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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.

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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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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship

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GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.

From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.

Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.

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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

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GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).

Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.

We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.

Check out links to all our photos below.

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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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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.

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