Masters Returns to Inviting Winners of Six National Opens

Overview

• The announcement, made Monday, confirms Augusta National will award Masters invitations to the winners of six national opens for the 2027 tournament.
• The six designated events are the Scottish Open, Spanish Open, Japan Open, Hong Kong Open, Australian Open and South African Open.
• The R&A will publish a 2027 Open Qualifying Series that covers 19 events in 15 countries and will determine the national-open slots that feed The Open at St. Andrews.
• The aligned policy preserves an additional route into both majors for players on alternative circuits such as LIV Golf by granting exemptions to national-open champions.
• The change continues a joint initiative first announced in 2025, keeps most designated opens in the fall with the South African Open in March, and ties into the 2027 dates for the Masters (April 5–11) and The Open (July 11–18).