Golf’s most select field takes us to Augusta National, one of the world’s most select golf clubs, for the year’s first Major – here’s how they made it in.
The field this year will comprise of no more than 87 players after Brooks Koepka’s withdrawal due to injury, the return of Tiger Woods and one spot open to the winner of the Houston Open unless he’s already qualified.
19 ways to play in The Masters:
- Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
- US Open Champions (Five years)
- British Open Champions (Five years)
- PGA Champions (Five years)
- Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
- Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One year)
- Current US Amateur Champion (7-A) (One year) and the runner-up (7-B) to the current US Amateur Champion
- Current British Amateur Champion (One year)
- Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
- Current Latin America Amateur Champion
- Current US Mid-Amateur Champion
- The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters Tournament
- The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s US Open Championship
- The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s British Open Championship
- The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
- Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters
- Those qualifying for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship
- The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
- The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament
