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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T6
69-66-68 (-13)
Adelaide
T18
68-73-71 (-4)
Hong Kong
T20
66-67-70 (-7)
Singapore
T10
74-65-67 (-7)
Miami
5
69-70-75 (-2)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T6
68-68-67 (-13)
Adelaide
T18
71-74-67 (-4)
Hong Kong
1
65-64-63 (-18)
Singapore
T32
72-70-71 (E)
Miami
3
70-71-71 (-4)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T6
66-67-70 (-13)
Adelaide
T23
70-72-72 (-2)
Hong Kong
T20
67-67-69 (-7)
Singapore
T19
70-73-66 (-4)
Miami
T33
78-77-70 (+9)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T44
67-73-74 (-2)
Adelaide
T31
68-78-70 (E)
Hong Kong
54
75-72-64 (+1)
Singapore
T5
63-68-73 (-9)
Miami
T27
69-75-79 (+7)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T33
74-67-70 (-5)
Adelaide
T7
69-71-70 (-6)
Hong Kong
T35
72-65-68 (-5)
Singapore
2
67-69-65 (-12)
Miami
T18
73-74-73 (+4)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
N/A
Adelaide
T23
72-74-68 (-2)
Hong Kong
3
67-65-64 (-14)
Singapore
T19
69-68-72 (-4)
Miami
6
69-73-73 (-1)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T33
67-71-73 (-5)
Adelaide
1
67-71-65 (-13)
Hong Kong
T12
67-68-66 (-9)
Singapore
1
67-64-65 (-17)
Miami
T33
78-72-75 (+9)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T2
67-67-67 (-15)
Adelaide
6
70-69-70 (-7)
Hong Kong
T6
69-64-66 (-11)
Singapore
T5
67-70-67 (-9)
Miami
T9
73-70-74 (+1)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T44
69-74-71 (-2)
Adelaide
T37
73-73-72 (+2)
Hong Kong
T10
69-65-66 (-10)
Singapore
T25
68-73-70 (-2)
Miami
T7
67-75-74 (E)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T33
73-70-68 (-5)
Adelaide
T12
69-73-69 (-5)
Hong Kong
T20
69-67-67 (-7)
Singapore
T14
68-70-70 (-5)
Miami
2
70-75-66 (-5)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T25
67-72-70 (-7)
Adelaide
30
72-73-70 (-1)
Hong Kong
T20
69-68-66 (-7)
Singapore
T19
67-70-72 (-4)
Miami
T9
73-74-70 (+1)
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
Tournaments
Result
Scores
Riyadh
T12
69-68-68 (-11)
Adelaide
T21
70-72-71 (-3)
Hong Kong
T30
67-68-69 (-6)
Singapore
T38
70-74-71 (+2)
Miami
T33
76-75-74 (+9)
