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19 Different Ways to Play in the Masters

Published

12 years ago

Apr 7, 2014

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

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

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.

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.

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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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

2 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.