The 2025 Masters tees off on Thursday morning at Augusta National. With one of the richest histories in the sport, the tournament is one of the most exciting majors of the entire year.
One of the unique aspects about the Masters is that the tournament invites a select group of amateurs —non-professional golfers — to participate each year. One of the best finishes from an amateur we saw in recent years was Sam Bennett in 2023, who finished in the top-20 at Augusta National.
Let’s take a look at this year’s five amateurs competing in the 2025 Masters Tournament. Odds courtesy of DraftKings.
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Amateurs in 2025 Masters Field
Jose Luis Ballester
- WAGR: No. 6
- Top 10 finish odds: +3000
Ballester is a senior at Arizona State, where he has had three top-five finishes this season, including All-American honors the last three years. Last August, he won the U.S. Amateur title at Hazeltine National Golf Club, in addition to winning the European Amateur in 2023. He also represented his home country of Spain in the Eisenhower Trophy in both 2022 and 2023 and was a member of the International team in the Arnold Palmer Cup.
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Evan Beck
- WAGR: No. 18
- Top 10 finish odds: +3000
Beck graduated from Wake Forest in 2013, where he played golf for the Demon Deacons. Last September, he won the U.S. Mid-Amateur, in addition to winning the George L. Coleman Invitational and the George C. Thomas Invitational in 2024. He also participated in a practice session during the 2025 Walker Cup. And he won an invite to the 2025 U.S. Open for his Mid-Amateur title. He’s originally from Virginia Beach.
Justin Hastings
- WAGR: No. 24
- Top 10 finish odds: +3000
Justin Hastings is just the second player in Masters tournament history to represent the Cayman Islands. The first was fellow amateur Aaron Jarvis in 2022. Hastings is a senior at San Diego State and won the Latin America Amateur Championship in January. He’s represented his home country in both the Eisenhower Trophy and Pan American Games. For the Aztecs, he is a two-time All-Mountain West golfer.
Noah Kent
- WAGR: No. 156
- Top 10 finish odds: +3000
Noah Kent started his college golf career at Iowa and has since transferred to the University of Florida. He was the runner-up in last August’s U.S. Amateur, losing to the aforementioned Ballester, as well as finishing second in the Porter Cup. He had four finishes inside the top-15 last fall for the Hawkeyes, finishing tied for fifth at the Fighting Irish Classic. He’ll also compete in the 2025 U.S. Open.
Hiroshi Tai
- WAGR: No. 47
- Top 10 finish odds: +15000
Hiroshi Tai is a junior at Georgia Tech. Last year, he took home the NCAA Division I National Championship by just one stroke for the Yellowjackets. He finished as a first-time All-American for Georgia Tech last season and participated in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2022, as well as the 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in China. He’s also the first player to represent Singapore in the Masters.
Masters lowest amateur by year
Below is a look at the lowest amateurs at the Masters by year. Included on the list are Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, and Hideki Matsuyama, all of whom eventually won the major title.
| Year | Golfer | Score to par | Finish |
| 2024 | Neal Shipley | 12 over | T-53rd |
| 2023 | Sam Bennett | 2 under | T-16th |
| 2022 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2021 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2020 | Andy Ogletree | 2 under | T-34th |
| 2019 | Viktor Hovland | 3 under | T-32nd |
| 2018 | Doug Ghim | 8 over | T-50th |
| 2017 | Stewart Hagestad | 6 over | T-36th |
| 2016 | Bryson DeChambeau | 5 over | T-21st |
| 2015 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2014 | Oliver Goss | 10 over | 49th |
| 2013 | Guan Tianlang | 12 over | 58th |
| 2012 | Patrick Cantlay | 7 over | T-47th |
| 2011 | Hideki Matsuyama | 1 under | T-27th |
| 2010 | Matteo Manassero | 4 over | T-36th |
| 2009 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2008 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2007 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2006 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2005 | Ryan Moore | 1 under | T-13th |
| 2004 | Casey Wittenberg | Even | T-13th |
| 2003 | Ricky Barnes | 3 over | 21st |
| 2002 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2001 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 2000 | David Gossett | 15 over | T-54th |
| 1999 | Sergio García | 7 over | T-38th |
| 1998 | Matt Kuchar | Even | T-21st |
| 1997 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 1996 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 1995 | Tiger Woods | 5 over | T-41st |
| 1994 | John Harris | 17 over | T-50th |
| 1993 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 1992 | Manny Zerman | 6 over | T-59th |
| 1991 | Phil Mickelson | 2 over | T-46th |
| 1990 | Chris Patton | 9 over | T-39th |
| 1989 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 1988 | Jay Sigel | 12 over | T-39th |
| 1987 | Bob Lewis | 21 over | 54th |
| 1986 | Sam Randolph | 5 over | T-36th |
| 1985 | Sam Randolph | 2 over | T-18th |
| 1984 | Rick Fehr | Even | T-25th |
| 1983 | Jim Hallet | 9 over | T-40th |
| 1982 | Jodie Mudd | 6 over | T-20th |
| 1981 | Jay Sigel | 6 over | T-35th |
| 1980 | Jay Sigel | 1 over | T-26th |
| 1979 | Bobby Clampett | 2 over | T-23rd |
| 1978 | Lindy Miller | 2 under | T-16th |
| 1977 | Bill Sander | 11 over | 49th |
| 1976 | Curtis Strange | 3 over | T-15th |
| 1975 | George Burns | 4 over | T-30th |
| 1974 | None made the cut | — | — |
| 1973 | Ben Crenshaw | 7 over | T-24th |
| 1972 | Ben Crenshaw | 7 over | T-19th |
| 1971 | Steve Melnyk | 4 over | T-24th |
| 1970 | Charles Coe | 4 over | T-23rd |
| 1969 | Bruce Fleisher | 12 over | 44th |
| 1968 | Vinny Giles | Even | T-22nd |
| 1967 | Downing Gray | 9 over | T-36th |
| 1966 | Jimmy Grant | 11 over | T-28th |
| 1965 | Downing Gray | 6 over | T-31st |
| 1964 | Deane Beman & Gary Cowan | Even | T-25th |
| 1963 | Labron Harris Jr. | 10 over | T-32nd |
| 1962 | Charles Coe | Even | T-9th |
| 1961 | Charles Coe | 7 under | T-2nd |
| 1960 | Jack Nicklaus & Billy Joe Patton | 5 over | T-13th |
| 1959 | Charles Coe | Even | 6th |
| 1958 | Billy Joe Patton | Even | 8th |
| 1957 | Harvie Ward | Even | 4th |
| 1956 | Ken Venturi | 2 over | 2nd |
| 1955 | Harvie Ward | 2 over | T-8th |
| 1954 | Billy Joe Patton | 2 over | 3rd |
| 1953 | Frank Stranahan & Harvie Ward | 3 over | T-14th |
| 1952 | Chuck Kocsis | 9 over | T-14th |
| 1951 | Charles Coe | 5 over | T-12th |
| 1950 | Frank Stranahan | 9 over | T-14th |
| 1949 | Charles Coe & Johnny Dawson | 7 over | T-16th |
| 1948 | Skee Riegel | 5 over | T-13th |
| 1947 | Frank Stranahan | 5 under | T-2nd |
| 1946 | Cary Middlecoff | 5 over | T-12th |
| 1942 | Bud Ward & Charlie Yates | 16 over | T-28th |
| 1941 | Dick Chapman | 9 over | T-19th |
| 1940 | Charlie Yates | 5 over | T-17th |
| 1939 | Chick Harbert & Charlie Yates | 8 over | T-18th |
| 1938 | Tommy Suffern Tailer | 10 over | T-18th |
| 1937 | Charlie Yates | 13 over | T-26th |
| 1936 | Johnny Dawson | 6 over | T-9th |
| 1935 | Lawson Little | Even | 6th |
| 1934 | Charlie Yates | 9 over | T-21st |
