Augusta National Golf Club and the R&A announce that The Masters for 2027 will again award invitations to winners from six select national opens. The clubs say they are continuing the joint qualification framework that was first set for the 2026 editions of The Masters and The Open.
Under the plan, Augusta National aligns its invitation criteria with The Open Championship’s qualifying pathway, using the six national opens as a route to a Masters invitation. Japan Today and hongkongnews.net both report that the change is being implemented as a return to the previously established structure rather than a new shift in policy.
The outlets differ mainly in emphasis: one frames the decision as “sticking with” the established plan, while the other highlights the ongoing alignment with The Open Championship’s Qualifying Series. Both accounts agree the policy applies to the 2027 Masters and that it is tied to winners of the six national open events identified by the R&A and Augusta National.
