The Masters’ first-round starts Thursday, April 5, and it will be streamed on a number of different options, including fuboTV (free trial) and Paramount + (free trial).

Tiger Woods returns for his 25th appearance with hopes his course knowledge can compensate for battered legs as he pursues another green jacket. Rory McIlroy gets another crack at the one major that keeps him from the career Grand Slam. No one has won the Masters back-to-back since Woods in 2002, and with Scottie Scheffler the No. 1 player in the world, he has an excellent chance.

The forecast is for the weather to turn nasty on the weekend. The real storm has been brewing for the last 10 months since the launch of LIV Golf and the 18 players at the Masters who defected to the rival league for its Saudi riches.

There have been accusations that LIV Golf isn’t serious competition with its 54-hole events, and even some name-calling — Fred Couples referred to Phil Mickelson as a “nut bag” — of LIV players for turning their backs on the tour that made them famous.

All that gets set aside on Thursday when the players — professional and amateur, PGA Tour loyalists and those with LIV — have one thing in common.

When is Round 1 of the Masters

The Masters begins at 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 6.

Will it be live streamed?

Paramount+

Paramount+ will live stream early coverage before television begins its broadcast.

Paramount+, which offers a 7-day free trial,and features more than 20,000 episodes and movies from ViacomCBS family, which includes CBS, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and more.

There are two tiers to the streaming service. For $4.99 per month, you get limited commercials. For $9.99 per month, there are no commercials. Both tiers come with the 7-day free trial.

It will include:

• Featured Groups — 9:10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Amen Corner — 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Holes 15 & 16 — 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.

FuboTV

FuboTV will begin its coverage at 2 p.m. and run until 6:30 p.m.

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

The “fubo premiere”package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.

Will it be televised?

ESPN will broadcast the Masters from 2 to 6:30 p.m.

Tee times and pairings

• 6:40 a.m. — Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson (Honorary Starters)
• 7 a.m. — Mike Weir, Kevin Na
• 7:12 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Scott Stallings, Matthew McClean
• 7:24 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch
• 7:36 a.m. — Fred Couples, Russell Henley, Alex Noren
• 7:48 a.m. — Adrian Meronk, Kevin Kisner, Louis Oosthuizen
• 8 a.m. — Larry Mize, Min Woo Lee, Harrison Crowe
• 8:12 a.m. — Sergio Garcia, Kazuki Higa, Keith Mitchell
• 8:24 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Adam Svensson, Sahith Theegala
• 8:36 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Mackenzie Hughes, Thomas Pieters
• 8:48 a.m. — Bubba Watson, Seamus Power, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
• 9:06 a.m. — Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley
• 9:18 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
• 9:30 a.m. — Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Kurt Kitayama
• 9:42 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young
• 9:54 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im
• 10:06 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Cameron Champ
• 10:18 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Taylor Moore, Aldrich Potgieter
• 10:30 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau
• 10:42 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Mito Pereira, Ben Carr
• 10:54 a.m. — Danny Willett, Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka
• 11:12 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, K.H. Lee
• 11:24 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim
• 11:36 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Harris English, Ryan Fox
• 11:48 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Gordon Sargent
• 12 p.m. — Brian Harman, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton
• 12:12 p.m. — Dustin Johnson, Corey Conners, Justin Rose
• 12:24 p.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris
• 12:36 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Sam Bennett
• 12:48 p.m. — Tom Kim, Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns
• 1 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Tony Finau

The Associated Press contributed to this report.