Dates, qualifying criteria and golfers in the field for the 2018 Masters

The Masters is one of the four major championships in men’s professional golf. The 2018 Masters will be the 82nd time the tournament has been played since it was founded in 1934. Here is information on the 2018 Masters golf tournament:

Dates: April 5-8, 2018
Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.
Tickets: See “How to get Masters tickets”
Defending Champ: Sergio Garcia defeated Justin Rose in a playoff to win the 2017 Masters after both players finished at 9-under 279. View recap and scores

Golfers in the Field for the 2018 Masters
The following golfers have already met selection criteria for the 2018 Masters Tournament and will receive invitations from Augusta National Golf Club:

Daniel Berger
Wesley Bryan
Angel Cabrera
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
Patrick Cantlay
Paul Casey
Kevin Chappell
Austin Cook
Fred Couples
Jason Day
Bryson DeChambeau
Jason Dufner
a-Harry Ellis
Tony Finau
Tommy Fleetwood
Rickie Fowler
Sergio García
a-Doug Ghim
Adam Hadwin
Li Haotong
Brian Harman
Russell Henley
Charley Hoffman
Billy Horschel

Trevor Immelman
Dustin Johnson
Zach Johnson
Martin Kaymer
Si-woo Kim
Kevin Kisner
Patton Kizzire
Brooks Koepka
Matt Kuchar
Bernhard Langer
Marc Leishman
a-Yuxin Lin
Sandy Lyle
Hideki Matsuyama
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Larry Mize
Francesco Molinari
Ryan Moore
a-Joaquin Niemann
Jose María Olazabal
Mark O’Meara
Louis Oosthuizen
a-Matt Parziale

Pat Perez Thomas Pieters
Jon Rahm
a-Doc Redman
Patrick Reed
Justin Rose
Xander Schauffele
Charl Schwartzel
Adam Scott
Webb Simpson
Vijay Singh
Jordan Spieth
Kyle Stanley
Brendan Steele
Henrik Stenson
Justin Thomas
Jhonattan Vegas
Jimmy Walker
Bubba Watson
Mike Weir
Danny Willett
Gary Woodland
Tiger Woods
Ian Woosnam

Qualifying Criteria for the 2018 Masters Golf Tournament

There are multiple ways that golfers can qualify to receive an invitation to play in The Masters. In fact, there are 18 ways —18 qualifying criteria. In addition, The Masters Committee can, at its discretion, invite international players who did not meet any of the 18 qualifying criteria below.

Who earns invitations to the 2018 Masters golf tournament? Players who meet these qualifications:

Former winners of The Masters
Winners of the last five U.S. Opens
Winners of the last five British Opens
Winners of the last five PGA Championships
Winners of the last three Players Championships
Winner and runner-up from the last U.S. Amateur Championship
Winner of the last British Amateur Championship
Winner of the last Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Winner of the last Latin America Amateur Championship
Winner of the last U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
The top 12 finishers (including ties) from last year’s Masters tournament
The top 4 finishers (including ties), from last year’s U.S. Open
The top 4 finishers (including ties) from last year’s British Open
The top 4 finishers (including ties) from last year’s PGA Championship
Winners of PGA Tour events that award full FedEx Cup points, from the period of the previous Masters to the current Masters
All golfers who qualified for the previous year’s Tour Championship
The Top 50 golfers in the final Official World Golf Ranking of the previous calendar year
The Top 50 golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking from the week prior to the current Masters

The official website of The Masters Tournament is at masters.com.