The Masters field 2026: Who is playing at Augusta National?
The Masters field 2026: See the full list of players competing in the first major of the year at Augusta National in Georgia.
The 2026 Masters Tournament is so close we can taste it.
The tradition unlike any other signals the start of the men's major season and will be played over 9-12 April at Augusta National.
Rory McIlroy will return to defend the green jacket 12 months after ending his 10-year wait for a major championship triumph.
McIlroy defeated England's Justin Rose in a dramatic playoff last April, becoming only the sixth male golfer in history to complete the career grand slam.
The Northern Irishman will be desperate to win his sixth major title but will face stiff competition from world number one Scottie Scheffler, LIV Golf recruit Bryson DeChambeau and former champion Jon Rahm.
England's Tommy Fleetwood will also head to Augusta optimistic that he could finally break his major duck after finally winning in the United States at the Tour Championship.
Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay, Hideki Matsuyama and 2026 Players Championship winner Cameron Young are also expected to mount challenges.
Former LIV Golf recruits Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed will also believe more major glory awaits, whilst there are several young players that are beginning to find their groove.
At the time of publication, 108 players have qualified for the 2026 Masters Tournament - but only 91 are likely to play.
This number was expected to be higher as the field did previously include Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
But both multiple major champions have withdrawn from the 2026 Masters field.
Their absence marks the first time since 1994 that neither player is in the Masters field.
Mickelson announced he is taking an extended break away from the game to deal with a "private family health matter" whilst Woods is also taking a leave of absence following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence.
Woods, 50, clipped a truck and rolled his Land Rover on 27 March.
He has entered a not guilty plea, but has left the country to seek treatment overseas.
Last Friday, Woods' private jet touched down in Switzerland.
The field for the 2026 Masters will be confirmed at the conclusion of the Valero Texas Open.
The winner of the PGA Tour event, not already exempt, will be added to the field.
Last year, the 2025 Masters field contained 96 players, but only 95 teed up as Vijay Singh withdrew injured on the eve of the tournament.
GolfMagic has listed everybody in the field so far for the 2026 Masters below.
The qualifying criteria is also listed at the bottom of this page.
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*Last updated 4 April 2026
Player | Qualification method |
Ludvig Aberg | 13, 18, 25 |
Akshay Bhatia | 18, 25 |
Keegan Bradley | 17, 18, 25 |
Michael Brennan | 25 |
Jacob Bridgeman | 18 |
Daniel Berger | 26 |
Sam Burns | 18, 25 |
Angel Cabrera | 1 |
Brian Campbell | 17 |
Patrick Cantlay | 18, 25 |
Wyndham Clark | 2, 15, 25 |
Corey Conners | 13, 18, 25 |
Fred Couples | 1 |
Jason Day | 13 |
Bryson DeChambeau | 2, 13, 16, 25 |
Harris English | 13, 15, 16, 18, 25 |
Nico Echavarria | 17 |
Ethan Fang (a) | 8 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | 2, 15, 25 |
Tommy Fleetwood | 17, 18, 25 |
Ryan Fox | 17, 25 |
Sergio Garcia | 1 |
Ryan Gerard | 25 |
Chris Gotterup | 15, 17, 18, 25 |
Max Greyserman | 25 |
Ben Griffin | 17, 18, 25 |
Harry Hall | 18 |
Brian Harman | 3, 18, 25 |
Tyrrell Hatton | 14, 25 |
Russell Henley | 18, 25 |
Jackson Herrington (a) | 7 |
Rasmus Hojgaard | 25 |
Nicolai Hojgaard | 26 |
Max Homa | 13 |
Brandon Holtz (a) | 11 |
Viktor Hovland | 14, 18, 25 |
Mason Howell (a) | 7 |
Sungjae Im | 13, 25 |
Zach Johnson | 1, 13 |
Dustin Johnson | 1 |
Casey Jarvis | 24 |
Naoyuki Kataoka | 21 |
Johnny Keefer | 25 |
Jake Knapp | 26 |
Michael Kim | 25 |
Si Woo Kim | 25 |
Kurt Kitayama | 17, 25 |
Brooks Koepka | 4 |
Fifa Laopakdee (a) | 9 |
Min Woo Lee | 25 |
Haotong Li | 15 |
Shane Lowry | 18, 25 |
Robert MacIntyre | 14, 18, 25 |
Hideki Matsuyama | 1, 18, 25 |
Rory McIlroy | 1, 5, 13, 18, 25 |
Tom McKibbin | 22 |
Maverick McNealy | 18, 25 |
Matt McCarty | 26 |
Collin Morkiawa | 3, 18, 25 |
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 23, 25 |
Alex Noren | 25 |
Andrew Novak | 18, 25 |
Jose Maria Olazabal | 1 |
Carlos Ortiz | 14 |
Marco Penge | 20, 25 |
Aldrich Potgieter | 17 |
Mateo Pulcini (a) | 10 |
Jon Rahm | 1, 2 |
Aaron Rai | 25 |
Patrick Reed | 1, 13, 25 |
Kristoffer Reitan | 25 |
Davis Riley | 16 |
Justin Rose | 13, 17, 18, 25 |
Xander Schauffele | 3, 4, 13, 25 |
Scottie Scheffler | 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25 |
Charl Schwartzel | 1 |
Adam Scott | 1 |
Vijay Singh | 1 |
Cameron Smith | 3 |
J.J. Spaun | 2, 14, 17, 18, 25 |
Jordan Spieth | 1 |
Sam Stevens | 25 |
Sepp Straka | 17, 18, 25 |
Nick Taylor | 18 |
Justin Thomas | 4, 17, 18, 25 |
Sami Valimaki | 25 |
Bubba Watson | 1 |
Mike Weir | 1 |
Gary Woodland | 17 |
Danny Willett | 1 |
Cameron Young | 14, 17, 18, 25 |
Phil Mickelson |
Tiger Woods |
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 |
# | Criteria | Duration |
1 | Masters champions | Lifetime |
2 | U.S. Open champions | 5 years |
3 | Open champions | 5 years |
4 | PGA champions | 5 years |
5 | Players champion | 3 years |
6 | Current Olympic gold medalist | 1 year |
7 | Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up | 1 year |
8 | Current British Amateur champion | 1 year |
9 | Current Asia-Pacific Amateur champion | 1 year |
10 | Current Latin America Amateur champion | 1 year |
11 | Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion | 1 year |
12 | Current NCAA Division I Men's Individual champion | 1 year |
13 | First 12 players, including ties, in the previous year's Masters | 1 year |
14 | First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's U.S. Open | 1 year |
15 | First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's Open Championship | 1 year |
16 | First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year's PGA Championship | 1 year |
17 | Individual winners of PGA Tour events awarding full FedEx Cup points | 1 year |
18 | Those qualifying and eligible for the previous year's Tour Championship | 1 year |
19 | Current Scottish Open champion | 1 year |
20 | Current Spanish Open champion | 1 year |
21 | Current Japan Open champion | 1 year |
22 | Current Hong Kong Open champion | 1 year |
23 | Current Australian Open champion | 1 year |
24 | Current South African Open champion | 1 year |
25 | Top 50 leaders on the final Official World Golf Ranking (previous year) | 1 year |
26 | Top 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking (week before current Masters) | 1 year |
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