How do players qualify for The Masters?

There are 19 ways to qualify for The Masters, and we have listed them all here.

Masters Tournament Champions

Players who have won The Masters automatically qualify for all future tournaments.

US Open Champions

Winners of the US Open automatically qualify for The Masters for the five editions of the tournament following the player's US Open win.

British Open Champions

Winners of the British Open automatically qualify for The Masters for the five editions of the tournament following the player's British Open win.

PGA Champions

Winners of the PGA Championship automatically qualify for The Masters for the five editions of the tournament following the player's PGA Championship win.

The Players Championship Winners

Golfers who win The Players Championship automatically qualify for the three editions of The Masters that follow the golfer's Players Championship win.

Olympic Gold Medal

A player who wins an Olympic Gold Medal automatically qualifies for the edition of The Masters that follows the golfer's Olympics win.

Current US Amateur Champion and runner-up

The US Amateur Champion and the runner-up automatically qualify for the edition of The Masters that follows the players' first- or second-place finish in the US Amateur championship.

Current British Amateur Champion

The British Amateur Champion automatically qualifies for the edition of The Masters that follows the player's first-placed finish in the British Amateur Championship.

Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion

The Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion automatically qualifies for the edition of The Masters that follows the player's first-placed finish in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.

Current Latin America Amateur Champion

The Latin America Amateur Champion automatically qualifies for the edition of The Masters that follows the player's first-placed finish in the Latin America Amateur Championship.

Current US Mid-Amateur Champion

The winner of the US Mid-Amateur Championship - a tournament for amateur golfers older than 25 - automatically qualifies for the edition of The Masters that follows the player's US Mid-Amateur Championship win.

Top-12 finishers in previous Masters tournament

The top-12 finishers in The Masters automatically qualify for the next year's edition of the tournament.

Top-four finishers in previous US Open

The top four players in the last US Open Championship automatically qualify for the next edition of The Masters.

Top-four finishers in previous British Open

The top four players in the last British Open Championship automatically qualify for the next edition of The Masters.

Top-four finishers in previous PGA Championship

The top four players in the last PGA Championship automatically qualify for the next edition of The Masters.

Winners of PGA Tour events since previous Masters

The winners of PGA Tour events that allocate the maximum amount of points automatically qualify for the next edition of The Masters. This only applies to the winners of events that took place since the last edition of The Masters. For instance, only winners of events since the 2023 Masters would qualify for the 2024 Masters.

Qualifiers for previous Tour Championship

All players who qualified for the previous year's season-ending Tour Championship tournament qualify for the next year's Masters tournament.

Top 50-ranked players on previous year's final Official World Golf Ranking

The top 50 players on the end-of-year Official World Golf Ranking automatically qualify for the next year's edition of The Masters.

Top 50-ranked players on Official World Golf Ranking published the week before the tournament

Any players who are within the top 50 golfers on the Official World Golf Ranking released the week before The Masters are eligible to play in the tournament.