The Masters tee times: Schedule and selected groups at Augusta National

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Rory McIlroy has been grouped with last year's runner-up Rickie Fowler and Australian Cameron Smith for the opening two days of the Masters at Augusta National, as he chases a first green jacket.

Tiger Woods' bid for a fifth Augusta win sees him grouped with Spanish sensation Jon Rahm and China's Haotong Li, while Ryder Cup teammates Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson play together with American Tony Finau.

Defending champion Patrick Reed joins countryman Webb Simpson and amateur Viktor Hovland, with Tommy Fleetwood's campaign beginning alongside American duo Xander Schauffele and Gary Woodland.

World number one Justin Rose joins former champion Phil Mickelson and former PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas in the penultimate group, before Englishman Paul Casey is last out, alongside Jordan Spieth and back-to-back US Open champion Brooks Koepka.

Day one recap

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeu shared the overnight lead after the opening day at The Masters as the late starters raced to the top of the leaderboard.

A six-way tie a three under par among the early starters was soon surpassed as Koepka lead the afternoon charge at Augusta National.

Tiger Woods was part of that six-way share earlier on in Georgia, but dropped a shot to finish on two under, a score that looked good as he settled in the clubhouse.

Later on though, ask birdies popped up all over on the back nine for those in the afternoon groups, the gap looked a little more daunting for Woods and those around him.

If it looked bad for Woods, Rory McIlroy will have been even more frustrated. Five birdies helped save his scorecard from disaster, but six bogeys, two of which came in the final two holes, meant the man chasing the career Grand Slam had to settle for a one over 73.

Other British hopes struggled too. Justin Rose and Paul Casey both posting scores over par, while Matt Wallace and Eddie Pepperell finished three over and two over respectively as they made their Augusta bows.

Ian Poulter, however, continued to fly the flag late on, sharing the lead with nine players for a brief moment before he moved clear with Koepka. The American put his foot down where Poulter couldn't and the Ryder Cup hero finished two shots back of the American.

Three time champion Phil Mickelson finished just a shot back of Koepka with a birdie on the last.

Selected tee times, day two

All times BST

14:03 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spn), Kevin Na, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den)

14:14 Bernhard Langer (Ger), Matt Wallace (Eng), Alvaro Ortiz (Mex, A)

14:58 Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter (Eng), Matt Kuchar

15:09 Francesco Molinari (Ita), Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spn), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

15:42 Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Day (Aus)

15:53: Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose (Eng), Justin Thomas

16:04: Jordan Spieth, Paul Casey (Eng), Brooks Koepka

17:54 Sergio Garcia (Spn), Tony Finau, Henrik Stenson (Swe)

18:05 Adam Scott (Aus), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Kyle Stanley

18:16 Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Viktor Hovland (Nor, A)

18:27 Charley Hoffman, Louis Oosthuizen (SA), Marc Leishman (Aus)

18:38 Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Xander Schauffele, Gary Woodland

18:49 Tiger Woods, Haotong Li (Chn), Jon Rahm (Spn)

19:00 Rory McIlroy (NI), Rickie Fowler, Cameron Smith (Aus)

A = amateur

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