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Clutch announces November & December 2022 UK and European Tour

The UK dates will bookend the tour in two legs, kicking off in Glasgow on November 11th for five UK dates before traversing Europe, returning for another five in December to wrap up at London’s Roundhouse on December 17th. Support is yet to be announced.

For a head-bangin’, toe-tappin’ good time, don’t miss the following dates.

UK & European Tour Dates 2022: Fri 11th Nov – UK – GLASGOW O2 Academy Sat 12th Nov – UK – NEWCASTLE O2 City Hall Sun 13th Nov – UK – LEEDS O2 Academy Tue 15th Nov – UK – EXETER The Great Hall Wed 16th Nov – UK – BRIGHTON Brighton Dome Fri 18th Nov – Germany – HANNOVER Capitol Sun 20th Nov – Germany – HAMBURG Markthalle Tue 22nd Nov – Germany – BERLIN Huxley’s Neue Welt Wed 23rd Nov – Germany – MUNICH Neue Theaterfabrik Thu 24th Nov – Austria – WIEN Arena Fri 25th Nov – Croatia – ZAGREB Culture Factory Sat 26th Nov – Italy – MILAN Fabrique Fri 2nd Dec – France – TOULOUSE Le Bikini Sat 3rd Dec – France – LYON Le Transbordeur Mon 5th Dec – Switzerland – ZURICH X-TRA Tue 6th Dec – Germany – Stuttgart LKA Longhorn Wed 7th Dec – Germany – FRANKFURT Batschkapp Fri 9th Dec – Germany – COLOGNE – Live Music Hall Sat 10th Dec – France – PARIS Bataclan Tue 13th Dec – UK – BRISTOL O2 Academy Wed 14th Dec – UK- BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Thu 15th Dec – UK- MANCHESTER Academy Fri 16th Dec – UK – NOTTINGHAM Rock City Sat 17th Dec – UK – LONDON Roundhouse

Tickets are available via various pre-sales from today and go on general sale at 10am, Friday 25th March. Order online here .

Clutch are currently on the road in the USA, with special guests EyeHateGod and Tiger Cub until April 10th, then again from April 27th – May 22nd taking along The Sword and Nate Bergman (ex-Lionize).

In other Clutch news, collectors should act fast to snap up a newly released, limited edition Clutch “Release the Kraken” A3-sized print, from acclaimed artist Jimbob Isaac. Signed by the artist and limited to just 150 worldwide, they won’t hang around long! Order here .

Clutch released their twelfth studio album, “Book of Bad Decisions”, through their own Weathermaker Music in 2018. Rolling Stone described the album as “bathed in the grit and liberal fuzz tone that has made their live shows legendary”. The band embarked on a successful co-headlining tour with Dropkick Murphys in 2019, with support from Hatebreed, Amigo The Devil, and Russ Rankin of Good Riddance. Two of the band’s most recent albums, “Earth Rocker” (2013) and “Psychic Warfare” (2015), were included in Classic Rock Magazine’s 50 Best Rock Albums of the 2010s.

Stay tuned for new music from Clutch in 2022.

Line-up: Neil Fallon – Vocals Tim Sult – Guitar Dan Maines – Bass Jean-Paul Gaster – Drums

Weblinks: www.pro-rock.com www.facebook.com/Clutchband

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The Clutch Pro Tour may be the career-boost than many pros are looking for this year

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The Clutch Pro Tour may offer the career-boost than many professionals are looking for this year

Whilst many pro golfers in the UK may be struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Clutch Pro Tour is offering the chance to fast-track their careers.

The ambitious new tour - which is the brainchild of golf professional, Tom Hayward - is based in the UK and is open to both male and female players.

It offers huge incentives, such as a £10,000 first prize for a 'Major', plus the top three players at the end of the season will have their European Tour Qualifying School fees covered.

"I just thought there should be more opportunities out there for players where they can go and win something substantial," says Hayward, who struggled to find somewhere to compete after missing out at Qualifying School in 2018.

"For mini tour players, sponsorship is hard to come by. We’re just trying to offer a really exciting and interesting platform for players with genuine opportunities for development."

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The new 2020 schedule boasts £200,000 in prize money and the tour has received backing from Modest! Golf management as well as Cobra Puma Golf, who will be running its own Order of Merit.

Modest! Golf is co-owned by Niall Horan, and it manages the likes of Tyrrell Hatton , Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Guido Migliozzi.

"We are always very passionate about providing opportunities for young players as they start out on their journey," says Modest! Golf's Mark McDonnell.

"You win one of these events for £10,000 and that can pay for a lot of the travel costs for the first six, seven months of the season for these younger guys who have limited schedules. It's life changing for them."

The Clutch Pro Tour will visit some of England's finest inland courses, with the next Major taking place later this month at the stunning Notts Golf Club.

The 18-hole tournaments have already attracted a number of top professionals, including European Tour stars, such as Matthew Southgate and Steven Brown.

In July, 'The Open Access Masters' at Sunningdale Heath will unite the stars of the European and Ladies European Tours in a split field boasting equal prize money.

The field gets stronger by the day, with four-time Major winner Dame Laura Davies, LET star Meghan MacLaren and the highly-rated Connor Syme already confirmed.

This year's overall champion will receive full status for the 2020/2021 MENA Tour (Middle East North Africa), which is an Official World Golf Ranking-sanctioned tour that is an official feeder tour to the Challenge Tour.

In addition, the 2020 Clutch Pro Tour winner will receive a year's Mizuno sponsorship, featuring a full bag of equipment: driver, metal woods, a full set of irons and wedges, a season’s worth of balls and gloves, two pairs of shoes, a Tour Bag and clothing from Mizuno’s range of performance apparel.

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CLUTCH UK tour dates 2022

by Iain Hazlewood | Mar 27, 2022 | Music

Clutch have a mammoth tour throughout 2022, they have a couple of dates in Belfast and Dublin in July then return to the UK late in 2022, dates below.

Clutch UK & Ireland Tour dates 2022

Tue, JUL 26 Limelight Belfast, United Kingdom

Wed, JUL 27 The Academy, Middle Abbey Street Dublin, Ireland

Fri, NOV 11 O2 Academy Glasgow Glasgow, United Kingdom

Sat, NOV 12 Newcastle City Hall Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Sun, NOV 13 O2 Academy Leeds Leeds, United Kingdom

Tue, NOV 15 University of Exeter Great Hall Exeter, United Kingdom

Wed, NOV 16 Brighton Dome Brighton, United Kingdom

Tue, DEC 13 O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, United Kingdom

Wed, DEC 14 O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom

Thu, DEC 15 O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom

Fri, DEC 16 Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom

Sat, DEC 17 Roundhouse London, United Kingdom

Ticket links on http://www.pro-rock.com/index.cfm?page=Tour

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The Clutch Tour , a third-tier golf tour recognized by the European Tour, was founded in 2020 by former professional golfer Tom Hayward, who wanted to create a more accessible and inclusive tour for players of all backgrounds and abilities. It was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted the schedules and incomes of many golfers, especially those at the lower levels of the sport. The Tour aimed to provide a safe and competitive environment for players to showcase their skills and earn a living from the game they love.

The Tour consists of four tiers: the Clutch Pro Tour, the Clutch Amateur Tour, the Clutch Junior Tour, and the Clutch Super Series. Each tier has its own schedule, prize money, and ranking system, but they all share the same vision of providing equal opportunities and exposure for male and female golfers.

The Clutch Pro Tour started with a few events in March 2020, before expanding to a full season of 15 events from June to October 2020. It attracted some notable players, such as Andy Sullivan, who won the Stoneham event in July 2020 with a record-breaking score of 27-under-par. The inaugural Order of Merit was won by Mitch Waite, who is currently playing on the European Challenge Tour.

The 2021 season saw the Tour grow in size and stature, with 22 official events and increased prize money. The tour also partnered with several sponsors, such as Mojo Masters, Bluespace Media, and Simplicity Digital. The season featured some impressive performances, such as Harley Smith’s win at the Prince’s Classic as an amateur, Curtis Knipes’ two victories at The Belfry and Remedy Oak, and Henry Sheridan-Mills’ double triumph at the Bluespace Media South of England Open and Kedleston Park Classic. The 2021 Order of Merit was won by Australian, Daniel Gaunt.

The 2022 season , titled as the Mizuno Next Gen Series for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Clutch Pro Tour and consisted of 25 events, including six majors, with a total prize fund of £700,000. The tour also offered 44 Challenge Tour, 5 DP World Tour and 1 LET invite for the top performers. Highlights included OJ Farrell, who won two events and finished second in the Order of Merit and George Bloor , who won the Mizuno Open, one of the majors, and also qualified for the Challenge Tour. The Order of Merit ultimately being won by Giles Evans with two wins and nine top-10 finishes.

In December 2022, it was announced that the Clutch Pro Tour and the Tartan Pro Tour would become official feeder tours to the Challenge Tour in place of the now-defunct PGA EuroPro Tour. The Clutch Pro Tour would offer Challenge Tour status to the top two players on the Order of Merit, as well as invitations to selected events for other high-ranked players.

The 2023 season saw another huge increase in prize money, with 15 Tier 1 events offering a guaranteed purse of £60,000 and another 3 events with a £100,000 purse. The total Tour purse for Tiers 1 & 2 was increased to an impressive £1.8 million. On top of that, the Tour will be providing over 40 invites onto the Challenge Tour and DP World Tour, helping to continue its core mission of developing up and coming talent. As of the end of July 2023, there have been 12 completed Tier 1 events, with Brandon Robinson Thompson leading the order of merit following three wins and six top-10s in the 9 tournaments played. Following his latest win at the end of June, Brandon followed this up by qualifying for the 151st British Open, where he made the cut, eventually finishing 59th. With 5 more events remaining in the season before the Tour Championship at Royal Norwich, it promises to be another exciting season on the Tour.

The Clutch Pro Tour is a remarkable success story that showcases the resilience and talent of professional golfers in the UK. It has provided a platform for players to showcase their skills, earn a living, and progress their careers during challenging times. More importantly, it has also attracted attention from fans, media, sponsors, and other tours, who have recognized the quality and potential of the tour and its players. The Clutch Pro Tour is not only a feeder tour to the Challenge Tour and the DP World Tour hierarchy; it is also a tour that stands on its own merits and delivers exciting golf entertainment.

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Clutch Pro Tour to become Official Feeder Tour to the Challenge Tour

The Mizuno Next Gen Series, presented by Clutch Pro Tour is today excited to announce a new elevated status, becoming an Official Feeder Tour to The European Challenge Tour.

This exciting announcement will grant an exemption onto The Challenge Tour for the leading

TWO players on the Mizuno Next Gen Series 2023 (Tier 1 OOM), further boosting the industry

leading incentives on offer on the tour.

The Mizuno Next Gen Series recently unveiled a revolutionary two tiered structure for

development golf in 2023, consisting of 36 multi day tournaments across the UK. The new two

tiered structure is set to deliver unparalleled incentives to its members, providing the following

opportunity for developing talent:

• 2 x Full Challenge Tour cards

• 50+ Invites onto The Challenge Tour

• £1.8 million guaranteed season purse

• Multiple DP World Tour & LET Invites

“We are extremely pleased to have been able to secure this status for the tour and to strengthen

our partnership with The Challenge & DP World Tour”, stated Clutch Pro Tour Co-Founder, Tom

Hayward. “Since our formation in 2019 our mission has been to set a new standard and to

redistribute value to our aspiring membership. This is another step in the right direction and a

positive reflection upon the investment and commitment that we have demonstrated in the

“As we look ahead to the 2023 campaign I am proud of the platform that we have presented to

the market and believe it offers unrivalled value to players trying to take that next step. None of

this would have been possible without the incredible team of people working at Clutch Pro Tour

who demonstrate a faultless approach on a daily basis, and equally as important are our amazing

sponsors and partners that have helped bring our vision to life.”

Category and ranking detail on The Mizuno Next Gen Series 2023

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Gen Series will be in the same 2024 Category as the leading 5 players from the three recognised

Satellite Tours with the leading Mizuno Next Gen player ranked alongside the leading player from

the three Satellite Tours at the top of this Category. The second leading player will be ranked

alongside the second leading player from the three Satellite Tours also. Should either of the top

two players from The Mizuno Next Gen series become exempt in a higher Category, for example

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Masters 2024 round one: as it happened

Key moments

That’s all, folks.

The horn has sounded, so that’s it for the day. It’s all set up for a fascinating second morning: Can Hojgaard draw level with Scheffler, or even DeChambeau? Will Hatton, Homa and Fleetwood close the gap? How will Woods close out his round? And that’s before we get on to round two.

We’ll be back at midday to bring you all the build-up and early action from Augusta National.

Rolling back the years

Tiger’s short game is in fine shape right now. After that exquisite chip to save par on 11, he shows deft touch to navigate a difficult up-and-down for another par at the 12th. He has made it through two very challenging holes unscathed despite the fading light and strong winds.

Fleetwood’s flurry of birdies

Tommy Fleetwood has caught fire, with three birdies in a row to end the front nine. That moves him to three under at the turn, one shot ahead of his Ryder Cup team-mate Ludvig Aberg. Another winner in Rome, Nicolai Hojgaard, had a long eagle putt to join Scheffler at six under but had to settle for a birdie to move to within two strokes of the lead — though a bogey soon followed.

The wind is really picking up, making things especially difficult on 11, where Tiger Woods is kicking off Amen Corner. After a beautiful chip, he taps in for par to stay at one under. Tiger’s looking good.

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The chasing pack.

Some new contenders are emerging towards the top of the leaderboard, with Tyrrell Hatton and Cameron Davis moving to three under par.

Nicolai Hojgaard has struck upon a rich seam of form around the turn, with four birdies in his past six holes to move to four under, where he is joined by Max Homa. The American has reached the halfway point with four birdies and no blemishes on the scorecard.

They won’t have time to finish their rounds today but both will surely have Scheffler and DeChambeau in their sights tomorrow morning.

Scheffler looms large

A par at the last gives Scheffler a six-under-par 66, leaving him one shot off the lead heading into round two. The world No 1 and pre-tournament favourite didn’t hit a single bogey today and looks in ominous form for the rest of the week.

McIlroy tidies up for his own par on 18 to sign for a 71. It’s not a spectacular score, but it’s his first under-par opening round at The Masters since 2018. They say you can’t win a major on day one but you can lose it — well, Rory hasn’t lost it. He’s in the hunt.

Augusta’s academic

There is an early frontrunner in the race to be the leading amateur at Augusta this week after Neal Shipley moved to two under par with a birdie at 13. Shipley is something of a boffin, it turns out, with a degree in quantitative finance and a Masters in data analytics from Ohio State University.

Two other amateurs, Christo Lamprecht and Santiago de la Fuente, both started well today but the back nine got the better of them.

Fading light

Because of the delayed start to play this morning, some of the later groups won’t finish their rounds today — including Tiger Woods’ group, who are through seven holes so far. They will get a few more in before the sun sets, then come back tomorrow morning to finish off the round. That will mean about 24 holes in one day for the 48-year-old, who has already said that the walking involved in a major tournament will be a serious physical test for him this week.

Scheffler closing in on DeChambeau

Scheffler has an eagle putt at 15 but it just slides past the left edge of the cup, so he settles for par to move to five under. On the next hole, a par 3, he plants his tee shot beside the pin — that should be another birdie, so only one shot behind DeChambeau now. The world No 1 hasn’t dropped a shot yet today.

Of the late starters, Mathieu Pavon is going well, moving to three under par through seven holes.

Here comes Rory

McIlroy is starting to hit his rhythm at last. He birdied the par-3 12th to move into the red for the first time today, then produced a brilliant second shot at 14 to set up a birdie putt, which rolled into the cup. That’s two under with four holes to play — another birdie and he will feel pretty satisfied with this opening round, especially after a sticky start.

Scottie’s stroke of luck

Scottie Scheffler was going along nicely, moving to three under par after he chipped in from a bunker for birdie at the 12th, but he has just found Rae’s Creek at 13 after trying to attack the green with his second shot.

But wait… somehow his ball has stayed dry. It landed on the front face of the creek and didn’t fall back into the water. The world No 1 then almost chips in again. That should be a birdie and on to four under par, where Matt Fitzpatrick is also ticking along nicely.

Tiger’s in the woods

An eventful start for Tiger. After his birdie at the 1st, a wayward tee shot on the 2nd earned him an unfortunate lie — prompting this recovery shot:

Still, he got away with a par. Elsewhere, Matt Fitzpatrick and Will Zalatoris have both moved to three under, the latter with an eagle at the par-5 13th.

On the way up

Viktor Hovland is flying up the leaderboard. The European Ryder Cup hero has just finished the front nine with three birdies on the bounce to move to four under par and into a share of second place.

Oh, and Tiger has just opened up with a birdie.

It’s Tiger time

Huge cheers at the first tee as Tiger Woods steps up to play, before the 48-year-old sends nice, high fade into the heart of the fairway. Tiger said this week that he has one final Masters triumph in him: “If everything comes together, I think I can get one more.” His 2019 victory seemed miraculous, so another one would be ridiculous… right?

It’ll take some effort to catch DeChambeau at this rate anyway — he has just moved to seven under with one hole to play. Willett birdied the 8th, so he is in the clubhouse at four under par. Not bad at all.

So close to an eagle for DeChambeau at the par-5 15th. After a wayward drive he hits an incredible second from out of the trees and on to the green, but the eagle putt just lips out. Never mind, he is the new outright leader and immediately follows that with another birdie at 16.

Over at the 8th, McIlroy also finds the green in two, so a two-putt earns him a birdie and he’s back to level par.

DeChambeau on a roll again

Bryson DeChambeau had a bit of a birdie drought, having reeled off three on the bounce to start his round, but he’s back at it now, picking up shots at 12 and 13 to move to four under. That’s only one shot behind the leader Ryan Fox, who then finds the trees at 13 on his way to a bogey.

DeChambeau once said that Augusta was like a par 67 for him, because of his mammoth driving, but he has missed the cut on his past two visits here. Well, he is joint leader now and a 67 is on the cards today.

Willett is back on board the birdie train too. After slipping back to one under, he rediscovers some form on 15 and 16 to move into a share of third place. It has been a remarkable round so far from a man who hasn’t played competitive golf since shoulder surgery in September.

Ever heard of ‘Dude Perfect’?

Owen Slot: Standing around the first tee, I know I’m supposed to be watching the golf but it’s hard not to engage in some celeb spotting too. I catch Josh Allen, the quarterback of the Buffalo Bills. Not content with that, I also find I’m standing a couple of metres away from Garrett from Dude Perfect. To those not up to speed with these things, Dude Perfect are a group of influencers. Anything else I can tell you about modern culture, feel free to ask.

Early trouble for McIlroy

Rory McIlroy is in a spot of bother at the 2nd hole. After a wayward drive into the pine trees, he tries to punch the ball out but ends up hooking it and almost hitting a caddie on the fairway. His approach shot then flies over the back of the green and he ends up missing a par putt to the left. Scottie Scheffler rolls in his birdie putt.

Meanwhile, Ryan Fox has leapt into the lead with an eagle at the par-5 8th. The New Zealander is five under par already. Who said the conditions were difficult out there?

What a difference a year makes

Owen Slot: I just watched Sergio Garcia and then Phil Mickelson on the first tee. To many golf watchers, these are players who haven’t been seen since the Open in Hoylake nine months ago. It was the same here this time last year when the LIV controversy was fresher and no one could quite believe that these players would dare arrive in Augusta decked out in their LIV uniforms. But even though the civil war still rages, time has done its work as a healer.

Both players were warmly applauded here, particularly Mickelson who strode on to the practice green with a real no-nonsense “I mean business” look about him, the gallery applauding him like a returning hero, arms outstretched for hopeful fist-bumps. He didn’t reward them, though, opening with a bogey; not a great start for the HyFlyers, whose logo was adorned on cap and shirt.

Brilliant Willett

What a shot from Danny Willett. He’s still some way off the putting surface after his second shot at seven but he gets the putter out and aims for a slither of fringe next to a greenside bunker. The ball has only just enough speed to slip on to the green, but quickly picks up pace after that before curving towards the cup and dropping in. An incredible shot for birdie to go back to two under.

Bryson flies out the blocks

Bryson DeChambeau is on fire. The 2020 US Open champion, who said this week that his mother “would probably have smacked me” if he had turned down the LIV Golf money, has birdied each of the first three holes to take an early lead. Willett is back to one under after a bogey at the fifth.

Gnomes in demand

Owen Slot: Today I bought a gnome in the main Masters shop and therein found myself part of a new cult that is fast growing in American golfing society. I hadn’t meant to buy a gnome but I was exiting the shop — sorry, the main merchandise centre — when an American colleague asked if I’d go back and buy him a gnome. He already had a gnome and explained that there’s a strict one-gnome-per-person rule. He needed another gnome for his mate.

They started making Masters gnomes in 2016 — a new face every year — and my colleague says he has five from previous years. There is now a frenzy first thing every day when the shop opens. Those in the know head straight for the gnomes. Every day, they are selling out fast.

This year’s gnome is an avuncular-looking bearded fellow in tartan trousers with a golf bag slung over his shoulder. He set me back $49.50, plus the $4.21 in tax — and if I’d been a bit more clued in, I now know that I could have sold him on eBay for about six times that amount. Next year I’m not handing my gnome to anyone.

With the honorary tee shots done — courtesy of Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson — we are ready to begin at last.

Erik van Rooyen finds the light rough on the right of the fairway before Jake Knapp’s Masters debut starts with a tee shot down the middle.

What is a good score in these conditions?

The course is draining nicely after the overnight rain, but strong winds show no sign of abating. “The wind has really kicked up,” Wayne Riley, Sky Sports’ man out on the course, said just now. “Expect 25mph winds gusting to 40 and when it gets high above those Georgia pines, the ball could go anywhere.”

Asked what constitutes a good score today in these conditions, he said: “If it stays like it is right now, anywhere under par — or par — is a fantastic score.” If the winds get higher, anyone heading to the scorer’s hut at two over could be happy.

Two-and-a-half-hour delay

Augusta has released revised tee times for today’s round, with a delay of 2½ hours. That means McIlroy and Scheffler will now begin their round at 6.12pm UK time, shortly after the reigning champion Jon Rahm. The first group will tee off at 3.30pm.

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The Masters 2024 tee times: Full groupings and UK start times for first round at Augusta National

Opening round delayed by two-and-a-half hours; Masters champion Jon Rahm to tee off at 6pm BST; Rory McIlroy due out now at 6.12pm; Tiger Woods starts at 8.54pm and will finish R1 on Friday; watch the opening round on Thursday live from 2pm on Sky Sports Golf

Thursday 11 April 2024 21:36, UK

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New tee times have been announced for the opening round of the 88th Masters tournament, held at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Play was due to begin at 8am local time (1pm BST), only to be delayed by two-and-a-half hours due to adverse weather.

The opening major of the year will now begin at 3.30pm UK time , with the delay meaning that the later starters - including Tiger Woods - will have to return on Friday to complete their first rounds.

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Updated tee times - Starting at Hole One

USA unless stated; All times BST; X denotes amateurs

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1530: Erik van Rooyen (Rsa), Jake Knapp

1542: Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp), Taylor Moore, X Santiago de la Fuente (Mex)

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1544: Danny Willett (Eng), Austin Eckroat, Stephan Jaeger (Ger)

1606: Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Luke List, X Christo Lamprecht (Rsa)

1618: Gary Woodland, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den), Bryson DeChambeau

1630: Zach Johnson, Corey Conners (Can), X Jasper Stubbs (Aus)

1642: Sergio Garcia (Esp), Chris Kirk, Ryan Fox (Nzl)

1654: Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An (Kor), Harris English

1706: Phil Mickelson, Sepp Straka (Aut), Tony Finau

1718: Nick Taylor (Can), Joaquin Niemann (Chl), Russell Henley

1736: Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee (Aus), Rickie Fowler

1748: Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas

1800: Jon Rahm (Esp), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng), Nick Dunlap

1812: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Xander Schauffele

1824: Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland (Nor), Cameron Smith (Aus)

1836: Lee Hodges, Adrian Meronk (Pol), Grayson Murray

1848: Camilo Villegas (Col), Denny McCarthy, Cameron Davis (Aus)

1900: Mike Weir (Can), Ryo Hisatsune (Jpn), X Neal Shipley

1912: Vijay Singh (Fij), Si Woo Kim (Kor), Emiliano Grillo (Arg)

1924: Fred Couples, Adam Hadwin (Can), X Stewart Hagestad

1942: Justin Rose (Eng), Eric Cole, Peter Malnati

1954: Akshay Bhatia, JT Poston, Shane Lowry (Irl)

2006: Bubba Watson, Nicolai Hojgaard (Den), Adam Schenk

2018: Patrick Reed, Sungjae Im (Kor), Kurt Kitayama

2030: Keegan Bradley, Matthieu Pavon (Fra), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

2042: Adam Scott (Aus), Sam Burns, Cameron Young

2054: Tiger Woods, Jason Day (Aus), Max Homa

2106: Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka, Tom Kim (Kor)

2118: Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Åberg (Swe), Sahith Theegala

2130: Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)

When is The Masters on Sky Sports?

Wall-to-wall coverage from the tournament begins at 2pm over the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, with Featured Group action and regular updates from around the course available to enjoy on Sky Sports Golf until the global broadcast window begins at 8pm.

There will be lots of extra action throughout all four days via the red button on Sky Sports Golf, along with Sky Q and Sky Glass, providing plenty of bonus feeds and allowing you to follow players' progress through various parts of Augusta's famous layout.

Sky Sports Golf will show extended build-up content over the weekend and occasional live updates from the course before the global broadcast window starts at 8pm for the third round and 7pm for the final day, with early action available throughout via the red button.

Who will win The Masters? Watch exclusively live this week on Sky Sports. Live coverage begins with Featured Groups on Thursday April 11 from 2pm on Sky Sports Golf. Stream The Masters and lots more golf with NOW.

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