The dozen LIV Golf players in the 2025 Masters field represents the fewest yet for the breakaway league — down from 18 in 2023 and 13 last year.
LIV players can punch their tickets to Augusta National in four ways: by being a previous Masters champion, by having won any major within the past five years, by being within the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, or by special invite.
Among this year’s dozen are seven previous Masters champions, along with a few others who could be serious factors this week.
A breakdown of all 12 LIV players in the field, how they earned an invite to Augusta this year, and their prospects of being a factor come Sunday.
JOHN RAHM
Road to Augusta: 2023 Masters Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 3rd
Masters Outlook (+1300 at DraftKings): Rahm is the only LIV player to post top-10 finishes in each of the league’s first five events of the year. That includes a tie for ninth in Miami last week.
The Spaniard still enters the tournament with plenty of questions about the true state of his game against an elite field. Rahm missed the cut at the Dubai Desert Classic in his only non-LIV start of the year, and scuffled to a T45 at last year’s Masters before missing the cut at the PGA Championship.
BRYSON DECHAMBEAU
Road to Augusta: 2024 U.S. Open Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 15th
Masters Outlook (+1900): Bryson tied for sixth at Augusta last year before going on to win the U.S. Open. He has the distance and short game to be a massive threat at any major venue.
DeChambeau has three top-10s with LIV this year and was in contention last week before closing with a 75 at Doral. He also finished second at the International Series India earlier this year.
BROOKS KOEPKA
Road to Augusta: 2023 PGA Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 10th
Masters Outlook (+3000): Koepka held the 54-hole lead before settling for a tied for second behind Rahm two years go. He didn’t fare nearly as well in last year’s majors, with his best results being T26 at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open.
Koepka arrived at Augusta this week amid speculation that he may be angling for a return to the PGA Tour once his LIV contract expires. Another former No. 1-ranked player in the world, Koepka now sits at 249th but has long been a player who rises to the major stage.
JOAQUIN NIEMANN
Road to Augusta: Special Invite
LIV Golf Season Rank: 1st
Masters Outlook (+3500): Niemann received a special invite for a second consecutive season, and deservedly so. In addition to the Chilean’s two victories through five LIV events, Niemann won the PIF Saudi International in December as part of three consecutive top-10s worldwide to close out 2024.
TYRRELL HATTON
Road to Augusta: 18th in OWGR
LIV Golf Season Rank: 26th
Masters Outlook (+5000): The Englishman is the only LIV player this year to get into the Masters solely based on his OWGR. The 33-year-old’s best previous finish at Augusta was a tie for ninth last year, but he has only one career top-five finish at a major (2016 Open Championship).
Hatton has maintained his solid OWGR by winning this year’s Dubai Desert Classic and last year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship while also finishing second at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. But his LIV results this year have been modest at best, with Hatton’s only top-10 a T6 in the season opener.
CAM SMITH
Road to Augusta: 2022 PGA Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank (+6000): 29th
Masters Outlook: The Aussie nearly claimed a green jacket when he tied for second in 2020. Once ranked No. 1 in the world, Smith arrived at Augusta this week far from that form.
He’s languishing 29th in the LIV standings, which would put Smith in the range of trade or release if he wasn’t the captain of the Rippers GC. He is coming off a T9 in Miami, Smith’s only finish of better than T19 this season.
SERGIO GARCIA
Road to Augusta: 2017 Masters Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 2nd
Masters Outlook (+6000): Garcia is enjoying a resurgence as the 45-year-old attempts to play his way onto the European Ryder Cup team. The Spaniard missed the cut at the 2024 Masters, but has been in excellent form on the LIV circuit to start 2025, following up a win in Hong Kong with a solo third in Miami.
PATRICK REED
Road to Augusta: 2018 Masters Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 21st
Masters Outlook (+9000): Reed has always been a grinder on the world stage, and he already has played four events outside of LIV this year. That includes a solo second in Macau on the Asian Tour and a pair of top-10s on the DP World Tour.
Can he translate that into more success at Augusta? Reed tied for 12th in last year’s Masters, and is coming off a T7 in Miami last week.
PHIL MICKELSON
Road to Augusta: 2004, 2006, 2010 champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 12th
Masters Outlook (+10000): Mickelson has fallen out of the top 1,000 in the world, but never count Lefty out around Augusta. The three-time winner struggled to a T43 last year – his only made cut in a major – but Mickelson has been playing well for LIV to start 2025. Along with a solo third in Hong Kong, the 54-year-old hasn’t finished worse than T23 through four events.
DUSTIN JOHNSON
Road to Augusta: 2020 Masters Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 28th
Masters Outlook (+13000): D.J. is the poster child for those who claim several former stars have gone soft since accepting generational wealth from the Saudi’s. Johnson, who has always said he doesn’t envision playing competitive golf for the rest of his life, has one top-25 LIV finish this year. He has missed the cut in three of his past five majors, with a best result being a T31 at The Open last year.
CHARL SCHWARTZEL
Road to Augusta: 2011 Masters Champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 14th
Masters Outlook (+25000): The 40-year-old South African claimed his lone masters victory at Augusta 14 years ago. Other than a solo second in Miami last week, there’s little to suggest he’ll be a major factor in this Masters. Schwartzel’s only non-LIV start of 2025 was a T46 in South Africa, and he missed the cut at Augusta last year.
BUBBA WATSON
Road to Augusta: 2012, 2014 champion
LIV Golf Season Rank: 36th
Masters Outlook (+50000): Now 46 and more than a decade removed from his most recent Masters victory, Watson has indicated he may ween off competitive golf in the not-too-distant future and focus on his role as the RangeGoats GC captain. After a T12 to open the LIV season, Watson hasn’t posted a top-20 in the past four events. He also missed the Augusta cut last year and has rarely played outside of LIV since joining the league.
–Derek Harper, Field Level Media
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