It is not luck, but quality, which influences when it comes to being part of the list of players who will play this week’s Masters at Augusta. To gain access to one of the coveted places in the first major of the season, it is necessary to exhibit many sporting merits. And if not, look at the selection criteria required to compete in the tournament.
1. Winners of the Masters (the right to play it is for life)
2. U.S. Open winners (five-year exemption)
British Open winners(five-year exemption)
4. Winners of the PGA Championship(five-year exemption)
5. Winners of The Players Championship (three-year exemption).
6. Current Olympic Games gold medalists
7. Current U.S. Amateur (7-A) champion (one year exemption) and the runner-up (7-B).
8. Current British Amateur champion ( one year exemption).
9. Current Asia-Pacific Amateur champion
10. Current Latin America Amateur champion
11. Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
12. Top 12 players, including ties, from the previous edition of the Masters
13. The first 12 players, including tied players, of the previous edition of the U.S. Open
14. Top 4 players, including ties, of the previous edition of the British Open
15. The first 4 players, including tied, of the previous edition of the PGA Championship
16. Individual winners of PGA Tour tournaments who earn the necessary points to play in the final tournament of the season, the Tour Championship, from the previous Masters through the current edition
17. Those who qualified to play in the Tour Championship last season
18. The top 50 of the World Ranking at the end of last year
19. The top 50 of the World Ranking during the week before the current Masters
20. Special invitations to international players by the Masters Committee.
The players who will compete in the Masters this week are the following, in alphabetical order of surname and with indication of the section through which they have qualified for the tournament:
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand (18,19)
Daniel Berger, United States (16,17,18,19)
Wesley Bryan, United States (16)
Angel Cabrera, Argentina (1)
Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain (14,18,19)
Patrick Cantlay, United States (16,17,18,19)
Paul Casey, England (12,16,17,18,19)
Kevin Chappell, United States (12,16,17,18,19)
Austin Cook, United States (16)
Fred Couples, United States (1)
Jason Day, Australia (4,5,16,17,18,19)
Bryson DeChambeau, United States (16)
Jason Dufner, United States (4,16,17,18,19)
Harry Ellis, England (8)
Tony Finau, United States (17,18,19)
Ross Fisher, England (18,19)
Matthew Fitzpatrick, England (18,19)
Tommy Fleetwood, England (13,18,19)
Rickie Fowler, United States (5,12,17,18,19)
Dylan Frittelli, South Africa (19)
Sergio Garcia, Spain (1,17,18,19)
Doug Ghim, United States (7-B)
Branden Grace, South Africa (18,19)
Adam Hadwin, Canada (17,19)
Brian Harman, United States (13,16,17,18,19)
Tyrrell Hatton, England (18,19)
Russell Henley, United States (12,17,18)
Charley Hoffman, United States (17,18,19)
Billy Horschel, United States (16)
Yuta Ikeda, Japan (18)
Trevor Immelman, South Africa (1)
Dustin Johnson, United States (2,16,17,18,19)
Zach Johnson, United States (1,3,18)
Martin Kaymer, Germany (2)
Si Woo Kim, Korea (5,18,19)
Kevin Kisner, United States (16,17,18,19)
Patton Kizzire, United States (16)
Satoshi Kodaira, Japan (19)
Matt Kuchar, United States (12,14,17,18,19)
Bernhard Langer, Germany (1)
Marc Leishman, Australia (16,17,18,19)
Haotong Li, China (14.19)
Yuxin Lin, China (9)
Sandy Lyle, Scotland (1)
Hideki Matsuyama, Japan (12,13,16,17,18,19)
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland (3,4,12,14,16,18,19)
Phil Mickelson, United States (1,3,16,18,19)
Yusaku Miyazato, Japan (18)
Larry Mize, United States (1)
Francesco Molinari, Italy (15,18,19)
Ryan Moore, United States (12)
Joaquin Niemann, Chile (10)
Alex Noren, Sweden (18,19)
Mark O’Meara, United States (1)
Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain (1)
Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa (15,18,19)
Matt Parziale, United States (11)
Pat Perez, United States (16,17,18,19)
Thomas Pieters, Belgium (12,18,19)
Ted Potter Jr., United States (16)
Ian Poulter, England (19) Jon Rahm, Spain (16,17,18,19)
Chez Reavie, United States (19)
Doc Redman, United States (7-A)
Patrick Reed, United States (15,17,18,19)
Justin Rose, England (2,12,16,17,18,19)
Xander Schauffele, United States (16,17,18,19)
Charl Schwartzel, South Africa (1,12,18)
Adam Scott, Australia (1,12,18)
Shubhankar Sharma, India (20)
Webb Simpson, United States (17,18,19)
Vijay Singh, Fiji (1)
Cameron Smith, Australia (19)
Jordan Spieth, United States (1,2,3,12,16,17,18,19)
Kyle Stanley, United States (16,17,18,19)
Brendan Steele, United States (16,18,19)
Henrik Stenson, Sweden (3,16,18,19)
Justin Thomas, United States (4,16,17,18,19)
Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela (16,17,18)
Jimmy Walker, United States (4)
Bubba Watson, United States (1,16,19)
Mike Weir, Canada (1)
Bernd Wiesberger, Austria (18)
Danny Willett, England (1)
Gary Woodland, United States (16,17,19)
Tiger Woods, United States (1)
Ian Woosnam, Wales (1)
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