Scheffler is the defending champion having won his second Masters title last year and the World No 1 is aiming to become the first back-to-back champion since Tiger Woods in 2002.
McIlroy goes again in his bid to win an elusive Masters and complete the career grand slam, with the Co Down native in great form having won the Players Championship last month.
The prospect of a Scheffler-McIlroy battle on Masters Sunday is a tantalising prospect for golf fans tuning into the iconic major, but Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa and Ludvig Aberg.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Selected first round tee times (Irish time)
Thursday April 10
3:15pm – Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, *Jose Luis Ballester (Esp)
3:26pm – Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim (Kor), Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)
5:11pm – Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor (Can), *Justin Hastings (Cay. Isl.)
5:33pm – Patrick Cantlay, Rasmus Hojgaard (Den), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng)
5:50pm – Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im (Kor)
6:01pm – Adam Scott (Aus), Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland (Nor)
6:12pm – Rory McIlroy (N. Ire), Ludvig Aberg (Swe), Akshay Bhatia
6:23pm – Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry (Ire)
6:34pm – Jon Rahm (Esp), Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)
6:45pm – Sahith Theegala, Sepp Straka (Aut), Sam Burns *amateur
The Masters prize money: How much will players earn at Augusta in 2025?
Last year, Scottie Scheffler won $3.6m for winning the Masters as part of a record $20m prize purse.
The total prize money for the 2025 edition is still to be confirmed and is usually announced later in the week, but last year’s breakdown was as follows with the $20m total purse offering an increase from $18m in 2023.
Last year’s top-10 (via the PGA Tour)
1st – $3,600,000
2nd – $2,160,000
3rd – $1,360,000
4th – $960,000
5th – $800,000
6th – $720,000
7th – $670,000
8th – $620,000
9th – $580,000
10th – $540,000
Masters weather: Is there a chance of more thunderstorms?
Monday’s practice session was cancelled due to inclement weather at Augusta National with thunderstorms forecast in the morning with the chance of rain to follow.
Fortunately, the weather is set to improve before the start of the Masters on Thursday, but there is a 40 per cent chance of rain on Friday and a 20 per cent chance of afternoon showers.
Who are the Irish players involved?
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry will take part in this year’s Masters.
Is the Masters on TV and is there a live stream?
Sky Sports has the rights for the Masters in Ireland and will be broadcasting all four rounds from Augusta on Sky Sports Golf or Sky Sports Main Event.
If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass to watch without a subscription.
On Thursday and Friday, coverage of featured groups begins from 2pm Irish time, with full coverage getting underway from 7.30pm.
On the weekend, full coverage starts at 5pm (Irish time) until close of play – with the Masters champion crowned on Sunday evening.
Full Irish timings are as follows
Round One, Thursday April 10: featured groups from 2pm, full coverage from 7.30pm
Round Two, Friday April 11: featured groups from 2pm, full coverage from 7.30pm
Round Three, Saturday April 12: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 7.30pm
Round Four, Sunday April 13: build-up from 3pm, full coverage from 5:00pm
