<p>Shane Lowry of Ireland walks on the No. 11 green during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Tuesday, April 07, 2026.</p>
Shane Lowry insists he’s ready to “give it a good” run as he leads off the Irish contingent in the 90th Masters on Thursday.
The Clara man will be the first of the Irish to set out at Augusta National in round one alongside Australian Jason Day and 2020 champion Dustin Johnson at 2:43 pm. Irish time.
“I feel like my game's okay,” Lowry said today. “The last week has gone well. Practice has gone well. But as we all know, that doesn't mean anything when you send out a first tee on Thursday.
“You know, it’s between your ears and you have to take a few punches out there on this course at certain stages and take them well and move on and it a give it a good run. “But yeah, I'm here. I'm ready to give it a run and see what happens.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy will begin his bid to become just the fourth player to win back‑to‑back green jackets alongside Cameron Young and US Amateur champion Mason Howell at 10.31 am local time (3.31 pm Irish time).
Making his Masters debut, rising Holywood star Tom McKibbin, is grouped with Americans Andrew Novak and Brian Campbell at 11.15 am ET (4.15 pm Irish time).
McKibbin (23) has already played in all four majors and will be looking to make the cut in all four by playing on the weekend at Augusta on his debut.
Elsewhere, Two-time Masters champion and world number one Scottie Scheffler is paired with Scottish left-hander Robert MacIntyre and Gary Woodland in the afternoon wave.
Jon Rahm and Ludvig Åberg also go out in the afternoon, as will Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka.
Selected tee times (Irish time)
Round one
Irish time (* amateur)
2:43 pm-Dustin Johnson, Shane Lowry, Jason Day
2:55 pm Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia
3:07 pm Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele
3:19 pm Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Russell Henley
3:31 pm Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, *Mason Howell (USA)
3:43 pm Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Alex Noren
4:15 pm Andrew Novak, Tom McKibbin, Brian Campbell
6:08 pm Jon Rahm, Chris Gotterup, Ludvig Aberg
6:20 pm Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka
6:32 pm Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Justin Thomas
6:44 pm Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Gary Woodland
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