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Masters 2026: Who is playing at Augusta National and how did they qualify?
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Masters 2026: Who is playing at Augusta National and how did they qualify?

With just a week to go until all eyes turn to the Masters Tournament, the field is almost complete. But who will be teeing it up at the first men's Major Championship of the year at Augusta National?

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As of March 30, 93 players are in line to play in the tournament, held from April 9-12.

This week provides one final chance for someone to secure a late invite, with the winner of the Valero Texas Open - if not already exempt - guarenteed a spot in Georgia.

Rory McIlroy will defend the title, having won the Green Jacket to complete the career Grand Slam last year.

Read on below for a list of players set to contest the 2026 Masters and how they came to secure their place.

Field for the 2026 Masters Tournament

Listed in alphabetical order, with the numbers for their routes of qualification after their name.

Ludvig Åberg (Sweden) 13, 18, 25, 26

Daniel Berger (USA) 26

Akshay Bhatia (USA) 17, 18, 25, 26

Keegan Bradley (USA) 17, 18, 25, 26

Michael Brennan (USA) 25, 26

Jacob Bridgeman (USA) 17, 18, 26

Sam Burns (USA) 18, 25, 26

Ángel Cabrera [Argentina] 1

Brian Campbell (USA) 17

Patrick Cantlay (USA) 18, 25, 26

Wyndham Clark (USA) 2, 15, 25

Corey Conners (Canada) 13, 18, 25, 26

Fred Couples (USA) 1

Jason Day (Australia) 13, 26

Bryson DeChambeau (USA) 2, 13, 16, 25, 26

Nicolas Echavarria (Colombia) 17, 26

Harris English (USA) 13, 15, 16, 18, 25, 26

# Ethan Fang (USA) 8

Matt Fitzpatrick (England) 2, 15, 17, 25, 26

Tommy Fleetwood (England) 17, 18, 25, 26

Ryan Fox (New Zealand) 17, 25, 26

Sergio Garcia (Spain) (1)

Ryan Gerard (USA) 25, 26

Chris Gotterup (USA) 15, 17, 18, 25, 26

Max Greyserman (USA) 25

Ben Griffin (USA) 17, 18, 25, 26

Harry Hall (USA) 18

Brian Harman (USA) 3, 18, 25, 26

Tyrrell Hatton (USA) 14, 25, 26

Russell Henley (USA) 18, 25, 26

# Jackson Herrington (USA) 7

Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark) 26

Rasmus Højgaard (Denmark) 25

# Brandon Holtz (USA) 11

Max Homa (USA) 13

Viktor Hovland (Norway) 14, 18, 25, 26

# Mason Howell (USA) 7

Sungjae Im (South Korea) 13, 25

Casey Jarvis (USA) 24

Dustin Johnson (USA) 1

Zach Johnson (USA) (1, 13

Naoyuki Kataoka (Japan) 21

John Keefer (USA) 25

Si Woo Kim (South Korea) 25, 26

Michael Kim (USA) 25

Kurt Kitayama (USA) 17, 25, 26

Brooks Koepka (USA) 4

# Fifa Laopakdee (Thailand) 9

Min Woo Lee (Australia) 25, 26

Haotong Li (China) 15

Shane Lowry (Ireland) 18, 25, 26

Robert MacIntyre (Scotland) 14, 18, 25, 26

Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 1, 18, 25, 26

Matt McCarty (USA) 26

Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 1, 5, 13, 18, 25, 26

Tom McKibbin (Northern Ireland) 22

Maverick McNealy (USA) 18, 25, 26

Phil Mickelson (USA) 1, 4

Collin Morikawa (USA) 3, 17, 18, 25, 26

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Denmark) 23, 25

Alex Noren (Sweden) 25, 26

Andrew Novak (USA) 18, 25, 26

Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) (1)

Carlos Ortiz (Mexico) 14

Marco Penge (England) 20, 25, 26

Aldrich Potgieter (South Africa) 17

# Mateo Pulcini (Argentina) 10

Jon Rahm (Spain) 1, 2, 26

Aaron Rai (England) 25, 26

Patrick Reed (USA) 1, 13, 25, 26

# Kristoffer Reitan (Norway) 25, 26

Davis Riley (USA) 16

Justin Rose (England) 13, 17, 18, 25, 26

Xander Schauffele (USA) 3, 4, 13, 25, 26

Scottie Scheffler (USA) 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26

Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 1

Adam Scott (Australia) 1

Vijay Singh (Fiji) 1

Cameron Smith (Australia) 3

J.J. Spaun (USA) 2, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26

Jordan Spieth (USA) 1

# Sam Stevens (USA) 25, 26

Sepp Straka (Austria) 17, 18, 25, 26

Nick Taylor (Canada) 18

Justin Thomas (USA) 4, 17, 18, 25, 26

# Sami Valimaki (Finland) 25

Bubba Watson (USA) 1

Mike Weir (Canada) 1

Danny Willett (England) 1

Gary Woodland (USA) 17

Tiger Woods (USA) 1

Cameron Young (USA) 5, 14, 17, 18, 25, 26

(a) = Amateur

# = Masters debut

Past champions not playing

Tommy Aaron

Charles Coody

Ben Crenshaw

Sir Nick Faldo

Raymond Floyd

Trevor Immelman

Bernhard Langer

Sandy Lyle

Larry Mize

Jack Nicklaus

Mark O'Meara

Gary Player

Craig Stadler

Tom Watson

Ian Woosnam

2026 Masters Tournament qualifying criteria

New for 2026, the winners of the Genesis Scottish Open, Open de España presented by Madrid, ISPS HANDA Australian Open and Investec South African Open Championship were all handed entry to the Masters.

  1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
  2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
  3. The Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
  4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
  5. Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
  6. Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One Year)
  7. Current US Amateur Champion (7-A) (Honorary, non-competing after one year) and the Runner-up (7-B) to the current US Amateur Champion
  8. Current The Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year)
  9. Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion (One year)
  10. Current Latin America Amateur Champion (One year)
  11. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion (One year)
  12. Current NCAA Division I Men's Individual Champion (One year)
  13. The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year's Masters Tournament
  14. The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's US Open
  15. The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's The Open Championship
  16. The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's PGA Championship
  17. Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters
  18. Those qualifying for the previous year's season-ending Tour Championship
  19. The 50 leaders on the final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
  20. The 50 leaders on the final Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament

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