PGA Elite
The favorites — top-ranked PGA Tour stars
- Scottie Scheffler USA
- Xander Schauffele USA
- Rory McIlroy NIR
- Collin Morikawa USA
- Hideki Matsuyama JPN
- Patrick Cantlay USA
- Ludvig Åberg SWE
LIV
LIV Golf contingent
- Jon Rahm ESP
- Bryson DeChambeau USA
- Brooks Koepka USA
- Dustin Johnson USA
- Cameron Smith AUS
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG
- Patrick Reed USA
- Carlos Ortiz MEX
Young Guns
Rising stars and next-gen talent
- Akshay Bhatia USA
- Robert MacIntyre SCO
- Tom McKibbin NIR
- Min Woo Lee AUS
- Nicolai Højgaard DEN
- Aldrich Potgieter RSA
- Rasmus Højgaard DEN
Fan Favorites
The crowd pleasers and big personalities
- Jordan Spieth USA
- Justin Thomas USA
- Max Homa USA
- Tommy Fleetwood ENG
- Keegan Bradley USA
- Cameron Young USA
- Daniel Berger USA
Contenders
Solid players who could make a run
- Viktor Hovland NOR
- Wyndham Clark USA
- Shane Lowry IRL
- Sam Burns USA
- Sungjae Im KOR
- Sepp Straka AUT
- Matt Fitzpatrick ENG
Sleepers
Dark horses and under-the-radar picks
- Brian Harman USA
- Kurt Kitayama USA
- Russell Henley USA
- Si Woo Kim KOR
- Aaron Rai ENG
- Davis Riley USA
- Harris English USA
- Chris Gotterup USA
International
Global talent from outside the USA
- Corey Conners CAN
- Nick Taylor CAN
- Justin Rose ENG
- Ryan Fox NZL
- Sami Välimäki FIN
- Nico Echavarria COL
- Haotong Li CHN
- Alex Noren SWE
Veterans
Past champions and seasoned pros
- Adam Scott AUS
- Jason Day AUS
- Sergio García ESP
- Bubba Watson USA
- Fred Couples USA
- Vijay Singh FJI
- José María Olazábal ESP
- Zach Johnson USA
- Danny Willett ENG
- Charl Schwartzel RSA
- Ángel Cabrera ARG
Buckets based on the confirmed 2026 Masters field. Some players not assigned to a bucket may be added later.