The world's best are set to descend on Augusta National for the Masters Tournament as Major season 2026 gets under way in Georgia.
Among the field are 36 DP World Tour members or affiliate members and here we take a brief look at all of them.
| Player | Country | Age (in round one) | Masters appearances | Best Finish | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludvig Åberg | Sweden | 26 | 2 | 2nd | The former amateur World Number One finished second on his Masters debut in 2024 and has an impressive stroke average of 70.38 at Augusta. |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | England | 31 | 11 | T7 | You would think a putter of Fitzpatrick's prowess would be a favourite at Augusta but he has just two top tens, although his ten made cuts suggest a good week could easily become a very good week. |
| Tommy Fleetwood | England | 35 | 9 | T3 | Since missing the cut on his debut, Fleetwood has finished in the top 25 five times at Augusta and with DP World Tour, PGA TOUR and Rolex Series wins to his name, we all know what should come next. |
| Ryan Fox | New Zealand | 39 | 2 | T26 | Back for a third Masters start after missing out last year, Fox has made both his cuts at Augusta, a feat not to be sniffed at round a layout where familiarity is key. |
| Ryan Gerard | United States | 26 | Debut | - | After a breakout 2025 that saw him claim a maiden DP World and PGA Tour win at the Barracuda Championship, his play-off loss in Mauritius saw him sneak into the world top 50 and the field for Augusta. |
| Chris Gotterup | United States | 26 | Debut | - | Earned his Masters spot via his win at the Genesis Scottish Open but has not stopped there, adding two further PGA TOUR wins to briefly hit the top five in the world. |
| Harry Hall | England | 28 | Debut | - | A winner at the 2024 ISCO Championship and now well established in the world’s top 100, the ever-consistent Cornishman will be looking to take his game and career to the next level at the Masters. |
| Tyrrell Hatton | England | 34 | 9 | T9 | A man with a penchant for the big stage with five Rolex Series titles, three Alfred Dunhill Links Championships and an Arnold Palmer Invitational, Major glory has to be the next aim for the Ryder Cup star. |
| Nicolai Højgaard | Denmark | 25 | 2 | T16 | Was outside the top 100 in the world in the summer but four top fives since in Back 9 and Rolex Series events plus three top tens in his last six PGA TOUR starts see him join twin Rasmus in the field. |
| Rasmus Højgaard | Denmark | 25 | 1 | T32 | It seems hard to believe the five-time DP World Tour winner has just turned 25 but after a Ryder Cup debut and best Major result at The Open last year, he will be looking to kick on further in 2026. |
| Viktor Hovland | Norway | 28 | 6 | T7 | Remove all the noise around the swing tinkering and the fact is Hovland has missed just one cut in 12 months and has finished both as Low Amateur and in the top ten at Augusta before – a man to be watched. |
| Sungjae Im | South Korea | 28 | 6 | T2 | Finished second on his Masters debut in the November edition of 2020 but has proven it was not just the autumn conditions with two further top tens at Augusta since and a stroke average of 71.75 that includes a 66 and an 80. |
| Casey Jarvis | South Africa | 22 | Debut | - | One of the form players coming in after recent back-to-back wins, including one at his home open which earned his place in the field, the seemingly fearless rookie could become a worldwide star this week. |
| Michael Kim | United States | 32 | 2 | T27 | A popular figure in the game due to his brilliantly honest and insightful presence in social media, the reigning FedEx Open de France champion makes a second consecutive appearance having missed five after his 2019 debut. |
| Si Woo Kim | South Korea | 30 | 8 | T12 | Has registered seven consecutive top 40s at Augusta since missing the cut on debut and clearly is not afraid having won THE PLAYERS Championship and finished in the top five at both the BMW PGA Championship and Crown Australian Open. |
| Min Woo Lee | Australia | 27 | 4 | T14 | A crowd favourite, the Australian is making his fifth consecutive Augusta and 18th straight Major appearance and arrives in fine form as the highest-ranked Australian in the world. |
| Haotong Li | China | 30 | 2 | T32 | The roller coaster continues for the popular star who made the cut at Augusta in 2018 and 2019 but is making his first appearances since after enduring a run of missed cuts that suggested his game may never return. It did and he is now a dual member with the PGA TOUR. |
| Shane Lowry | Ireland | 39 | 10 | T3 | The in-from Irishman has had some heartbreaking near-misses in the last 18 months but has certainly got to grips with Augusta in recent years with six top 45s including a third and two top 20s in his last six appearances. |
| Robert MacIntyre | Scotland | 29 | 3 | T12 | Another player seemingly ready to take the next step with DP World Tour, PGA TOUR, Rolex Series and Ryder Cup wins under his belt, MacIntyre makes a second consecutive trip down Magnolia Lane and third in total this year. |
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | 36 | 17 | Winner | Not much we can say that you won’t already know: reigning champion, career Grand Slammer, seven-time European Number One, 122 weeks as World Number One, eight Augusta top tens. It’s Rory McIlroy. |
| Tom McKibbin | Northern Ireland | 23 | Debut | - | In the field via his win at the Hong Kong Open, this week will see the Northern Irishman complete his Major set having successfully made the cut at each of the other three. |
| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | Denmark | 26 | Debut | - | The rapid rise continues for the Dane who only turned professional in 2023 but already has three HotelPlanner Tour wins, a Road to Mallorca title, a DP World Tour win and dual membership with the PGA TOUR. |
| Alex Noren | Sweden | 43 | 4 | T62 | Three missed cuts and a tie for 62nd spread across seven years suggest the Swede has a complicated relationship with Augusta but two big wins towards the end of last season see him arrive full of confidence. |
| José María Olazábal | Spain | 60 | 36 | Two-time winner | Injuries may have taken their toll on the 60-year-old but he made the cut as recently as 2024 and with two victories and six other top tens across 36 appearances, nothing can ever remove his place in Masters history. |
| Marco Penge | England | 27 | Debut | - | After last year’s Masters he was 345th in the world, now Penge is a three-time DP World Tour winner and dual member so just being here is remarkable but he is capable of doing much more than make up the numbers. |
| Jon Rahm | Spain | 31 | 9 | Winner | A man for the big occasion, in nine Masters starts Rahm has a win, two top fives, two top tens and no missed cuts to go with a win and nine top tens in the other three Majors – the results speak for themselves. |
| Aaron Rai | England | 31 | 1 | T27 | Softly spoken but steely, the Englishman has continued to be fantastically consistent since his debut last year, winning a second Rolex Series title at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the process. |
| Patrick Reed | United States | 35 | 12 | Winner | Already a two-time winner and the International Swing champion on the DP World Tour in 2026, the man with the magic short game is made for Augusta, with three top tens in the last six years including a third in 2025. |
| Kristoffer Reitan | Norway | 28 | Debut | - | Just the second Norwegian to play in the Masters, Reitan is enjoying a brilliant purple patch nearly eight years into his professional career, with two wins in the last 12 months and a rookie campaign on the PGA TOUR to show for it. |
| Justin Rose | England | 45 | 20 | Three-time runner-up | At 45 many golfers have their best years behind them but with a win on the PGA TOUR as recently as February, few would back against Rose finally claiming a Green Jacket after two play-off losses and another runner-up finish. |
| Adam Scott | Australia | 45 | 24 | Winner | The 2013 champion is teeing it up in his 98th consecutive Major and still sitting around the top 50 in the world, chances are he will take that run to three figures in the summer – simply astonishing. |
| JJ Spaun | United States | 35 | 2 | T23 | A solid performer his whole career, victory at the U.S. Open last season took Spaun to another level and with him continuing to impress since, his eyes will now be on more Major success. |
| Sepp Straka | Austria | 32 | 4 | T16 | One of only two Austrians to play in the Masters, Straka has turned consistency into wins in recent seasons but a victory at Augusta would be the Ryder Cup hero’s first on the DP World Tour. |
| Justin Thomas | United States | 32 | 10 | 4th | A two-time winner of the US PGA Championship and one of the standout players of the last decade, the former World Number One maybe does not have the record he would like at Augusta but at just 32, time is still on his side. |
| Sami Välimäki | Finland | 27 | Debut | - | The stand-out amateur, two-time DP World Tour and one-time PGA TOUR winner completes his Major set with his Masters bow as he looks to take an impressive career so far up a level. |
| Danny Willett | England | 38 | 11 | Winner | A winner on just his second Masters appearance in 2016, Willett may not have quite hit those heights since with injuries taking their toll but two Rolex Series wins show he still has a taste for the big stage. |
