Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry among later starters at the Masters

McIlroy will play alongside Ludvig Aberg and Akshay Bhatia for the first two rounds at Augusta National.

LATE START: Rory McIlroy walks up the 10th fairway during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament. Pic: AP Photo/Matt Slocum.

Rory McIlroy will be among the later starters as he bids to win the 89th Masters and complete the career grand slam.

McIlroy, who has won twice ahead of the Masters for the first time in his career, will play alongside Ryder Cup team-mate Ludvig Aberg and American Akshay Bhatia for the first two rounds at Augusta National, teeing off at 1.12pm local time (6.12pm Irish time) on Thursday.