The sports world turns towards Augusta, Georgia this weekend. The first round of the 2022 Masters Tournament will begin on Thursday, April 7 and it will conclude Sunday, April 10.
58 of the 91 players in this year's field are current and former NCAA golfers. The University of Georgia touts the most at six, while Oklahoma State and Wake Forest trail closely behind at three each. 39 different schools will be represented in this year's tournament.
Here's the full list of how many players are from each of the 39 schools are in the field:
| SCHOOL | # OF PLAYERS |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 6 |
| Oklahoma State | 3 |
| Wake Forest | 3 |
| Arizona State | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Florida State | 2 |
| Georgia Tech | 2 |
| Kent State | 2 |
| San Diego State | 2 |
| SMU | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Texas A&M | 2 |
| UNLV | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Augusta State | 1 |
| BYU | 1 |
| Clemson | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 1 |
| Drake | 1 |
| East Carolina | 1 |
| East Tennessee State | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Houston | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Jacksonville State | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| LSU | 1 |
| McNeese State | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Northwestern | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Southern California | 1 |
| Stanford | 1 |
| TCU | 1 |
| UCLA | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 1 |
| Xavier | 1 |
Over the years, 26 former NCAA golfers have won this historic tournament. Ohio State's Jack Nicklaus has won the most out of any player in the tournament's history with six. Stanford's Tiger Woods has five and will have the chance to tie Nicklaus as Woods announced he'd be playing in the tournament on Tuesday afternooon.
There are three current NCAA student-athletes playing in the Masters in 2022: North Carolina's Austin Greaser, Michigan State's James Piot and UNLV's Aaron Jarvis. Piot qualified by winning the 2021 US Amateur Championship. Greaser finished second to Piot, that result also allows one to make the field. Jarvis won the Latin American Amateur Championship to join James and Austin.
Other notable former NCAA golfers in the field this season include 2019 individual champion Matthew Wolff, 2015 individual Bryson Dechambeau, Arizona State's John Rahm, Florida State's Brooks Koepka, Texas' Scottie Scheffler and many more.
Here's the complete list of current and former NCAA golfers in the field for the 2022 Masters Tournament:
*Players are listed in alphabetical order
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | YEARS |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Ancer | Oklahoma | 2010-13 |
| Daniel Berger | Florida State | 2011-13 |
| Sam Burns | LSU | 2015-17 |
| Patrick Cantlay | UCLA | 2010-12 |
| Paul Casey | Arizona State | 1997-2000 |
| Cameron Champ | Texas A&M | 2014-17 |
| Stewart Cink | Georgia Tech | 1991-95 |
| Corey Conners | Kent State | 2010-14 |
| Fred Couples* | Houston | 1977-80 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | SMU | 2012-15 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | Northwestern | 2013 |
| Lucas Glover | Clemson | 1998-2001 |
| Talor Gooch | Oklahoma State | 2010-13 |
| Austin Greaser (A) | North Carolina | 2019-Present |
| Stewart Hagestad (A) | Southern California | 2009-13 |
| Brian Harman | Georgia | 2006-09 |
| Russell Henley | Georgia | 2007-11 |
| Garrick Higgo | UNLV | 2017-19 |
| Harry Higgs | SMU | 2010-14 |
| Tom Hoge | TCU | 2007-11 |
| Max Homa | California | 2009-13 |
| Billy Horschel | Florida | 2005-09 |
| Viktor Hovland | Oklahoma State | 2016-18 |
| Mackenzie Hughes | Kent State | 2008-12 |
| Aaron Jarvis (A) | UNLV | 2021-Present |
| Dustin Johnson* | Coastal Carolina | 2003-07 |
| Zach Johnson* | Drake | 1994-98 |
| Kevin Kisner | Georgia | 2002-06 |
| Brooks Koepka | Florida State | 2009-12 |
| Jason Kokrak | Xavier | 2003-06 |
| Luke List | Vanderbilt | 2003-07 |
| Robert MacIntyre | McNeese State | 2014-17 |
| Larry Mize* | Georgia Tech | 1976-79 |
| Collin Morikawa | California | 2015-19 |
| Ryan Palmer | Texas A&M | 1996-2000 |
| Thomas Pieters | Illinois | 2010-13 |
| James Piot (A) | Michigan State | 2017-Present |
| Seamus Power | East Tennessee State | 2006-08 |
| John Rahm | Arizona State | 2012-16 |
| Patrick Reed* | Augusta State | 2008-11 |
| Xander Schauffele | San Diego State | 2011-15 |
| Scottie Scheffler | Texas | 2014-18 |
| Webb Simpson | Wake Forest | 2004-07 |
| J.J. Spaun | San Diego State | 2008-12 |
| Jordan Spieth* | Texas | 2008-11 |
| Sepp Straka | Georgia | 2012-16 |
| Hudson Swafford | Georgia | 2006-11 |
| Justin Thomas | Alabama | 2011-13 |
| Erik Van Rooyen | Minnesota | 2009-13 |
| Harold Varner III | East Carolina | 2008-12 |
| Bubba Watson* | Georgia | 2003-06 |
| Mike Weir* | BYU | 1988-92 |
| Danny Willett* | Jacksonville State | 2006-08 |
| Matthew Wolff | Oklahoma State | 2017-19 |
| Gary Woodland | Kansas | 2003-07 |
| Tiger Woods* | Stanford | 1994-96 |
| Cameron Young | Wake Forest | 2015-19 |
| Will Zalatoris | Wake Forest | 2014-17 |
* - Masters champion, (A) - Amateur
