The Masters is not a spirit, it’s a marathon. Such is the mindset of many players in the field hoping to be slipping on a new sports coat in Butler Cabin come Sunday night. Cliché aside, the mantra is something many genuinely profess so as not to put too much pressure on themselves as they prepare to start the first round on Thursday.
The funny thing is, for golf fans ready to soak up all the action of the 2025 Masters, each day is its own mini-marathon. While the year’s first major still has the fewest hours of live TV coverage of any of the men’s big four, that’s a misnomer. You can literally see EVERY SHOT hit this week on Masters.com. All you need is a phone, tablet or computer with the Masters app, and you can be your own director, choosing any number of ways to watch the tournament in its entirety.
So, as you settle into Thursday’s first round of the 2025 Masters, here’s everything you need to know to watch Day 1.
Television Schedule
All times EDT; all simulcast on Masters.com/Masters app
Thursday, April 10/First Round Welcome to the Masters, 1-3 p.m., ESPN First-round coverage, 3-7:30 p.m., ESPN SportsCenter at the Masters, 7:30-8 p.m., ESPN
Live-streaming guide Shown on Masters.com, Masters apps, CBS Sports Network/Paramount+/CBS Sports Digital (unless otherwise noted). All times EDT.
Thursday, April 10/First Round Masters on the Range, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ SportsCenter at the Masters, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN Masters Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6), 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m., ESPN+ Masters Featured Groups, 9:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m., ESPN+ Masters Amen Corner Live, 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m., ESPN+ Masters Featured Holes 15 and 16, 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m., ESPN+ Welcome to the Masters, 1-3 p.m., ESPN First Round, 3-7:30 p.m., ESPN, ESPN Deportes SportsCenter at the Masters, 7:30-8 p.m., ESPN First Round (encore), 8-11 p.m., ESPN
‘Every Shot, Every Hole’
For those hoping to soak in even more coverage, there are several alternatives to watch this year’s tournament, including the revolutionary Masters “Every Shot, Every Hole” technology that allows viewers to see, well, everything. Also returning this year is the use of IBM Watson to provide text and audio AI commentary for all 20,000-plus shots shown during the tournament (this year in English and Spanish).
First Round Tee Times
First tee
7:25 AM — Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson (Honorary Starters)
7:40 AM — Davis Riley, Patton Kizzire
7:51 AM — Kevin Yu, Jhonattan Vegas, Nicolai Hojgaard
8:02 AM — Mike Weir, Michael Kim, Cameron Young
8:13 AM — Zach Johnson, Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk
8:24 AM — Danny Willett, Nicolas Echavarria, Davis Thompson
8:35 AM — Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Noah Kent (a)
8:52 AM — Cameron Smith, J. T. Poston, Aaron Rai
9:03 AM — Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith
9:14 AM — Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger
9:25 AM — Patrick Reed, Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An
9:36 AM — Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel, Nick Dunlap
9:47 AM — Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Min Woo Lee
9:58 AM — Phil Mickelson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
10:15 AM — Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jose Luis Ballester (a)
10:26 AM — Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim,m Tyrrell Hatton
10:37 AM — Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry
10:48 AM — Cameron Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat
10:59 AM — Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk
11:10 AM — Jose Maria Olazabal, Thriston Lawrence, Brian Campbell
11:21 AM — Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck (a)
11:38 AM — Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:49 AM — Charl Schwartzel, Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai (a)
12 Noon — Max Homa, Justin Rose, J. J. Spaun
12:11 PM — Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings (a)
12:22 PM — Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger
12:33 PM — Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:50 PM — Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im
1:01 PM — Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland
1:12 PM — Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia
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This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
