2021 Masters tee times, Augusta weather forecast: Defending champion Dustin Johnson tees off Thursday morning; rain possible Friday, Saturday

No player has repeated as Masters champion since Tiger Woods in 2002 and no player has won back-to-back major championships overall since Jordan Spieth in 2015, but world No. 1 Dustin Johnson could accomplish both feats this week at Augusta National. He is the +900 favorite on the William Hill Sportsbook Masters odds and will begin his title defense Thursday at 10:30 a.m. ET in a group with England's Lee Westwood and amateur Tyler Strafaci. The weather forecast largely looks promising this weekend -- see below. 

Johnson's group is No. 13 on Thursday – the first group is a twosome at 8 a.m. ET and features Michael Thompson and Hudson Swofford. The final group at 2 p.m. ET features 2015 champion Jordan Spieth, who just ended a four-year victory drought Sunday at the Texas Open, Cameron Smith and Collin Morikawa.

The marquee group appears to be the one teeing off right after Johnson's at 10:42 a.m. ET: Rory McIlroy, trying for the career Grand Slam, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele. Rahm is +1200 to win, McIlroy +1400 and Schauffele +2200. 

Of course, the No. 1 draw in golf, five-time champion Tiger Woods, isn't playing this year. Three-time Masters winner Phil Mickelson tees off at 1:12 p.m. ET Thursday. 

While there will be some fans allowed at Augusta National unlike in November, there again will not be a Par 3 tournament for social distancing reasons.

CBS Sports offers extensive, week-long coverage across all its platforms with its traditional 18-hole broadcast coverage beginning with the third round Saturday. Jim Nantz serves as host for the 34th time.

ESPN has the TV coverage of the first two rounds starting at 3 p.m. ET. CBS' TV coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET Saturday and 2 p.m. ET Sunday. Masters live stream: Free on CBSSports.com and CBS Sports App, available on Paramount+.

MASTERS TEE TIMES (ET)

Tee No. 1 Thursday

8:00 a.m. – Michael Thompson, Hudson Swafford

8:12 a.m. – Sandy Lyle, Matt Jones, Dylan Frittelli

8:24 a.m. – Ian Woosnam, Jim Herman, Stewart Cink

8:36 a.m. – Sebastian Munoz, Henrik Stenson, Robert Streb

8:48 a.m. – Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Joe Long (A)

9:00 a.m. – Brian Harman, Ian Poulter, Brendon Todd

9:12 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Si Woo Kim, Corey Conners

9:24 a.m. – Danny Willett, Joaquin Niemann, Kevin Kisner

9:36 a.m. – Jason Day, Matthew Wolff, Cameron Champ

9:48 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Abraham Ancer

10:06 a.m. – Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland

10:18 a.m. – Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

10:30 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood, Tyler Strafaci (A)

10:42 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy

10:54 a.m. – Patrick Reed, Daniel Berger, Paul Casey

11:06 a.m. – Vijay Singh, Martin Laird

11:18 a.m. – Larry Mize, Jimmy Walker, Brian Gay

11:30 a.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Mackenzie Hughes, Bernd Wiesberger

11:42 a.m. – Mike Weir, C. T. Pan, Robert MacIntyre

11:54 a.m. – Jose Maria Olazabal, Matt Wallace, Lanto Griffin

12:12 p.m. – Victor Perez, Jason Kokrak, Marc Leishman

12:24 p.m. – Fred Couples, Francesco Molinari, Charles Osborne (A)

12:36 p.m. – Zach Johnson, Kevin Na, Gary Woodland

12:48 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar

1:00 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Tyrrell Hatton, Ryan Palmer

1:12 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler

1:24 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im, Matthew Fitzpatrick

1:36 p.m. – Adam Scott, Bryson DeChambeau, Max Homa

1:48 p.m. – Tony Finau, Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Thomas

2:00 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa

Tee No. 1 Friday 

8:00 a.m. – Vijay Singh, Martin Laird

8:12 a.m. – Larry Mize, Jimmy Walker, Brian Gay

8:24 a.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Mackenzie Hughes, Bernd Wiesberger

8:36 a.m. – Mike Weir, C. T. Pan, Robert MacIntyre

8:48 a.m. – Jose Maria Olazabal, Matt Wallace, Lanto Griffin

9:00 a.m. – Victor Perez, Jason Kokrak, Marc Leishman

9:12 a.m. – Fred Couples, Francesco Molinari, Charles Osborne (A)

9:24 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Kevin Na, Gary Woodland

9:36 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar

9:48 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Tyrrell Hatton, Ryan Palmer

10:06 a.m. – Phil Mickelson, Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler

10:18 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im, Matthew Fitzpatrick

10:30 a.m. – Adam Scott, Bryson DeChambeau, Max Homa

10:42 a.m. – Tony Finau, Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Thomas

10:54 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith, Collin Morikawa

11:06 a.m. – Michael Thompson, Hudson Swafford

11:18 a.m. – Sandy Lyle, Matt Jones, Dylan Frittelli

11:30 a.m. – Ian Woosnam, Jim Herman, Stewart Cink

11:42 a.m. – Sebastian Munoz, Henrik Stenson, Robert Streb

11:54 a.m. – Bernhard Langer, Will Zalatoris, Joe Long (A)

12:12 p.m. – Brian Harman, Ian Poulter, Brendon Todd

12:24 p.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Si Woo Kim, Corey Conners

12:36 p.m. – Danny Willett, Joaquin Niemann, Kevin Kisner

12:48 p.m. – Jason Day, Matthew Wolff, Cameron Champ

1:00 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English, Abraham Ancer

1:12 p.m. – Bubba Watson, Brooks Koepka, Viktor Hovland

1:24 p.m. – Sergio Garcia, Webb Simpson, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

1:36 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood, Tyler Strafaci (A)

1:48 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy

2:00 p.m. – Patrick Reed, Daniel Berger, Paul Casey

AUGUSTA WEATHER FORECAST (WEATHER.COM)

Thursday: More clouds than sun. High around 85F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 24%.

Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. High 81F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Saturday: Cloudy in the morning with scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day. High 81F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Sunday: Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 81F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 24%.

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