Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A on Tuesday announced jointly a plan to align aspects of the qualifying criteria for their acclaimed tournaments, the Masters and The Open. Beginning in 2026, both major championships will invite the winners of select national opens across several international tours.

Augusta National and the R&A announced that winners of national opens will now receive invitations to the Masters and Open Championship. In a joint press release Tuesday morning, the club and governing body asserted the updated qualification criteria “builds on the R&A’s longstanding and successful Open Qualifying Series and will ensure strong

Augusta National Golf Club and the R&A announced a change in qualifying criteria for the Masters Tournament and The Open. In a joint announcement made on Tuesday, Augusta and the R&A revealed that winners and top finishers of select national opens will receive invitations to the Masters and