The Masters 2021: Tee Times, Leaderboard, Favorites, No Tiger

AUGUSTA, GA — The Masters Tournament week is well underway, with many of the best golfers around the world back at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for the premier yearly golf championship.

Forty-two Americans are among The Masters field of 88, with most golfers from the United States coming from Florida, Georgia, Texas and California. Jupiter, Florida, and St. Simons Island, Georgia, are towns particularly well-represented in the field.

Golfers who went to college in the Peach State are also well-represented. Nine went to the University of Georgia, and three to Georgia Tech University.

Here's a quick guide to the four-day tournament:

Tee Times

Tee times for the first round are set to begin at 8 a.m. Thursday.

Michael Thompson and Hudson Swafford will be the first to begin play after honorary starters and gold legends Jack Nicklaus, Lee Elder and Gary Player tee off at 7:45 a.m.

The first group of three — Sandy Lyle, Matt Jones and Dylan Frittelli — is scheduled for 8:12 a.m., with other groups following in 12-minute increments.

See the full first- and second-round tee times here via the PGA Tour.

Defending Champion

Dustin Johnson is the defending champion, winning the 2020 Masters tournament that was postponed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. He seeks to become the first golfer to win The Masters two years in a row since Tiger Woods did it in 2001 and 2002.

Favorites

Johnson was listed Monday as a +950 favorite by Oddschecker, a site that tracks betting odds from various oddsmakers.

Jordan Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, and Bryson DeChambeau, both at +1000, have the next-best odds to win the four-day tournament, according to Oddschecker.

Tiger Woods

Woods, a five-time Masters champion and the world's most well-known golfer, is not in this year’s field. He suffered a serious injury in a rollover car crash in Los Angeles in February.

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Past Champions

Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Fred Couples, Zach Johnson, Larry Mize and Patrick Reed are the past champions in the field this year.

Leaderboard

The Masters leaderboard will be updated as play begins Thursday.

Fans

Fans will be allowed to attend The Masters in 2021, after the 2020 event was postponed, and then held without fans later in the year.

Attendees must have proof of a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before no matter their vaccination status, according to Draft Kings.

TV

ESPN and CBS will split coverage of The Masters, according to Golf.com. ESPN will air the first two days, with CBS taking over for the weekend.

Livestream

A livestream of The Masters can be found at Masters.com, ESPN+ or the Masters app.