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- (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 2YE Sports Photo GalleryRory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after winning in a playoff against Justin Rose after the final round at the Masters golf tournament, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga.
- (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 2YE Sports Photo GalleryRory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after winning in a playoff against Justin Rose after the final round at the Masters golf tournament, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga.
- (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)2 / 2Mauritius Open GolfFILE - Ryan Gerard hits from the ninth tee during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Aug.
- 14, 2025, in Owings Mills, Md.
- (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)DOUG FERGUSONSun, December 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM UTC·3 min readRyan Gerard made his 10,000-mile trip worth the effort Sunday when he was runner-up at the Mauritius Open, good enough for him to join 13 other players who qualified for Masters invitations by finishing the year in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. That brings the field to 86 players who are likely to compete — a list that includes Tiger Woods, who has not announced if he is playing — going into the new year. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPlayers can still earn invitations by winning a PGA Tour event (opposite-field events excluded) or getting into the top 50 a week before the Masters. While the final world ranking will not be published for another week, there are no other tournaments that affect the top 50 and the OWGR already has projected the top 50.