AUGUSTA, Ga. — The prestigious 89th Masters tournament is set to take place from April 10-13, with 85 players confirmed to be participating. Contestants are listed based on the highest category for which they qualify, with certain individuals denoted as amateurs (a-amateur).
Among the distinguished roster are previous Masters champions such as Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel, Phil Mickelson, Angel Cabrera, Zach Johnson, Mike Weir, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Bernhard Langer, and Fred Couples.
The list also includes recent PGA champions from the last five years, which features Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, and Collin Morikawa. Recent U.S. Open champions from the past five years include Bryson DeChambeau, Wyndham Clark, and Matt Fitzpatrick. Additionally, the British Open champions in the same time frame are Brian Harman and Cameron Smith.
Other notable qualifiers for the event are NCAA champion Hiroshi Tai (amateur), U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up, Jose Luis Ballester and Noah Kent (both amateurs), as well as U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Evan Beck (amateur). The upcoming Latin American Amateur Championship is scheduled for January 16-19, which is expected to influence the final lineup.
The Masters will also see competitors who finished in the top 12 and ties from the 2024 Masters, including Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa, Will Zalatoris, Tyrrell Hatton, Cameron Young, Matthieu Pavon, Adam Schenk, and Cameron Davis. Moreover, the top four finishers and ties from the upcoming PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and British Open will secure invitations to the tournament, with key names like Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, and Justin Rose among them.
The field will feature winners from the PGA Tour since the 2024 Masters, allowing participants to earn full FedEx Cup points. Notable names include Taylor Pendrith, Davis Riley, Robert MacIntyre, Davis Thompson, Jhonattan Vegas, Aaron Rai, and Keegan Bradley, to name a few.
Additionally, players who qualified from the 2024 Tour Championship feature talents such as Sam Burns, Sungjae Im, Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry, Byeong Hun An, as well as others. The top 50 players in the final world ranking for 2024 that are set to compete include Tom Kim, Nick Dunlap, Max Greyserman, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jason Day, and Corey Conners.
As of now, details about the top 50 from the world rankings as of March 31, 2025, as well as special invitations, are still pending and will be announced in due course. The Masters promises to maintain its legacy as one of the most celebrated tournaments in golf history, attracting the best talents in the sport.
