What's In The Bag Database & Tour Stats
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What's In The Bag Database & Tour StatsAugusta National Golf Club · April 8-11, 2027
The Players Championship Winners (Last 3 Years)
Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
Current Latin America Amateur Champion
Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
PGA Tour Winners (Full-Point Events)
Spanish Open Champion
Japan Open Champion
Hong Kong Open Champion
Australian Open Champion
South African Open Champion
Top 50 Official World Golf Ranking (Year-End 2026)
Year-end OWGR snapshot ~December 27, 2026
Top 50 OWGR (Week Before Masters)
Final OWGR snapshot ~March 29, 2027
Unlike the U.S. Open or The Open Championship which have fixed fields of 156 players, the Masters has no set field size. Augusta National invites every player who meets at least one of its qualifying criteria, so the field varies each year depending on how many players qualify and how much overlap exists between categories.
Players qualifying through multiple categories appear under their first listed pathway. Look for “Also:” tags showing additional qualifying paths.
Augusta National expanded its qualifying criteria from 20 to 26 categories starting with the 2026 Masters, adding six national open champion invitations. The same 26 pathways apply for the 2027 field — here is every route to an invitation.
All former Masters champions receive a lifetime invitation to compete. Many past champions beyond competitive age choose not to play but remain eligible. Rory McIlroy returns as defending champion after his back-to-back 2025 and 2026 wins.
U.S. Open champions from 2022–2026 receive a five-year invitation. Wyndham Clark won his second U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in June 2026, wire-to-wire and one clear of Sam Burns — his invitation now runs through 2031. Category complete for 2027.
The Open champions from 2022–2026 receive a five-year invitation. Ryan Fox joined the list at Royal Birkdale in July 2026, birdieing the 72nd hole to win at -10 by one over Cameron Young. Category complete for 2027.
PGA champions from 2022–2026 receive a five-year invitation. Aaron Rai joined the list with his win at Aronimink on May 17, 2026.
Winners of The Players Championship from the last three years are invited. The 2027 Players (March 2027) winner will round out the list.
The current Olympic gold medalist in men's golf is invited for one year. VACANT for 2027 — no Olympic golf event between the 2025 expiry of the Paris exemption and Los Angeles 2028.
The reigning U.S. Amateur champion (7-A) and runner-up (7-B) are invited, provided they remain amateur. Jack Whaley (England, Florida State) beat Stanford's Jay Leng Jr. 4&3 in the final at Merion on August 16, 2026.
The reigning Amateur Championship (R&A) winner is invited, provided he remains amateur. Ireland's Stuart Grehan, a 33-year-old mid-amateur, beat world No. 1 amateur Matt Moloney 1 up at Royal Liverpool on June 20, 2026.
The reigning Asia-Pacific Amateur champion earns a one-year Masters invitation. The 2026 AAC (late October 2026) decides the 2027 invite.
The reigning Latin America Amateur champion earns a one-year Masters invitation. The 2027 LAAC (January 2027) decides the invite.
The reigning U.S. Mid-Amateur champion is invited to compete. The 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Sand Valley, Wisconsin (September 26 – October 1, 2026) decides the 2027 invite.
The reigning NCAA Division I men's individual champion is invited, provided they remain amateur. Oklahoma State's Preston Stout won by one over Alabama's William Jennings at Omni La Costa on June 3, 2026, and has returned for his senior season — he also holds the 2026 McCormack Medal as world No. 1 amateur.
Players who finished in the top 12 (and ties) at the 2026 Masters at Augusta National. Rory McIlroy won back-to-back green jackets at -12, one clear of Scottie Scheffler; a six-way tie for 12th at -5 stretches the category to 17 players.
Players who finished in the top 4 (and ties) at the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Wyndham Clark won at -4 by one over Sam Burns, Tom Kim was third at -1, and J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell and Scottie Scheffler shared fourth at even par.
Players who finished in the top 4 (and ties) at the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Ryan Fox won at -10 by one over Cameron Young, Sam Burns was third at -8, and Tommy Fleetwood and Scottie Scheffler tied for fourth at -7.
Players who finished in the top 4 (and ties) at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink. Aaron Rai won at -9, three clear of Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley; Ludvig Åberg, Matti Schmid and Justin Thomas tied for fourth at -5.
Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation (500 minimum) applied to the season-ending Tour Championship. Eligible window for 2027 Masters: PGA Tour events from the 2026 RBC Heritage through the 2027 Valero Texas Open. Thirteen winners so far through the Tour Championship — Wyndham Clark (Byron Nelson, BMW Championship) and Scottie Scheffler (FedEx St. Jude, Tour Championship) twice each. Opposite-field events (Myrtle Beach, ISCO) do not count. The list keeps building through the FedExCup Fall, which opens September 17 with the Biltmore Championship Asheville.
All 30 players who qualified for the 2026 Tour Championship at East Lake (August 27-30) earn 2027 Masters invitations. Scottie Scheffler entered as No. 1 and won the FedEx Cup by three over Viktor Hovland; Ryan Fox took the 30th and final spot.
The reigning Scottish Open champion earns a Masters invitation. Tom Kim closed with a 64 at The Renaissance Club on July 12, 2026 to win at -17, two clear of Min Woo Lee and Robert MacIntyre — his first win in over 1,000 days.
The reigning Spanish Open champion earns a Masters invitation. The 2026 Spanish Open (October 2026) decides the 2027 invite.
The reigning Japan Open champion earns a Masters invitation. The 2026 Japan Open (October 2026) decides the 2027 invite.
The reigning Hong Kong Open champion earns a Masters invitation. The 2026 Hong Kong Open (November 2026) decides the 2027 invite.
The reigning Australian Open champion earns a Masters invitation. The 2026 Australian Open (late November 2026) decides the 2027 invite.
The reigning South African Open champion earns a Masters invitation. The 2026 South African Open (late 2026) decides the 2027 invite.
Players ranked in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking as of the final ranking week of 2026 (~December 27, 2026). Set after the PGA Tour Fall season concludes.
Players ranked in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking as published the week before the Masters (~March 29, 2027). Final ranking-based pathway — players ranked 40-60 with strong early-spring results could still earn a spot.
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Thursday & Friday (Rounds 1-2)
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ESPN — 3:00-7:30 PM ET
Saturday & Sunday (Rounds 3-4)
Paramount+ — 12:00-2:00 PM ET (streaming)
CBS — 2:00-7:00 PM ET
ESPN+ — Featured Groups, Amen Corner, and dedicated hole streams all four days
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Sky Sports Golf — Exclusive live coverage of all four rounds, plus Amen Corner and Featured Groups feeds
NOW — Streaming option without a Sky subscription
Australia — Fox Sports, Kayo Sports
Canada — TSN (all rounds), CTV (simulcast Sat-Sun), TSN+ (streaming)
Japan — TBS
Europe — Sky Sport (Germany, Italy, Austria), Canal+ (France), Movistar+ (Spain)
Scandinavia — Viaplay
Asia — Golf TV / GolfNetwork+ (various territories)
South Korea — JTBC Golf
Latin America — ESPN Latin America
South Africa — SuperSport
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Qualifying for the 91st Masters is just beginning. So far 67 players are exempt — past champions plus the 5-year exemption holders for recent major and Players Championship wins. The field fills out across the 2026 season and through the OWGR top-50 cutoff in late March 2027.
Rory McIlroy returns as defending champion after winning back-to-back Masters in 2025 and 2026 — the first player to win consecutive green jackets since Tiger Woods (2001-02) and Nick Faldo (1989-90).
The 91st Masters Tournament will be held April 8-11, 2027 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Practice rounds begin April 5; the Par 3 Contest is Wednesday April 7.
Players qualify through 26 different criteria including: being a past champion (lifetime), winning a major in the last 5 years, finishing in the top 12 at the previous Masters, winning a PGA Tour full-point event, qualifying for the Tour Championship, being ranked in the OWGR Top 50, winning a designated national open (Scottish, Spanish, Japan, Hong Kong, Australian, or South African), or winning an amateur championship.
The final qualifying snapshot is the OWGR Top 50 published the week before the Masters — that is, the ranking released ~March 29, 2027. Players inside the OWGR top 50 at that point earn an invitation if they aren't already exempt.
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