AUGUSTA, Ga. — The countdown is finally drawing to an end, and the 2026 Masters is almost here. Anticipation for the year’s first men’s major has been bubbling since … well, at least since Scottie Scheffler claimed the claret jug with his Open Championship win at Royal Portrush. You could argue, however, that people started getting excited after Rory McIlroy slipped on the green jacket here at Augusta National a year ago.
The opportunity to play in the Masters isn’t lost on any golfer, whether a past champion making his 41st appearance like Fred Couples or any of the 21 players competing for the first time.
As Thursday’s first round creeps closer, the question on many minds is who will be paired with who. Tradition means defending champion Rory McIlroy will be paired with U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell. And several of the 17 other past champions in the field will likely be paired with first-time players in a nod to the bridging of generations. And there’s also the curiosity of how Masters officials will handle the 11 LIV golfers competing this week.
Below is the complete player field. Thursday’s first-round tee times and Friday’s second-round pairings have yet to be set, but check back here and we’ll have them posted as soon as they go live.
Ludvig Aberg, 13, 18, 25, 26
Akshay Bhatia, 17 (Arnold Palmer Invitational), 18, 25, 26
Keegan Bradley, 17 (Travelers), 18, 25, 26
Jacob Bridgeman, 17 (Genesis Invitational), 18, 26
Brian Campbell, 17 (John Deere Classic)
Patrick Cantlay, 18, 25, 26
Corey Conners, 13, 18, 25, 26
Bryson DeChambeau, 2, 13, 16, 25, 26
Nico Echavarria, 17 (Cognizant Classic), 26
Harris English, 13, 15, 16, 18, 25, 26
Matt Fitzpatrick, 2, 15, 17 (Valspar), 25, 26
Tommy Fleetwood, 17 (Tour Championship), 18, 25, 26
Ryan Fox, 17 (RBC Canadian Open), 25, 26
Chris Gotterup, 15, 17 (Scottish Open, Sony Open, WM Phoenix Open), 18, 25, 26
Ben Griffin, 17 (Charles Schwab), 18, 25, 26
Brian Harman, 3, 18, 25, 26
Tyrrell Hatton, 14, 25, 26
Russell Henley, 18, 25, 26
Jackson Herrington (a), 7
Viktor Hovland, 14, 18, 25, 26
Naoyuki Kataoka, 21 (Japan Open)
Kurt Kitayama, 17 (3M Open), 25, 26
Robert MacIntyre, 14, 18, 25, 26
Hideki Matsuyama, 1, 18, 25, 26
Rory McIlroy, 1, 5, 13, 18, 25, 26
Maverick McNealy, 18, 25, 26
Collin Morkiawa, 3, 17 (AT&T Pebble Beach), 18, 25, 26
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, 23, 25
Marco Penge, 20 (Spanish Open), 25, 26
Aldrich Potgieter, 17 (Rocket Classic)
Patrick Reed, 1, 13, 25, 26
Kristoffer Reitan, 25, 26
Justin Rose, 13, 17 (FedEx St. Jude, Farmers), 18, 25, 26
Xander Schauffele 3, 4, 13, 25, 26
Scottie Scheffler, 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 16, 17 (Byron Nelson, PGA, Memorial, Open Championship, BMW, AMEX), 18, 25, 26
J.J. Spaun, 2, 14, 17 (U.S. Open), 18, 25, 26
Sepp Straka, 17 (Truist), 18, 25, 26
Justin Thomas, 4, 17 (RBC Heritage), 18, 25, 26
Gary Woodland, 17 (Texas Children’s Houston Open)
Cameron Young, 5, 14, 17 (Wyndham, Players), 18, 25, 26
1: Masters champions (lifetime)
2: U.S. Open champions (five years)
3: Open champions (five years)
4: PGA champion (five years)
5: Players champion (three years)
6: Current Olympic gold medalist (one year)
7: Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up (one year)
8: Current British Amateur champion (one year)
9: Current Asia-Pacific Amateur champion (one year)
10: Current Latin America Amateur champion (one year)
11: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion (one year)
12: Current NCAA Division I Men’s Individual champion (one year)
13: First 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters
14: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s U.S. Open
15: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Open Championship
16: First 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
17: Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation applied to the season-ending Tour Championship
18: Those qualifying and eligible for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship
19: Current Scottish Open Champion (One year)
20: Current Spanish Open Champion (One year)
21: Current Japan Open Champion (One year)
22: Current Hong Kong Open Champion (One year)
23: Current Australian Open Champion (One year)
24: Current South African Open Champion (One year)
25: 50 leaders on the final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
26: 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters
The Masters Committee, at its discretion, also invites international players not otherwise qualified.
