For the second week in a row, the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked players will be in the final group the first two days on the PGA Tour.
The 2025 Tour Championship features the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup Playoffs standings and for the second week in a row, the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked players will be in the final group the first day.
Scottie Scheffler, who won last week's BMW Championship, will be paired with three-time FedEx Cup champ Rory McIlroy. That is the marquee group at East Lake for Thursday's first round, but there are other duos that will be worth keeping an eye on.
Marquee groups for the 2025 Tour Championship
So far, only the first day's tee times have been released. Some interesting pairings include:
- The Scheffler/McIlroy duo hits the first tee at 2 p.m. ET.
- Justin Rose and 2025 U.S. Open champ J.J. Spaun are in the next-to-last group at 1:49 p.m. ET.
- Cameron Young and Ludvig Aberg should be fun to watch starting at 12:49 p.m. ET.
- Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley is paired with Andrew Novak at 12:38 p.m. ET. Novak is 13th in the latest rankings for the U.S. team and he'll get a change to impress his potential boss for at least 18 holes.
- The noon E.T. pairing consists of Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland.
Thursday tee times for the 2025 Tour Championship
| Tee Time | Players |
|---|---|
| 11:16 a.m. ET | Chris Gotterup, Akshay Bhatia |
| 11:27 a.m. ET | Jacob Bridgeman, Sungjae Im |
| 11:38 a.m. ET | Nick Taylor, Harry Hall |
| 11:49 a.m. ET | Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry |
| 12 p.m. ET | Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland |
| 12:16 p.m. ET | Corey Conners, Patrick Cantlay |
| 12:27 p.m. ET | Sam Burns, Brian Harman |
| 12:38 p.m. ET | Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley |
| 12:49 p.m. ET | Cameron Young, Ludvig Åberg |
| 1 p.m. ET | Harris English, Justin Thomas |
| 1:16 p.m. ET | Robert MacIntyre, Maverick McNealy |
| 1:27 p.m. ET | Russell Henley, Sepp Straka |
| 1:38 p.m. ET | Tommy Fleetwood, Ben Griffin |
| 1:49 p.m. ET | J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose |
| 2 p.m. ET | Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy |
Where to watch, stream, follow the Tour Championship
First round, Thursday, Aug. 21
11 a.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
12 p.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET, PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM
1 pm. to 6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tour Championship 2025 Thursday first-round marquee pairings, tee times
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