Rory McIlroy Masters tee time: Northern Irishman's second round start time as he bids to close gap on leaders

Rory McIlroy, one of the most successful golfers in recent years, is missing just one title from his impressive collection - The Masters. The Northern Irishman has already begun his latest quest to secure the elusive green jacket at Augusta.

McIlroy suffered a nightmare finish to his first round at Augusta National on Thursday.

The world no.2 was performing well with four-under par through 14 holes until two double bogeys late in the round derailed his progress. McIlroy ended with a level-par 72, leaving him seven shots adrift of the leader Justin Rose.

The Holywood man will be hoping he can turn things around on Friday and close the gap on those above him on the leaderboard.

So, as the cut draws nearer, when will he play?

Here's all the information you need.

When does Rory McIlroy play?

McIlroy began his latest Masters campaign on Thursday evening, playing alongside Ludvig Åberg and Akshay Bhatia. He will once again be grouped with these two on Friday, teeing off at 2:58pm BST.

What about the rest of the tee times?

While McIlroy takes a break, some of his main competitors will be hitting the green slightly ahead of him. Patrick Cantlay is set to tee off at 2:25pm on Friday, grouped with Matt Fitzpatrick and Rasmus Hojgaard.

Just over ten minutes later, Brooks Koepka will join the action alongside Russell Henley and Sungjae Im. Jon Rahm will commence his second round at 3:26pm, playing with Tommy Fleetwood and Wyndham Clark.

Current champion Scottie Scheffler will also be participating in the second round, paired with Justin Thomas and US Amateur champ Jose Luis Ballester. They'll start their game at 6:23pm, just before Phil Mickelson steps onto the course with Jason Day and Keegan Bradley at 6:12pm.

Here are the full second round tee times:

12:40pm - Cameron Davis, Rafael Campos, Austin Eckroat.

12:51pm - Angel Cabrera, Laurie Canter, Adam Schenk.

1:02pm - Brian Campbell, Thriston Lawrence, Jose Maria Olazabal.

1:13pm - Bubba Watson, Matthieu Pavon, Evan Beck.

1:24pm - Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty, Christian Bezuidenhout.

1:35pm - Denny McCarthy, Hiroshi Tai, Charl Schwartzel.

1:52pm - Justin Rose, Max Homa, JJ Spaun.

2:03pm - Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor, Justin Hastings.

2:14pm - Sergio Garcia, Lucas Glover, Daniel Berger.

2:25pm - Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rasmus Hojgaard.

2:36pm - Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Sungjae Im.