Billy Horschel, other big name golfers fighting for Masters invite via world rankings ahead of New Year's eve

Billy Horschel and several other top-ranked players are fighting to qualify for the 2026 Masters. The top 50 players in the OWGR at the end of the year will secure their spot in the major at Augusta National.

This week, some players will compete at the Hero World Challenge, while there are also two DP World Tour events that could help players fighting for the Masters to secure their spots at the major. Horschel is the only golfer playing at the Hero World Challenge who is not qualified for the Masters so far, and if he manages to have a decent finish in the Bahamas, he could secure his spot at the major. He is currently ranked 45th in the OWGR and has to maintain a position within the top 50 by the end of the year.

Min Woo Lee, who is ranked 42nd in the OWGR, is also looking forward to earning an invitation to play at the Masters 2026. He is playing at the Australian Open and is looking to have a strong finish at the DP World Tour event. Other players who are fighting for the spots include Si Woo Kim and Matt McCarty, who are both playing at the Australian Open.

Below is a list of the players who are currently in the top 50 in the OWGR and are looking forward to earning their spot at the Masters 2026:

• Alex Noren (17)
• Aaron Rai (23)
• Max Greyserman (32)
• Michael Brennan (35)
• Michael Kim (36)
• Rasmus Hojgaard (37)
• Sami Valimaki (40)
• Min Woo Lee (42)
• Billy Horschel (45)
• Taylor Pendrith (46)
• Johnny Keefer (47)
• Sam Stevens (48)
• Nicolas Echavarria (50)

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Who has qualified for the Masters 2026?

Some top-ranked golfers, such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, and others, have already qualified for the Masters 2026.

Below is the list of the players who have secured their spots for the Masters 2026:

• Ludvig Aberg
• Akshay Bhatia
• Keegan Bradley
• Jacob Bridgeman
• Sam Burns
• Angel Cabrera
• Brian Campbell
• Patrick Cantlay
• Wyndham Clark
• Corey Conners
• Fred Couples
• Jason Day
• Bryson DeChambeau
• Harris English
• Ethan Fang (a)
• Matt Fitzpatrick
• Tommy Fleetwood
• Ryan Fox
• Sergio Garcia
• Chris Gotterup
• Ben Griffin
• Harry Hall
• Brian Harman
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Russell Henley
• Jackson Herrington (a)
• Max Homa
• Brandon Holtz (a)
• Max Homa
• Viktor Hovland
• Mason Howell (a)
• Sungjae Im
• Zach Johnson
• Dustin Johnson
• Naoyuki Kataoka
• Kurt Kitayama
• Brooks Koepka
• Michael La Sasso (a)
• Fifa Laopakdee (a)
• Haotong Li
• Shane Lowry
• Robert MacIntyre
• Hideki Matsuyama
• Rory McIlroy,
• Tom McKibbin,
• Maverick McNealy
• Phil Mickelson
• Collin Morkiawa
• Andrew Novak
• Jose Maria Olazabal
• Carlos Ortiz
• Marco Penge
• Aldrich Potgieter
• Jon Rahm
• Patrick Reed
• Davis Riley
• Justin Rose
• Xander Schauffele
• Scottie Scheffler
• Charl Schwartzel
• Adam Scott
• Vijay Singh
• Cameron Smith
• J.J. Spaun
• Jordan Spieth
• Sepp Straka
• Nick Taylor
• Justin Thomas
• Bubba Watson
• Mike Weir
• Danny Willett
• Tiger Woods
• Cameron Young