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The Masters is one of the four major championships in men’s professional golf. The Masters, played every year at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., is one of golf’s four majors. It is a tournament founded by Bobby Jones and revered by golfers everywhere.

Here is information on the 2012 Masters golf tournament:

Dates: April 5-8, 2012
Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga.

Augusta National Golf Club is one of the most famous golf courses in the world, home of The Masters. Its only rival for noteriety is The Old Course at St. Andrews (and perhaps Pebble Beach Golf Links). Augusta National Golf Club is located in Augusta, Ga., and includes an 18-hole course and a 9-hole par-3 course. Augusta National is a private club whose membership is small (around 300). You cannot apply to join Augusta National; you can only be invited to join. Only men are allowed to join the club (women are allowed to play the golf course).

Masters Recaps/Scores
Check out the list of past Masters winnersand you won’t just be able to view the names of the winners; you’ll also be able to click on the year of each tournament to read a recap and to see the full list of final scores.

Qualifying Criteria for the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament
There are multiple ways that golfers can qualify to receive an invitation to play in The Masters. In fact, there are 19 ways – 19 qualifying criteria. In addition, The Masters Committee can, at its discretion, invite international players who did not meet any of the 19 qualifying criteria below.

Who earns invitations to the 2012 Masters golf tournament? Players who meet these qualifications (note – subject to change prior to 2012 Masters):

• Former winners of The Masters
• Winners of the last five U.S. Opens
• Winners of the last five British Opens
• Winners of the last five PGA Championships
• Winners of the last three Players Championships
• Winner and runner-up from the last U.S. Amateur Championship
• Winner of the last British Amateur Championship
• Winner of the last Asian Amateur Championship
• Winner of the last U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship
• Winner of the last U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
• The top 16 finishers (including ties) from last year’s Masters tournament
• The top 8 finishers (including ties), from last year’s U.S. Open
• The top 4 finishers (including ties) from last year’s British Open
• The top 4 finishers (including ties) from last year’s PGA Championship
• The top 30 finishers on last year’s PGA Tour money list
• Winners of PGA Tour events from the previous Masters through this year’s Masters, providing those tournaments award full FedEx Cup points (no opposite-field tournaments qualify)
• All players who qualified for last year’s Tour Championship
• The Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the end of the previous year
• The Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking published in the week prior to this year’s Masters

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