The 2025 Masters Tournament was the 89th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2025. The tournament was played from April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Rory McIlroy won the tournament after the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Justin Rose. In doing so, McIlroy became the sixth player, and the first European, to complete the modern career Grand Slam, this being his 11th attempt. Additionally, McIlroy became the third player, after Tiger Woods in 2001 and Scottie Scheffler in 2024, to win the Masters and The Players Championship in the same calendar year.
Course
In September 2024, Hurricane Helene caused damage to the course. In January 2025, Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said the course was in "spectacular condition" and that, while some trees had been lost, the damage had been "minor".
The 12th and 16th holes were among the areas most affected by the tree removals which altered sightlines and may have had a minor impact on wind patterns, particularly at the 12th hole. However, the overall layout and playing characteristics of the course remained largely consistent with the prior year.
HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Tea Olive4454 10Camellia49542Pink Dogwood585511White Dogwood52043Flowering Peach350412Golden Bell15534Flowering Crab Apple240313Azalea54555Magnolia495414Chinese Fir44046Juniper180315Firethorn55057Pampas450416Redbud17038Yellow Jasmine570517Nandina44049Carolina Cherry460418Holly4654Out3,77536In3,78036Source:Total7,55572
Field Participation in the Masters Tournament is by invitation only, and the tournament has the smallest field of the major championships. There are a number of criteria by which invitations are awarded, including all past winners, recent major champions, leading finishers in the previous year's majors, leading players on the PGA Tour in the previous season, winners of full-point tournaments on the PGA Tour during the previous 12 months, leading players in the Official World Golf Ranking, and some leading amateurs. There were 21 first time Masters competitors this year.
Criteria The below list details the qualification criteria for the 2025 Masters Tournament and the players who have qualified under them; any additional criteria under which players qualified are indicated in parentheses.
1. All past winners of the Masters Tournament
Ángel Cabrera Fred Couples Sergio García Dustin Johnson Zach Johnson Bernhard Langer Hideki Matsuyama (17,18,19,20) Phil Mickelson (4) José María Olazábal Jon Rahm (2,19) Patrick Reed (13) Scottie Scheffler (5,6,17,18,19,20) Charl Schwartzel Adam Scott (18,19,20) Jordan Spieth Bubba Watson Mike Weir Danny Willett
Past winners who did not play: Tommy Aaron, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Trevor Immelman, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller.
2. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2020–2024)
Wyndham Clark (18,19,20) Bryson DeChambeau (13,14,16,19,20) Matt Fitzpatrick (19)
3. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2020–2024)
Brian Harman (17,19,20) Collin Morikawa (4,13,16,18,19,20) Xander Schauffele (4,13,18,19,20) Cameron Smith (13)
4. Recent winners of the PGA Championship (2020–2024)
Brooks Koepka Justin Thomas (18,19,20)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2023–2025)
Rory McIlroy (14,17,18,19,20)
6. The winner of the gold medal at the Olympic Games
7. The winner and runner-up in the 2024 U.S. Amateur
José Luis Ballester (a) Noah Kent (a)
8. The winner of the 2024 Amateur Championship Jacob Skov Olesen forfeited his exemption by turning professional.
9. The winner of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship Ding Wenyi forfeited his exemption by turning professional.
10. The winner of the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship Justin Hastings (a)
11. The winner of the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship Evan Beck (a)
12. The winner of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's golf individual championship Hiroshi Tai (a)
13. The leading 12 players, and those tying for 12th place, from the 2024 Masters Tournament
Ludvig Åberg (17,18,19,20) Cameron Davis (17) Tommy Fleetwood (18,19,20) Tyrrell Hatton (19,20) Max Homa (19) Matthieu Pavon (18,19) Adam Schenk Cameron Young (19) Will Zalatoris
14. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 U.S. Open
Patrick Cantlay (18,19,20) Tony Finau (18,19,20)
15. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 Open Championship
Billy Horschel (18,19,20) Thriston Lawrence (19) Justin Rose (19,20)
16. The leading four players, and those tying for fourth place, in the 2024 PGA Championship
Thomas Detry (17,20) Viktor Hovland (17,18,19,20)
17. Winners of tournaments on the PGA Tour between the 2024 Masters Tournament and the 2025 Masters Tournament
Keegan Bradley (18,19,20) Brian Campbell Rafael Campos Nico Echavarría (20) Austin Eckroat (19) Harris English (20) Russell Henley (18,19,20) Joe Highsmith Patton Kizzire Min Woo Lee (19,20) Robert MacIntyre (18,19,20) Matt McCarty (19) Maverick McNealy (19,20) Taylor Pendrith (18,19,20) J. T. Poston (19,20) Aaron Rai (18,19,20) Davis Riley Sepp Straka (18,19,20) Nick Taylor (20) Davis Thompson (19,20) Jhonattan Vegas Kevin Yu
18. All players who qualified for and were eligible for the 2024 Tour Championship
An Byeong-hun (19,20) Christiaan Bezuidenhout Akshay Bhatia (19,20) Sam Burns (19,20) Tom Hoge Im Sung-jae (19,20) Chris Kirk Shane Lowry (19,20) Sahith Theegala (19,20)
19. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of December 31, 2024
Corey Conners (20) Jason Day (20) Nick Dunlap (20) Lucas Glover (20) Max Greyserman (20) Rasmus Højgaard Tom Kim (20) Denny McCarthy (20)
20. The leading 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of March 31, 2025
Daniel Berger Laurie Canter Stephan Jäger Michael Kim J. J. Spaun
21. Special Invitations
Nicolai Højgaard Joaquín Niemann
Pre-tournament events Champions Dinner Tuesday, April 8
In keeping with tradition, defending champion Scottie Scheffler chose the menu for the Masters Club Dinner, which took place on April8. The dinner tradition, which began in 1952 when Ben Hogan invited past Masters champions to dine together, is attended by former champions as members of the Masters Club.
The appetizers were "Scottie-style" cheeseburger sliders, firecracker shrimp, and "Papa Scheff's Meatball and Ravioli Bites". The main courses were Texas-style chili followed by a choice of redfish or ribeye, with a chocolate-chip skillet cookie for dessert. The wine selection included a 2019 Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley and a Napa Valley-sourced 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Par 3 Contest Wednesday, April 9
Nico Echavarría won the annual Masters Tournament Par 3 Contest, becoming the first player from Colombia to do so. He secured victory with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff against J. J. Spaun, after both finished five under par through nine holes. Keegan Bradley, Tom Hoge, and Brooks Koepka recorded holes in one ("aces").
Round summaries First round Thursday, April 10, 2025
Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson started the tournament as the honorary starters. Fred Couples was the first in the field to make an eagle, doing so on the 14th hole, and was followed by Collin Morikawa who made an eagle on the 13th hole.
Justin Rose led for the fifth time after 18holes at the Masters, setting a new tournament record for most 18-hole leads. He made eight birdies to finish with a round of 65(−7) and a three-shot lead. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler finished tied for second with a round of 68(−4) alongside Corey Conners and 2024 runner-up Ludvig Åberg.
Rory McIlroy, attempting a career grand slam, finished with 72(E) tied for 27th. Nick Dunlap finished with a round of 90 (+18).
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Justin Rose 65 −7T2 Ludvig Åberg 68 −4 Corey Conners Scottie SchefflerT5 Bryson DeChambeau 69 −3 Tyrrell HattonT7 Akshay Bhatia 70 −2 Jason Day Harris English Aaron Rai Source:
Second round Friday, April 11, 2025
Justin Rose continued to lead the pack with a solid second round of 71(−1), for a 36-hole total of 136(−8). After having holed out from a green side bunker on hole four for birdie, Bryson DeChambeau went four under in the second round, for68, with a total score for 36holes with 137. Rory McIlroy shot the low round of the day, a 66, to move to third place.
53players at the end of the round made the cut, scoring +2 or better, and advanced to the weekend. No amateurs made the cut. By making the cut, Hideki Matsuyama extended his longest active streak at the majors having made 19 consecutive cuts.
Notables to miss the cut included Bernhard Langer, two-time champion playing in his last Masters, five-time major champion Brooks Koepka, 2020 champion Dustin Johnson, three-time champion Phil Mickelson, and 2017 champion Sergio García.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Justin Rose 65-71=136 −82 Bryson DeChambeau 69-68=137 −7T3 Corey Conners 68-70=138 −6 Rory McIlroy 72-66=138T5 Tyrrell Hatton 69-70=139 −5 Shane Lowry 71-68=139 Matt McCarty 71-68=139 Scottie Scheffler 68-71=139T9 Jason Day 70-70=140 −4 Rasmus Højgaard 73-67=140 Viktor Hovland 71-69=140
Amateurs: Hastings (+4), Tai (+6), Beck (+9), Ballester (+10), Kent (+11).
Third round Saturday, April 12, 2025
Rory McIlroy took the lead during the third round, including making six straight threes on holes one through six, a first in the tournament. He shot a third round 66, for a 54-hole score of 204strokes taken. Bryson DeChambeau went three-under par in the third round, a 69, for a 54-hole score of 206strokes taken. Zach Johnson tied for the lowest round of the day with a 66(−6) while round one and two leader Justin Rose finished the round +3. Due to having an odd number of players, Augusta National Golf Club member Michael McDermott was paired with Tom Kim.
PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 Rory McIlroy 72-66-66=204 −122 Bryson DeChambeau 69-68-69=206 −103 Corey Conners 68-70-70=208 −8T4 Ludvig Åberg 68-73-69=210 −6 Patrick Reed 71-70-69=210T6 Jason Day 70-70-71=211 −5 Shane Lowry 71-68-72=211 Justin Rose 65-71-75=211 Scottie Scheffler 68-71-72=211T10 Nico Echavarría 73-70-69=212 −4 Im Sung-jae 71-70-71=212 Zach Johnson 72-74-66=212 Xander Schauffele 73-69-70=212 Source:
Final round
Sunday, April 13, 2025
The 89thMasters was the first full tournament since 2016 to finish without a weather delay in any round. The top12 players received an invite to the next year's tournament.
Third round leader Rory McIlroy shot a 73, one over par, tying Justin Rose. Rose shot a 66, six under par for the round to tie with McIlroy for a playoff.
McIlroy immediately lost his 54-hole lead after hitting his opening tee shot into a fairway bunker and three-putting the first green for a double bogey. On the second, he again hit his drive into a fairway bunker, missing his birdie putt while DeChambeau took the lead with a two-putt birdie. McIlroy regained a three-shot lead with birdies at 3 and 4, while DeChambeau bogeyed both holes.
At 5 and 7, McIlroy hit erratic tee shots but managed to hit extremely high recovery shots over trees at both holes, leaving himself a short uphill chip at 5 and a short birdie putt at 7. After four pars on holes 5 through 8, he made birdies on 9 and 10 to extend his lead.
On the 11th, McIlroy again drove into the trees right of the fairway, and had to hit a low second shot, which ricocheted off of the mounds short of the green and stopped inches short of the water hazard. DeChambeau then pulled a 9-iron from the middle of the fairway into the water hazard. McIlroy played a conservative chip shot away from the water and missed his par putt, but DeChambeau's double bogey left McIlroy with a four-shot lead.