- The 2025 Masters features 95 players in the field.
- Past winners of the Masters enjoy a lifetime exemption into the field.
- Another qualification path focuses on players' performance at other majors.
There will be 95 players in the 2025 Masters. There were 96 until Vijay Singh withdrew on Monday.
It has the fewest players of any major golf tournament.
Here are all the ways players can qualify for the 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.
When is the Masters?
The 2025 Masters takes place from Augusta National Golf Club on April 10-13.
Across the four major championships, the Masters consistently features as the first major on the calendar with golfers playing the same course each year. The PGA Championship, U.S. Open and British Open rotate courses each year.
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