McIlroy drawn with Scheffler and Schauffele at the Masters

Rory McIlroy. Picture: Augusta National

Rory McIlroy has been handed a stellar Masters draw alongside red-hot favourite Scottie Scheffler and Xander Scahuffele for the first two rounds.

The world number two will make his tenth attempt at competing the career Grand Slam from 3:42 pm Irish time on Thursday and 6:48 pm on Friday.

Shane Lowry goes out in the afternoon wave at 5.24 pm Irish time alongside Valero Texas Open winner Akshay Bhatia and JT Poston.

Masters.com and the official Masters App will stream a Featured Groups channel.

The four featured groups — two in the morning and two in the afternoon — feature defending champion Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick and Nick Dunlap from 3.30 pm, followed by US Open champion Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland and Cameron Smith at 3:54 pm Irish time,

Five-time winner Tiger Woods plays with Jason Day and Max Homa from 6:24 pm with 2020 champion Dustin Johnson out with Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood from 7 pm.