The Masters 2024: Who is in the field and how do players qualify for an invite to Augusta National?

Jon Rahm returns as defending champion and Rory McIlroy looks to complete the career Grand Slam; The Masters field is almost complete - watch the opening major of the year live from April 11-14 on Sky Sports Golf

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The field is set for the opening major of the year, but who has qualified for The Masters?

There are 89 players - as of April 8 - scheduled to tee it up in Georgia from April 11-14, exclusively live on Sky Sports, where Jon Rahm returns as defending champion and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler looks to win the event for a second time.

Rahm is part of a strong LIV contingent in the field, including reigning PGA champion Brooks Koepka and former Open champion Cameron Smith, while Rory McIlroy arrives with another opportunity to complete the career Grand Slam.

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US Open champion Wyndham Clark is among the rookies in the field and FedExCup winner Viktor Hovland will look to bounce back from a slow start to the season, while Tiger Woods - a winner of The Masters in 2019 - is scheduled to return to action.

How do players qualify for The Masters?

The top 50 in the world at the end of the previous calendar year earn an invite, as do those inside the top 50 during the week before the tournament takes place, while previous winners hold a lifetime exemption and any other major winners from the last five years are also included in the field.

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The top 12 and ties from last year's Masters are allowed to return, as are the top four and ties from the other three majors in 2022, with every winner at a full-field PGA Tour event - the ones not played the same week as a major - over the past 12 months securing a spot.

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The last three winners of The Players and all qualifiers for last season's Tour Championship earn their invite, plus the champions of five of the world's biggest amateur titles, while The Masters committee can invite a player who has not qualified.

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Those inside the top 50 when the latest Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) were announced on Monday April 1 qualify, with Byeong Hun An earning his spot via that category, while Stephan Jaeger is also a late entry after claiming his maiden PGA Tour title at the Texas Children's Houston Open.

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The final spot went to the winner of the Valero Texas Open on Sunday, where Akshay Bhatia overcame a shoulder injury and stunning back-nine birdie charge from Denny McCarthy to defeat the American in a play-off and claim a second PGA Tour title.

Who has already got an invite to The Masters?

Correct as of April 8; USA unless stated

# denotes first Masters; *denotes amateur; ^ denotes committee invite

Ludiv Åberg (Swe) #

Byeong Hun An (Kor)

Akshay Bhatia

Keegan Bradley

Sam Burns

Patrick Cantlay

Wyndham Clark #

Eric Cole #

Corey Conners (Can)

Fred Couples

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Cameron Davis (Aus)

Jason Day (Aus)

Bryson DeChambeau

Santiago de la Fuente (Mex) #*

Nick Dunlap #

Austin Eckroat #

Harris English

Tony Finau

Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng)

Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)

Rickie Fowler

Ryan Fox (Nzl)

Sergio Garcia (Esp)

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Lucas Glover

Emiliano Grillo (Arg)

Adam Hadwin (Can)

Stewart Hagestad*

Brian Harman

Tyrrell Hatton (Eng)

Russell Henley

Ryo Hisatsune (Jpn) #^

Lee Hodges #

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Nicolai Hojgaard (Den) #

Max Homa

Viktor Hovland (Nor)

Sungjae Im (Kor)

Stephan Jaeger (Ger)

Dustin Johnson

Zach Johnson

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Si Woo Kim (Kor)

Tom Kim (Kor)

Chris Kirk

Kurt Kitayama

Jake Knapp #

Brooks Koepka

Christo Lamprecht (Rsa) #*

Min Woo Lee (Aus)

Luke List

Shane Lowry (Irl)

Peter Malnati

Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)

Denny McCarthy #

Rory McIlroy (NIrl)

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Adrian Meronk (Pol)

Phil Mickelson

Taylor Moore

Collin Morikawa

Grayson Murray #

Joaquin Niemann (Chi) ^

Jose Maria Olazabal (Esp)

Thorbjorn Olesen (Den) ^

Matthieu Pavon (Fra) #

JT Poston

Jon Rahm (Esp)

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Patrick Reed

Justin Rose (Eng)

Xander Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler

Adam Schenk #

Charl Schwartzel (Rsa)

Adam Scott (Aus)

Neal Shipley #*

Vijay Singh (Fij)

Cameron Smith (Aus)

Jordan Spieth

Sepp Straka (Aut)

Jasper Stubbs (Aus) #*

Nick Taylor (Can)

Sahith Theegala

Justin Thomas

Erik van Rooyen (Rsa)

Camilo Villegas (Col)

Bubba Watson

Mike Weir (Can)

Danny Willett (Eng)

Gary Woodland

Tiger Woods

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Cameron Young

Will Zalatoris

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Tommy Aaron, Angel Cabrera, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Trevor Immelman, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller.

When is The Masters on Sky Sports?

Wall-to-wall coverage from the tournament begins at 2pm over the first two rounds on Thursday April 11 and Friday April 12, with Featured Group action and regular updates from around the course available to enjoy on Sky Sports Golf until the global broadcast window begins at 8pm.

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There will be lots of extra action throughout all four days via the red button on Sky Sports Golf, along with Sky Q and Sky Glass, providing plenty of bonus feeds and allowing you to follow players' progress through various parts of Augusta's famous layout.

Sky Sports Golf will show extended build-up content over the weekend and occasional live updates from the course before the global broadcast window starts at 8pm for the third round and 7pm for the final day, with early action available throughout via the red button.

Who will win The Masters? Watch live from April 11-14 exclusively on Sky Sports. Stream the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, majors and more with NOW.

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