AUGUSTA, Ga. — The countdown is lastly drawing to an finish, and the 2026 Masters is nearly right here. Anticipation for the yr’s first males’s main has been effervescent since … effectively, at least since Scottie Scheffler claimed the claret jug together with his Open Championship win at Royal Portrush. You may argue, nonetheless, that individuals began getting excited after Rory McIlroy slipped on the inexperienced jacket right here at Augusta National a yr in the past.
The alternative to play in the Masters isn’t misplaced on any golfer, whether or not a previous champion making his forty first look like Fred Couples or any of the 21 gamers competing for the first time.
As Thursday’s first round creeps nearer, the query on many minds is who will probably be paired with who. Tradition means defending champion Rory McIlroy will probably be paired with U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell. And a number of of the 17 different previous champions in the area will seemingly be paired with first-time gamers in a nod to the bridging of generations. And there’s additionally the curiosity of how Masters officers will deal with the 11 LIV golfers competing this week.
Below is the full participant area. Thursday’s first-round tee occasions and Friday’s second-round pairings have but to be set, however verify again right here and we’ll have them posted as quickly as they go dwell.
Ludvig Aberg, 13, 18, 25, 26
Akshay Bhatia, 17 (Arnold Palmer Invitational), 18, 25, 26
Keegan Bradley, 17 (Travelers), 18, 25, 26
Jacob Bridgeman, 17 (Genesis Invitational), 18, 26
Brian Campbell, 17 (John Deere Classic)
Patrick Cantlay, 18, 25, 26
Corey Conners, 13, 18, 25, 26
Bryson DeChambeau, 2, 13, 16, 25, 26
Nico Echavarria, 17 (Cognizant Classic), 26
Harris English, 13, 15, 16, 18, 25, 26
Matt Fitzpatrick, 2, 15, 17 (Valspar), 25, 26
Tommy Fleetwood, 17 (Tour Championship), 18, 25, 26
Ryan Fox, 17 (RBC Canadian Open), 25, 26
Chris Gotterup, 15, 17 (Scottish Open, Sony Open, WM Phoenix Open), 18, 25, 26
Ben Griffin, 17 (Charles Schwab), 18, 25, 26
Brian Harman, 3, 18, 25, 26
Tyrrell Hatton, 14, 25, 26
Russell Henley, 18, 25, 26
Jackson Herrington (a), 7
Viktor Hovland, 14, 18, 25, 26
Naoyuki Kataoka, 21 (Japan Open)
Kurt Kitayama, 17 (3M Open), 25, 26
Robert MacIntyre, 14, 18, 25, 26
Hideki Matsuyama, 1, 18, 25, 26
Rory McIlroy, 1, 5, 13, 18, 25, 26
Maverick McNealy, 18, 25, 26
Collin Morkiawa, 3, 17 (AT&T Pebble Beach), 18, 25, 26
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, 23, 25
Marco Penge, 20 (Spanish Open), 25, 26
Aldrich Potgieter, 17 (Rocket Classic)
Patrick Reed, 1, 13, 25, 26
Kristoffer Reitan, 25, 26
Justin Rose, 13, 17 (FedEx St. Jude, Farmers), 18, 25, 26
Xander Schauffele 3, 4, 13, 25, 26
Scottie Scheffler, 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 16, 17 (Byron Nelson, PGA, Memorial, Open Championship, BMW, AMEX), 18, 25, 26
J.J. Spaun, 2, 14, 17 (U.S. Open), 18, 25, 26
Sepp Straka, 17 (Truist), 18, 25, 26
Justin Thomas, 4, 17 (RBC Heritage), 18, 25, 26
Gary Woodland, 17 (Texas Children’s Houston Open)
Cameron Young, 5, 14, 17 (Wyndham, Players), 18, 25, 26
1: Masters champions (lifetime)
2: U.S. Open champions (5 years)
3: Open champions (5 years)
4: PGA champion (5 years)
5: Players champion (three years)
6: Current Olympic gold medalist (one yr)
7: Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up (one yr)
8: Current British Amateur champion (one yr)
9: Current Asia-Pacific Amateur champion (one yr)
10: Current Latin America Amateur champion (one yr)
11: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion (one yr)
12: Current NCAA Division I Men’s Individual champion (one yr)
13: First 12 gamers, together with ties, in the earlier yr’s Masters
14: First 4 gamers, together with ties, in the earlier yr’s U.S. Open
15: First 4 gamers, together with ties, in the earlier yr’s Open Championship
16: First 4 gamers, together with ties, in the earlier yr’s PGA Championship
17: Individual winners of PGA Tour occasions that award a full-point allocation utilized to the season-ending Tour Championship
18: Those qualifying and eligible for the earlier yr’s season-ending Tour Championship
19: Current Scottish Open Champion (One yr)
20: Current Spanish Open Champion (One yr)
21: Current Japan Open Champion (One yr)
22: Current Hong Kong Open Champion (One yr)
23: Current Australian Open Champion (One yr)
24: Current South African Open Champion (One yr)
25: 50 leaders on the last Official World Golf Ranking for the earlier calendar yr
26: 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking printed throughout the week previous to the present Masters
The Masters Committee, at its discretion, additionally invitations worldwide gamers not in any other case certified.
