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19 Different Ways to Play in the Masters

Published

10 years ago

Apr 7, 2014

It’s that time of year again: the azaleas are in full bloom and Rae’s Creek is waiting for any golf ball that is slightly mishit. This year’s golf tournament will be great, just like all previous years, but there will be two things missing.

The first is Tiger Woods, who recently had to pull out of the tournament because of a back surgery to repair a pinched nerve. The other will be the iconic Eisenhower Tree, which was removed after being badly damaged by winter storms in February.

One person who will be teeing it up come Thursday is Adam Scott, who was the first Australian to win the Masters and slip on the green jacket. Who will win this year’s Masters is anyone’s guess, but the only way you can have a chance of navigating Amen Corner on Sunday to win is to be in the field. That’s why I’ve compiled this list of the 19 different ways golfers earned a spot in this year’s Masters.

1. Masters Tournament Champions

2. U.S. Open Champions previous five years.

3. British Open Champions previous five years.

4. PGA Champions previous five years.

5. Winners of The Players Championship previous three years.

6. Current U.S. Amateur Champion and the runner-up to the current U.S. Amateur Champion

7. Current British Amateur Champion.

8. Current Asian Amateur Champion.

9. Current U.S. Amateur Public Links Champion.

10. Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion.

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

12. The first eight players, including ties, in the previous year’s U.S. Open Championship.

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

14. The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship.

15. The 30 leaders on the Official PGA Tour Money List for the previous calendar year.

16. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from the previous Masters to current Masters.

17. Those qualifying for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship.

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

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

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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Published

13 hours ago

Apr 23, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.

As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.

Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

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1 week ago

Apr 16, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.

We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.

We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.

Check out links to all our photos, below.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open

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3 weeks ago

Apr 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.

The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.

GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.