Qualifications for Invitation to the Masters

1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)

2. U.S. 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 U.S. Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary,
non-competing after one year); Runner-up (6-B) to the current U.S. Amateur Champion

7. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year)

8. Current U.S. Amateur Public Links Champion

9. Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion

10. The first 16 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters Tournament

11. The first 8 players, including ties, in the previous year’s U.S. Open

12. The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship

13. The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s British Open

14. The 40 leaders from the Final Official PGA TOUR Money List for the previous calendar year

15. The 3 leaders on the current year Official PGA TOUR Money List published during the fourth week prior to the current Masters

16. The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year

17. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the fourth week prior to the current Masters.

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