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2024 Masters Tournament

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2024 Masters Tournament
Front cover of the 2024 Masters Journal
Tournament information
DatesApril 11–14, 2024
LocationAugusta, Georgia, U.S.
33°30′09″N 82°01′12″W / 33.50250°N 82.02000°W / 33.50250; -82.02000
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,555 yards (6,908 m)
Field89 players, 60 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Prize fundUS$20,000,000
Winner's share$3,600,000
Champion
United States Scottie Scheffler
277 (−11)
Location map
Augusta National is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Augusta National is located in Georgia
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The 2024 Masters Tournament was the 88th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2024. The tournament was played from April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters and major, four strokes ahead of runner-up Ludvig Åberg, who was playing in his first major.[1] Scheffler became the fourth-youngest two-time winner of the tournament and the second player, after Tiger Woods in 2001, to win both the Masters and The Players Championship in the same calendar year.[2]

Course

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Main article: Augusta National Golf Club

The only change to the course for the 2024 tournament was the lengthening of the second hole by ten yards.[3]

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 440 4
9 Carolina Cherry 460 4 18 Holly 465 4
Out 3,775 36 In 3,780 36
Source:[4] Total 7,555 72

Field

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Participation in the Masters Tournament is by invitation only,[5] and the tournament has the smallest field of the major championships.[6] There are a number of criteria by which invitations are awarded, including all past winners, recent major champions, leading finishers in the previous year's majors, leading players on the PGA Tour in the previous season, winners of full-point tournaments on the PGA Tour during the previous 12 months, leading players in the Official World Golf Ranking, and some leading amateurs.

Criteria

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There were three changes to invitee criteria between the 2023 and 2024 tournaments. The first was to add the current NCAA Division I Men's Individual Champion a spot in the field, provided that he remains an amateur at the time of the tournament. In addition, Augusta National clarified that players who qualify for the Tour Championship must remain eligible to play in that event in order to qualify for the Masters. Also, with the PGA Tour returning to a calendar-year season schedule, Augusta National noted that winners of fall PGA Tour events would continue to qualify for the Masters.[7]

The below list details the qualification criteria for the 2024 Masters Tournament and the players who have qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players qualified are indicated in parentheses.

1. All past winners of the Masters Tournament

2. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2019–2023)

3. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2019–2023)

4. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2019–2023)

5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2022–2024)

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

7. The winner and runner-up in the 2023 U.S. Amateur

  • Nick Dunlap forfeited his invitation for winning the U.S. Amateur by turning professional, but qualified under category 17 by winning the 2024 American Express.

8. The winner of the 2023 Amateur Championship

9. The winner of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

10. The winner of the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship

11. The winner of the 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship

12. The winner of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's golf individual championship

  • Fred Biondi forfeited his invitation by turning professional.

13. The leading 12 players, and those tying for 12th place, from the 2023 Masters Tournament

14. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2023 U.S. Open

15. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2023 Open Championship

16. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2023 PGA Championship

17. Winners of tournaments on the PGA Tour between the 2023 Masters Tournament and the 2024 Masters Tournament[d]

18. All players who qualified for and are eligible for the 2023 Tour Championship

19. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of December 31, 2023

20. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of April 1, 2024

21. Special invitations[11]

Par-3 contest

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Wednesday, April 10

Rickie Fowler won the par-3 contest with a score of 22 (−5). There were five holes-in-one recorded, by Sepp Straka, Luke List, Gary Woodland, Viktor Hovland, and Lucas Glover.[12]

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024

Inclement weather delayed the start of the tournament until 10:30 am Eastern time. As a result, 27 players did not complete the first round on Thursday.[13]

The 8th hole, a par 5, saw a record-breaking total of 53 par-breaking scores, including 50 birdies and 3 eagles, the highest ever recorded on this hole in Masters history.[14]

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Bryson DeChambeau 65 −7
2 United States Scottie Scheffler 66 −6
T3 United States Max Homa 67 −5
Denmark Nicolai Højgaard
5 England Danny Willett 68 −4
T6 Australia Cameron Davis 69 −3
New Zealand Ryan Fox
T8 South Korea An Byeong-hun 70 −2
Canada Corey Conners
Chile Joaquín Niemann
France Matthieu Pavon
United States Cameron Young
United States Will Zalatoris

Second round

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Friday, April 12, 2024

By making the cut, Tiger Woods set the record for most consecutive cuts made at the Masters, at 24.[15] Phil Mickelson made the cut for the 28th time, surpassing Raymond Floyd and Bernhard Langer to move into solo fourth place for most cuts made at the Masters, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (37), Fred Couples (31) and Gary Player (30).[16]

Rookie Ludvig Åberg posted the lowest score of the round, a 69, and advanced to a solo 7th place.[17]

Bryson DeChambeau, before making a birdie on the 13th hole, moved a large directional sign that was in his line of play.[18]

Patrick Cantlay achieved two eagles on par 4s, marking only the fourth instance in history that a player has recorded two par-4 eagles in a single Masters Tournament, the last being Brandt Jobe in 2006.[19]

The cut came at 150 (+6), with 60 players advancing to the weekend. Notables to miss the cut included 2015 champion Jordan Spieth, 2020 champion Dustin Johnson, reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, Open champion Brian Harman, and World No. 6 Viktor Hovland. Two-time major champion Justin Thomas played his last four holes in seven-over to miss the cut by one shot.[20]

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Bryson DeChambeau 65-73=138 −6
United States Max Homa 67-71=138
United States Scottie Scheffler 66-72=138
4 Denmark Nicolai Højgaard 67-73=140 −4
T5 Australia Cameron Davis 69-72=141 −3
United States Collin Morikawa 71-70=141
7 Sweden Ludvig Åberg 73-69=142 −2
T8 South Korea An Byeong-hun 70-73=143 −1
England Tommy Fleetwood 72-71=143
New Zealand Ryan Fox 69-74=143
France Matthieu Pavon 70-73=143
Australia Cameron Smith 71-72=143
England Danny Willett 68-75=143
United States Cameron Young 70-73=143

Third round

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Saturday, April 13, 2024

Scottie Scheffler, beginning the round in a three-way tie for the lead, chipped in for birdie on the first hole. After a double bogey on the 10th, Scheffler holed a 31-foot eagle putt on the par-five 13th, the only eagle recorded on that hole during the round. He also birdied the 15th and 18th to finish at seven under following a 71 (−1) to take a one-shot lead into the final round.[21]

Collin Morikawa birdied his first three holes in a three-under round of 69 and finished at six under, one shot back of Scheffler. Max Homa, tied for the lead at the start of the round, didn't make a birdie in a one-over 73 and fell two back at 5 under. Bryson DeChambeau was also atop the leaderboard to begin the round but hit his third shot in the water on the 15th and made double bogey. He holed out for birdie on the 18th to finish at three under and four shots back of Scheffler. Ludvig Åberg, making his Masters and major championship debut, was four under on his round until a bogey at the 14th. He then left his third shot on the 15th short and three-putted from just off the green for another bogey. He shot 70 (–2) and ended up at four under.[22]

Nicolai Højgaard moved into sole possession of the lead following a run of three straight birdies from holes 8 to 10, but he then made five straight bogeys including hitting into the water on both the 13th and 15th and finished at two under.[23]

Tiger Woods carded a 10-over-par 82 for the third round, his highest score ever in a major championship.[24]

No eagles were recorded on the par-5 15th hole through the first three rounds, marking only the second time in the past 50 years that No. 15 has failed to produce an eagle by this point in the tournament. Shane Lowry scored an eagle on the par-4 14th hole, marking the first eagle on this hole since Martin Kaymer in 2016.[25]

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Scottie Scheffler 66-72-71=209 −7
2 United States Collin Morikawa 71-70-69=210 −6
3 United States Max Homa 67-71-73=211 −5
4 Sweden Ludvig Åberg 73-69-70=212 −4
5 United States Bryson DeChambeau 65-73-75=213 −3
T6 Australia Cameron Davis 69-72-73=214 −2
Denmark Nicolai Højgaard 67-73-74=214
United States Xander Schauffele 72-72-70=214
T9 South Korea An Byeong-hun 70-73-72=215 −1
England Tommy Fleetwood 72-71-72=215
Australia Cameron Smith 71-72-72=215
United States Cameron Young 70-73-72=215

Final round

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters title

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot a four-under 68 to win his second Masters title in the last three years by four shots over runner-up Ludvig Åberg.[26]

Scheffler began the round with a one-shot lead and birdied the third hole to go two shots ahead. He then bogeyed the fourth after hitting his tee shot over the green. Max Homa birdied the second, his first birdie in 34 holes, to get within one of the lead, while Åberg hit his approach on the seventh to four feet and made birdie to also get within one of the lead.[27]

Scheffler bogeyed the seventh to create a three-way tie with Åberg and Collin Morikawa at six under, while Homa joined the lead with a two-putt birdie at the par-five eighth. Both Scheffler and Morikawa birdied the eighth to get to seven under, while Åberg holed a 36-foot birdie putt on the ninth to again tie. Scheffler then hit his approach on the ninth to within a foot for another birdie to get to 8 under and again in sole possession of the lead going to the second nine.[28]

All three challengers then fell from contention. Morikawa hit his second shot on the ninth into a greenside bunker and couldn't advance on his third, ending up with a double bogey to fall three shots behind. He found the water on his approach at the 11th and made another double bogey. Åberg also hit into the water on the 11th for a double bogey. Homa got back within one with a close approach to the 10th, but his tee shot on the 12th flew over the green into the bushes and he was forced to take a drop. He made a double bogey on the hole to fall three shots behind.[29]

Scheffler birdied the 10th, his third birdie in a row, to get to nine under and open a two-shot lead. Despite a bogey on the 11th, Scheffler two-putted for birdie at the par-five 13th and hit his second shot on the 14th to within four feet for another birdie to reach 10 under. He then made a nine-foot birdie putt on the par-three 16th to get to 11 under. Pars on his final two holes allowed him to close out the tournament with a four-shot victory.[30]

Åberg birdied the 13th and 14th to get back to seven under and finish four back of Scheffler in his Masters and major championship debut. Morikawa and Homa both finished at four under for the tournament, in a tie for third place along with Tommy Fleetwood.[31]

Champion
Silver Cup winner (leading amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Scottie Scheffler (c) 66-72-71-68=277 −11 3,600,000
2 Sweden Ludvig Åberg 73-69-70-69=281 −7 2,160,000
T3 England Tommy Fleetwood 72-71-72-69=284 −4 1,040,000
United States Max Homa 67-71-73-73=284
United States Collin Morikawa 71-70-69-74=284
T6 United States Bryson DeChambeau 65-73-75-73=286 −2 695,000
Australia Cameron Smith 71-72-72-71=286
8 United States Xander Schauffele 72-72-70-73=287 −1 620,000
T9 England Tyrrell Hatton 72-74-73-69=288 E 540,000
United States Cameron Young 70-73-72-73=288
United States Will Zalatoris 70-77-72-69=288

Scorecard

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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
United States Scheffler −7 −7 −8 −7 −7 −7 −6 −7 −8 −9 −8 −8 −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11
Sweden Åberg −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7
England Fleetwood −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4
United States Homa −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4
United States Morikawa −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −5 −5 −3 −3 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −4
United States DeChambeau −2 −2 −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2
Australia Smith −1 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2
United States Schauffele −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 E −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −1

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[32]

Notes

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  1. ^ Cabrera expressed his desire to play in the 2024 Masters, but his application for a visa to enter the United States was declined due to his criminal convictions in Argentina.[8]
  2. ^ Langer has intended the 2024 Masters to be his last as a player, but suffered a torn Achilles tendon in February while playing pickleball.[9][10]
  3. ^ Players qualifying under this category are only eligible for the first Masters Tournament following the Olympic Games.
  4. ^ Includes fall 2023 events, and events must carry full-point allocation towards the FedEx Cup in order to qualify.

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