Including the addition of 11 players who finish this year in the top-50 in the world rankings, only 77 players are on track to tee off in April in Augusta in April.

That's 10 fewer than the 2023 edition – won by Spain's Jon Rahm.

The Masters already has the smallest field among the four majors. Augusta National prefers to keep the number under 100 and has not exceeded that figure since 1966, when 103 took part.

Australia's Min Woo Lee is one of 11 players who will earn a spot by ending the year in the top 50 - he is currently ranked No.33.

The others are Kiwi Ryan Fox, Denny McCarthy, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose, Harris English, Eric Cole, J.T. Poston, Adrian Meronk, Adam Hadwin and Nicolai Hojgaard.

Four players secured invitations by winning PGA Tour events this fall: Luke List, Erik Van Rooyen, Camilo Villegas and Ludvig Aberg.

The winner of the Latin American Amateur Championship in January will also earn a spot.