Marc Warren has boosted hopes of qualifying for a first Masters appearance by qualifying for next week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship on the Blue Monster course at Trump Doral in suburban Miami.

Warren will now join fellow Scot Stephen Gallacher in the first major showdown this season after being among the top-10 currently on the 2015 Race To Dubai money list.  (See qualifying condition below)

It will be Warren’s first appearance in the event and only his second WGC showing after finishing T35th in last November’s WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.

With the 70 players in the $US 9.5m event assured of playing all four rounds it offers Warren a great springboard to move from his current No. 53 World Ranking and into the top-50.

And then Warren only needs to remain inside the 50 by the last week in March to be joining Gallacher, Sandy Lyle and British Amateur champion Bradley Neil in the year’s first Major.

Marc Warren seen here at Crail Golfing Society last year has qualified for next week’s WGC – Cadillac Championship. (Photo – www.golfbytourmiss.com)

THE FIELD FOR THE 2015 – WGC CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP.

• Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking as of February 23 and again on March 2
• Top 30 from the final 2014 PGA TOUR FedExCup standings
• Top 10 from the 2014-15 PGA TOUR FedExCup standings as of March 2
• Top 20 from the final 2014 European Tour Order of Merit
• Top 10 from the 2015 European Tour Order of Merit standings as of February 23
• Top two players from:
  • 2014 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit
  • 2014 Australasian Tour Order of Merit
  • 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit.

Thomas Aiken, Thomas Bjorn, Keegan Bradley, Greg Chalmers, Jason Day, Jamie Donaldson, Luke Donald, Victor Dubuisson, Jason Dufner, Ross Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Hiroyuki Fujita, Jim Furyk, Stephen Gallacher, Sergio Garcia, Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Russell Henley, Morgan Hoffmann, J B Holmes, Billy Horschel, Mikko Ionen, Tongchai Jaidee. Steven Jeffress, Dustin Johnson, Zach Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Chris Kirk, Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar, Anirban Lahiri, Alex Levy, David Lipsky, Shane Lowry, Joost Luiten, Hunter Mahan, Hideki Matsuyama, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Alex Noren, Koumei Oda, Geoff Ogilvy, Louis Oosthuizen, Ryan Palmer, Ian Poulter, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, John Senden, Marcel Siem, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth, Gary Stal, Henrik Stenson, Brendon Todd, Cameron Tringale, Danie van Tonder, Jimmy Walker, Marc Warren, Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood, Bernd Weisberger, Danny Willett, Gary Woodland.

2014 champion: Patrick Reed, 284 (-4)

Purse: $9.25 million, $1,570,000 to the winner

FedExCup: 550 points to the winner

Format: 72-hole stroke-play competition – No cut.