Masters Golf Tournament 2019: Field, Odds, Times, How To Watch

AUGUSTA, GA — The 2019 Masters Tournament, golf's biggest event of the year, kicks off this week at Augusta National Golf Course even as Mother Nature dumps rain on the region. Rory McIlroy is favored to win the green jacket this year and will likely face formidable challenges from prominent names such as Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and, of course, Tiger Woods. Meanwhile, oddsmakers are anything but optimistic that defending champion Patrick Reed will be able to duplicate his success.

Despite a chance for thunderstorms Tuesday night, the Par 3 contest is slated for Wednesday afternoon with clear, sunny skies on the horizon. The first-round is scheduled to begin Thursday at 8:30 a.m. local time, with the last grouping scheduled to begin play at 2 p.m. The National Weather Service is forecasting sunny skies that day with a high of 82 degrees and a light breeze in the morning.

After that, the weather forecast gets dicey. There's a decent chance of rain Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which could impact rounds two, three and four.

The 2019 Masters are underway! pic.twitter.com/0BWcAyHk02
— ESPN (@espn) April 11, 2019

Here's everything you need to know about the Masters Tournament this year.

How To Watch The Masters

Thursday, April 11

• Honorary Starters — Masters.com, 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
• On the Range — Masters.com, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Featured group coverage — Masters.com, 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Amen Corner live feed — Masters.com, 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Holes 15 and 16 live feed — Masters.com, 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• 1st round broadcast coverage — ESPN 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 12

• On the Range — Masters.com, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Featured group coverage — Masters.com, 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Amen Corner live feed — Masters.com 10:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Holes 15 and 16 live feed — Masters.com, 11:45 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• 2nd round broadcast coverage — ESPN, 3 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 13

• On the Range, Masters.com — 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Featured group coverage — Masters.com, 11:15 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Amen Corner live feed — Masters.com, 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Holes 15 and 16 live feed — Masters.com, 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• 3rd round broadcast coverage — CBS, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 14

• Featured group coverage — Masters.com, 10:45 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• On the Range — Masters.com, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Amen Corner live feed — Masters.com, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Holes 15 and 16 live feed — Masters.com, 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• 4th round broadcast coverage — CBS, 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Green Jacket ceremony — Masters.com and CBS, 7 p.m.

You can also listen to the broadcast live throughout the week on CBS Radio.

Tee Times And Pairings For The Masters

8:30 AM Conners Landry Long

8:41 AM Mitchell Tway Woosnam

8:52 AM Lowry O'Connell Weir

9:03 AM Wise Cabrera Harding

9:14 AM Snedeker Kanaya Willett

9:25 AM Kim Couples Holmes

9:36 AM Grillo Bjerregaard Grace

9:47 AM Howell Pepperell Schwartzel

9:58 AM Finau Garcia Stenson

10:09 AM Stanley Scott Matsuyama

10:31 AM Simpson Reed Hovland

10:42 AM Leishman Hoffman Oosthuizen

10:53 AM Woodland Fleetwood Schauffele

11:04 AM Li Rahm Woods

11:15 AM McIlroy Smith Fowler

11:26 AM Lyle Kim Kizzire

11:37 AM Immelman Kaymer Bling

11:48 AM Cink Mize Walker

11:59 AM Olesen Na Olazabal

12:10 PM Ortiz Wallace Langer

12:32 PM Bradley Noren Fitzpatrick

12:43 PM Horschel Singh Rebula

12:54 PM Aphibarnrat Kisner Imahira

1:05 PM Johnson Poulter Kuchar

1:16 PM Cabrera-Bello Molinari Hatton

1:27 PM Kodaira Watson Cantlay

1:38 PM Day DeChambeau Johnson

1:49 PM Mickelson Thomas Rose

2:00 PM Casey Spieth Koepka

Odds For The Masters

McIlroy is the favorite to win the Masters this year, with oddsmakers giving him about a 12.5 percent chance to walk away with the coveted green jacket, according to Oddschecker.com. This means gamblers who correctly place $100 bet on McIlroy would take home $800.

Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Tiger Woods and Jon Rahm round out the top five.

Among the better gambling values this year are Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed.

Koepka won the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, as well as the PGA Championship last year. But in his three years playing at the Masters, he's never finished better than 11th, which is possibly why oddsmakers give him just a 3.23 percent chance to win. Those who successfully place $100 bet on Koepka would take home $3,100.

Reed, meanwhile, won the Masters last year shooting a minus 15 to hold off Fowler. But he seemingly came out of nowhere, having never finished better than 22nd since he stared playing in the tournament in 2014. Oddsmakers say his chances are slim at best to repeat — just 1.23 percent. Those who successfully place $100 bet on Reed this year would take home $8,100.

The 2017 champion, Sergio Garcia, has a slightly better chance at 1.96 percent, while 2016 winner Danny Willett's chances are a tiny .4 percent.

Here are the players with the best odds at winning the major, according to oddsmakers.

Rory McIlroy

• 12.5 percent

Dustin Johnson

• 8.3 percent

Justin Rose

• 7.69 percent

Tiger Woods

• 5.26 percent

Jon Rahm

• 4.76 percent

Justin Thomas

• 4.76 percent

Rickie Fowler

• 4.76 percent

Jordan Spieth

• 4.35 percent

Francesco Molinari

• 4.35 percent

Paul Casey

• 3.45 percent

Brooks Koepka

• 3.23 percent

Tommy Fleetwood

• 3.23 percent

Hideki Matsuyama

• 2.94 percent

Bryson DeChambeau

• 2.94 percent

Jason Day

• 2.94 percent

Bubba Watson

• 2.78 percent

Patrick Reed

• 1.23 percent