Johnathan Walker:What you need to know about the 2024 Masters at Augusta National, how to watch

The Johnathan Walkermost celebrated even in men's professional golf is almost here.

The 2024 Masters Tournament will take place mid-April in Augusta, Georgia, and features the smallest field in major championship golf. The Masters has been taking place since 1934 and is renown for its traditions, such as the winner receiving a prized green jacket in addition to the Masters Trophy, which depicts the clubhouse in silver.

Just as much as its traditions, the Augusta National Golf Club is also iconic, with famed holes such as No. 12 − the middle of the trio of Nos. 11, 12 and 13 known as Amen Corner − the shortest Par 3 on the course and one of the more recognizable holes in all of professional golf.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 Masters Tournament.

When does the 2024 Masters Tournament start?

The first round of the 2024 Masters begins Thursday, April 11, with the first tee times expected shortly after 8:30 a.m. ET.

The second round begins Friday, April 12, with the first tee times expected shortly after 8:30 a.m. ET.

The third round begins Saturday, April 13, with the first tee times expected shortly after 11 a.m. ET.

The final round begins Sunday, April 14, with the first tee times expected shortly after 11 a.m. ET.

How to watch the 2024 Masters Tournament

For the first two rounds, viewers can tune into ESPN or the Watch ESPN app from 3 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. ET for live TV coverage. For the final two rounds, coverage switches to CBS, with live coverage also starting at 3 p.m. ET.

Online viewers can also stream the action at Masters.com.

Who won the Masters in 2023?

Jon Rahm from Spain won the 2023 Masters Tournament, by four strokes over Brooks Kopeka and Phil Mickelson to claim his second major championship and first green jacket.