AUGUSTA, Ga. — Canada will be represented by three players at the Masters this week, with Nick Taylor, Corey Conners and former champion Mike Weir all set to tee it up at Augusta National.
Taylor, Conners and Weir are among a field featuring players from around the world competing in the season’s first major.
Taylor, of Abbotsford, B.C., will play alongside Americans Keegan Bradley and Ryan Gerard in the opening two rounds. Their group is scheduled to tee off at 9:31 a.m. EDT on Thursday and 12:44 p.m. on Friday. Taylor’s best result at the Masters is a tie for 29th, recorded in 2020.
Conners, from Listowel, Ont., is grouped with England’s Harry Hall and American Michael Brennan. They are set to begin play at 12:44 p.m. on Thursday and 9:19 a.m. on Friday. Conners has twice finished tied for sixth at Augusta National (2020, 2022), the best result among the Canadians in the field.
Weir, the 2003 Masters champion from Brights Grove, Ont., will play with American Wyndham Clark and Argentina’s amateur Mateo Pulcini. Their tee times are 11:27 a.m. on Thursday and 8:02 a.m. on Friday. Weir’s victory in 2003 remains the best result by a Canadian at the Masters.
The Masters begins Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club.
