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2026 Masters Tournament
Front cover of the 2026 Masters Journal
Tournament information
Dates April 9–12, 2026
Location Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
33°30′09″N 82°01′12″W / 33.50250°N 82.02000°W / 33.50250; -82.02000
Course Augusta National Golf Club
Tours
  • PGA Tour
  • European Tour
  • Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,565 yards (6,917 m)
Field 91 players, 54 after cut
Cut 148 (+4)
Prize fund $22,500,000
Winner's share $4,500,000
Champion
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
276 (−12)
Location map
Augusta National is located in the United States
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Augusta National is located in Georgia
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The 2026 Masters Tournament was the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament was played from April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States.

Rory McIlroy won the tournament for the second consecutive year, one stroke ahead of runner-up Scottie Scheffler. With this victory, he joined Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to win two years consecutively.

Course

Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Tea Olive 445 4 10 Camellia 495 4
2 Pink Dogwood 585 5 11 White Dogwood 520 4
3 Flowering Peach 350 4 12 Golden Bell 155 3
4 Flowering Crab Apple 240 3 13 Azalea 545 5
5 Magnolia 495 4 14 Chinese Fir 440 4
6 Juniper 180 3 15 Firethorn 550 5
7 Pampas 450 4 16 Redbud 170 3
8 Yellow Jasmine 570 5 17 Nandina 450 4
9 Carolina Cherry 460 4 18 Holly 465 4
Out 3,775 36 In 3,790 36
Source:[1][2][3] Total 7,565 72

The 17th hole (Nandina) was lengthened by 10 yards (9 m) for the 2026 tournament, making the hole's total length 450 yards (410 m).[4]

A new three-story Player Services Building was in use for the first time at this tournament.[4]

Field

Participation in the Masters Tournament is by invitation only,[5] and the tournament has the smallest field of the major championships.[6] Invitations are awarded based on several criteria, including all past winners, recent major champions, leading finishers in the previous year's majors, leading players from the PGA Tour season, winners of full-point regular-season tournaments on the PGA Tour during the previous 12 months, leading players in the Official World Golf Ranking, and some leading amateurs. In August 2025, Augusta National announced changes to the criteria, with winners during the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall no longer receiving invitations, replaced by winners of several national opens.[7] There were 91 players competing including six amateurs.

Going into the tournament, Scottie Scheffler was the betting favorite to win, a regular occurrence due to Scheffler's dominance across multiple years.[4] Both Scheffler and Rory McIlroy returned to play after three-week breaks. Twenty-two golfers made their Masters debut, including Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Chris Gotterup, and Kristoffer Reitan.[4] Going into the tournament, Bridgeman, Griffin, and Gotterup were all ranked in the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking.[8][9] There were eight Nordic players in the field, the most of any year.[8] Neither Phil Mickelson nor Tiger Woods played, which has not happened since the 1994 tournament.[8]

Criteria

The following list details the qualification criteria for the 2026 Masters Tournament and the players who qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players qualified are indicated in parentheses.[10]

1. All past winners of the Masters Tournament

  • Ángel Cabrera
  • Fred Couples
  • Sergio García
  • Dustin Johnson
  • Zach Johnson (13)
  • Hideki Matsuyama (18,25,26)
  • Rory McIlroy (5,18,25,26)
  • José María Olazábal
  • Jon Rahm (2,26)
  • Patrick Reed (13,25,26)
  • Scottie Scheffler (3,4,5,6,13,17,18,25,26)
  • Charl Schwartzel
  • Adam Scott
  • Vijay Singh
  • Jordan Spieth
  • Bubba Watson
  • Mike Weir
  • Danny Willett
  • Past winners who did not play: Tommy Aaron, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Trevor Immelman, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4), Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam

2. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2021–2025)

  • Wyndham Clark (15,25)
  • Bryson DeChambeau (13,16,25,26)
  • Matt Fitzpatrick (15,17,25,26)
  • J. J. Spaun (17,18,25,26)

3. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2021–2025)

  • Brian Harman (18,25,26)
  • Collin Morikawa (17,18,25,26)
  • Xander Schauffele (4,13,25,26)
  • Cameron Smith

4. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2021–2025)

  • Brooks Koepka
  • Justin Thomas (17,18,25,26)

5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2024–2026)

  • Cameron Young (14,17,18,25,26)

6. The winner of the gold medal at the Olympic Games[a]

7. The winner and runner-up in the 2025 U.S. Amateur

  • Jackson Herrington (a)
  • Mason Howell (a)

8. The winner of the 2025 Amateur Championship

  • Ethan Fang (a)

9. The winner of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

10. The winner of the 2026 Latin America Amateur Championship

11. The winner of the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship

12. The winner of the 2025 NCAA Division I men's golf individual championship

  • Michael La Sasso forfeited his exemption by turning professional.[b]

13. The leading 12 players, and those tying for 12th place, from the 2025 Masters Tournament

  • Ludvig Åberg (18,25,26)
  • Corey Conners (18,25,26)
  • Jason Day (26)
  • Harris English (15,16,18,25,26)
  • Max Homa
  • Im Sung-jae (18,25)
  • Justin Rose (17,18,25,26)

14. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2025 U.S. Open

  • Tyrrell Hatton (25,26)
  • Viktor Hovland (18,25,26)
  • Robert MacIntyre (18,25,26)
  • Carlos Ortiz

15. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2025 Open Championship

  • Chris Gotterup (17,18,19,25,26)
  • Li Haotong

16. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2025 PGA Championship

  • Davis Riley

17. Winners of tournaments on the PGA Tour between the 2025 Masters Tournament and the 2026 Masters Tournament[c]

  • Akshay Bhatia (18,25,26)
  • Keegan Bradley (18,25,26)
  • Jacob Bridgeman (18,26)
  • Brian Campbell
  • Nico Echavarría (26)
  • Tommy Fleetwood (18,25,26)
  • Ben Griffin (18,25,26)
  • Ryan Fox (25,26)
  • Kurt Kitayama (25,26)
  • Aldrich Potgieter
  • Sepp Straka (18,25,26)
  • Gary Woodland
  • Sami Välimäki

18. All players who qualified for and were eligible for the 2025 Tour Championship

  • Sam Burns (25,26)
  • Patrick Cantlay (25,26)
  • Harry Hall
  • Russell Henley (25,26)
  • Shane Lowry (25,26)
  • Maverick McNealy (25,26)
  • Andrew Novak (25,26)
  • Nick Taylor

19. The winner of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open

20. The winner of the 2025 Open de España

  • Marco Penge (25,26)

21. The winner of the 2025 Japan Open Golf Championship

  • Naoyuki Kataoka

22. The winner of the 2025 Link Hong Kong Open

  • Tom McKibbin

23. The winner of the 2025 Crown Australian Open

  • Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (25)

24. The winner of the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship

  • Casey Jarvis

25. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of December 31, 2025

  • Michael Brennan (26)
  • Ryan Gerard (26)
  • Max Greyserman
  • Rasmus Højgaard
  • Johnny Keefer
  • Michael Kim
  • Kim Si-woo (26)
  • Min Woo Lee (26)
  • Alex Norén (26)
  • Aaron Rai (26)
  • Kristoffer Reitan (26)
  • Sam Stevens (26)

26. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of March 30, 2026

  • Daniel Berger
  • Nicolai Højgaard
  • Jake Knapp
  • Matt McCarty

Pre-tournament events

Champions Dinner

In keeping with tradition, defending champion Rory McIlroy chose the menu for the Masters Club Dinner, which took place on April 7. The dinner tradition, which began in 1952 when Ben Hogan invited past Masters champions to dine together, is attended by former champions as members of the Masters Club.[12][13]

The appetizers included bacon-wrapped dates with goat cheese; elk sliders with caramelized onion jam and garlic aioli; peach and ricotta flatbread; and rock shrimp tempura. Yellowfin tuna carpaccio with foie gras, a toasted baguette, and chives were followed by a choice of either wagyu filet mignon or salmon, each served with champ, Brussels sprouts, glazed carrots with brown butter, and Vidalia onion rings. Dessert was sticky toffee pudding with sauce and ice cream.[13]

The wine selection included a 2015 Champagne Salon brut; a 2022 Domaine Leflaive Burgundy; a 1990 Château Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux; and a 1989 Château d'Yquem Bordeaux.[13]

Par 3 Contest

Aaron Rai won the Par 3 Contest with a score of 21 (−6), finishing one stroke ahead of Jacob Bridgeman and John Keefer, who tied for second at 22 (−5), followed by J. J. Spaun and Mason Howell at 24 (−3).[14] Seventeen players completed their own rounds without allowing family members or guests to hit shots, out of a field of 80 competitors. Four holes-in-one were recorded, including one by Keegan Bradley, who became the first player to make a hole-in-one in consecutive years.[15] Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, and Wyndham Clark also recorded aces.[16] Comedian and actor Kevin Hart caddied for Bryson DeChambeau.[17]

Broadcasting

The tournament was streamed on the Masters website and app for the entirety of the competition, as well as on Prime Video and ESPN on Thursday and Friday, and Paramount+ and CBS on Saturday and Sunday.[18] ESPN added former Philadelphia Eagles player Jason Kelce as a host for its coverage of the Par 3 Contest on April 8; Kelce joined Scott Van Pelt and Marty Smith.[19]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player opened the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament.[20] Sam Burns and defending champion Rory McIlroy shared the first-round lead after both posted 67 (−5). McIlroy recovered from an inconsistent start to record three consecutive birdies on holes 13 through 15.[21] Burns, who played in the morning, recorded an eagle on the par-5 2nd hole and added birdies on holes 12, 13 and 15.[22]

A group of three players, Patrick Reed, Jason Day and Kurt Kitayama, were tied for third at 69 (−3). Justin Rose, runner-up in the previous tournament, reached 4-under late in his round but finished with consecutive bogeys to card a 70 (−2). World number one Scottie Scheffler opened with an eagle on the 2nd hole and a birdie on the 3rd to reach 3-under early in his round, but recorded no birdies on the second nine and finished at 70 (−2). He was tied with Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry.[23] Fred Couples was 2-under through 14 holes before recording a quadruple bogey and two double bogeys over his closing holes, finishing in the lower half of the leaderboard.[24]

Scoring conditions were more difficult than in the previous year, with only 16 players under par after the first round, the fewest at the Masters after 18 holes since 2017. Among those scoring over par were Jon Rahm, who recorded a 78 (+6) without a birdie, and Bryson DeChambeau, who shot 76 (+4), including a triple bogey on the 11th hole.[23]

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Sam Burns 67 −5
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
T3 Australia Jason Day 69 −3
United States Kurt Kitayama
United States Patrick Reed
T6 Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry 70 −2
England Justin Rose
United States Xander Schauffele
United States Scottie Scheffler
T10 United States Jacob Bridgeman 71 −1
United States Brian Campbell
England Tommy Fleetwood
China Li Haotong
England Aaron Rai
Canada Nick Taylor
United States Gary Woodland

Second round

Friday, April 10, 2026

Rory McIlroy seized the outright lead after the second round, carding a 65 (−7) to reach 132 (−12) for the tournament. Beginning the day tied for the lead, he recorded multiple birdies over his closing holes, including a chip-in on the 17th, and opened a six-stroke advantage over the field, the largest 36-hole lead in Masters Tournament history.[25]

Patrick Reed and Sam Burns were tied for second place. Tommy Fleetwood moved into contention with a round that included two eagles to reach 139 (−5), joined by Justin Rose and Shane Lowry as the last contenders with a realistic chance heading into the weekend.[25] Jason Day also remained within the group of trailing players after a series of birdies earlier in his round.[26] Tyrrell Hatton recorded a 66 (−6) and hit all 18 greens in regulation; the last time this had been achieved at the Masters was[who?] in 2020.[27]

The cut fell at 148 (+4), with 54 players advancing to the weekend. Among those missing the cut were Bryson DeChambeau, J. J. Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard, and Robert MacIntyre.[28] Jon Rahm made the cut after a birdie on the 16th hole during his second round.[27] For the second consecutive year, no amateurs made the 36-hole cut.[29][30]

Place Player Score To par
1 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 67-65=132 −12
T2 United States Sam Burns 67-71=138 −6
United States Patrick Reed 69-69=138
T4 England Tommy Fleetwood 71-68=139 −5
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry 70-69=139
England Justin Rose 70-69=139
T7 United States Wyndham Clark 72-68=140 −4
Australia Jason Day 69-71=140
England Tyrrell Hatton 74-66=140
China Li Haotong 71-69=140
Norway Kristoffer Reitan 72-68=140
United States Cameron Young 73-67=140

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Rory McIlroy started with a six-shot advantage, but his lead was erased over moving day. McIlroy's round was 73 (+1), including being 3 over par around Amen Corner.[31] Cameron Young, seeking to be the third consecutive golfer to win the Players Championship and the Masters Tournament in the same year, turned in the joint-lowest round of the day, a 65 (−7). This brought Young from eight shots back into a share of the lead with McIlroy, at 205 (−11), securing a place in the final pairing on Sunday.

Sam Burns scored a bogey-free 68 (−4) to leave him one shot behind the leaders. Jason Day produced a mid-round charge featuring four consecutive birdies, finishing with a 68 (−4), to move into contention at 8-under. Justin Rose turned in a second consecutive 69 (−3), leaving him also 8 under. Shane Lowry achieved a hole-in-one at the par-three 6th on his way to a 68, climbing into solo fourth at 9-under.[31] World number one Scottie Scheffler recorded a bogey-free 65 to surge back into contention.[32]

The third round scoring average of 70.63 was the lowest in third round Masters history.[32]

Place Player Score To par
T1 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 67-65-73=205 −11
United States Cameron Young 73-67-65=205
3 United States Sam Burns 67-71-68=206 −10
4 Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry 70-69-68=207 −9
T5 Australia Jason Day 69-71-68=208 −8
England Justin Rose 70-69-69=208
T7 China Li Haotong 71-69-69=209 −7
United States Scottie Scheffler 70-74-65=209
T9 United States Patrick Cantlay 77-67-66=210 −6
United States Russell Henley 73-71-66=210
United States Patrick Reed 69-69-72=210

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Rory McIlroy won his second Masters title wire-to-wire and became the fourth to defend the title.

Third round co-leader Rory McIlroy shot a 71 (−1) to finish at 276 (−12) and win by one stroke over Scottie Scheffler, who shot a 68 (−4) for the round to finish alone in second at 277 (−11).[33]

McIlroy immediately lost his share of the lead early in his round after a double bogey at the par-three 4th, where he pulled his tee shot and proceeded to 3-putt, falling behind the lead. He dropped another shot shortly after at the 6th, while playing partner Cameron Young and Justin Rose, who was playing in the group ahead, both moved into contention.[34]

Rose, starting the day three shots back, produced a charge through the middle of the first nine with a run of three consecutive birdies to take the outright lead at −12, which afforded him a 2-stroke lead as he headed for the turn. McIlroy, meanwhile, steadied himself and responded with consecutive birdies on 7 and 8 to move back within one shot of the lead heading into the turn.[34]

On the 11th, Rose bogeyed after missing the green with his approach, allowing McIlroy to draw level. McIlroy then regained the outright lead on the second nine, capitalizing on scoring opportunities and avoiding further mistakes.[34] Rose then faltered through Amen Corner and the back nine, including a shanked chip attempt onto the 12th green and a three-putt on the 13th after reaching the green in two, while McIlroy made key birdies at the 12th and 13th to take control with a two-shot lead.[34]

Scheffler, playing ahead, steadily climbed into contention with a bogey-free round and set the clubhouse lead at −11 after posting a 68, becoming the first player since 1942 to complete the weekend without a bogey at the Masters.[35]

Rose remained in contention after Amen Corner but failed to convert further birdie opportunities, and despite a late birdie on the 15th, a costly bogey on the 17th, missing a 3-foot par putt left him tied for third alongside Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, and Young at −10.[34]

After maintaining control through pars on the closing stretch, McIlroy took a two-shot lead to the 18th tee over Scheffler knowing a bogey would be enough. His drive found trouble in the right trees, but he recovered into the greenside bunker to get up and down for a closing bogey to secure victory by a single stroke.[36] With this victory, he joined Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to repeat as champion.[37]

Collin Morikawa and Sam Burns finished tied for seventh at −9, while Max Homa and Xander Schauffele rounded out the top ten at −8.[38]

Champion
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)[39]
1 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (c) 67-65-73-71=276 −12 4,500,000
2 United States Scottie Scheffler (c) 70-74-65-68=277 −11 2,430,000
T3 England Tyrrell Hatton 74-66-72-66=278 −10 1,080,000
United States Russell Henley 73-71-66-68=278
England Justin Rose 70-69-69-70=278
United States Cameron Young 73-67-65-73=278
T7 United States Sam Burns 67-71-68-73=279 −9 725,625
United States Collin Morikawa 74-69-68-68=279
T9 United States Max Homa 72-70-71-67=280 −8 630,000
United States Xander Schauffele 70-72-70-68=280

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4
Northern Ireland McIlroy −11 −11 −12 −10 −10 −9 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −12
United States Scheffler −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −11
England Hatton −4 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −6 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −9 −10 −10 −10
United States Henley −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10
England Rose −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −11 −12 −12 −11 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −10 −10
United States Young −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −11 −10 −11 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10
United States Burns −11 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −7 −7 −7 −8 −9 −9 −10 −9 −9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[39]

Notes

  1. ^ Players qualifying under this category are only eligible for the first Masters Tournament following the Olympic Games.
  2. ^ La Sasso turned professional in January 2026 after accepting a place in LIV Golf, forfeiting his invitation to the Masters.[11]
  3. ^ Events must carry full-point allocation towards the Tour Championship in order to qualify.

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