Masters 2025: 10 surprising players you won’t see at Augusta National

The season’s first major is upon us and with it comes perhaps the most exclusive field in men’s professional golf.

Of the four majors, the Masters field is the smallest (at just 95 this year), which means players you might expect to qualify don’t always get to make the fabled drive down Magnolia Lane.

Keep reading below for 10 surprising players who will miss this year’s Masters.

Rickie Fowler

After a one-year return in 2024, thanks to his 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic victory, Fowler again finds himself on the outside looking in at the Masters field. He’s fallen to 110th in the Official World Golf Ranking, his worst position since 2022.

Woodland has been an inspirational story the past two seasons on the PGA Tour in his fight back from brain surgery. His exemption for winning the 2019 U.S. Open ran out after last season and at 94th in the world, he was a ways off from making the top-50 cutoff. However, Woodland did make a spirited run at the Texas Children’s Open two weeks ago, finishing T2.

Luke Clanton

Clanton was one of the hottest players in the world last summer despite not even being a professional. As he closes his junior season at Florida State, he’s already secured his PGA Tour card starting in June if he so chooses, but interestingly, the World’s No. 1 amateur is not one of the five who will stay in the Crow’s Nest next week.

Louis Oosthuizen

The 2010 Champion Golfer of the Year owns one of the most incredible shots in Masters history, when he made an albatross on the 2nd hole during the final round in 2012 on his way to a runner-up finish. But he didn’t play last year and withdrew his two prior starts. The only major the LIV golfer is currently qualified for is the Open, where he has an exemption until he turns 60.

Vijay Singh

The 62-year-old Fijian has been a Masters staple since his debut in 1994, playing in 31 straight editions. But that streak comes to an end for the 2000 champion as he informed the competition committee on Monday he couldn’t give it a go due to injury.