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see also: Justin Hastings, The Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club
2024 U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester is paired with defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas
Five amateurs will tee it up at Augusta National this week for the Master's Tournament.
2024 U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester, 2024 U.S. Amateur runner-up Noah Kent, NCAA Division I individual national champion Hiroshi Tai, Latin American Amateur champion Justin Hastings, and 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Evan Beck are the amateurs in the field this week.
Usually, the British Amateur winner and the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship winner receive an exemption as well, but Jacob Skov Olesen and Wenyi Ding have since turned pro.
Ballester is the No. 8 ranked player in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings, and Beck is the No. 2 ranked player in the AmateurGolf.com Mid-Amateur Rankings.
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Here are the full tee times and pairings for the amateurs this week so you can follow their first two rounds.
Jose Luis Ballester
Paired with Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas
Tee time: Thursday 10:15 a.m. ET; Friday 1:23 p.m ET
Justin Hastings
Paired with Nick Taylor and Dustin Johnson
Tee time: Thursday 12:11 p.m. ET; Friday 9:03 a.m. ET
Evan Beck
Paired with Matthieu Pavon and Bubba Watson
Tee time: Thursday 11:21 a.m. ET; Friday 8:13 a.m. ET
Noah Kent
Paired with Bernhard Langer and Will Zalatoris
Tee time: Thursday 8:35 a.m. ET; Friday 11:49 a.m. ET
Hiroshi Tai
Paired with Charl Schwartzel and Denny McCarthy
Tee time: Thursday 11:49 a.m. ET; Friday 8:35 a.m. ET
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