Everything you need to know about Masters golf tournament live coverage
The azaleas are blooming, the gates are open and golf’s most prestigious major championship is back.
The Masters is again in its usual April time slot. Here are a few things to know about the 2022 Masters, including a link to the latest Masters leaderboard:
TV, live stream coverage today: How to watch
Coverage of the Masters will be broadcast on CBS on Saturday (3-7) and Sunday (2-7).
Viewers can also stream the tournament on ESPN Plus, Paramount Plus and through the Masters’ official website in the United States.
What is The Masters? Is it every year?
The Masters is the first major tournament on pro golf’s annual calendar. This year marks the 86th edition of .
The tournament was first played in 1934 and has largely been played during the first week of April since 1940. It was not played in 1943, 1944 and 1945 due to the outbreak of World War II.
The Masters winner, among other perks, receives the ceremonial green jacket to celebrate their victory. They are also given a membership to Augusta National and a lifetime invitation into the tournament should they continue to play professionally.
Master odds: The favorites at Augusta National
All odds are via FanDuel
Scottie Scheffler (+1500) enters the week as the world’s No. 1 golfer and the hottest player on the PGA Tour over the last eight weeks.
Scheffler has won three of his last five starts, including victories at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He’s recorded six top 10s since November and he hasn’t missed a cut since Shriners Children’s Open in October.
Spaniard John Rahm is the current betting favorite to win the 2022 Masters at +1200 odds. He’s followed by Justin Thomas (+1300), Cameron Smith (+1500), Jordan Spieth (+1900), Brooks Koepka (+1900), Rory McIlroy (+1900) and Viktor Hovland (+1900).
Columbia native and Coastal Carolina product Dustin Johnson is tied for the third-best odds to win at +1500 with Scheffler and Smith.
Is Phil Mickelson in the Masters?
Absentees: Phil Mickelson is the most prominent exclusion from this year’s field after his rather public flirtations with the Saudi Arabian-backed golf league. Past major championship winners Jason Day, Martin Kaymer and Henrik Stenson failed to qualify for the 2022 Masters. Ian Poulter and Rickie Fowler also won’t play this week after watching their rankings dip drastically.
South Carolina ties: The Palmetto State will have a handful of representatives this week at Augusta. Johnson is the highest-rated of the bunch at No. 8 in the world. Kevin Kisner (Aiken) and Lucas Glover (Greenville) will also be in the field. Glover played his college golf at Clemson.
Augusta temp, weather forecast today, this week
According to National Weather Service
Saturday: Morning low around 42. High near 58.
Sunday: Morning low around 37. Then sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday’s featured groups
10:30 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Min Woo Lee
11:30 a.m. — Cameron Champ, Tony Finau
1 p.m. — Kevin Kisner, Tiger Woods
2 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris
2:30 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Harold Varner III
Saturday Masters tee times
10:20 a.m. — Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Scott
10:30 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Min Woo Lee
10:40 a.m. — Marc Leishman, Seamus Power
10:50 a.m. — Cameron Davis, Lucas Glover
11 a.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Max Homa
11:10 a.m. — Tom Hoge, Billy Horschel
11:20 a.m. — Russell Henley, Patrick Reed
11:30 a.m. — Cameron Champ, Tony Finau
11:40 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Talor Gooch
Noon — Si Woo Kim, Jason Kokrak
12:10 p.m. — Harry Higgs, Hudson Swafford
12:20 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Sepp Straka
12:30 p.m. — Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm
12:40 p.m. — Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson
12:50 p.m. — Robert Macintyre, Lee Westwood
1 p.m. — Kevin Kisner, Tiger Woods
1:10 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Webb Simpson
1:20 p.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, J.J. Spaun
1:40 p.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Justin Thomas
1:50 p.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Danny Willett
2 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris
2:10 p.m. —Corey Conners, Cameron Smith
2:20 p.m. — Dustin Johnson, Kevin Na
2:30 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Harold Varner III
2:40 p.m. — Sungjae Im, Shane Lowry
2:50 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Charl Schwartzel
Who won the Masters last year? Past champions
2021 — Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
2020 — Dustin Johnson (USA)
2019 — Tiger Woods (USA)
2018 — Patrick Reed (USA)
2017 — Sergio Garcia (Spain)
2016 — Danny Willett (UK)
2015 — Jordan Spieth (USA)
2014 — Bubba Watson (USA)
2013 — Adam Scott (Australia)
2012 — Bubba Watson (USA)
2011 — Charl Schwartzel (South Africa)
This story was originally published April 7, 2022 at 5:01 AM.
