Who's playing in the 2026 Masters: Already qualifiers list, field and how players qualified for Augusta National..
The top 12 finishers and ties Sunday at the 89th Masters Tournament automatically qualify for next year's tournament, which for some in the field could be the lone way they get an invitation for 2026.
Three former champions placed in the top 12 (Patrick Reed, Scottie Scheffler and Zach Johnson), while Rory McIlroy's win also qualifies him for as long as he decides to play.
Justin Rose (2nd), Bryson DeChambeau (T5), Sungjae Im (T5), Ludvig Aberg (7th), Corey Conners (T8), Jason Day (T8), Xander Schauffele (T8), Harris English (T12) and Max Homa (T12) are the others who are certain to get invites next year after Sunday's round.
Golfers like DeChambeau and Schaffele also had already qualified thanks to five-year exemptions for major wins.
For golfers like English and Homa, it could be an important qualification as they teeter close to the 50th spot in the Official World Golf Rankings. After struggling this year, Homa entered the tournament ranked 81st in the world while English was 38th.
Who has qualified for Masters 2026 in The Augusta National.
Top 12 in the 2025 Masters Tournament
1 Rory McIlroy (-11, won in playoff)
2 Justin Rose (-11)
3 Patrick Reed (-9)
4 Scottie Scheffler (-8)
T5 Bryson DeChambeau (-7)
T5 Sungjae Im (-7)
7 Ludvig Aberg (-6)
T8 Corey Conners (-5)
T8 Jason Day (-5)
T8 Zach Johnson (-5)
T8 Xander Schauffele (-5)
T12 Harris English (-4)
T12 Max Homa (-4)
Who is qualified for the 2026 Masters as a non-champions?
There are 20 ways to qualify for the 2026 Masters (list below). Here are others who have already qualified because of their performances in previous majors.
Wyndham Clark (2023 U.S. Open Champ)
Matt Fitzpatrick (2022 U.S. Open Champ)
Brian Harman (2023 Open Champ)
Collin Morikawa (2021 Open Champ)
Xander Schauffele (2024 Open Champ, 2024 PGA Champ)
Cameron Smith (2022 Open Champ)
Brooks Koepka (2023 PGA Champ)
Former champions likely to play in 2026 Masters
About half of the former champions qualified in more ways than just prior champion. Here's the complete list of those qualified as past champions.
Angel Cabrera
Fred Couples
Sergio Garcia
Dustin Johnson
Zach Johnson
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Jose Maria Olazabel
Jon Rahm
Patrick Reed
Scottie Scheffler
Charl Schwartzel
Adam Scott
Jordan Spieth
Bubba Watson
Mike Weir
Danny Willett
Is Tiger Woods playing in the Masters?
Woods, a five-time winner of the green jacket, is going to miss the Masters in 2025 after having surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles, an injury he announced on April 11. He's one of 16 past champions not playing in 2025.
When is the Masters?
How Players Qualify for Masters Tournament: QUALIFICATIONS FOR INVITATION
Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
U.S. Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
The Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
Winners of the Players Championship (Three years)
Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One Year)
Current U.S. Amateur Champion (7-A) (Honorary, non-competing after one year) and the Runner-up (7-B) to the current US Amateur Champion
Current The Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year)
Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion (One year)
Current Latin America Amateur Champion (One year)
Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion (One year)
Current NCAA Division I Men's Individual Champion (One year)
The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year's Masters Tournament
The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's U.S. Open
The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's The Open Championship
The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's PGA Championship
Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation from previous Masters to
current Masters
Those qualifying and eligible 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 final Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament
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