"Augusta National's Stance on LIV Golfers and the Masters Field"
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announced that there are no plans to offer direct access to the Masters tournament via the LIV Golf League's season-long points list or any aggregation of tournaments. He cited the closed-shop nature of the LIV Golf League as a hindrance and emphasized the tournament's invitational and limited field structure. The Masters does not give direct spots to any other world tour outside of the PGA Tour, and the LIV Golf League's application for world ranking points was denied due to problems with player pathways and turnover. Despite this, Ridley stated that the Masters would exercise discretion with regard to special invitations for deserving players, regardless of the tour they play on.
- Augusta National Chairman Has No Plan to Give LIV Golfers a New Path to Masters Field Sports Illustrated
- As the Masters nears, the PGA Tour-LIV rivalry still divides the sport The Washington Post
- The Masters: How to Get an Invitation The New York Times
- Ridley non-committal on pathway for LIV players to Masters The Athletic
- 2024 Masters predictions, favorites: Ranking the entire field from 1-89 at Augusta National CBS Sports
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