How many amateurs are in the field for the 2026 Masters? Meet the 6 qualified so far

Amateurs play an important part in the year's first major championship, and the field is starting to take shape.

The 2026 Masters begins in 155 days, but that doesn't mean we can't take a look ahead at who will head down Magnolia Lane in April. And when it comes to the amateurs who will tee it up at Augusta National Golf Club, six players have already punched their tickets.

One amateur earned his exemption six months ago. Meanwhile, there's another to be handed out at the Latin America Amateur Championship in January. And as always, the Masters can invite other amateurs it thinks are deserving of walking the historic grounds.

But as of now, included in the field for the 90th edition of the Masters include winners of some of the biggest amateur events in the world in 2025.

Here are the six amateurs who have qualified for the 2026 Masters thus far:

Michael La Sasso

La Sasso earned his spot in the Masters in May when he won the NCAA individual championship. He became the second player from Ole Miss to win a national championship, joining Braden Thornberry. La Sasso, now a senior for the Rebels, played in the 2025 U.S. Open, missing the cut, and was on the U.S. Walker Cup team in September.

Ethan Fang

Fang was the second amateur to earn his invitation after winning the British Amateur at Royal St. George's. The junior at Oklahoma State also was on the Walker Cup team and is ranked third after the fall season in the NCAA golf rankings. He missed the cut in the Open Championship this summer.

Mason Howell

Howell burst onto the scene this summer when he qualified for the U.S. Open by winning his qualifier. The high school senior then won medalist honors at the U.S. Junior before winning the U.S. Amateur as the 63rd seed at Olympic Club. If that wasn't enough, he was also on the U.S. Walker Cup team and went 2-0-1 at Cypress Point.

Jackson Herrington

Herrington, a sophomore at Tennessee, had a strong run at the U.S. Amateur, winning five matches before falling against Howell in the championship match. Perhaps it could be a good omen for Herrington, as last year, Neal Shipley earned low amateur honors at the Masters after finishing runner-up at the U.S. Amateur.

Brandon Holtz

Holtz earned a spot in his first Masters after winning the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Troon Country Club in September. He birdied the 34th hole to top Jeg Coughlin III, 3 and 2, in Holtz's first start in a USGA championship.

Fifa Laopakdee

The most recent player to punch his ticket is Laopakdee, the junior at Arizona State who won the Asia-Pacific Amateur last month in Singapore. He trailed by six shots beginning the final round and rallied with five straight birdies, two in regulation and three in a playoff, to earn a spot in the Masters.