There are less than five months until the opening round of the 2025 Masters. Official invitations to the year\u2019s first men\u2019s major championship will start trickling into players\u2019 mailboxes over the next few weeks. The Masters invites the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the end of the calendar year and then again a week before the 2026 Masters, along with PGA Tour winners and high finishers from other majors.<\/p>\r\n
The 2025 Masters Tournament culminated in a dramatic sudden-death playoff, ultimately won by Rory McIlroy<\/span> over Justin Rose<\/span>, finally allowing McIlroy to complete the coveted career Grand Slam of men’s golf majors on his eleventh attempt at Augusta National. The final round was a chaotic rollercoaster, featuring McIlroy beginning with a double-bogey on the first hole, recovering with brilliant shot-making, and later making critical errors, including a dumped wedge on the 13th and missing a putt on the 72nd hole to win in regulation. After both players finished tied at 11-under-par, McIlroy secured the victory on the first playoff hole, the 18th, with a clutch approach shot to three feet, sinking the birdie putt to capture his first Green Jacket.<\/p>\r\n