5 players with one last shot at a Masters invite ft. Rickie Fowler

Modified Apr 06, 2025 17:40 GMT

PGA: Texas Children's Houston Open - Second Round - Source: Imagn

The 2025 Masters is all set to begin on April 10th at the Augusta National Golf Club. The PGA Tour's Valero Texas Open 2025 is currently underway and will provide one last shot for golfers to make it to the Augusta National Golf Club.

The winner of the Valero Texas Open 2025, who is not exempt otherwise, will make it to the first major championship of the year. The leader, Brian Harman, who has a lead of three strokes as of this writing, is already in the field for the prestigious event, so his place at the major doesn't depend on his performance this week.

So golfers like Rickie Fowler, Andrew Novak, Keith Mitchell, Sami Valimaki, and Francesco Molinari will have one final chance of making it to the 2025 Masters.

Fowler is currently placed at T21 and is 11 strokes behind the leader, so he needs a miraculous finish on the final day to win and make it to the Augusta National Golf Club.

Francesco Molinari at the 2019 Masters. Source: Imagn

Novak has a more realistic chance as he is just three strokes behind the lead and can win the Valero Texas Open 2025. Mitchell hasn't had the best of starts to the final round and is nine strokes behind the lead, much like Valimaki.

The Italian golfer Francesco Molinari has played at The Masters before and finished T5 at the major in 2019. He is T19 as of this writing and 10 strokes behind the lead. So he will also need an incredible final round to win and make his way into the Augusta National Golf Club next week.