There are 94 players scheduled to tee it up at the Masters Tournament. Here’s how each qualified: QUALIFICATION CATEGORIES 1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime) 2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years) 3. British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years) 4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years) 5. Winners of The Players Championship (Three years) 6. Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One year) 7. Current US Amateur Champion (7-A) (Honorary, non-competing after one year); Runner-up (7-B) to the current US Amateur Champion 8. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year) 9. Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion 10. Current Latin America Amateur Champion 11. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion 12. The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters Tournament 13. The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s US Open 14. The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s British Open 15. The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship 16. Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from 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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