2026 Masters Tournament Dates and Schedule
The 2026 Masters Tournament will be the 90th time this golf tournament is played. The tournament dates to 1934 and is one of the four major championships of men's professional golf — the first one played each year. In 2026, The Masters will take place April 9-12.
2026 Masters dates: The four-round, 72-hole tournament will be played from Thursday, April 9, through Sunday, April 12.
Golf course: Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia (View the Augusta National scorecard and hole names)
Ticket Information
Each year Augusta National conducts a random drawing to award tickets for practice days, and also to award a very small number of tournament day tickets. See the Tickets section of Masters.com for information.Those not lucky enough to get tickets through the annual drawing will mostly like have the secondary market — ticket brokers — as their only other option for getting tickets.
Player Invitations
The groupings and tee times for golfers entered in The Masters are made by the Augusta National tournament committee. Those pairings are released the week of the tournament, typically on the Tuesday prior to Thursday's first round.See Masters Tee Times and Pairings for general info. See How Golfers Qualify to Play in The Masters for the ways in which a player can earn an invitation.
2026 Masters Tournament Week Schedule
- Monday, April 6: Player arrivals, practice rounds
- Tuesday, April 7: Practice rounds, Champions Dinner, tee times typically released on this day
- Wednesday, April 8: Practice rounds, Par-3 Contest
- Thursday, April 9: Honorary starters ceremony, first round of Masters Tournament
- Friday, April 10: Second round of tournament
- Saturday, April 11: Third round of tournament
- Sunday, April 12: Fourth and final round of tournament, Green Jacket ceremony and trophy presentation
