Here’s how every player in the field earned their spot in the 2023 Masters

It’s almost time for the 2023 Masters.

Players, media and patrons are headed to golf’s Mecca in Augusta, Georgia, next week for one of the most anticipated championships in recent memory.

If you’re unaware, there are 19 ways for a player to qualify for the year’s first major. For example, past Masters champions can play for life, the top 12 and ties from the previous year’s Masters are eligible and all major champions from the last five years.

Also, the top four and ties from all the previous year’s major championships qualify, too.

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Here’s how every player in the 2023 Masters field qualified to play at Augusta National.

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Past champions

Tiger Woods celebrates after making a putt on the 18th green to win The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

Bernhard Langer: Age: 65. Invitation: 1993 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $2,025,183.

Larry Mize: Age: 64. Invitation: 1987 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $852,941.

Sandy Lyle: Age: 65. Invitation: 1988 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $638,978.

Fred Couples: Age: 63. Invitation: 1992 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $2,804,521.

Jose Maria Olazabal: Age: 57. Invitation: 1994, 1999 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $2,620,518.

Tiger Woods: Age: 47. Invitation: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $9,588,236.

Vijay Singh: Age: 60. Invitation: 2000 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $2,627,805.

Mike Weir: Age: 52. Invitation: 2003 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $2,002,340.

Phil Mickelson: Age: 52. Invitation: 2004, 2006, 2010 Masters Champion, 2021 PGA champion. Masters earnings: $8,189,317.

Zach Johnson: Age: 47. Invitation: 2007 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $2,001,655.

Charl Schwartzel: Age: 38. Invitation: 2011 Masters champion, top 12, 2022 Masters. Masters earnings: $2,951,201.

Bubba Watson: Age: 44. Invitation: 2012, 2014 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $4,111,230.

Adam Scott: Age: 42. Invitation: 2013 Masters champion, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship. Masters earnings: $3,779,107.

Jordan Spieth: Age: 29. Invitation: 2015 Masters champion, won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022, top 50 World Golf Ranking week prior to 2023 Masters. Masters earnings: $5,271,828.

Danny Willett: Age: 35. Invitation: 2016 Masters champion, top 12, 2022 Masters. Masters earnings: $2,301,713.

Sergio Garcia: Age: 43. Invitation: 2017 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $3,426,530.

Patrick Reed: Age: 32. Invitation: 2018 Masters champion. Masters earnings: $2,883,851.

Dustin Johnson: Age: 38. Invitation: 2020 Masters champion, top 12, 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Masters earnings: $4,576,475.

Hideki Matsuyama: Age: 31. Invitation: 2021 Masters champion, top 4, 2022 U.S. Open, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Masters earnings: $3,687,867.

Scottie Scheffler: Age: 26. Invitation: 2022 Masters champion, top 4, 2022 U.S. Open, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022, won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters. Masters earnings: $3,005,325.

Past champions not playing in 2023: Tommy Aaron, Jack Burke Jr., Angel Cabrera, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Trevor Immelman, Jack Nicklaus, Mark O’Meara, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Ian Woosnam and Fuzzy Zoeller.

U.S. Open champions (past five years)

Jon Rahm celebrates and kisses the trophy after winning he U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

Brooks Koepka: Age: 32. Invitation: 2018 U.S. Open champion, 2018, 2019 PGA Championship winner. Best Masters finish: T-2. Masters earnings: $1,640,284.

Gary Woodland: Age: 38. Invitation: 2019 US Open champion. Best Masters finish: T-24. Masters earnings: $308,742.

Bryson DeChambeau: Age: 29. Invitation: 2020 US Open champion. Best Masters finish: T-21. Masters earnings: $230,003.

Jon Rahm: Age: 28. Invitation: 2021 U.S. Open champion, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022, won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters. Best Masters finish: 4. Masters Earnings: $1,823,017.

Matthew Fitzpatrick: Age: 28. Invitation: 2022 US Open champion, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship. Best Masters finish: T-7. Masters earnings: $853,691.

Open Championship winners (past five years)

Cameron Smith celebrates after winning the 150th Open Championship golf tournament at St. Andrews Old Course. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

Francesco Molinari: Age: 40. Invitation: 2018 British Open champion. Best Masters finish: T-5. Masters Earnings: $827,761.

Shane Lowry: Age: 35. Invitation: 2019 British Open champion, top 12, 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-3. Masters earnings: $1,157,313.

Collin Morikawa: Age: 26. Invitation: 2021 British Open champion, 2020 PGA Championship winner, top 12, 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: 5. Masters Earnings: $802,400.

Cameron Smith: Age: 29. Invitation: 2022 Open Championship winner, 2022 Players Championship winner, top 12, 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-2. Masters Earnings: $2,619,468.

PGA Championship winners (past five years)

Justin Thomas poses with the Wanamaker trophy after winning the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

Justin Thomas: Age: 29. Invitation: 2022 PGA Championship winner, 2021 Players Championship winner, top 12, 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: 4. Masters earnings: $1,669,100.

U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up

Sam Bennett holds the Havemeyer trophy after winning the 2022 U.S. Amateur at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. (Grant Halverson/USGA)

Sam Bennett: Age: 23. College: Texas A&M University. Invitation: Current U.S. Amateur champion. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Ben Carr: Age: 22. College: Georgia Southern University. Invitation: Current U.S. Amateur runner-up. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

British Amateur champion

Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa pictured after winning the R&A Amateur Championship during the Final of day six of the R&A Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes on June 18, 2022 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)

Aldrich Potgieter: Age: 18. Invitation: Current British Amateur champion. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Asian-Pacific Amateur champion

Harrison Crowe of Australia plays his tee shot on the 9th hole during Day Three of the 2022 World Amateur Team Golf Championships – Eisenhower Trophy competition at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Breteche on September 2, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Harrison Crowe: Age: 21. Invitation: Current Asian-Pacific Amateur champion. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Latin American Amateur champion

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina celebrates after winning the 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship held at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico on Sunday, January 15, 2023. (Photo: LAAC)

Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira: Age: 23. College: University of Arkansas. Invitation: Current Latin American Amateur champion. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

U.S. Mid-Amateur champion

Matthew McClean holds up the trophy after winning the 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. (Photo: Steven Gibbons/USGA)

Matthew McClean: Age: 29. Invitation: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Top 12, including ties, of 2022 Masters

Rory McIlroy celebrates after holing out from a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

Rory McIlroy: Age: 33. Invitation: Top 12, 2022 Masters, top 4, 2022 Open Championship, won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters Finish: 2. Masters earnings: $4,157,521.

Will Zalatoris: Age: 26. Invitation: Top 12, 2022 Masters, top 4, 2022 US Open, top 4, 2022 PGA Championship, won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: 2. Masters earnings: $1,763,250.

Corey Conners: Age: 31. Invitation: top 12, 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters Finish: T-6. Masters earnings: $1,191,700.

Sungjae Im: Age: 25. Invitation: top 12, 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-2. Masters earnings: $1,472,000.

Cameron Champ: Age: 27. Invitation: Top 12, 2022 Masters. Best Masters finish: T-12. Masters earnings: $614,250.

Top 4, including ties, of the 2022 Open Championship

Cameron Young tees off on the 18th hole during the first round of the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews Old Course. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

Cameron Young: Age: 25. Invitation: Top 4, 2022 Open Championship, top 4, 2022 PGA Championship, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-76. Masters Earnings: $10,000.

Tommy Fleetwood: Age: 32. Invitation: Top 4, 2022 Open Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-14. Masters earnings: $639,149.

Viktor Hovland: Age: 25. Invitation: Top 4, 2022 Open Championship, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-21. Masters earnings: $230,600.

Top 4, including ties, of the 2022 PGA Championship

Mito Pereira walks to the 15th tee during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Southern Hills Country Club. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

Mito Pereira: Age: 28. Invitation: Top 4, 2022 PGA Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Winners of full-point allocation events on the PGA Tour since the previous Masters

Max Homa reacts after clinching victory at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. (Photo: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports)

Keegan Bradley: Age: 36. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-22. Masters earnings: $237,703.

Sam Burns: Age: 26. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-53. Masters earnings: $10,000.

Patrick Cantlay: Age: 31. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-9. Masters earnings: $5,161,750.

Tony Finau: Age: 33. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-5. Masters earnings: $1,115,101.

Russell Henley: Age: 33. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-11. Masters earnings: $704,650.

Max Homa: Age: 32. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-48. Masters earnings: $60,050.

Billy Horschel: Age: 36. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-17. Masters earnings: $367,145.

Mackenzie Hughes: Age: 32. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-40. Masters earnings: $91,050.

Tom Kim: Age: 20. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Si Woo Kim: Age: 27. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters. Best Masters finish: T-12. Masters Earnings: $555,331.

Chris Kirk: Age: 37. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters. Best Masters finish: T-20. Masters earnings: $101,160.

Kurt Kitayama: Age: 30. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

K.H. Lee: Age: 31. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-53. Masters earnings: $10,000.

Taylor Moore: Age: 29. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

J.T. Poston: Age: 29. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship. Best Masters finish: T-78. Masters earnings: $10,000.

Seamus Power: Age: 36. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-27. Masters earnings: $111,000.

Justin Rose: Age: 42. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters. Best Masters finish: 2. Masters earnings: $4,132,765.

Xander Schauffele: Age: 29. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters, qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-2. Masters earnings: $1,731,637.

Adam Svensson: Age: 29. Invitation: Won qualifying PGA Tour event since 2022 Masters. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Qualifiers for the 2022 Tour Championship

Sahith Theegala at he 2022 Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. (Photo: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports)

Talor Gooch: Age: 31. Invitation: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 Final World Golf Ranking. Best Masters finish: T-14. Masters earnings: $225,333.

Brian Harman: Age: 35. Invitation: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking. Best Masters finish: T-12. Masters earnings: $263,700.

Tom Hoge: Age: 33. Invitation: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-39. Masters earnings: $63,000.

Joaquin Niemann: Age: 24. Invitation: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking. Best Masters finish: T-35. Masters earnings: $129,263.

Scott Stallings: Age: 37. Invitation: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship. Best Masters finish: T-27. Masters Earnings: $66,800.

Sepp Straka: Age: 29. Invitation: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-30. Masters earnings: $93,150.

Sahith Theegala: Age: 25. Invitation: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, top 50 final World Golf Ranking. Best Masters finish: First Appearance.

Top 50 in the final Official World Golf Ranking of 2022

Tyrrell Hatton reacts to sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2023 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports)

Abraham Ancer: Age: 32. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-13. Masters earnings: $305,550.

Ryan Fox: Age: 36. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Tyrrell Hatton: Age: 31. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-18. Masters earnings: $279,110.

Kevin Kisner: Age: 39. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-21. Masters earnings: $346,356.

Jason Kokrak: Age: 37. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-14. Masters earnings: $268,836.

Adrian Meronk: Age: 29. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Kevin Na: Age: 39. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-12. Masters earnings: $1,121,528.

Alex Noren: Age: 40. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-62. Masters earnings:  $25,415.

Louis Oosthuizen: Age: 40. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: 2. Masters earnings: $1,853,525.

Thomas Pieters: Age: 31. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-4. Masters earnings: $494,000.

Harold Varner III: Age: 32. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: T-23. Masters earnings: $138,000.

*Aaron Wise: Age: 26. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking 2022. Best Masters finish: 17. Masters Earnings: $184,000.

*Wise announced Friday, March 31, that he would withdraw from the tournament*

Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking published the week prior to the 2023 Masters

Jason Day reacts to a putt during the third round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports

Jason Day: Age: 35. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking week prior to 2023 Masters. Best Masters finish: T-2. Masters earnings: $2,314,848.

Harris English: Age: 33. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking week prior to 2023 Masters. Best Masters finish: T-21. Masters earnings: $166,600.

Min Woo Lee: Age: 24. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking week prior to 2023 Masters. Best Masters finish: T-14. Masters earnings: $225,333.

Keith Mitchell: Age: 31. Invitation: Top 50 final World Golf Ranking week prior to 2023 Masters. Best Masters finish: T-43. Masters earnings: $44,850.

Special exemptions

Kazuki Higa acknowledges the crowd after making his putt on the 16th hole during the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Kazuki Higa: Age: 27. Invitation: Special invitation. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

Gordon Sargent: Age: 19. Invitation: Special invitation. Best Masters finish: First appearance.

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