How Many Golfers Play in the Masters?

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Fred Couples, left, and Tiger Woods watch Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, putt on the 13th green during a practice for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Augusta, Ga.
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Ryan Hannable @RyanHannable Apr 11, 2024, 8:24 AM

There will be 89 players in the 2024 Masters.

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.

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Ryan Hannable

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Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”

Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, “The Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.”