Golf icons Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson teed off the 90th Masters Tournament with the Honorary Starters ceremony Thursday in Augusta, Ga.

The trio of Masters champions of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player opened up the week of play for the fifth time as a trio. Nicklaus took his place as an Honorary Starter in 2010, joined by Player in 2012 and Watson in 2022. Following the ceremony, the first tee time of Johnny Keefer and Haotong Li took to the course at 7:40 a.m. ET.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jack Nicklaus has put together an incredible Masters highlight reel during his career, but you probably won't see Thursday's ceremonial tee shot on there.

The 90th playing of the Masters Tournament has officially begun following Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson's honorary opening tee shots

Gary Player will serve as the honorary starter at the Masters on Thursday, but his son Wayne will not be present.

Fred Couples was at 2 under through 14 holes, and you could almost hear the murmurs and whispers around Augusta National. But then the 66-year-old former Masters winner went 8 over in a three-hole stretch with his round crumbling around him.

Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player are set to begin the 2026 Masters with ceremonial opening tee shots at Augusta National.