There is a cut after 36 holes. The top 70 players (including ties) make the cut. Any player in 71st place or worse is cut from the tournament and does not compete in the final 36 holes.
Augusta National have decided to stay with their current criteria for invitations to the Masters Tournament. Their primary reasoning was that they chose "to honour the tradition of bringing together a preeminent field of golfers".
The dimples ensure the air follows a little more around the back of a ball in flight than it would if the ball had no dimples. This reduces the size of the 'wake' behind the ball and the ball goes further.
The name is a reference to the roman number 54 (LIV) which is also the perfect score if a player shoots a birdie on every hole on a par 72 course. It is also the number of holes played in a LIV event, 54 holes, three times 18.
Full team lists are below. Here are the 12 captains: Dustin Johnson. Phil Mickelson. Wade Ormsby. Martin Kaymer. Kevin Na. Sihwan Kim. Peter Uihlein. Ian Poulter. Louis Oosthuizen. Sergio Garcia. Graeme McDowell. Talor Gooch.
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