Five Aussies confirmed for 2025 Masters at Augusta

There will be at least five Australians fighting it out for golf's opening major of 2025 - the Masters at Augusta.

Adam Scott, Jason Day, Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee and Cameron Davis will travel to Georgia for the sport's most prestigious event from April 10-13.

The tournament takes the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) at the end of the year, and anyone not already invited who's ranked in the top 50 a week before the tournament.

Scott takes his automatic place as the 2013 champion, Smith thanks to his 2022 British Open win and Davis after tieing for 12th at Augusta this year.

Former US Open champion Lucas Glover of the United States qualified on the final day by finishing the year No.50.

Glover won the 2009 US Open was one of 10 new additions to the Masters field confirmed following the final instalment of the OWGR of 2024.

Joining Glover in qualifying on Monday were Tom Kim (21), Nick Dunlap (32), Max Greyserman (35), 2015 PGA Championship winner Day (37), Rasmus Hojgaard (39), Corey Conners (41), Denny McCarthy (44), Justin Rose (46) and Lee (49).

The field featured 89 players in 2024, when Scottie Scheffler won his second green jacket.

THE 85 PLAYERS EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN THE 89TH MASTERS. (Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible.)

* Masters champions: Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel, Phil Mickelson, Angel Cabrera, Zach Johnson, Mike Weir, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples

* PGA champions (five years): Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa

* US Open champions (five years): Bryson DeChambeau, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick

* British Open champions (five years): Brian Harman, Cameron Smith

* NCAA champion: Hiroshi Tai (amateur)

* US Amateur champion and runner-up: Jose Luis Ballester, Noah Kent

* US. Mid-Amateur champion: Evan Beck

* Latin American Amateur champion: To be held January 16-19

* Top 12 and ties from the 2024 Masters: Ludvig Aberg, Max Homa, Will Zalatoris, Tyrrell Hatton, Cameron Young, Matthieu Pavon, Adam Schenk, Cameron Davis

* Top 4 and ties from the 2024 PGA Championship: Viktor Hovland, Thomas Detry

* Top 4 and ties from the 2024 US Open: Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau

* Top 4 and ties from the 2024 British Open: Thriston Lawrence

* PGA Tour winners since the 2024 Masters (full FedEx Cup points): Taylor Pendrith, Davis Riley, Robert MacIntyre, Davis Thompson, Jhonattan Vegas, Aaron Rai, Keegan Bradley, Patton Kizzire, Kevin Yu, Matt McCarty, J.T. Poston, Nico Echavarria, Austin Eckroat, Rafael Campos, Maverick McNealy

* Field from the 2024 Tour Championship: Sam Burns, Sungjae Im, Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry, Byeong Hun An, Russell Henley, Akshay Bhatia, Billy Horschel, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Chris Kirk, Tom Hoge, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

* Top 50 from the final world ranking in 2024: Tom Kim, Nick Dunlap, Max Greyserman, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jason Day, Corey Conners, Denny McCarthy, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee, Lucas Glover

* Top 50 from the March 31, 2025 world ranking: TBD

* Special invitations: TBD.

With AP & Reuters.