The Masters golf tournament field and eligibility.

The 2012 Masters Golf Tournament Field and list of eligible players invited to compete:

Welcome to CaddyBytes.com’s 2012 Masters golf tournament field of players- a compilation of eligible players and order of entry and explanation to invite.

Aaron Baddeley (15,17,18,19) Australia # Sang-moon Bae (18,19) Korea Thomas Bjorn (13,18,19) Denmark # Keegan Bradley (4,15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Jonathan Byrd (15,17) United States of America Angel Cabrera (1,2,11) Argentina #* Patrick Cantlay (6-B) United States of America Paul Casey (18,19) England # Kevin Chappell (12) United States of America K.J. Choi (5,11,15,17,18,19) Korea Stewart Cink (3) United States of America Tim Clark (5) South Africa Darren Clarke (3,18) Northern Ireland Fred Couples (1,11) United States of America Ben Crane (19) United States of America Ben Crenshaw (1) United States of America Jason Day (11,12,15,17,18,19) Australia Luke Donald (11,15,16,17,18,19) England Jason Dufner (14,15,17,18,19) United States of America Simon Dyson (18,19) England # Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (18) Spain Ross Fisher (11) England Rickie Fowler (18,19) United States of America # Harrison Frazar (16) United States of America Jim Furyk (18,19) United States of America Sergio Garcia (12,18,19) Spain # Robert Garrigus (12) United States of America Lucas Glover (2,16) United States of America Bill Haas (15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Anders Hansen (14,18,19) Denmark Peter Hanson (12,18,19) Sweden Padraig Harrington (3,4) Ireland Charles Howell III (15,17) United States of America Trevor Immelman (1,11) South Africa Ryo Ishikawa Japan Fredrik Jacobson (15,16,17,18,19) Sweden Miguel Angel Jimenez (18) Spain Dustin Johnson (13,15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Zach Johnson (1,18,19) United States of America Robert Karlsson (14,18,19) Sweden Martin Kaymer (4,18,19) Germany Kyung-Tae Kim (18,19) Korea #* Kelly Kraft (6-A) United States of America Matt Kuchar (15,17,18,19) United States of America Martin Laird (15,18,19) Scotland Bernhard Langer (1) Germany Paul Lawrie (19) Scotland #* Randal Lewis (10) United States of America Sandy Lyle (1) Scotland #* Bryden Macpherson (7) Australia Hunter Mahan (15,16,17,18,19) United States of America		Hideki Matsuyama (8) Japan Graeme McDowell (2,18,19) Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (2,11,16,18,19) Northern Ireland Phil Mickelson** (1,13,15,16,17,18,19) United States of America #* Corbin Mills (9) United States of America Larry Mize (1) United States of America Edoardo Molinari (11) Italy Francesco Molinari (18,19) Italy Kevin Na (15) United States of America Sean O'Hair (16) United States of America Mark O'Meara (1) United States of America Geoff Ogilvy (11,17,18,19) Australia Jose Maria Olazabal (1) Spain Louis Oosthuizen (3,18,19) South Africa Ryan Palmer (11) United States of America Ian Poulter (18,19) England Alvaro Quiros (18,19) Spain Chez Reavie (17) United States of America Justin Rose (11,15,16,17,18,19) England Rory Sabbatini (15) South Africa Charl Schwartzel (1,15,18,19) South Africa Adam Scott (11,15,16,17,18,19) Australia John Senden (17,18,19) Australia # Webb Simpson (15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Vijay Singh (1,15,17) Fiji Brandt Snedeker (11,15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Craig Stadler (1) United States of America # Scott Stallings (16) United States of America # Kyle Stanley (16,19) United States of America # Brendan Steele (16) United States of America Henrik Stenson (5) Sweden Steve Stricker (11,15,16,17,18,19) United States of America David Toms (14,15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Bo Van Pelt (11,15,17,18,19) United States of America Scott Verplank (14) United States of America Johnson Wagner (16) United States of America Nick Watney (15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Bubba Watson (15,16,17,18,19) United States of America Tom Watson (1) United States of America Mike Weir (1) Canada Lee Westwood (11,12,18,19) England Mark Wilson (15,16,17,19) United States of America Gary Woodland (15,17) United States of America Tiger Woods (1,2,4,11,16,18,19) United States of America Ian Woosnam (1) Wales Y.E. Yang (4,12,17,18) Korea
2012 MASTERS TOURNAMENT Categories of Eligibility to Invite:

1. Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
2. US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
3. British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
4. PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after 5 years)
5. Winners of The Players Championship (2 years)
6. Current US Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year) and the runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion
7. Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after 1 year)
8. Current US Amateur Public Links Champion
9. Current US Mid-Amateur Champion for 2008

10. The first 16 players, including ties, in the 2008 Masters Tournament
11. The first 8 players, including ties, in the 2008 US Open Championship
12. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2008 British Open Championship
13. The first 4 players, including ties, in the 2008 PGA Championship
14. The 30 leaders on the Final Official PGA Tour Money List for 2008
15. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters.
16. Those qualifying for the season-ending 2008 Tour Championship.
17. The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for 2008.
18. The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the 2009 Masters Tournament.