Dreaming of qualifying for the Masters? Here are the 19 ways you can get into golf’s most exclusive tournament.
QUALIFICATION FOR INVITATION
1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
3. British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
5. Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
6. Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One year)
7. Current US Amateur Champion (7-A) (Honorary, non-competing after one year) and the runner-up (7-B) to the current US Amateur Champion
8. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year)
9. Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
10. Current Latin America Amateur Champion
11. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion
12. The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters Tournament
13. The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s US Open Championship
14. The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s British Open Championship
15. The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
16. Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters
17. Those qualifying for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship
18. The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
19. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament
