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Rory McIlroy paired with Phil Mickelson in Masters first two rounds

World number one Rory McIlroy will play the first two rounds of The Masters with Phil Mickelson and Ryan Moore.

World number one Rory McIlroy will play the first two rounds of The Masters with Americans Phil Mickelson, a three-time champion at Augusta, and Ryan Moore.

The Northern Irishman is hoping to secure a third Major in a row, his first Masters title and complete a career grand slam in Georgia. If he does so, he will become just the sixth man to win all four Majors.

Elsewhere, 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods will join in-form Jimmy Walker and Welshman Jamie Donaldson on Thursday and Friday.

Woods's group will be the penultimate one out on Thursday, with the trio of Jason Day, Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler to close out the opening day's play.

Defending champion Bubba Watson, who is chasing a third title at Augusta, has been paired with England's Justin Rose and Korean Gunn Yang.

Young gun Jordan Spieth is one of the favourites for the title, and the 21-year-old will play with fellow top-four player Henrik Stenson on the opening two days.

The most compelling group to follow could be the trio of Ian Poulter, Keegan Bradley and Patrick Reed. The latter two have been America's talismans in the last two Ryder Cups, with Poulter famed for his performances in helping Europe win the last three matches against their counterparts from across the pond.

Tee times for first two rounds of 2015 Masters (British Summer Time)

Thursday, 12.45pm & Friday, 3.52pm: Charley Hoffman, Brian Harman
Thursday, 12.56pm & Friday, 4.03pm: Larry Mize, Danny Willett, Byron Meth
Thursday, 1.07pm & Friday, 4.14pm: Tom Watson, Gary Woodland, Camilo Villegas
Thursday, 1.18pm & Friday, 4.25pm: Mike Weir, Ben Crane, Corey Conners
Thursday, 1.29pm & Friday, 4.36pm: Vijay Singh, Russell Henley, Darren Clarke
Thursday, 1.40pm & Friday, 4.47pm: Jose Maria Olazabal, Brendan Todd, Kevin Na
Thursday, 1.51pm & Friday, 5.09pm: Jonas Blixt, Kevin Streelman, Stephen Gallacher
Thursday, 2.02pm & Friday, 5.20pm: Patrick Reed, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter
Thursday, 2.13pm & Friday, 5.31pm: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Anirban Lahiri
Thursday, 2.24pm & Friday, 5.42pm: Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, Gunn Yang
Thursday, 2.35pm & Friday, 5.53pm: Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Antonio Murdaca
Thursday, 2.57pm & Friday, 6.04pm: Morgan Hoffman, Steve Stricker, Matt Every
Thursday, 3.08pm & Friday, 6.15pm: Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner
Thursday, 3.19pm & Friday, 6.26pm: Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey
Thursday, 3.30pm & Friday, 6.37pm: Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sangmoon Bae
Thursday, 3.41pm & Friday, 6.48pm: Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore
Thursday, 3.52pm & Friday, 6.59pm: J.B Holmes, Martin Kaymer, Brandt Snedeker
Thursday, 4.03pm & Friday, 12.45pm: Ian Woosnam, Erik Compton, Marc Leishman
Thursday, 4.14pm & Friday, 12.56pm: Trevor Immelman, Kevin Stadler, Scott Harvey
Thursday, 4.25pm & Friday, 1.07pm: Ben Martin, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale
Thursday, 4.36pm & Friday, 1.18pm: Sandy Lyle, Seung-yul Noh, Bradley Neil
Thursday, 4.47pm & Friday, 1.29pm: Bernhard Langer, Bernd Wiesberger, Geoff Ogilvy
Thursday, 5.09pm & Friday, 1.40pm: Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els
Thursday, 5.20pm & Friday, 1.51pm: Angel Cabrera, Louis Oosthuizen, Matias Dominguez
Thursday, 5.31pm & Friday, 2.02pm: Mark O'Meara, Chris Kirk, Shane Lowry
Thursday, 5.42pm & Friday, 2.13pm: Padraig Harrington, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Bjorn
Thursday, 5.53pm & Friday, 2.24pm: James Hahn, Mikko Ilonen, Hunter Mahan
Thursday, 6.04pm & Friday, 2.35pm: Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell
Thursday, 6.15pm & Friday, 2.57pm: Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Billy Horschel
Thursday, 6.26pm & Friday, 3.08pm: Fred Couples, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee
Thursday, 6.37pm & Friday, 3.19pm: Luke Donald, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden
Thursday, 6.48pm & Friday, 3.30pm: Tiger Woods, Jamie Donaldson, Jimmy Walker
Thursday, 6.59pm & Friday, 3.41pm: Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler

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