How Do You Qualify for the Masters?

The Masters is perhaps the most prestigious tournament in all of golf.

It’s played every April at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia.

It’s known for several things, including the green jacket awarded to the winner and the annual champion’s dinner for all past champions.

The field is typically 80-90 players, smaller than a typical PGA Tour event.

So, how can players qualify?

Ways To Qualify for Masters

• Masters champions (Lifetime)
• US Open champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
• British Open champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
• PGA champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
• Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
• Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One year)
• Current US Amateur champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up to the current US Amateur champion
• Current British Amateur champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 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
• The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s US Open
• The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s British Open
• The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
• 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

The Masters Committee, at its discretion, also invites certain players not otherwise qualified.