Now there are more ways to earn a master invitation. You just have to win the right tour.
Augusta National and R&A issued a joint statement on Tuesday, further approximating the various tools by which competitors can qualify for their main championships. For example, the winners of such a national open while the Spanish Open and Australian Open will now automatically qualify for next year’s masters.
The decision was made in cooperation with R&A because it imitates R&A’s commitment to giving places in the open through a global qualifying series. Twenty four players on the field in Royal Last month he qualified through strong performances in, for example, New Zealand Open or International Series Macau or Arnold Palmer Invitational. In essence, it receives existing pro -Golf structures all over the world and dishes from the championship time, at a time when there was less confidence in the old standard of using the official ranking of world golf.
Masters will now appreciate invitations to players who are not previously qualified, who earn the following tournaments:
Scottish – Chris Gotterup
Spanish —Table October 9-12
Japan open – held. October 16-19
Hong kong open – held October 30-November. 2
Australian Open —Table December 4-7
South Africa Open -Pot 26 February 1 March 1
“The masters tour has long recognized the meaning of having international representation among his guests,” Augusta’s national chairman, Fred Ridley said in the press release. “We, along with R&A, have a shared commitment to the global game and are proud to work together. Today’s announcement strengthens the collective vision of our organizations to reward high talent around the world, which rise to the head of the open historic championship.
That last sentence must sound true. Approximately 90-99 players receive Master invites every year, many of whom go to players in PGA Tour. But Augusta National It has long maintained a commitment to invite international players, especially those who may not play regularly in PGA Tour. Both governing bodies have invited the best winners of the international amateur tournament for years, opening a path for more players from Asia and South America to play the largest golf tournament in the world.
However, these movements lead to a tightening of the alleys in the masters through the PGA Tour. The winners of the fall events of the tournament will no longer receive automatic invitations to the subsequent masters. It was just nine months ago that Rafael Campos won the Butterfield Bermuda championship and won an offer for his first masters. Same for Maverick McNealy, who won the RSM Classic in November, eventually connecting to the 32nd in Masters in April. This autumn victory path no longer exists, though it wins, of course, still help to strengthen a player’s world ranking. The top 50 players at the end of 2025 will all receive invitations to the 2026 masters.
If golf fans recognize this commitment to the Step national team, it is because it has been approved More publicly by Rory Mcilroyease the sample of the masters of the reign. Mcilroy wishes that modern Golf Pro will prioritize national openings. He thinks the Pro game should go further by adding events like Irish Open to the PGA Tour schedule, if only occasionally, to get the best players in the world in some of the most ardent sports places.
While this remains a decision for the leaders in PGA Tour, this decision by Augusta National Taps in the Golf administrations of the four different continents, strengthening Pro Golf’s links around the world.
The mass also creates a slightly better way for Livi’s players who have seen being ranked in the world, depreciating over the past three years without taking points. Numerous Liv players have competed in the DP in World Tour and Asian events Tour in recent years. Patrick Reed won Hong Kong Open last fall, for example. In second place, a place from this new type of qualification was Ben Campbell, a member of the Bubba Watson’s Range Goats team.
