The LIV Golf roster options a formidable collection of star gamers.
Open winners like Henrik Stenson, Louis Oosthuizen and Cameron Smith, PGA Championship and US Open winners like Brooks Koepka and Martin Kaymer plus a collection of different Main champions have signed as much as the breakaway, Saudi-funded circuit.
There are additionally six gamers on the LIV line-up who’ve gained the Inexperienced Jacket. One of many many perks of profitable The Masters is that the champions get to return every 12 months.
The six LIV gamers who’ve gained The Masters and will likely be returning yearly are:
SERGIO GARCIA
Sergio Garcia gained in 2017
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The Spaniard gained the 2017 Masters, coming by a playoff in opposition to Justin Rose. He was the third Spanish participant to win the occasion, following Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal.
Sergio had completed within the top-10 in 22 Majors previous to breaking his duck at Augusta in 2017.
Dustin Johnson
DJ was the 2020 Masters champ
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DJ had completed a shot behind Tiger Woods within the 2019 Masters however a 12 months (and a bit) later he received the job completed, profitable the 2020 Masters.
Owing to the Covid pandemic, the 2020 Masters was rescheduled and contested in November. Johnson gained the occasion with a match file rating of 20-under-par 268. He completed 5 away from Cameron Smith and Sungjae Im.
Phil Mickelson
Mickelson gained 2004, 2006 and 2010
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Phil Mickelson is a three-time Masters champion. He performed in his first Masters match in 1991 and completed as low newbie.
In complete, he’s performed in 30 Masters. His first victory got here in 2004. He birdied the ultimate gap to beat Ernie Els by one and declare his maiden Main title. He gained once more two years later in 2006, seeing off South Africa’s Tim Clark. His third title got here in 2010 when he fired a closing 67 to beat fellow LIV participant Lee Westwood by three.
Patrick Reed
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Reed’s Masters victory got here in 2018. He took the lead with a second spherical of 66 and held the benefit to the tape. Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth mounted a problem within the last spherical however Reed had simply sufficient to see them off together with enjoying associate Rory McIlroy who faltered.
He gained by a stroke from Fowler.
Charl Schwartzel
2011 was Schwartzel’s 12 months
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2011 regarded like being Rory McIlroy’s 12 months. He opened with a 65 and adopted with two extra beneath par rounds to take a four-shot lead into the ultimate spherical.
However the younger Northern Irishman crumbled on the Sunday and that left the match broad open. It was South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel who stood up and claimed the title. He birdied the final 4 holes to win by two from Jason Day and Adam Scott.
Bubba Watson
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The American is a two-time Masters champion. He gained in 2012 and once more in 2014. The primary of his victories got here in a playoff in opposition to Louis Oosthuizen. Left-handed Watson hit one of many biggest Masters photographs of all time from the pine straw deep within the woods to the proper of the tenth gap to seal the win.
Watson gained once more in 2014, in that occasion – by three photographs from Jordan Spieth and Jonas Blixt.
Can LIV Golfers Play In The Masters?
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In December, Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership launched a press release, signed by Chairman Fred Ridley, during which it was written that the membership is dissatisfied by current developments which have divided males’s skilled golf.
No names given, nevertheless it’s secure to say LIV Golf was being referred to. The assertion went on to say that these eligible for invitation to the 2023 Masters, beneath their present standards, could be invited. Nevertheless it additionally mentioned that these standards could also be modified for future tournaments.
If LIV doesn’t get World Rating factors, in future years, it would probably be solely previous Masters and up to date Main champions from the LIV circuit who’re eligible for Augusta invitations. However principally – Sure, LIV Golfers can play within the Masters.
