# 2024 Masters Tournament
The 2024 [Masters Tournament](https://www.edgepedia.org/masters-tournament) was the 88th edition of the Masters, the first men's major golf championship of the year, played April 11 to 14, 2024 at [Augusta National Golf Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/augusta-national-golf-club) in [Augusta, Georgia](https://www.edgepedia.org/augusta-georgia). Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters and second major, finishing four strokes ahead of runner-up Ludvig Åberg, and received the green jacket from defending champion Jon Rahm.[1](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/14/scottie-scheffler-wins-masters-second-time/) • [2](https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2024/masters-tournament/R2024014)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dates and venue | April 11–14, 2024, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia[3](https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/tours/2024/pgatour/masterstournament) |
| Course | Par 72, listed at 7,555 yards by the PGA Tour (the GCSAA fact sheet lists 7,545); architect Dr. Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones[3](https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/tours/2024/pgatour/masterstournament) • [4](https://www.gcsaa.org/docs/default-source/tournament-fact-sheets/pga-tour/2024/4.11-the-masters.pdf?sfvrsn=c4f7c43e_1) |
| Winner | Scottie Scheffler, his second Masters title after 2022; he birdied seven holes in the final round[1](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/14/scottie-scheffler-wins-masters-second-time/) • [5](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6723c8f913f3fb29a71d79cf/685c855adb8a7ce5375cbe41_dawupoluvujatefusekisexo.pdf) |
| Runner-up | Ludvig Åberg at 7 under par, 281 total (73-69-70-69)[2](https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2024/masters-tournament/R2024014) |
| Field | 89 players, including five-time champion Tiger Woods, making his 26th appearance, and defending champion Jon Rahm[1](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/14/scottie-scheffler-wins-masters-second-time/) • [6](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/68730948) |
| Low amateur | Neal Shipley, the only amateur to make the cut; his final-round pairing was with Tiger Woods[7](https://nicklausdesign.com/2024/06/07/neal-shipley-heads-to-the-us-open/) |
| FedExCup points | 750 to the winner[3](https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/tours/2024/pgatour/masterstournament) |
## Course and setup
Augusta National measured 7,555 yards for the tournament at par 72, one of the longest courses played on the [PGA Tour](https://www.edgepedia.org/pga-tour) in 2024, behind only Torrey Pines South and Kapalua Plantation.[3](https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/tours/2024/pgatour/masterstournament) • [4](https://www.gcsaa.org/docs/default-source/tournament-fact-sheets/pga-tour/2024/4.11-the-masters.pdf?sfvrsn=c4f7c43e_1) The GCSAA tournament fact sheet records 44 sand bunkers, six water hazards with water in play on five holes, and bentgrass greens averaging 6,486 square feet, the second-smallest average green size on the 2024 schedule.[4](https://www.gcsaa.org/docs/default-source/tournament-fact-sheets/pga-tour/2024/4.11-the-masters.pdf?sfvrsn=c4f7c43e_1) Ahead of the 2024 tournament the Masters tee on the 13th hole was moved a further 10 yards back, after the hole had been lengthened by 20 to 25 yards in 1999.[8](https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/us-masters/augusta-blog/augusta-national-hole-names-88155)
## Weather and early rounds
A storm system that raked the southeast with heavy rain tracked south of Augusta and only sideswiped the course, but it left enough precipitation to soften and substantially lengthen a course that had been playing hard and fast during practice rounds, while high winds whipped through the Georgia pines.[9](https://apnews.com/article/22286646f641e6b59190baf42d8fcae3) [Tournament](https://www.edgepedia.org/tournament) officials, expecting worse weather, told patrons as early as Wednesday evening that the gates would not open on time, and Thursday's first round began after a delay.[9](https://apnews.com/article/22286646f641e6b59190baf42d8fcae3)
[Bryson DeChambeau](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryson-dechambeau) set the early pace with a first-round 65. Scheffler, the world's top-ranked player, answered with a bogey-free 6-under 66, his ninth bogey-free round of the year to that point.[10](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/11/scottie-scheffler-rory-mcilroy-masters/) • [11](https://www.golfchannel.com/news/good-wont-be-good-enough-for-rory-mcilroy-to-beat-scottie-scheffler-this-week) After 36 holes Scheffler, DeChambeau, and [Max Homa](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-homa) shared the lead.[12](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/04/12/scottie-scheffler-bryson-dechambeau-and-max-homa-hold-on-to-share-the-lead-at-the-masters-augusta-national) [Rory McIlroy](https://www.edgepedia.org/rory-mcilroy), playing in the same first-two-rounds group as Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, missed the cut; he made no birdies for only the third time in his 56 rounds at Augusta National.[10](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/11/scottie-scheffler-rory-mcilroy-masters/) • [12](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/04/12/scottie-scheffler-bryson-dechambeau-and-max-homa-hold-on-to-share-the-lead-at-the-masters-augusta-national)
## Scheffler's victory
Scheffler pulled away on the weekend and won by four strokes over Åberg, closing with a seven-birdie final round to secure his second green jacket.[1](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/14/scottie-scheffler-wins-masters-second-time/) • [5](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6723c8f913f3fb29a71d79cf/685c855adb8a7ce5375cbe41_dawupoluvujatefusekisexo.pdf) Åberg, in his first Masters, finished at 7 under par with rounds of 73, 69, 70, and 69 for a 281 total.[2](https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2024/masters-tournament/R2024014) Bryson DeChambeau finished at 2 under and [Xander Schauffele](https://www.edgepedia.org/xander-schauffele) at 1 under.[5](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6723c8f913f3fb29a71d79cf/685c855adb8a7ce5375cbe41_dawupoluvujatefusekisexo.pdf) On Sunday evening, defending champion [Jon Rahm](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-rahm) slipped the jacket onto Scheffler.[1](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/14/scottie-scheffler-wins-masters-second-time/) The win was Scheffler's second Masters, after his 2022 title, and made him the second player of his era after Rahm to win the tournament as world No. 1.[1](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/14/scottie-scheffler-wins-masters-second-time/) • [5](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6723c8f913f3fb29a71d79cf/685c855adb8a7ce5375cbe41_dawupoluvujatefusekisexo.pdf)
## The amateurs
Five amateurs competed in the field, qualifying through routes that included Santiago de la Fuente's victory at the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship.[13](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/11/masters-2024-amateur-golf-players/) • [14](https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/meet-the-five-amateurs-teeing-it-up-at-the-2024-masters-31191) The Masters has never been won by an amateur, and in any golf tournament amateurs are barred from collecting prize money exceeding $1,000.[13](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/11/masters-2024-amateur-golf-players/)
**Neal Shipley** took low amateur honors. The [James Madison University](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-madison-university) alumnus and runner-up at the 2023 U.S. Amateur was the only amateur in the field to make the cut, securing a place in the weekend rounds and a seat at the Butler Cabin green jacket presentation.[7](https://nicklausdesign.com/2024/06/07/neal-shipley-heads-to-the-us-open/) • [15](https://jmusports.com/news/2024/4/15/mens-golf-shipley-takes-home-low-amateur-honors-at-the-masters) He prepared thoroughly: amateurs are allotted five practice trips to Augusta National, an allowance reduced a few years earlier after Bryson DeChambeau maximized the previous unwritten rule following his 2015 U.S. Amateur win, and Shipley played more than 18 holes on each visit, usually 36, for a total of more than 150 holes of preparation.[16](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2024-neal-shipley-practice-rounds-augusta-national) He went 71-76 over the first two rounds for a 3-over total, and his final round was played alongside [Tiger Woods](https://www.edgepedia.org/tiger-woods).[7](https://nicklausdesign.com/2024/06/07/neal-shipley-heads-to-the-us-open/) • [16](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2024-neal-shipley-practice-rounds-augusta-national) Later that year he turned professional and qualified for the U.S. Open through final qualifying.[7](https://nicklausdesign.com/2024/06/07/neal-shipley-heads-to-the-us-open/) • [17](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/live/us-open-final-qualifying-live-scores-from-golfs-longest-day)
## References
1. [Scottie Scheffler tamed the Masters and left the field far behind, The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/14/scottie-scheffler-wins-masters-second-time/)
2. [Masters Tournament 2024 Golf Leaderboard, PGA Tour](https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2024/masters-tournament/R2024014)
3. [Masters Tournament media page, PGA Tour Media](https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/tours/2024/pgatour/masterstournament)
4. [GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: The Masters 2024](https://www.gcsaa.org/docs/default-source/tournament-fact-sheets/pga-tour/2024/4.11-the-masters.pdf?sfvrsn=c4f7c43e_1)
5. [Who won the 2024 Masters (compiled results)](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/6723c8f913f3fb29a71d79cf/685c855adb8a7ce5375cbe41_dawupoluvujatefusekisexo.pdf)
6. [The Masters 2024: Dates, tee times, favourites, schedule, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/68730948)
7. [Masters Low Amateur Neal Shipley Heads to the U.S. Open as a Jack Nicklaus Brand Ambassador, Nicklaus Design](https://nicklausdesign.com/2024/06/07/neal-shipley-heads-to-the-us-open/)
8. [Augusta National Hole Names And Hole-By-Hole Guide, Golf Monthly](https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/us-masters/augusta-blog/augusta-national-hole-names-88155)
9. [The Masters begins after weather delay, though high winds are still expected at Augusta National, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/22286646f641e6b59190baf42d8fcae3)
10. [Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and the different shades of green, The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/11/scottie-scheffler-rory-mcilroy-masters/)
11. [Good won't be good enough for Rory McIlroy to beat Scottie Scheffler this week, Golf Channel](https://www.golfchannel.com/news/good-wont-be-good-enough-for-rory-mcilroy-to-beat-scottie-scheffler-this-week)
12. [Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa and Bryson DeChambeau share lead at Masters, PGA Tour](https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/04/12/scottie-scheffler-bryson-dechambeau-and-max-homa-hold-on-to-share-the-lead-at-the-masters-augusta-national)
13. [Meet the five amateurs in the 2024 Masters, The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/11/masters-2024-amateur-golf-players/)
14. [Meet the five amateurs teeing it up at The 2024 Masters, AmateurGolf.com](https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/meet-the-five-amateurs-teeing-it-up-at-the-2024-masters-31191)
15. [Shipley Takes Home Low Amateur Honors at The Masters, James Madison University Athletics](https://jmusports.com/news/2024/4/15/mens-golf-shipley-takes-home-low-amateur-honors-at-the-masters)
16. [Masters 2024: You won't believe how many holes this amateur played at Augusta National before the tournament, Golf Digest](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2024-neal-shipley-practice-rounds-augusta-national)
17. [US Open Final Qualifying: Who Made It And Who Missed Out, Golf Monthly](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/live/us-open-final-qualifying-live-scores-from-golfs-longest-day)
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