Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley has confirmed LIV Golf’s Joaquin Niemann has accepted an invitation to play the Masters Tournament for the second year running.
Ridley confirmed the news on 8 January, with fewer than 100 days to go until the first major of the year.
The golf chief also revealed Augusta National officials deemed Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard worthy of an invitation to the tradition unlike any other.
Hojgaard, 23, made his Ryder Cup debut in 2023 and has risen to 60th in the world rankings.
Only the top 50 players in the OWGR in December 2024 have so far guaranteed their spots.
Players that are in the top 50 on 31 March 2025 will also be added to the field.
PGA Tour winners from now until April will also qualify. You can see the field so far at the bottom of this page.
Past champions always get to play, along with the existing NCAA champ and the winner of the Latin America Amateur Championship.
There are a few other categories in which players can qualify.
Niemann is currently No. 71 in the OWGR but he has made efforts to play non-LIV events since making the jump to the breakaway tour to improve his chances of getting into the majors.
This was touched upon by Ridley, who said: “In support of Augusta National’s efforts to develop interest in golf globally, deserving international players not otherwise qualified have been invited throughout the Tournament’s history.
“The tradition continues as we welcome Nicolai and Joaquin back to the Masters, as both players have showcased their talent while competing around the world. We look forward to their arrival this April.”
It helps Niemann’s case, as well, that he is a former Latin America Amateur champion.
He will make his sixth appearance at Augusta in April and has so far made the cut in the past four editions.
Hojgaard made his debut in 2023. His twin brother Rasmus will also be playing, which marks the first time that a pair of twins will compete in the same staging.
Masters field 2025
Past winners
Scottie SchefflerJon RahmHideki MatsuyamaDustin JohnsonTiger WoodsPatrick ReedSergio GarciaDanny WillettJordan SpiethBubba WatsonAdam ScottCharl SchwartzelPhil MickelsonAngel CabreraZach JohnsonMike WeirVijay SinghJose Maria OlazabalBernhard LangerFred Couples
PGA champions (five years)
Xander SchauffeleBrooks KoepkaJustin ThomasCollin Morikawa
U.S. Open champions (five years)
Bryson DeChambeauWyndham ClarkMatt Fitzpatrick
The Open champions (five years)
Brian HarmanCameron Smith
NCAA champion
U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Jose Luis Ballester (a)Noah Kent (a)
U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Latin American Amateur champion
TBC
Top 12 and ties from the 2024 Masters
Ludvig ÅbergMax HomaWill ZalatorisTyrrell HattonCameron YoungMatthieu PavonAdam SchenkCameron Davis
Top four and ties from the 2024 PGA Championship
Viktor HovlandThomas Detry
Top four and ties from the 2024 U.S. Open
Rory McIlroyPatrick CantlayTony Finau
Top four and ties from the 2024 Open
PGA Tour winners since the 2024 Masters (full FedExCup points)
Taylor PendrithDavis RileyRobert MacIntyreDavis ThompsonJhonattan VegasAaron RaiKeegan BradleyPatton KizzireKevin YuMatt McCartyJ.T. PostonNico EchavarriaAustin EckroatRafael CamposMaverick McNealy
Field from the 2024 Tour Championship
Sam BurnsSungjae ImSahith TheegalaShane LowryByeong Hun AnRussell HenleyAkshay BhatiaBilly HorschelTommy FleetwoodSepp StrakaChris KirkTom HogeChristiaan Bezuidenhout
Top 50 from the final world ranking in 2024
Tom KimNick DunlapMax GreysermanRasmus HojgaardJason DayCorey ConnersDenny McCarthyJustin RoseMin Woo LeeLucas Glover
Top 50 from the March 31, 2025 world ranking
TBC
Special invitations
Joaquin NiemannNicolai Hojgaard
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