The Masters 2017: Full List of Qualified Golfers

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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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