– The 90th hosting of The Masters –
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Scottie Scheffler
· In his seventh appearance, 2022 and 2024 Masters champion seeks to become the ninth player with three or more victories at Augusta National
· Never finished outside the top 20 in six prior starts at the Masters Tournament (T19/2020, T18/2021, Won/2022, T10/2023, Won/2024, 4th/2025)
· Only player to finish inside the top 10 in each of the last four Masters Tournaments (Won/2022, T10/2023, Won/2024, 4th/2025)
· Final-round scoring average at Augusta National: 70; posted an under-par final-round score in each of his six appearances
· 22 of 24 rounds at Augusta National are par-or-better (73/R1/2021, 75/R2/2023)
· World No. 1 seeks second victory this season (The American Express); finished in the top-25 in all six starts this season
· Holds the TOUR’s current longest streak of consecutive made cuts (70)
Rory McIlroy
· Makes 18th start at the Masters Tournament following his win in 2025, one of eight top-10 results at Augusta National
· With victory last year, past winner of the PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open Championship became the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam (Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods)
· Seven-stroke comeback after 18 holes in 2025 is tied for the largest in tournament history (Nick Faldo/1990, Tiger Woods/2005)
· Seeks to join Jack Nicklaus (1956, 1965), Nick Faldo (1989, 1990) and Tiger Woods (2001, 2002) as players to successfully defend their title at the Masters Tournament
· Victory at the 2025 Masters Tournament marked his 29th win on TOUR (T17 all-time)
· Two career sub-70 scores in the opening round at Augusta National (65/2011/T15, 69/2018/T5)
· Final-round 64 in 2022 marks his low round at Augusta National, where his scoring average is 71.45 (62 rounds), the lowest among players with 50-74 career rounds
· Best finish in four starts this season: T2/The Genesis Invitational
Cameron Young
· Claimed his second PGA TOUR title with a win at THE PLAYERS Championship in March (other: 2025 Wyndham Championship)
· Owns two top-10s and two missed cuts in four appearances at the Masters Tournament (MC/2025, T9/2024, T7/2023, MC/2022)
· Low round at Augusta National: 67 (R1/2023)
· With a victory, would become the third consecutive player to win THE PLAYERS Championship and the Masters Tournament in the same year (2024/Scottie Scheffler, 2025/Rory McIlroy)
Tommy Fleetwood
· 2025 FedExCup Champion makes his 10th appearance at the Masters Tournament; one top-10 result in nine prior appearances (T3/2024)
· At No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the time, was one of two players ranked inside the top 10 to compete in last week’s Valero Texas Open (Russell Henley/No. 10)
· Low round at Augusta National: 66, twice (R3/2018, R2/2020)
· Has never posted a sub-70 score in the first round at Augusta National
· Four top-10s in five starts this season (T4/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T7/The Genesis Invitational, T8/THE PLAYERS Championship, T10/Valero Texas Open)
Matt Fitzpatrick
· 2022 U.S. Open champion makes his 12th appearance at the Masters Tournament; one missed cut in 11 prior starts occurred in his tournament debut as an amateur (2014)
· Owns two top-10 results in 11 starts at this event (T7/2016, T10/2023)
· Notched four sub-70 rounds in 42 rounds at Augusta National, with 67 (three times) marking his low score
· Made the cut in all seven PGA TOUR starts this season, including his third career victory at the Valspar Championship the week after finishing runner-up at THE PLAYERS Championship
Xander Schauffele
· Makes his ninth Masters Tournament appearance; owns five top-10s in eight prior starts (T2/2019, T3/2021, T10/2023, 8th/2024, T8/2025)
· Second-round 65 in 2019 marks his low 18-hole score at Augusta National
· Enters the week with top-five finishes in his two most recent starts (3rd/THE PLAYERS Championship, T4/Valspar Championship)
· Two-time major championship winner (2024 Open Championship, 2024 PGA Championship)
Justin Rose
· Makes 21st appearance at the Masters Tournament; notched seven top-10s in 20 previous starts, including three runner-up results, two of which were playoff losses (2017 to Sergio Garcia, 2025 to Rory McIlroy)
· Held lead/co-lead after a total of nine rounds at this event (18 holes/5 times, 36 holes/3 times, 54 holes/1 time), third most of any player (Arnold Palmer/14 times, Jack Nicklaus/13 times)
· Low round at Augusta National: 65/twice, both in the first round (2021, 2025)
· Won the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this season by seven strokes, his 13th victory on TOUR
Collin Morikawa
· Making his first start on TOUR since withdrawing on his second hole of THE PLAYERS Championship with a back injury
· Made the cut in each of his six Masters Tournament appearances, finishing in the top 10 three consecutive years (T44/2020, T18/2021, 5th/2022, T10/2023, T3/2024, T14/2025)
· With a victory at the Masters Tournament, the two-time major champion (2020 PGA Championship, 2021 Open Championship) would join three active players (Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson) with three legs of the career Grand Slam
· Low round at Augusta National: 67 (R4/2022)
· Posted three consecutive top-10 finishes this season, including a win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, (T7/The Genesis Invitational, 5th/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard)
Masters Tournament notes:
· Four-time PGA TOUR winner Chris Gotterup is one of 22 players making his Masters Tournament debut; only player with multiple victories on the PGA TOUR this season (Sony Open in Hawaii, WM Phoenix Open); last player to win the Masters Tournament in their first appearance: Fuzzy Zoeller (1979)
· 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth makes his 13th start at Augusta National; owns five top-3 results in 12 prior appearances (T2/2014, Won/2015, T2/2016, 3rd/2018, T3/2021); in 44 rounds at Augusta National, his 70.98 scoring average marks the lowest of any player with 25-49 career rounds
· 2021 Masters champion and World No. 14 Hideki Matsuyama, the only male major championship winner from Japan, has made 13 cuts in 14 appearances at the Masters Tournament (MC/2014)
· 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott is scheduled to make his 98th consecutive major championship appearance, the longest active streak (began at the 2001 Open Championship; only Jack Nicklaus (146) has played in more than 100 consecutive majors
· Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg enters the week with three consecutive top-five finishes on TOUR (T3/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, T5/THE PLAYERS Championship, T5/Valero Texas Open); held the 54-hole lead at THE PLAYERS Championship in before closing with a 76 to finish T5; seeks third consecutive top-10 result in as many appearances at the Masters Tournament after finishing runner-up in 2024 and seventh in 2025
· Current FedExCup points leader Jacob Bridgeman earned an invitation to his first Masters Tournament by virtue of finishing in the top 30 of the 2025 FedExCup standings; captured his first PGA TOUR victory at The Genesis Invitational earlier this year
· 2025 U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun claimed his third career PGA TOUR title at the Valero Texas Open; prior to his victory, had one top-25 finish in seven starts this season (T24/THE PLAYERS Championship); also won the 2022 Valero Texas Open for his first career PGA TOUR title, which earned him an invitation to his Masters Tournament debut; has two made cuts in two career appearances at Augusta National (best: T23/2022)
· Robert MacIntyre collected his fourth career runner-up on TOUR at the Valero Texas Open after holding the 36- and 54-hole lead; World No. 8 has one top-15 finish in three career appearances at Augusta National (T12/2021)
· Alex Noren, seeking his first PGA TOUR victory in his 202nd start, has made one cut in four Masters Tournament appearances (T62/2019); last player to earn first PGA TOUR win at a major championship: England’s Matt Fitzpatrick (2022 U.S. Open)
· Australia’s Cameron Smith is the only player to shoot all four rounds in the 60s in a single tournament (67-68-69-69/2020/T2)
· 91 invitees are scheduled to compete, represented by 22 different countries and territories outside the United States
· Six of the last 10 major championships have been won by players who were ranked No. 3 or better in the Official World Golf Ranking heading into the major championship:
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| Major | Player | Rank |
| 2025 Open | Scottie Scheffler | 1 |
| 2025 U.S. Open | J.J. Spaun | 25 |
| 2025 PGA | Scottie Scheffler | 1 |
| 2025 Masters | Rory McIlroy | 2 |
| 2024 Open | Xander Schauffele | 3 |
| 2024 U.S. Open | Bryson DeChambeau | 38 |
| 2024 PGA | Xander Schauffele | 3 |
| 2024 Masters | Scottie Scheffler | 1 |
| 2023 Open | Brian Harman | 26 |
| 2023 U.S. Open | Wyndham Clark | 32 |
PGA TOUR season notes
- First-Time Winners: Through 13 events of the 2026 PGA TOUR Season, there have only been two first-time TOUR winners (Jacob Bridgeman/The Genesis Invitational, Ricky Castillo/Puerto Rico Open); the last player to win the Masters Tournament for their first career PGA TOUR victory: Danny Willett/2016
- 54-hole Leaders: Through 13 events of the 2026 PGA TOUR Season, only four players have successfully converted the 54- hole lead/co-lead into victory: Justin Rose/Farmers Insurance Open, Jacob Bridgeman/The Genesis Invitational, Ricky Castillo/Puerto Rico Open, Gary Woodland/Texas Children’s Houston Open.
- Close Calls: With J.J. Spaun’s one-stroke victory at the Valero Texas Open, eight of the last 10 events on TOUR have been decided by one stroke or in a playoff
· Aon Next 10: The top 10 players in the FedExCup standings not otherwise exempt following the Masters Tournament will qualify for the RBC Heritage through the Aon Next 10.
Aon Next 10 entering the Masters Tournament (bold = in the field):
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Jake Knapp | 769 |
| 2 | Nico Echavarria | 671 |
| 3 | Ryo Hisatsune | 661 |
| 4 | Nicolai Højgaard | 635 |
| 5 | Sahith Theegala | 612 |
| 6 | Adam Scott | 569 |
| 7 | Gary Woodland | 561 |
| 8 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | 537 |
| 9 | Ricky Castillo | 477 |
| 10 | Patrick Rodgers | 466 |
