<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Tiger Woods 'looked very, very strong,' but can he win the Masters?"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The PGA's first major gets underway on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club as 91 players, including six amateurs, vie to conquer the 7,510 yard course and take home the Green Jacket at the Masters. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Hideki Matsuyama won last year's tournament with a one-shot victory over Will Zalatoris and will attempt to become the first golfer to score back-to-back victories since Tiger Woods pulled off the feat in 2001 and 2002.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The playing status of Woods is another top storyline as he continues to work his way back to playing after severe leg injuries suffered in an automobile accident in February 2021. But during a press conference on Tuesday, Woods said he felt like he was going to play — 25 years after his first Masters victory in 1997. Woods has a tee time on Thursday at 10:34 a.m. ET.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Here is all the information you need to get ready for Thursday's first-round at the 86th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club:</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:441px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/12/27/USAT/78df05bd-9c50-4689-9066-1dcf313ebe0e-april_11.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/12/27/USAT/78df05bd-9c50-4689-9066-1dcf313ebe0e-april_11.jpg?width=1320&height=882&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Hideki Matsuyama celebrates with the green jacket after winning The Masters on April 11, 2021."/></figure><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">What time does the Masters start?</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Thursday's action kicks off at 7:40 a.m. ET with honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson (ESPN and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.masters.com/index.html" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Masters.com</a>).</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The first round begins at 8 a.m. ET with Jose Maria Olazabal and J. J. Spaun the first golfers to tee off.</p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">How to watch on TV</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">ESPN will broadcast live coverage of the first round from 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. ET and a replay from 8-11 p.m. ET.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A Spanish-language simulcast will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes beginning at 3 p.m. ET.</p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">How to stream</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Live action from the first round can be live streamed at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.masters.com/" rel="noopener"></p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/masters/2022/04/07/masters-2022-tv-streaming-round-one-tee-times-augusta-national/9467740002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
