What time is Honorary Starters ceremony at 2025 Masters?
The 2025 Masters won't officially begin until Thursday's Honorary Starters ceremony, and now we know when that will begin.
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson will kick off this year's 89th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with the opening tee shots. The three legends at the Masters, with 11 green jackets between them, will officially begin the tournaments by hitting driver down the first hole.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7:25 a.m. on the No. 1 tee.
Having someone hit the first shot at the Masters dates to 1941, when amateur Francis Ouimet played the first round before withdrawing. While the role of Honorary Starter wasn't official quite yet, Ouimet's appearance at the urging of Tournament co-founder Bobby Jones was enough to plant the seed of an idea that would eventually start the tradition, per the Masters website.
Jock Hutchison: 1963 – 1973
Fred McLeod: 1963 – 1976
Byron Nelson: 1981 – 2001 (non-consecutive)
Gene Sarazen: 1981 – 1999
Ken Venturi: 1983
Sam Snead: 1984 – 2002
Arnold Palmer: 2007 – 2016
Jack Nicklaus: 2010 – present
Gary Player: 2012 – present
Lee Elder: 2021
Tom Watson: 2022 – present
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: What time is Honorary Starter ceremony at 2025 Masters?
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