What Time Does The Masters Start?
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Channels, tee times and everything else you need to know about this major golf tournament
Manicured fairways, blooming azaleas, and 95 men vying for victory: The Masters Tournament is back. Now in its 89th edition and set to tee off later today, here’s how to get your golf fix on TV.
When & Where Is The Masters On TV?
The first group tees off at 12.40pm BST, but The Masters won’t be on UK television screens until 2pm when coverage will commence on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Golf. Here, we will join the featured groups, before we switch to live coverage of round one at 7.30pm, lasting until 00.30am. For a preview of the action, tune into Sky Golf at 10am, and again at 12.30pm when Paul McGinley and Brandel Chamblee will give their two cents on what’s to come this year.
Coverage will continue on Friday 11 April, again from 2pm on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Golf. On Saturday 12 April, expect a full day of coverage, retrospectives and recaps on Sky Golf, with coverage on Sky Sports Main Event interrupted by the weekend’s football fixtures.
Watch The Masters Live
Live coverage of The Masters will air on Sky Golf at the following times:
- Thursday 10 April 2025: R1 Featured Groups, 2–7.30pm; Round 1, 7.30pm–0.30am
- Friday 11 April 2025: R2 Featured Groups, 2–7.30pm; Round 2, 7.30pm–0.30am
- Saturday 12 April 2025: Round 3 Build Up, 3–5pm; Round 3, 5pm–0.30am
- Sunday 13 April 2025: Final Round Build Up, 3–5pm; Final Round, 5pm–0.30am
To watch, you will need to sign up for a Sky Sports subscription. Prices start at £22 per month. sky.com
Is The Masters On BBC?
There will be no visual coverage of The Masters on BBC channels, but BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra will air live commentary across all four days of the tournament.
Who Are The Favourites?
It’s generally agreed that whoever wins The Masters 2025 will have to get past world number one Scottie Scheffler and Brit Rory McIlroy first, the latter keenly seeking a career Grand Slam. Scheffler is the reigning champion, and if he clinches the 89th green jacket, he’ll be a three-time winner in just four years.
Elsewhere, last year’s runner up Ludvig Aberg will be vying for the prize, while players with strong Augusta records include Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele.
Where Is The Masters Held?
Every year, The Masters is held in the same place: Augusta National Golf Club, a private course in Augusta, Georgia.
