McIlroy to face Ishikawa

Teen sensations Rory McIlroy and Ryo Ishikawa will come head to head in Thursday’s opening round at Augusta National

Alex Narey
By Alex Narey
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Masters debutants Rory McIlroy and Ryo Ishikawa are set to face each other in Thursday’s opening round at Augusta National. American Anthony Kim makes up an exciting three-ball, which will be the last group of the day. Elsewhere, Phil Mickelson joins Camilo Villegas and Jim Furyk, while World No.1 Tiger Woods plays with Jeev Milkha Singh and Stewart Cink.

Thursday and Friday’s tee time in full. (x denotes amateur)

13:00/16:07  Ian Woosnam (Wal), Chez Reavie, Bring Baird

13:11/16:18 Sandy Lyle (Sco), Billy Mayfair, Tim Clark (SA)

13:22/16:29 Kevin Sutherland, Ross Fisher (Eng), Prayad Marksaeng (Tha)

13:33/16:40 Louis Oosthuizen (SA), Carl Pettersson (Swe), Dudley Hart

13:44/16:51 Raymond Floyd, Justin Leonard, (x) Reinier Saxton (Ned)

13:55/17:02 Fuzzy Zoeller, Michael Campbell (NZ), Ken Duke

14:06/17:24 Ben Curtis, Nick Watney, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa)

14:17/17:35 Craig Stadler, Rory Sabbatini (SA), Dustin Johnson

14:28/17:46 Gary Player (SA), Luke Donald (Eng), Stephen Ames (Can)

14:39/17:57 Retief Goosen (SA), Soren Hansen (Den), Shingo Katayama (Jpn)

14:50/18:08 Bernhard Langer (Ger), Greg Norman (Aus), Lee Westwood (Eng)

15:12/18:19 Justin Rose (Eng), Henrik Stenson (Swe), Angel Cabrera (Arg)

15:23/18:30 Vijay Singh (Fij), Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Ernie Els (SA)

15:34/18:41 Mike Weir (Can), Padraig Harrington (Ire), Ryuji Imada (Jpn)

15:45/18:52 Phil Mickelson, Camilo Villegas (Col), Jim Furyk

15:56/19:03 Stuart Appleby (Aus), Oliver Wilson (Eng), Sergio Garcia (Spa)

16:07/13:00 Larry Mize, John Merrick, (x) Drew Kittleson

16:18/13:11 Todd Hamilton, Steve Flesch, Mathew Goggin (Aus)

16:29/13:22 Tom Watson, Ian Poulter (Eng), (x) Steve Wilson

16:40/13:33 Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Bubba Watson, Graeme McDowell (NI)

16:51/13:44 Mark O'Meara, Pat Perez, DJ Trahan

17:02/13:55 Fred Couples, Rocco Mediate, (x) Jack Newman

17:24/14:06 Soren Kjeldsen (Den), Sean O'Hair, Richard Sterne (SA)

17:35/14:17 Andres Romero (Arg), Boo Weekley, Chad Campbell

17:46/14:28 Ben Crenshaw, Paul Casey (Eng), Steve Stricker

17:57/14:39 Yang Yong-eun (Kor), Robert Allenby (Aus), Hunter Mahan

18:08/14:50 Zach Johnson, Lin Wen-tang (Tai), Robert Karlsson (Swe)

18:19/15:12 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Brandt Snedeker

18:30/15:23 KJ Choi (Kor), Alvaro Quiros (Spa), Kenny Perry

18:41/15:34 Trevor Immelman (SA), Adam Scott (Aus), (x) Danny Lee (NZ)

18:52/15:45 Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind)

19:03/15:56 Anthony Kim, Rory McIlroy (NI), Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn)

 

 

Alex Narey
Alex Narey
Content Editor

Alex began his journalism career in regional newspapers in 2001 and moved to the Press Association four years later. He spent three years working at Dennis Publishing before first joining Golf Monthly, where he was on the staff from 2008 to 2015 as the brand's managing editor, overseeing the day-to-day running of our award-winning magazine while also contributing across various digital platforms. A specialist in news and feature content, he has interviewed many of the world's top golfers and returns to Golf Monthly after a three-year stint working on the Daily Telegraph's sports desk. His current role is diverse as he undertakes a number of duties, from managing creative solutions campaigns in both digital and print to writing long-form features for the magazine. Alex has enjoyed a life-long passion for golf and currently plays to a handicap of 13 at Tylney Park Golf Club in Hampshire.

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