The Masters 2022 edition
How do you qualify for the Masters?
There are no qualifying tournaments for the Masters, and no alternate spots in the field. Players get into the Masters by invitation only if they fulfill one of the 19 criteria, which can be found here at Masters.com. There are special exemptions given out as well, but they are rare.
https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/heres-what-you-need-know-ahead-2022-masters-tournament
The Masters has the fewest competitors, with typically under 100 golfers invited to the field. According to the tournament’s official website, there are 19 ways a golfer can qualify to compete for a green jacket. Guaranteed admission varies in length depending on the qualification standard.
The qualifications for invitation are:
Masters Tournament Champion (lifetime)
U.S. Open Champion (honorary, non-competing after five years)
The Open Championships (honorary, non-competing after five years)
PGA Championships (honorary, non-competing after five years)
Winners of The Players Championship (three years)
Current Olympic Gold Medalist (one year)
Current U.S. Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year) and the runner-up to the current U.S. Amateur Champion
Current The Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year)
Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion (one year)
Current Latin America Amateur Champion (one year)
Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion (one year)
The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters Tournament
The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s U.S. Open
The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s The Open Championship
The first four players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship
Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters
Those qualifying for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship
The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament
The Masters Committee also reserves the right to invite any international players who didn’t otherwise qualify.
garyt1957 Do you think they just send out the invites a week before the tournament? Phil likely had his invite already. That's why they asked him not to come.
I'd bet you are correct. Not sure of the timeline of Phil's issues or of the sending of invites, but they likely don't wait til last minute.
Hideki Matsuyama's menu for 2022 Masters Champions Dinner
Matsuyama has chosen the following for his Masters Champions Dinner menu, per the Augusta Chronicle.
Appetizers: Assorted sushi, Sashimi and Nigiri and Yakitori chicken skewers
First course: Miso-glazed black cod — dashi broth
Main course: Miyazaki Wagyu — A5 wagyu beef ribeye with mixed mushrooms and vegetables; sansho daikon
Dessert: Japanese strawberry shortcake — fluffy sponge cake with whipped cream and amaou strawberries
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Faldo's head looks huge!
ode I think it is Charles Coody (not that I knew right away, just from a search of images it's my best guess).
Eguller As Google is my friend, it's Tommy Aaron.
Sorry, I'll stay out of the rest of these, but the guy above Ian Woosnam has been fairly anonymous lately and might not be readily known...
My best guess, starting with the back row, and working left to right:
Woods, Lyle, Bubba Watson, Faldo, Scott, Zoeller, O'Meara
Reed, Olazabal, Garcia, Mize (skip to far right) Dustin Johnson, Schwarzel
Singh, Speith, Nicklaus, Willett, Langer, Aaron, Zack Johnson, Immelman, Stadler, Woosnam, Couples
Weir, Coody, Player, Matsuyama, Crenshaw, Ridley, Floyd, Tom Watson