2026 Masters field: Who’s in and how did they qualify for Augusta National?

The first men’s major is already starting to fill up. So how many players are in the 2026 Masters field and what did they do to earn a coveted spot? Here’s the full rundown…

The 2026 Masters field is already starting to take shape. We’re excited. Are you excited?

There’s nothing like the thought of that first glimpse down Magnolia Lane to have us clattering about in the garage to dust the cobwebs off our clubs and get back out on the course.

Rory McIlroy will, of course, defend his title after becoming the latest entrant to golf’s Grand Slam club. But who else will we be watching tee up at Augusta National when the 90th Masters gets underway on April 6?

Scroll down for the full rundown of who’s in. But first, how they got here…

How to qualify for the 2026 Masters

There will be 26 ways in which players can automatically receive an invite to the Masters – which is up from 20 after Augusta National and The R&A announced joint plans for new qualification criteria in August.

They are:

1. Masters champions (lifetime exemption)
2. US Open champions (honorary, five-year exemption)
3. The Open champions (honorary, five-year exemption)
4. PGA champions (honorary, five-year exemption)
5. Players Championship winners (three-year exemption)
6. Reigning Olympic gold medalist (one-year exemption)
7. Reigning US Amateur champion and runner-up (honorary, one year exemption)
8. Reigning The Amateur champion (honorary, one year exemption)
9. Reigning Asia-Pacific Amateur champion (one year exemption)
10. Reigning Latin America Amateur champion (one year exemption)
11. Reigning US Mid-Amateur champion (one year exemption)
12. Reigning NCAA Division I Men’s Individual champion (one year exemption)
13. Top 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters
14. Top 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s US Open
15. Top 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Open
16. Top 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
17. Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation from previous Masters to current Masters
18. Those qualifying and eligible for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship
19. Reigning Scottish Open Champion (one-year exemption)
20. Reigning Spanish Open Champion (one-year exemption)
21. Reigning Japan Open Champion (one-year exemption)
22. Reigning Hong Kong Open Champion (one-year exemption)
23. Reigning Australian Open Champion (one-year exemption)
24. Reigning South African Open Champion (one-year exemption)
25. Top 50 on the final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
26. Top 50 on the final Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters

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

2026 Masters field as it stands

Here is who will receive an invite to play in next year’s Masters, including past champions who are likely to tee up in the Augusta showpiece.

*(a) denotes amateur

Past champions unlikely to be in the 2026 Masters field

The following Green Jacket winners will not be teeing up in April:

• Tommy Aaron
• Charles Coody
• Ben Crenshaw
• 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
• Fuzzy Zoeller

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