Bryson DeChambeau was looking ahead.
To everything.
He’d just played four-over golf after taking the lead through 56 holes at last year’s Masters, but if he left discouraged, you couldn’t discern that. In fact, DeChambeau gave reporters this thought after his round:
“I’m excited for the rest of my life.”
And that includes another visit to Augusta National this week.
How DeChambeau plays, and whether he holds onto his enthusiasm after last year’s stumble, make him one of the most intriguing Masters entrants, and perhaps the most interesting LIV participant. On the LIV Golf circuit this year, he’s won two times. In the three other majors last year, he had a pair of top-10 finishes.
But excitement often can be a fickle thing.
With that, here are the 10 LIV Golf players who will be at this year’s Masters (and seven LIV Golf players who won’t be).
10 LIV Golf players in Masters field
– Bryson DeChambeau, qualified through his 2024 U.S. Open win
– Sergio Garcia, qualified through his 2017 Masters win
– Tyrrell Hatton, qualified through his tied-for-fourth finish at last year’s U.S. Open
– Dustin Johnson, qualified through his 2020 Masters win
– Tom McKibbin, qualified through his win at last year’s Hong Kong Open
– Carlos Ortiz, qualified through his tied-for-fourth finish at last year’s U.S. Open
– Jon Rahm, qualified through his 2023 Masters win
– Charl Schwartzel, qualified through his 2011 Masters win
– Cameron Smith, qualified through his 2022 Open Championship win
– Bubba Watson, qualified through his 2012 and 2014 Masters wins
7 LIV Golf players who aren’t in Masters field
– Phil Mickelson: The three-time winner withdrew last week due to a “personal health matter.”
– Thomas Detry: He was ranked 58th in the world last week. The top 50 players received invites.
– David Puig: He was ranked 79th in the world last week.
– Elvis Smylie: He was ranked 82nd in the world last week.
– Laurie Canter: He was ranked 98th in the world last week.
– Anthony Kim: Earlier this year, he authored perhaps LIV Golf’s biggest story when he won the league’s Adelaide, Australia, event, two years after he returned to golf following a 12-year absence.
– Joaquin Niemann: Last year, he won five times on the LIV tour.
