Augusta National releases list of qualified golfers for Masters 2023, LIV golfers eligible to participate

The Masters has just made a huge announcement regarding 2023's tournament. After much deliberation, it appears they have decided to remain neutral in the ever-burning LIV Golf-PGA Tour debate. Many tournaments don't want LIV Golf players involved, and there were rumors that the Masters would also prohibit them.

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However, they have decided not to do so. They released a statement decrying the ever-growing divide in golf:

"Regrettably, recent actions have divided men’s professional golf by diminishing the virtues of the game and the meaningful legacies of those who built it. Although we are disappointed in these developments, our focus is to honor the tradition of bringing together a preeminent field of golfers this coming April."

They continued, adding that they plan to continue with the qualification criteria they have been using:

"Therefore, as invitations are sent this week, we will invite those eligible under our current criteria to compete in the 2023 Masters Tournament. As we have said in the past, we look at every aspect of the Tournament each year, and any modifications or changes to invitation criteria for future Tournaments will be announced in April."

This means that any LIV Golf member who would have qualified will be invited to attend. There are several ways to qualify, including: