Determined Dozen: 12 LIV Golf players set for Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Twelve LIV Golf players – nearly a quarter of the league’s roster – will compete in this week’s Masters, the first major of the 2025 golf season. Seven of those players are past champions at Augusta National.

A quick look at each of the 12 players:

BRYSON DECHAMBEAU

Crushers GC Captain
Primary exemption: 2024 U.S. Open win

MASTERS NOTES

• Produced his best Masters result last year, shooting an opening 65 to lead after Rd. 1 and then sharing the lead through 36 holes
• First professional hole-in-one came in the 2019 Masters at the 16th hole
• Took low amateur honors in 2016

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 8
Best Finish: T6 (2024)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts Made: 6
Rounds Played: 28
Rounds Under Par: 7
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 72.75

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

SERGIO GARCIA

Fireballs GC Captain
Primary exemption: Past champion

MASTERS NOTES

• 2025 Masters appearance marks his 100th career start in a major
• Won 2017 Masters via playoff against Justin Rose
• Earned low amateur honors in tournament debut in 1999

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 25
Best Finish: 1 (2017)
Top 10s: 4
Cuts Made: 15
Rounds Played: 80
Rounds Under Par: 25
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 73.11

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

TYRRELL HATTON

Legion XIII

Primary exemption: Top 12 in last year’s Masters

MASTERS NOTES

• Produced his best Masters result last year (T9) to earn a spot in this year’s field
• Final-round 69 last year was his second career sub-70 round at Augusta National
• Making his 39th major start (best finish: T5 at 2016 Open)

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 8
Best Finish: T9 (2024)
Top 10s: 1
Cuts Made: 6
Rounds Played: 28
Rounds Under Par: 5
Low Round: 68
Scoring Average: 73.61

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

DUSTIN JOHNSON

4Aces GC Captain

Primary exemption: Past champion

MASTERS NOTES

• Winning score of 20 under in 2020 set a new tournament record low for 72-hole score
• Five consecutive top-10 finishes between 2015-20
• Making his 31st consecutive major start (62nd overall)

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 14
Best Finish: 1 (2020)
Top 10s: 5
Cuts Made: 11
Rounds Played: 50
Rounds Under Par: 23
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.80

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

BROOKS KOEPKA

Smash GC Captain

Primary exemption: 2023 PGA Championship win

MASTERS NOTES

• Finished inside the top 7 in three of his last six starts
• Has held or shared the lead after five different rounds, including the first three rounds in 2023
• Five-time major winner (2017, ‘18 U.S. Opens; 2018, ’19, ’23 PGA)

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 9
Best Finish: T2 (2019, 2023)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts Made: 7
Rounds Played: 32
Rounds Under Par: 14
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.81

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

PHIL MICKELSON

HyFlyers GC Captain

Primary exemption: Past champion

MASTERS NOTES

• One of eight players with at least three Masters wins
• A win this week would make him just the fourth player to win four Masters
• Six-time major winner
• Runner-up finish in 2023 was best result by any player 50 years or older in tournament history

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 31
Best Finish: 1 (2004, 2006, 2010)
Top 10s: 16
Cuts Made: 28
Rounds Played: 118
Rounds Under Par: 60
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 71.39

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

JOAQUIN NIEMANN

Torque GC Captain

Primary exemption: Special invitation

MASTERS NOTES

• Received special invite for the second consecutive year to play the Masters
• Enters as the LIV Golf points leader this season after winning two of the first five tournaments

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 5
Best Finish: T16 (2023)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts Made: 4
Rounds Played: 18
Rounds Under Par: 7
Low Round: 69
Scoring Average: 73.17

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

JON RAHM

Legion XIII Captain

Primary exemption: Past champion

MASTERS NOTES

• In 2023, he became the fourth Spanish player to win the Masters
• One of just three international players to win both the Masters and the U.S. Open
• Has eight top-5 finishes in his first 32 major starts

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 8
Best Finish: 1 (2023)
Top 10s: 5
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 32
Rounds Under Par: 16
Low Round: 65
Scoring Average: 70.97

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

PATRICK REED

4Aces GC

Primary exemption: Past champion

MASTERS NOTES

• Won 2018 Masters by one stroke with score of 15 under
• Has top-12 finishes in five of his past seven starts
• Played collegiate golf at nearby Augusta University

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 11
Best Finish: 1 (2018)
Top 10s: 4
Cuts Made: 9
Rounds Played: 40
Rounds Under Par: 18
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 71.93

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

CHARL SCHWARTZEL

Stinger GC

Primary exemption: Past champion

MASTERS NOTES

• In winning in 2011, he became first champion to birdie each of the final four holes in the final round
• Three of his six top-10 finishes in majors have come at the Masters
• Third South African-born player to win the Masters

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 15
Best Finish: 1 (2011)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts Made: 10
Rounds Played: 50
Rounds Under Par: 16
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 72.70

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

CAMERON SMITH

Ripper GC Captain

Primary exemption: 2022 Open win

MASTERS NOTES

• In 2020, shot rounds of 67-68-69-69 to become first player to shoot four rounds under 70 in a single Masters
• Has finished top 10 in four of his last five Masters starts
• Has shot under par in half of his career rounds

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 8
Best Finish: T2 (2020)
Top 10s: 5
Cuts Made: 8
Rounds Played: 32
Rounds Under Par: 16
Low Round: 66
Scoring Average: 71.59

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS

BUBBA WATSON

RangeGoats GC Captain

Primary exemption: Past champion

MASTERS NOTES

• One of 18 players to win multiple Masters
• Won 2012 Masters via playoff against current LIV Golf player Louis Oosthuizen
• One of five lefthanded players to win a Masters

MASTERS HISTORY

Starts: 16
Best Finish: 1 (2012, 2014)
Top 10s: 3
Cuts Made: 13
Rounds Played: 58
Rounds Under Par: 23
Low Round: 67
Scoring Average: 72.47

2025 LIV GOLF RESULTS