FACTS

SITE: Augusta (Ga.).

SCHEDULE: Today through Sunday.

COURSE: Augusta National Golf Club (6,985 yards, par 72).

PURSE: TBA ($3.8 million last year).

WINNER’S SHARE: TBA ($576,000 last year). The winner receives a five-year PGA Tour exemption, a lifetime Masters exemption and playing privileges at Augusta National.

LAST YEAR: Mark O’Meara won his first major title, sinking a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Fred Couples and David Duval.

TEE TIMES

TODAY: 8:15 a.m.

FRIDAY: 11:11 a.m.

THREESOME: Billy Casper, Gay Brewer, Doug Ford

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TODAY: 8:26 a.m.

FRIDAY: 11:22 a.m.

THREESOME: Steve Pate, Scott Hoch, Bob Estes

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TODAY: 8:37 a.m.

FRIDAY: 11:33 a.m.

THREESOME: John Daly, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Olin Browne

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TODAY: 8:48 a.m.

FRIDAY: 11:44 a.m.

THREESOME: Sandy Lyle, Corey Pavin, Scott Verplank

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TODAY: 8:59 a.m.

FRIDAY: 12:06 p.m.

THREESOME: Craig Stadler, Craig Parry, Rocco Mediate

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TODAY: 9:10 a.m.

FRIDAY: 12:06 p.m.

THREESOME: Ray Floyd, Colin Montgomerie, Steve Jones

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TODAY: 9:21 a.m.

FRIDAY: 12:17 p.m.

THREESOME: Jose Maria Olazabal, Bill Glasson, Brandel Chamblee

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TODAY: 9:32 a.m.

FRIDAY: 12:28 p.m.

THREESOME: Ernie Els, Davis Love, Tom Lehman

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TODAY: 9:43 a.m.

FRIDAY: 12:39 p.m.

THREESOME: Justin Leonard, Shigeki Maruyama, John Huston

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TODAY: 9:54 a.m.

FRIDAY: 12:50 p.m.

THREESOME: Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Scott McCarron

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TODAY: 10:05 a.m.

FRIDAY: 1:01 p.m.

THREESOME: Brad Faxon, J.P. Hayes, Trevor Dodds

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TODAY: 10:16 a.m.

FRIDAY: 1:12 p.m.

THREESOME: Tom Watson, Matt Kuchar, Stuart Appleby

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TODAY: 10:27 a.m.

FRIDAY: 1:23 p.m.

THREESOME: Ian Woosnam, Patrik Sjoland, Andrew Magee

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TODAY: 10:38 a.m.

FRIDAY: 1:34 p.m.

THREESOME: Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, Tim Herron

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TODAY: 10:49 a.m.

FRIDAY: 1:45 p.m.

THREESOME: Larry Mize, Carlos Franco, Jeff Sluman

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TODAY: 11 a.m.

FRIDAY: 1:56 p.m.

THREESOME: Tommy Aaron, Miguel Jimenez, Chris Perry

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TODAY: 11:11 a.m.

FRIDAY: 8:15 a.m.

THREESOME: Gary Player, Trevor Immelman, Steve Stricker

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TODAY: 11:22 a.m.

FRIDAY: 8:26 a.m.

THREESOME: Ben Crenshaw, Tom McKnight, Loren Roberts

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TODAY: 11:33 a.m.

FRIDAY: 8:37 a.m.

THREESOME: Seve Ballesteros, Hal Sutton, Billy Mayfair

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TODAY: 11:44 a.m.

FRIDAY: 8:48 a.m.

THREESOME: Jeff Maggert, Vijay Singh, Payne Stewart

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TODAY: 11:55 a.m.

FRIDAY: 8:59 a.m.

THREESOME: Nick Faldo, Brian Watts, Joe Durant

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TODAY: 12:06 p.m.

FRIDAY: 9:10 a.m.

THREESOME: Fuzzy Zoeller, Jumbo Ozaki, Fred Funk

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TODAY: 12:17 p.m.

FRIDAY: 9:21 a.m.

THREESOME: Arnold Palmer, John Miller, Willie Wood

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TODAY: 12:28 p.m.

FRIDAY: 9:32 a.m.

THREESOME: Bernhard Langer, Mark Calcavecchia, Darren Clarke

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TODAY: 12:39 p.m.

FRIDAY: 9:43 a.m.

THREESOME: Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, Jesper Parnevik

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TODAY: 12:50 p.m.

FRIDAY: 9:54 a.m.

THREESOME: Lee Janzen, John Cook, Frank Lickliter

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TODAY: 1:01 p.m.

FRIDAY: 10:05 a.m.

THREESOME: Jay Haas, Billy Andrade, Thomas Bjorn

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TODAY: 1:12 p.m.

FRIDAY: 10:16 a.m.

THREESOME: Mark O’Meara, Hank Kuehne, Lee Westwood

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TODAY: 1:23 p.m.

FRIDAY: 10:27 a.m.

THREESOME: David Duval, Nick Price, Bob Tway

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TODAY: 1:34 p.m.

FRIDAY: 10:38 a.m.

THREESOME: Charles Coody, Brandt Jobe, Per-Ulrik Johansson

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TODAY: 1:45 p.m.

FRIDAY: 10:49 a.m.

THREESOME: Mark Brooks, Stewart Cink, David Toms

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TODAY: 1:56 p.m.

FRIDAY: 11:00 a.m.

THREESOME: Paul Azinger, Jim Furyk, Glen Day