicklaus (1965-66) — have won the Masters in consecutive years, so the defending champion Reed has history going against him. He also hasn’t finished better than a tie for 47th in his last three stroke-play events, missing the cut in one of them.

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10:42 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Louis Oosthuizen, Marc Leishman

10:53 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland

11:04 a.m.: Tiger Woods, Haotong Li, Jon Rahm

Woods eked into the weekend last year after shooting 4 over par on Thursday and Friday and was able to salvage a tie for 32nd. His last top 10 Masters finish was a tie for fourth in 2013. Ranked ninth in the world, Rahm has six top 10s in eight stroke-play events this calendar year and finished fourth at Augusta last year.

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11:15 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Cameron Smith

McIlroy, the betting favorite after his win at the Players Championship, looks to complete the career Grand Slam at the age of 29. He’s finished no worse than a tie for 10th at the Masters the last five years. Fowler came up one stroke short at Augusta last year after a 5-under Sunday charge and is hoping to shake the whole “best player never to win a major” thing.

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11:26 a.m.: Sandy Lyle, Michael Kim, Patton Kizzire

11:37 a.m.: Trevor Immelman, Martin Kaymer, Devon Bling (amateur)

11:48 a.m.: Larry Mize, Jimmy Walker, Stewart Cink

11:59 a.m.: Jose Maria Olazabal, Kevin Na, Thorbjorn Oleson

12:10 p.m.: Bernhard Langer, Matt Wallace, Alvaro Ortiz (amateur)

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12:32 p.m.: Alex Noren, Keegan Bradley, Matthew Fitzpatrick

12:43 p.m.: Vijay Singh, Billy Horschel, Jovan Rebula (amateur)

12:54 p.m.: Kevin Kisner, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Shugo Imahira

1:05 p.m.: Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter, Matt Kuchar

1:16 p.m.: Francesco Molinari, Rafael Cabrera Bello, Tyrrell Hatton

Though he burst onto the world scene only last year with his British Open win, sixth-place PGA Championship finish and devastating 5-0-0 performance at the Ryder Cup, this is actually Molinari’s eighth Masters. He’s never finished better than a tie for 19th, and that was seven years ago.

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1:27 p.m.: Bubba Watson, Patrick Cantlay, Satoshi Kodaira

1:38 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Day

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1:49 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas

Tournament organizers clearly were saving the most high-wattage threesomes for last, starting with this grouping of a three-time Masters winner, the world’s No. 1 golfer and a 25-year-old with nine overall wins and one major under his belt. Mickelson has been his usual boom-or-bust self this year, winning at Pebble Beach and tying for second at the Desert Classic but scuffling elsewhere. Still, he trails only Nicklaus and Ben Hogan in career strokes gained at the Masters. Rose has finished second in two of the past four Masters and no worse than tied for 12th in the other two. Thomas has yet to miss a cut this year and, though he’s gone T-30, T-35, T-24 in his last three tournaments. He’s third in total strokes gained this season.

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2 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey, Brooks Koepka

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It’s hard to count out Spieth, even if his recent form has been utterly dismal. (His most recent top 10 was at last year’s British Open.) His finishes in five Augusta appearances: T-2, 1, T-2, T-11, 3. At 41, Casey’s window for winning a major is likely closing, but he also has played well in recent Masters (T-6, T-4, 6, T-15 the last four years) and has top 10s in four of his last six events this year. Oh, and Koepka has won three of the last six majors he’s entered, though he hasn’t done much this season besides a T-2 at the Honda Classic last month.

TELEVISION SCHEDULE

Wednesday: Par-3 contest, 3-5 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday: First round, 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Friday: Second round, 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday: Third round, 3-7 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday: Final round, 2-7 p.m. (CBS)

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STREAMING (all at Masters.com, and all times Eastern)

Wednesday

Par-3 contest, 2-5 p.m.

Thursday

Honorary starters, 7:45-8:30 a.m.

Featured groups, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The schedule : Garcia/Finau/Stenson 9:58 a.m., Woods/Li/Rahm 11:04 a.m., Johnson/DeChambeau/Day 1:38 p.m., Spieth/Casey/Koepka 2 p.m.

Amen Corner, 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

Holes 15 and 16, 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m.

Friday

Featured groups, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Amen Corner, 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

Holes 15 and 16, 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m.

Saturday

Featured groups, 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m.

Amen Corner, 12:30-6 p.m.

Holes 15 and 16, 1:30-6:30 p.m.

Sunday

Featured groups, 10:45 a.m.-7 p.m.

Amen Corner: Noon-6 p.m.

Holes 15 and 16: 1-6:30 p.m.

WEATHER FORECAST

As of Thursday, the forecast calls for the possibility of showers and thunderstorms on each of the tournament’s final three days (Thursday is looking dry, though winds could be in the 10-15 mph range). On Friday, there’s a chance of showers in the morning and a slight possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday’s precipitation, in the form of thunderstorms, hopefully will be isolated to the morning hours. Mother Nature could save her worst for last: The best chance for thunderstorms Sunday — some of them potentially severe — is in the afternoon and into the early evening, right when things are supposed to be wrapping up. Temperatures should be in the low to mid 80s all four days.

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