2024 the Masters qualifying criteria: 2 revisions to the tournament’s field explored

Modified Apr 05, 2023 16:18 GMT

Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club — Fred Ridley changed the qualifications for the Masters

Fred Ridley recently announced that the Masters will undergo changes to its qualifications for 2024. Qualifications stayed the same this year amid the LIV Golf-PGA Tour debate, but they're changing for 2024.

Shortly after, Augusta National confirmed the changes. Many speculated that these changes might target LIV Golf after Ridley refused to invite CEO Greg Norman and hasn't been shy about his displeasure with the rebel tour. Nevertheless, the Masters' qualification changes weren't targeted at anything it appears.

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Here are the full qualifications for the Masters:

Masters Tournament champions, all-time
U.S. Open champions dating back five years
The Open champions dating back five years
PGA champions dating back five years
Winners of the Players Championship dating back three years
Current Olympic Gold Medalist
Current U.S. Amateur champion and the runner-up
Current Amateur champion
Current Asia-Pacific Amateur champion
Current Latin America Amateur champion
Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Current NCAA D1 individual champion
The first 12 places in the previous Masters Tournament
The first four places in the previous U.S. Open Championship
The first four places in the previous Open Championship
The first four places in the previous PGA Championship
Winners of Tour events that award a full-point for the season-ending Tour Championship
Those qualified for the previous Tour Championship
Top 50 on the final OWGR for the previous year
Top 50 of the current year right before the tournament

Only numbers 12 and 18 appear to have undergone any changes, though they are not all that significant. For the most part, the qualifications have remained the same, so most players will still be eligible in the same ways.