Top 12 finishers at 2026 Masters have earned 2027 Masters spots
Timing is everything. For Max Homa, his solid play in the Masters has been wonderfully timed.
If you look at the list of qualifications to compete in the Masters Tournament , you'll see 26 of them listed. The one everyone knows about is that past champs get a lifetime exemption. Winners of the other majors get to come back for five years, the Players champ gets three years, the Olympic gold medal winner gets an invite and so on.
Scroll down the list, though, and you get to No. 13, which states: The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters Tournament That number used to be 16 but now it's 12 and it's a lifeline back to Augusta National for some. In 2025, for example, Max Homa tied for 12th, which earned him a spot this year.
Heading into that 2025 Masters, Homa had missed five straight cuts but pulled a T-12 out of his hat. Solid timing, Max. More: Masters leaderboard, scores, tee times, videos, more Since his 2025 Masters, he's played in 23 events, where he missed six cuts and posted an average finish of 36th.
But there was more Augusta magic from Homa in 2026, as he closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday after posting scores of 72-70-71 the first three days. Add it up and it's a tie for ninth and Homa can check his mailbox early next year for that 2027 Masters invite. Top 12 finishers at 2026 Masters who earned 2026 Masters invite Some of these golfers qualify for the 2027 Masters for other reasons, but there are these 17 golfers who finished tied for 12th or better.