Rory McIlroy paired with Phil Mickelson in Masters first two rounds

World number one Rory McIlroy will play the first two rounds of The Masters with Americans Phil Mickelson, a three-time champion at Augusta, and Ryan Moore.

The Northern Irishman is hoping to secure a third Major in a row, his first Masters title and complete a career grand slam in Georgia. If he does so, he will become just the sixth man to win all four Majors.

Elsewhere, 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods will join in-form Jimmy Walker and Welshman Jamie Donaldson on Thursday and Friday.

Woods's group will be the penultimate one out on Thursday, with the trio of Jason Day, Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler to close out the opening day's play.

Defending champion Bubba Watson, who is chasing a third title at Augusta, has been paired with England's Justin Rose and Korean Gunn Yang.

Young gun Jordan Spieth is one of the favourites for the title, and the 21-year-old will play with fellow top-four player Henrik Stenson on the opening two days.

The most compelling group to follow could be the trio of Ian Poulter, Keegan Bradley and Patrick Reed. The latter two have been America's talismans in the last two Ryder Cups, with Poulter famed for his performances in helping Europe win the last three matches against their counterparts from across the pond.

Tee times for first two rounds of 2015 Masters (British Summer Time)

Thursday, 12.45pm & Friday, 3.52pm: Charley Hoffman, Brian Harman Thursday, 12.56pm & Friday, 4.03pm: Larry Mize, Danny Willett, Byron Meth Thursday, 1.07pm & Friday, 4.14pm: Tom Watson, Gary Woodland, Camilo Villegas Thursday, 1.18pm & Friday, 4.25pm: Mike Weir, Ben Crane, Corey Conners Thursday, 1.29pm & Friday, 4.36pm: Vijay Singh, Russell Henley, Darren Clarke Thursday, 1.40pm & Friday, 4.47pm: Jose Maria Olazabal, Brendan Todd, Kevin Na Thursday, 1.51pm & Friday, 5.09pm: Jonas Blixt, Kevin Streelman, Stephen Gallacher Thursday, 2.02pm & Friday, 5.20pm: Patrick Reed, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter Thursday, 2.13pm & Friday, 5.31pm: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Anirban Lahiri Thursday, 2.24pm & Friday, 5.42pm: Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, Gunn Yang Thursday, 2.35pm & Friday, 5.53pm: Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Antonio Murdaca Thursday, 2.57pm & Friday, 6.04pm: Morgan Hoffman, Steve Stricker, Matt Every Thursday, 3.08pm & Friday, 6.15pm: Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner Thursday, 3.19pm & Friday, 6.26pm: Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey Thursday, 3.30pm & Friday, 6.37pm: Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sangmoon Bae Thursday, 3.41pm & Friday, 6.48pm: Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore Thursday, 3.52pm & Friday, 6.59pm: J.B Holmes, Martin Kaymer, Brandt Snedeker Thursday, 4.03pm & Friday, 12.45pm: Ian Woosnam, Erik Compton, Marc Leishman Thursday, 4.14pm & Friday, 12.56pm: Trevor Immelman, Kevin Stadler, Scott Harvey Thursday, 4.25pm & Friday, 1.07pm: Ben Martin, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale Thursday, 4.36pm & Friday, 1.18pm: Sandy Lyle, Seung-yul Noh, Bradley Neil Thursday, 4.47pm & Friday, 1.29pm: Bernhard Langer, Bernd Wiesberger, Geoff Ogilvy Thursday, 5.09pm & Friday, 1.40pm: Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els Thursday, 5.20pm & Friday, 1.51pm: Angel Cabrera, Louis Oosthuizen, Matias Dominguez Thursday, 5.31pm & Friday, 2.02pm: Mark O'Meara, Chris Kirk, Shane Lowry Thursday, 5.42pm & Friday, 2.13pm: Padraig Harrington, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Bjorn Thursday, 5.53pm & Friday, 2.24pm: James Hahn, Mikko Ilonen, Hunter Mahan Thursday, 6.04pm & Friday, 2.35pm: Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell Thursday, 6.15pm & Friday, 2.57pm: Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Billy Horschel Thursday, 6.26pm & Friday, 3.08pm: Fred Couples, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee Thursday, 6.37pm & Friday, 3.19pm: Luke Donald, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden Thursday, 6.48pm & Friday, 3.30pm: Tiger Woods, Jamie Donaldson, Jimmy Walker Thursday, 6.59pm & Friday, 3.41pm: Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler