There isn’t a golfer in the world who hasn’t dreamt of hearing the starter on the first tee at Augusta National say “Fore please, now driving …” followed by their name echoing among the patrons. For 96 fortunate folks (with another potentially to be added at the conclusion of the Valero Texas Open), that dream is about to be fulfilled after earning an invitation to compete in the 2025 Masters.
Whether you’re a past champion making your 41st and final start (Bernhard Langer) or one of the 21 rookies trying to see if they can join Gene Sarazen (1935) and Fuzzy Zoeller (1979) as the only first-time players to win a green jacket, the feeling never gets old.
As Thursday’s first round creeps closer, the question on many minds is who will be paired with who. Tradition means defending champion Scottie Scheffler share a tee time with U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester. If history holds, several of the 19 of the past champions in the field will likely be paired with other first-time players in a nod to bridging different generations of players. There’s also the curiosity of how Masters officials will handle the 12 LIV golfers competing this week.
Below is the complete player field. Tee times have yet to be set, but check back here and we’ll have them posted as soon as they go live.
Players
Ludvig Aberg, 13, 17 (Genesis Invitational), 18, 19, 20
Byeong Hun An, 18, 19, 20
Jose Luis Ballester (a), 7-A
Evan Beck (a), 11
Daniel Berger, 20
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, 18
Akshay Bhatia, 18, 19, 20
Keegan Bradley, 17 (BMW), 18, 19, 20
Sam Burns, 18, 19, 20
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Angel Cabrera, 1
Brian Campbell, 17 (Mexico Open)
Rafael Campos, 17 (Bermuda)
Laurie Canter, 20
Patrick Cantlay, 14, 18, 19, 20
Wyndham Clark, 2, 18, 19, 20
Corey Conners, 19, 20
Fred Couples, 1
Cameron Davis, 13, 17 (Rocket Mortgage)
Jason Day, 19, 20
Bryson DeChambeau, 2, 13, 14, 16, 17 (U.S. Open), 19, 20
Thomas Detry, 16, 17 (WM Phoenix Open), 20
Nick Dunlap, 19, 20
Nico Echavarria, 17 (Zozo Championship), 20
Austin Eckroat, 17 (World Wide Technology), 19
Harris English, 17 (Farmers), 20
Tony Finau, 14, 18, 19, 20
Matt Fitzpatrick, 2, 19
Tommy Fleetwood, 13, 18, 19, 20
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Sergio Garcia, 1
Lucas Glover, 19, 20
Max Greyserman, 19, 20
Brian Harman, 3, 19, 20
Justin Hastings (a), 10
Tyrrell Hatton, 13, 19, 20
Russell Henley, 17 (Arnold Palmer Invitational), 18, 19, 20
Joe Highsmith, 17 (Cognizant Classic)
Tom Hoge, 18
Nicolai Hojgaard, Special
Rasmus Hojgaard, 19
Max Homa, 13, 19
Billy Horschel, 15, 18, 19, 20
Viktor Hovland, 16, 17 (Valspar), 18, 19, 20
Sungjae Im, 18, 19, 20
Stephan Jaeger, 20
Dustin Johnson, 1
Zach Johnson, 1
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Noah Kent (a), 7-B
Michael Kim, 20
Tom Kim, 19, 20
Chris Kirk, 18
Patton Kizzire, 17 (Procore)
Brooks Koepka, 4
Bernhard Langer, 1
Thriston Lawrence, 15, 19
Min Woo Lee, 17 (Texas Children’s Houston Open), 19, 20
Shane Lowry, 18, 19, 20
Robert MacIntyre, 17 (RBC Canadian Open, Scottish Open), 18, 19, 20
Hideki Matsuyama, 1, 17 (FedEx St. Jude, Sentry), 18, 19, 20
Denny McCarthy, 19, 20
Matt McCarty, 17 (Black Desert), 19
Rory McIlroy, 5, 14, 17 (Wells Fargo, Pebble Beach, Players), 18, 19, 20
Maverick McNealy, 17 (RSM Classic), 19, 20
Phil Mickelson, 1, 4
Collin Morikawa, 3, 4, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20
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Joaquin Niemann, Special
Jose Maria Olazabal, 1
Matthieu Pavon, 13, 18, 19
Taylor Pendrith, 17 (CJ Cup Bryon Nelson), 18, 19, 20
J.T. Poston, 17 (Shriners Children’s Open), 19, 20
Jon Rahm, 1, 2, 19
Aaron Rai, 17 (Wyndham), 18, 19, 20
Patrick Reed, 1, 13
Davis Riley, 17 (Charles Schwab Challenge)
Justin Rose, 15, 19, 20
Xander Schaufelle, 3, 4, 13, 16, 17 (PGA, Open Championship), 18, 19, 20
Scottie Scheffler, 1, 5, 6, 13, 17 (RBC Heritage, Memorial, Travelers), 18, 19, 20
Adam Schenk, 13
Charl Schwartzel, 1
Adam Scott, 1, 18, 19, 20
Vijay Singh, 1
Cameron Smith, 3, 13
J.J. Spaun, 20
Jordan Spieth, 1
Sepp Straka, 17, 18, 19, 20
Hiroshi Tai (a), 12
Nick Taylor, 17 (Sony Open), 20
Sahith Theegala, 18, 19, 20
Justin Thomas, 4, 18, 19, 20
Davis Thompson, 17 (John Deere), 19, 20
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Jhonattan Vegas, 17 (3M Open)
Bubba Watson, 1
Mike Weir, 1
Danny Willett, 1
Cameron Young, 13, 19
Kevin Yu, 17 (Sanderson)
Will Zalatoris, 13
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Wenyi Ding, 9
Jacob Skov Olesen, 8
PAST CHAMPIONS NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY
Tommy Aaron
Charles Coody
Ben Crenshaw
Nick Faldo
Raymond Floyd
Trevor Immelman
Sandy Lyle
Larry Mize
Jack Nickaus
Mark O’Meara
Gary Player
Craig Stadler
Tom Watson
Tiger Woods
Ian Woosnam
Fuzzy Zoeller
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No club has tinkered with its golf course as often or as effectively over the decades as has Augusta National Golf Club, mainly to keep it competitive for the annual Masters Tournament, an event it has conducted since 1934, with time off during WWII. All that tinkering has resulted in an amalgamation of design ideas, with a routing by Alister Mackenzie and Bobby Jones, some Perry Maxwell greens, some Trent Jones water hazards, some Jack Nicklaus mounds and swales and, most recently, extensive rebunkering and tree planting by Tom Fazio. The tinkering continues, including the lengthening of the par-4 fifth in the summer of 2018, the lengthening of the 11th and 15th holes in 2022, and the addition of 35 yards to the famed par-5 13th in 2023. View Course Masters qualifying criteria
1: Masters champions (lifetime)
2: U.S. Open champions (five years)
3: Open champions (five years)
4: PGA champion (five years)
5: Players champion (three years)
6: Current Olympic gold medalist (one year)
7: Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up (one year)
8: Current British Amateur champion (one year)
9: Current Asia-Pacific Amateur champion (one year)
10: Current Latin America Amateur champion (one year)
11: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion (one year)
12: Current NCAA Division I Men’s Individual champion (one year)
13: First 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters
14: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s U.S. Open
15: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Open Championship
16: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
17: Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point FedEx Cup allocation, from previous Masters to current Masters
18: Those qualifying and eligible for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship
19: 50 leaders on the final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
20: 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters
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