Can't wait until the 2027 Masters? Here's everybody already in next year's field at Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Ga. — You wait all year for the Masters to arrive, and faster than you can say ‘Fore please, now driving …” it’s over. The good news? We’ve got three more men’s majors (and five women’s and five senior majors) to look forward to in the next three months. The even better news for Augusta National fans? The 2027 Masters is less than a year away.

OK, maybe that’s a little too glass half full, but you can bet more than three dozen players are already looking forward to next year given that they know where they’ll come next April. Presuming the club doesn’t radically change its qualification criteria for invitations, all winners of the Masters, and anybody who has won the PGA, U.S. Open and Open Championship from 2022-26 are already in the field for 2027. The last two Players Championship winners also will get to drive Magnolia Lane a year from now.

Additionally, the top 12 players and ties on Sunday locked up invitations for next year. That included nine players who weren't already in the field: Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Max Homa, Jack Knapp, Patrick Cantlay and Jason Day.

Of course, many players—professionals and amateurs alike—will fill out the lineup through traditional qualifying criteria over the next 51 weeks. (You can see all the ways players can earn invitations to the Masters below.) In the meantime, here’s the list of invitees. The total number is 54, down to 37 when you take out the 17 past champions who didn’t play in 2026.

Masters 2027 field

Sam Burns, 13

Angel Cabrera, 1

Patrick Cantlay, 13

Wyndham Clark, 2

Fred Couples, 1

Jason Day, 13

Bryson DeChambeau, 2

Matt Fitzpatrick, 2

Sergio Garcia, 1

Tyrrell Hatton, 13

Brian Harman, 3

Russell Henley, 13

Max Homa, 13

Dustin Johnson, 1

Zach Johnson, 1

Jake Knapp, 13

Brooks Koepka, 4, 13

Hideki Matsuyama, 1, 13

Rory McIlroy, 1, 5, 13

Collin Morikawa, 13

Jose Maria Olazabal, 1

Jon Rahm, 1

Patrick Reed, 1, 13

Justin Rose, 13

Xander Schauffele 3, 4, 13

Scottie Scheffler, 1, 3, 4, 5, 13

Charl Schwartzel, 1

Adam Scott, 1

Vijay Singh, 1

Cameron Smith, 3

J.J. Spaun, 2

Jordan Spieth, 1, 13

Justin Thomas, 4

Bubba Watson, 1

Mike Weir, 1

Danny Willett, 1

Cameron Young, 5, 13

PAST CHAMPS WHO DIDN’T PLAY IN 2026

Tommy Aaron

Charles Coody

Ben Crenshaw

Nick Faldo

Raymond Floyd

Trevor Immelman

Bernhard Langer

Sandy Lyle

Phil Mickelson

Larry Mize

Jack Nicklaus

Mark O'Meara

Gary Player

Craig Stadler

Tom Watson

Tiger Woods

Ian Woosnam

Masters qualifying criteria

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.