The Masters 2024: Full field and how they qualified for Augusta

Who is in the field for the 2024 Masters?

The players hoping to slip on the coveted Green Jacket and be declared the winner of the 2024 Masters Tournament.

Jon Rahm arrives at Augusta aiming to become the first LIV Golf player to win the Masters and the first man since Tiger Woods in 2002 to successfully defend the title, but to do so he’ll have to overcome a strong field that includes most of the world’s best golfers.

Played from April 11-14, the 2024 Masters field will include 19 men who have slipped on the Green Jacket before.

Previous winners are given a lifetime exemption, though most call it a day when they no longer feel competitive and find the tournament too physically demanding.

There are a host of past champions who are entitled to play but won’t be teeing it up in 2024. They are Tommy Aaron, Jack Burke Jr, Angel Cabrera, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Sir Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Trevor Immelman, Jack Nicklaus, Mark O’Meara, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Ian Woosnam, and Fuzzy Zoeller.

Nicklaus, Player, and Watson will get the tournament underway as honorary starters.

1988 champion Sandy Lyle called time on his Masters career after last year’s tournament, while 1985 and 1993 winner Bernhard Langer had planned to make this year’s tournament his last before an Achilles injury ruled him out. It remains to be seen whether the German will return for Langer’s last dance in 2025.

There are plenty of other ways to secure an entry pass to the Masters, so let’s look at the ways to qualify and then the full list of players currently in the field.

How do players qualify for The Masters?

These are the qualifying criteria for the 2024 Masters:

1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
3. British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
5. Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
6. Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One year)
7. Current US Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up to the current US Amateur Champion
8. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year)
9. Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
10. Current Latin America Amateur Champion
11. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion
12. Current NCAA Division I Men’s Individual Champion
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 Championship
15. The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s British Open Championship
16. The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
17. 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 Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament

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

If you’ve given up on your hopes of ever qualifying for the Masters, find out how you can play Augusta another way.

Is Tiger Woods playing in the 2024 Masters?

Yes. The 15-time Major champion has significantly reduced his schedule since returning from the serious leg injuries he suffered in a car crash in 2021, but he’s made it clear that he will tee it up in all four Majors for as long as he can.

Woods returned to action following that accident at the 2022 Masters and stunned the world as he made the cut and completed all four days despite obvious discomfort.

He made the cut at the 2023 Masters but withdrew during the third round after “reaggravating” his plantar fasciitis foot injury.

His only competitive appearance of 2024 to date came at the Genesis Invitational in February, where he withdrew due to illness.

The 48-year-old has won the Masters on five occasions, most recently in 2019 when he shocked the world to secure his first Major title in almost 11 years.

Are any big names going to be missing at The Masters?

Yes – plenty!

With such a small field compared to the weekly DP World and PGA Tour events, it’s not uncommon for some big names to miss out on the journey down Magnolia Lane.

Talor Gooch has the dubious honor of being probably the most in-form golfer not in the field for the first Major of the year. He won three LIV Golf events last year, picking up $17.4 million in winnings, plus an additional $18 million for topping the individual points list for the season.

He’s one of several LIV players who will miss out this year after seeing their World Ranking plummet since joining the breakaway tour. That list includes Thomas Pieters, Abraham Ancer, Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey, and Henrik Stenson.

Who is in the field for the 2024 Masters?

We’ve listed them in alphabetical order, with their qualification route(s) in parentheses and amateurs denoted with an (a).

Ludvig Aberg, 17 (RSM Classic), 19, 20

Byeong Hun An, 20

Akshay Bhatia, 17

Keegan Bradley, 17 (Travelers), 18, 19, 20

Sam Burns, 18, 19, 20

Patrick Cantlay, 18, 19, 20

Wyndham Clark, 2, 17 (Wells Fargo, U.S. Open), 18, 19, 20

Eric Cole, 19, 20

Corey Conners, 18, 19, 20

Fred Couples, 1

Cam Davis, 16, 19

Jason Day, 15, 17 (Byron Nelson), 18, 19, 20

Bryson DeChambeau, 2, 16

Santiago De la Fuente (a), 10

Nick Dunlap, 17 (American Express)

Austin Eckroat, 17 (Cognizant Classic), 20

Harris English, 19, 20

Tony Finau, 17 (Mexico Open), 18, 19, 20

Matt Fitzpatrick, 2, 13, 17 (RBC Heritage), 18, 19, 20

Tommy Fleetwood, 18, 19, 20

Rickie Fowler, 17 (Rocket Mortgage), 18, 19, 20

Ryan Fox, 19, 20

Sergio Garcia, 1

Lucas Glover, 17 (Wyndham, St. Jude), 18, 19, 20

Emiliano Grillo, 17 (Colonial), 18, 19, 20

Adam Hadwin, 19, 20

Stewart Hagestad (a), 11

Brian Harman, 3, 18, 19, 20

Tyrrell Hatton, 18, 19, 20

Russell Henley, 13, 18, 19, 20

Ryo Histasune, Special invite

Lee Hodges, 17 (3M Open)

Nicolai Hojgaard, 19, 20

Max Homa, 18, 19, 20

Viktor Hovland, 13, 16, 17 (Memorial, BMW), 18, 19, 20

Sungjae Im, 18, 19, 20

Stephen Jaeger, 17 (Houston Open), 20

Dustin Johnson, 1

Zach Johnson, 1

Si Woo Kim, 18, 19, 20

Tom Kim, 15, 17 (Shriners), 18, 19, 20

Chris Kirk, 17 (Sentry), 20

Kurt Kitayama, 16, 19, 20

Jake Knapp, 17 (Mexico Open), 20

Brooks Koepka, 4, 13, 19, 20

Christo Lamprechet (a), 8

Min Woo Lee, 19, 20

Luke List, 17 (Sanderson)

Shane Lowry, 3, 19, 20

Peter Malnati, 17 (Valspar Championship)

Hideki Matsuyama, 1, 17 (Genesis), 19, 20

Denny McCarthy, 19

Rory McIlroy, 14, 17 (Scottish Open), 18, 19, 20

Adrian Meronk, 19

Phil Mickelson, 1, 4, 13

Taylor Moore, 18

Collin Morikawa, 3, 4, 13, 17 (Zozo Championship), 18, 19, 20

Grayson Murray, 17 (Sony Open)

Joaquin Niemann, Special invite

Jose Maria Olazabal, 1

Thorbjorn Olesen, Special invite

Matthieu Pavon, 17 (Farmers), 20

J.P. Poston, 19, 20

Jon Rahm, 1, 2, 15, 18, 19, 20

Patrick Reed, 1, 13

Justin Rose, 19

Xander Schauffele, 13, 18, 19, 20

Scottie Scheffler, 1, 5, 13, 14, 16, 17 (Hero World Challenge, Arnold Palmer, The Players), 18, 19, 20

Adam Schenk, 18, 19

Charl Schwartzel, 1

Adam Scott, 1, 19

Neal Shipley (a), 7

Vijay Singh, 1

Cameron Smith, 3, 5, 14, 19

Jordan Spieth, 1, 13, 18, 19, 20

Sepp Straka, 15, 17 (John Deere), 18, 19, 20

Jasper Stubbs (a), 9

Nick Taylor, 17 (RBC Canadian, WM Phoenix), 18, 20

Sahith Theegala, 13, 17 (Fortinet), 19, 20

Justin Thomas, 4, 19, 20

Erik van Rooyen, 17 (World Wide Technology)

Camilo Villegas, 17 (Bermuda)

Bubba Watson, 1

Mike Weir, 1

Danny Willett, 1

Gary Woodland, 2

Tiger Woods, 1

Cameron Young, 13, 19, 20

Will Zalatoris, 19, 20

How much will The Masters field be playing for in 2024?

The Masters purse rose to $15m in 2022 and again in 2023 to $18m. The prize money for 2024 will be announced the week before the tournament. However, it’s expected to be the same as last year.

As well as the legendary Green Jacket and the Augusta clubhouse trophy, 2023 champion Jon Rahm took home a cheque for $3.24m last year.

But there’s a lot more than a trophy, a Green jacket, and a cheque for the winner. Find out everything the Masters champion wins.

Who is the favorite to win The Masters at Augusta?

World number one Scottie Scheffler is the favorite at 4/1 following his wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players, followed by Rory McIlroy at 11/1 and Jon Rahm at 14/1 (correct at 3 pm GMT on Apr 3, 2024).

Check out all the betting odds for the Masters and the two players we’ve picked as potential winners.

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About the author

Rob McGarr – Contributing Editor

Rob has been a writer and editor for over 15 years, covering all manner of subjects for leading magazines and websites.

He has previously been Features Editor of Today’s Golfer magazine and Digital Editor of todays-golfer.com, and held roles at FHM, Men’s Running, Golf World, and MAN Magazine.

You can follow him on YouTube where – depending on what day of the week it is – he’ll either be trying his best to get his handicap down to scratch or shoving his clubs in a cupboard, never to be seen again.

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