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19 Different Ways to Play in the Masters

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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

Past Champion

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

US Am

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.

Top 15

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.

PGA Tour Winner

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

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.

Josh is a retired professional golfer who won the Hooters Tour Touchstone Energy Open at age 21. He has played competitive golf all across the U.S. and holds four courses records. He now has his amateur status back, and works at a digital marketing agency in NYC. Josh is also the Co-Founder of My Golf Tutor, an online golf instructional website.

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