Overview

• Winners of the Scottish, Spanish, Japan, Hong Kong and Australian Opens in 2025, plus the 2026 South African Open champion, will receive invitations to the 2026 Masters.
• Augusta National will no longer invite winners of PGA Tour fall events, a shift tied to maintaining a smaller, stronger field after recent fall champions often ranked outside the top 100.
• The R&A will include these six events in its Open Qualifying Series for Royal Birkdale in 2026, expanding global routes into The Open.
• Only the winner of each listed national open earns a Masters berth, whereas The Open typically awards multiple spots to leading finishers from qualifying events.
• There remains no direct LIV Golf pathway, though LIV players can target these national opens for earned entry into both majors.