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Golf takes center stage once again with its first major of the professional season this week.
The beauty and excitement of The Masters Tournament returns to Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia starting Thursday with the first round and wrapping up with Sunday’s final round.
The historic golf tournament is its 84th year and features as competitive of a field as ever in 2017.
An epic collapse by Jordan Spieth and a thrilling come-from-behind victory by Danny Willett was the story in 2016, and this year figures to offer even more drama.
However, that drama won’t include Tiger Woods, who said he won’t be able to play due to his ailing back just days before the start.
Dustin Johnson is the early favorite to win the green jacket, but he will be challenged until the end by golf’s elite in Spieth, Rory Mcilroy, Jason Day and a slew of others.
There’s a number of criteria for qualifying to play in the tournament, from winning a previous Masters to ranking high on the tour.
Here’s a look at the full 2017 Masters Tournament field list and how the golfers qualified:
Masters Tournament Champions
Fred Couples
Trevor Immelman
Zach Johnson
Bernhard Langer
Sandy Lyle
Phil Mickelson
Larry Mize
Mark O’Meara
Jose Maria Olazabal
Charl Schwartzel
Adam Scott
Vijay Singh
Jordan Spieth
Bubba Watson
Mike Weir
Danny Willett
Ian Woosnam
U.S. Open Champions
Dustin Johnson
Martin Kaymer
Justin Rose
Webb Simpson
British Open Champions
Ernie Els
Rory McIlroy
Henrik Stenson
PGA Champions
Jason Day
Jason Dufner
Jimmy Walker
The Players Championship Winners
Rickie Fowler
U.S. Amateur Champion & Runner-Up
Brad Dalke
Curtis Luck
British Amateur Champion
Scott Gregory
Latin America Amateur Champion
Toto Gana
U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
Steward Hagestad
Top-12 Players In 2016 Masters Tournament (Including Ties)
Daniel Berger
Paul Casey
Matthew Fitzpatrick
J.B. Holmes
Soren Kjeldsen
Hideki Matsuyama
Brandt Snedeker
Lee Westwood
Top-4 Players In 2016 U.S. Open (Including Ties)
Jim Furyk
Shane Lowry
Scott Piercy
Top-4 Players In 2016 British Open (Including Ties)
Steve Stricker
Top-4 Players In 2016 PGA Championship
Branden Grace
Brooks Koepka
Daniel Summerhays
Winners of Qualifying PGA Tour Events
Sergio Garcia
Adam Hadwin
James Hahn
Russell Henley
Charley Hoffman
Mackenzie Hughes
Billy Hurley III
Si Woo Kim
Russell Knox
Marc Leishman
William McGirt
Ryan Moore
Rod Pampling
Pat Perez
Jon Rahm
Patrick Reed
Brendan Steele
Brian Stuard
Hudson Swafford
Justin Thomas
Jhonattan Vegas
Qualifiers From 2016’s Tour Championship
Roberto Castro
Kevin Chappell
Emiliano Grillo
Kevin Kisner
Matt Kuchar
Kevin Na
Sean O’Hair
Gary Woodlan
Top-50 Leaders On 2016 Final Official World Golf Ranking
Byeong Hun An
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
Bill Haas
Tyrrell Hatton
Yuta Ikeda
Francesco Molinari
Alex Noren
Louis Oosthuizen
Thomas Pieters
Andy Sullivan
Bernd Wiesberger
Chris Wood
Top-50 Leaders On 2017 World Golf Ranking (1 Week Prior to The Masters
Ross Fisher
Tommy Fleetwood
Hideto Tanihara
Jeunghun Wang
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