Here Are the 18 LIV Golfers Who Will Compete in the 2023 Masters

The 2023 Masters announced last December that LIV Golfers who earned a spot through one of Augusta National's qualifying criteria would be allowed to compete in this year’s event. That means a total of 18 LIV golfers are part of the field for the upcoming Masters. Here’s a closer look at each of those 18 LIV Golfers and how they earned their tee times this year at Augusta.
18 LIV Golfers in Field at 2023 Masters
1
Sergio Garcia
How Qualified: Past Masters Champion
2
Dustin Johnson
How Qualified: Past Masters Champion; Top-12 finish at 2022 Masters; Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
3
Phil Mickelson
How Qualified: Past Masters Champion; 2021 PGA Championship winner
4
Patrick Reed
How Qualified: Past Masters Champion
5
Charl Schwartzel
How Qualified: Past Masters Champion; Top-12 finish at 2022 Masters
6
Bubba Watson
How Qualified: Past Masters Champion
7
Bryson DeChambeau
How Qualified: 2020 U.S. Open Champion
8
Brooks Koepka
How Qualified: 2018, 2019 PGA Championship winner, 2018 U.S. Open Champion
9
Cam Smith
How Qualified: 2022 British Open Champion, 2022 Players Champion, Top-12 finish at 2022 Masters, Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
10
Mito Pereira
How Qualified: Top-4 finish at 2022 PGA Championship; Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
11
Joaquin Niemann
How Qualified: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
12
Talor Gooch
How Qualified: Qualified for 2022 Tour Championship, Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
13
Abraham Ancer
How Qualified: Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
14
Jason Kokrak
How Qualified: Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
15
Kevin Na
How Qualified: Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
16
Louis Oosthuizen
How Qualified: Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
17
Thomas Pieters
How Qualified: Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year
18
Harold Varner III
How Qualified: Top 50 in final OWGR from previous year

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