The 2026Masters Tournament is scheduled to be the 90thedition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament will be played from April9âÂÂ12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States.
The 17thhole (Nandina) was shortened for the 2026 tournament by at the front, with the tee moved to make the total length .
A new three-story Player Services Building will be in use for the first time at this tournament.
Participation in the Masters Tournament is by invitation only, and the tournament has the smallest field of the major championships. 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.
Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite to win the tournament. Twenty-two golfers will make their Masters debut, including Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Chris Gotterup, and Kristoffer Reitan.
The following list details the qualification criteria for the 2026 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 (expected to play)
2. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2021âÂÂ2025)
3. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2021âÂÂ2025)
4. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2021âÂÂ2025)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2024âÂÂ2026)
6. The winner of the gold medal at the Olympic Games
7. The winner and runner-up in the 2025 U.S. Amateur
8. The winner of the 2025 Amateur Championship
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
13. The leading 12 players, and those tying for 12th place, from the 2025 Masters Tournament
14. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2025 U.S. Open
15. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2025 Open Championship
16. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2025 PGA Championship
17. Winners of tournaments on the PGA Tour between the 2025 Masters Tournament and the 2026 Masters Tournament
18. All players who qualified for and were eligible for the 2025 Tour Championship
19. The winner of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open
20. The winner of the 2025 Open de España
21. The winner of the 2025 Japan Open Golf Championship
22. The winner of the 2025 Link Hong Kong Open
23. The winner of the 2025 Crown Australian Open
24. The winner of the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship
25. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of December 31, 2025
26. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of March 30, 2026
27. Special Invitations
In keeping with tradition, defending champion Rory McIlroy chose the menu for the Masters Club Dinner on April7. The dinner, 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. The appetizers will include 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 will be 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 will be sticky toffee pudding with sauce and ice cream.
The wine selection will include a 2015 Champagne Salon brut; a 2022 Domaine Leflaive Burgundy; a 1990 Château Lafite Rothschild; and a 1989 Château d'Yquem.
The price for a four-day tournament badge was $525. A new addition to the concessions menu will be the "Candy Bar".
ESPN will add former Philadelphia Eagles player Jason Kelce as a host for its coverage of the Par3 Contest on April8; Kelce will be joining Scott Van Pelt and Marty Smith.