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We are less than a month away from the most prestigious golf tournament of the year as we head to Augusta National for the 2024 Masters.
Official invitations for the men's first major championship of the year were sent out during the week before Christmas, quite the holiday treat, but players can still qualify by winning events.
Jon Rahm may have moved to LIV Golf but automatically qualifies for the rest of his career due to being a Masters champion after he won last year's tournament in a tremendous final-day showdown with Brooks Koepka.
The Sporting News takes a look at who has been invited to this year's competition along with how they qualified for the first major of the golf calendar.
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There are 103 amateurs and pros, including past champions who have lifetime qualification, that have been invited to play this year.
However, the number of golfers that are expected to play is set to be between 80 and 90.
Here are all the players who have received an invite along with how they qualified. There are 19 ways to qualify for The Masters. Click here to skip down for an explanation of all 19 methods to qualify.
***Last updated: April 8***
Golfer | Qualification method | Golfer | Qualification method |
*Tommy Aaron | 1 | Min Woo Lee | 19 |
Byeong Hun An | 20 | Luke List | 17 |
Ludvig Aberg | 17, 19 | Shane Lowry | 3, 19 |
Akshay Bhatia | 17 | ||
Keegan Bradley | 17, 18, 19 | *Sandy Lyle | 1 |
Sam Burns | 18, 19 | Peter Malnati | 17 |
*Angel Cabrera | 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 1, 3, 17, 19 |
Patrick Cantlay | 18, 19 | Denny McCarthy | 19 |
Wyndham Clark | 2, 14, 17, 18, 19 | Rory McIlroy | 13, 17, 18, 19 |
Eric Cole | 19 | Adrian Meronk | 19 |
Corey Conners | 18, 19 | Phil Mickelson | 1, 4, 13 |
*Charles Coody | 1 | *Larry Mize | 1 |
Fred Couples | 1 | Taylor Moore | 18 |
*Ben Crenshaw | 1 | Collin Morikawa | 3, 4, 13, 19 |
Cam Davis | 16, 19 | Grayson Murray | 18 |
Jason Day | 17, 19 | *Jack Nicklaus | 1 |
Santiago De la Fuente (a) | 10 | Joaquin Niemann | Special invite |
Bryson DeChambeau | 2, 16 | *Mark O'Meara | 1 |
Nick Dunlap | 17 | Jose Maria Olzabal | 1 |
Austin Eckroat | 17 | Thorbjorn Olesen | Special invite |
Harris English | 19 | Matthieu Pavon | 17 |
*Nick Faldo | 1 | *Gary Player | 1 |
Tony Finau | 17, 18, 19 | J.P. Poston | 19 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | 2, 13, 17, 18, 19 | Jon Rahm | 1, 2, 15, 17, 18, 19 |
Tommy Fleetwood | 18, 19 | Patrick Reed | 1, 13 |
*Raymond Floyd | 1 | Justin Rose | 19 |
Rickie Fowler | 17, 18, 19 | Xander Schauffele | 18, 19 |
Ryan Fox | 19 | Scottie Scheffler | 1, 5, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 |
Sergio Garcia | 1 | Adam Schenk | 18, 19 |
Lucas Glover | 17, 18, 19 | Charl Schwartzel | 1 |
Emiliano Grillo | 17, 18, 19 | Adam Scott | 1, 19 |
Adam Hadwin | 19 | Neal Shipley (a) | 7 |
Stewart Hagestad (a) | 11 | Vijay Singh | 1 |
Brian Harman | 3, 17, 18, 19 | Cameron Smith | 3, 5, 14, 19 |
Tyrrell Hatton | 18, 19 | Jordan Spieth | 1, 13, 18, 19 |
Russell Henley | 13, 18, 19 | *Craig Stadler | 1 |
Ryo Histasune | Special invite | Sepp Straka | 15, 17, 18, 19 |
Lee Hodges | 17 | Jasper Stubbs (a) | 9 |
Nicolai Hojgaard | 19 | Nick Taylor | 17, 18 |
Max Homa | 18, 19 | Sahith Theegala | 13, 17, 19 |
Viktor Hovland | 13, 16, 17, 18, 19 | Justin Thomas | 4, 19 |
Sungjae Im | 18, 19 | Erik van Rooyen | 17 |
*Trevor Immelman | 1 | Camilo Villegas | 17 |
Dustin Johnson | 1 | *Tom Watson | 1 |
Zach Johnson | 1 | Bubba Watson | 1 |
Si Woo Kim | 18, 19 | Mike Weird | 1 |
Tom Kim | 15, 17, 18, 19 | Danny Willett | 1 |
Chris Kirk | 17 | Gary Woodland | 2 |
Kurt Kitayama | 16, 19 | Tiger Woods | 1 |
Jake Knapp | 18 | *Ian Woosnam | 1 |
Brooks Koepka | 4, 13, 16, 17, 19 | Cameron Young | 13, 19 |
Christo Lamprecht (a) | 8 | Will Zalatoris | 19 |
*Bernhard Langer | 1 | *Fuzzy Zoeller | 1 |
* Indicates past champion not playing
Here are the 19 ways to qualify for the Masters and full list of exemptions:
Tiger Woods will be playing at this year's Masters despite a long-term battle with injuries.
The 48-year-old was included in the official list of players taking part at Augusta this year on the Masters website.
Woods is still recovering from his ankle surgery last year, and there are concerns over how his fitness may impact his performance. That being said, he has never missed the cut at the Masters as a pro.
The Masters Par 3 Contest will air on ESPN, and it can be streamed on Fubo and ESPN+. Rounds 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Masters will be split between CBS and ESPN, and they can also be streamed on Paramount+ and Fubo, respectively.
Date | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
Wednesday, April 10 (Par 3 Contest) | Noon-3 p.m. | ESPN+ |
3-5 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo | |
Thursday, April 11 (Round 1) | 3-7:30 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo |
Friday, April 12 (Round 2) | 3-7:30 p.m. | ESPN, Fubo |
Saturday, April 13 (Round 3) | 3-7 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+ |
Sunday, April 14 (Round 4) | 2-7 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+ |