Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley announced Tuesday that any golfer who has qualified for the Masters tournament based on its previous criteria will be invited to play in the 2023 event in April.
In short, at least 15 players currently competing on the LIV Golf circuit will be part of the field at Augusta National.
Previous Masters champions Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia of Spain, and Charl Schwartzel of South Africa are included in that group.
Cameron Smith of Australia will receive an invitation after winning the 2022 Open Championship, while Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are allowed to head to Augusta by virtue of winning the U.S. Open in the past five years….