The Masters field: Who’s headed to Augusta?
Here’s a full rundown of the players invited to make the trip to Augusta National for this year’s Masters
It’s one of professional golf’s greatest feelings – when that precious envelope with the Augusta National logo comes through the door.
It signals an invite to the Masters Tournament and a precious chance to tee it up at the year’s first major among the pine trees and azaleas.
Though the Masters is an invitational event, there are a number of different criteria to qualify – and the early spring often becomes a race as players try to book their spots.
It all comes to an end following the Valero Texas Open when the field is finally confirmed.
Much like the other three major championships, Augusta National hasn’t restricted the playing rights of those who have moved to LIV Golf.
Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, and the defending champion Jon Rahm are among a handful of players set to play in the tournament, and attend the Champions Dinner, as past winners.
Rory McIlroy will return trying once more to complete the Grand Slam, and five-time champion Tiger Woods will also be in the field – five years after he stunned the world by winning his 15th major trophy at Augusta in 2019.
But who has currently got an invite, and is on their way to Georgia in the next week of April? While some of these players are very unlikely to tee it up – such as Sir Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam – let’s take a look at who is eligible to play right now…
The Masters field – who have invites been sent to?
Tommy Aaron (not playing)
Keegan Bradley
Akshay Bhatia
Angel Cabrera (not playing)
Eric Cole
Corey Conners
Charles Coody (not playing)
Fred Couples
Ben Crenshaw
Cameron Davis
Santiago De la Fuente (amateur)
Harris English
Austin Eckroat
Nick Faldo (not playing)
Raymond Floyd (not playing)
Ryan Fox
Lucas Glover
Emiliano Grillo
Adam Hadwin
Stewart Hagestad
Russell Henley
Ryo Histasune
Lee Hodges
Sungjae Im
Trevor Immelman (not playing)
Stephen Jaeger
Dustin Johnson
Tom Kim
Si Woo Kim
Kurt Kitayama
Jake Knapp
Christo Lamprecht (amateur)
Bernhard Langer (not playing)
Luke List
Peter Malnati
Sandy Lyle (not playing)
Denny McCarthy
Rory McIlroy
Adrian Meronk
Phil Mickelson
Larry Mize (not playing)
Taylor Moore
Grayson Murray
Jack Nicklaus (not playing)
Mark O’Meara (not playing)
Jose Maria Olazabal
Thorbjorn Olesen
Matthieu Pavon
Gary Player (not playing)
JT Poston
Jon Rahm
Patrick Reed
Adam Schenk
Charl Schwartzel
Adam Scott
Neal Shipley
Vijay Singh
Craig Stadler (not playing)
Jasper Stubbs (amateur)
Nick Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Erik van Rooyen
Camilo Villegas
Tom Watson (not playing)
Mike Weir
Danny Willett
Gary Woodland
Tiger Woods
Ian Woosnam (not playing)
Cameron Young
Will Zalatoris
Fuzzy Zoeller (not playing)
How do you qualify for the Masters?
An invitation to play at Augusta National Golf Club is a dream come true for any golfer. But how do you qualify for the Masters and what are the rules behind Masters qualification? The Masters Committee don’t just hand these out for fun, you know?
There are, in fact, 19 different ways to get in – and we’ve broken them all down right here.
Now have your say
What do you make of this year’s Masters field? Who might be donning the Green Jacket in April? Let us know by leaving a comment on X.
Matt Chivers
Now on the wrong side of 25, Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.
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