No fewer than 24 European Tour Members - a new record - have been invited to the 2001 Masters Tournament at Augusta National on April 5-8 with José Coceres, Pierre Fulke, Bob May and Eduardo Romero invited to compete for the first time.
A total field of 95 players have been invited to the 2001 Masters Tournament by Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Hootie Johnson.
"We are very happy with the outstanding quality of our field," Johnson said. "We are well represented with very talented golfers from the United States and around the world."
Among the field are Masters Champions, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, José Maria Olazábal and Ian Woosnam. A total of 88 of the 95 invitees are expected to compete. In accordance with qualifications, invitations have also been sent to Honorary Invitees.
Invitations may also be issued to those not qualified to date who:
- Win The Players Championship
- Finish among the three leaders on the 2001 Official PGA Tour Money List published during the fourth week prior to the Masters.
- Finish among the 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the fourth week prior to the Masters. The Masters Committee, at its discretion, also invites international players not otherwise qualified.
European Tour Members invited to the 2001 Masters
Severiano Ballesteros
Thomas Björn
Angel Cabrera
Michael Campbell
Darren Clarke
José Coceres
Ernie Els
Nick Faldo
Pierre Fulke
Sergio Garcia
Retief Goosen
Padraig Harrington
Miguel Angel Jiménez
Bernhard Langer
Paul Lawrie
Sandy Lyle
Bob May
Colin Montgomerie
Greg Norman
José Maria Olazábal
Jesper Parnevik
Eduardo Romero
Lee Westwood
Ian Woosnam
