The 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club will take place from Apr 1013 and feature 11 golfers from LIV’s tour. After receiving a special invite to compete in the tournament last year, Joaquin Niemann is currently ranked No. 72 in the world by the OWGR and will need to reach the top 50 to qualify for the tournament.
In the world of LIV Golf, Niemann has been nothing short of sensational. He ranked first in the league in Birdies and Eagles and the second-highest greens in regulation percentage at nearly 73 percent. He earned two victories in 2024, starting with the season opener in Mayakoba and another at Jeddah in March, cementing his place among the league’s elite.
Niemann earned over $27 million for the season, strengthened by a $12 million individual championship bonus for his second-place overall finish. For fans of the breakaway league, hes become a poster child for its promise of fierce competition and high rewards.
Yet, those wins come with an asterisk in the eyes of the Official World Golf Ranking [OWGR], which doesn’t recognize any of the wins to help boost his world rankings. That exclusion creates a paradox where Niemann’s undeniable excellence doesn’t translate into what most golfers believe to be the game’s biggest prize: winning majors, specifically the Masters.
Niemann’s season in the majors was inconsistent. A 22nd-place finish at the Masters last year was better than some of LIV’s most notable names after a rough round 2, where he shot a 78 with six bogies and an 11th-hole double bogey meltdown.
His 39th-place showing at the PGA Championship felt underwhelming as he struggled to drive the ball at Valhalla Golf Club with a 58.9 accuracy rating. For comparison’s sake, tournament winner Xander Schauffele drove the ball with 73.2 percent accuracy, and Brendon Todd, the last final golfer about the cut line, has an accuracy of 76.8.
Niemanns tied for 58th place at Royal Troon in the U.S. Open due to the OWGR’s decision to deny LIV’s application for credentials, affecting even the best LIV players. OWGR Chairman Peter Dawson, said, “It is unfortunate that no way to include LIV Golf in the Ranking could be found which would be fair and equitable to the 24 currently eligible tours and their thousands of playing members.”
To qualify for the Masters, he will have to be a past event winner, be ranked in the top 50 in the world, or have a qualifying tournament in the past five years. He’ll have a chance to do that during the DP World Tour 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
His best Masters finish was 16th [2023], 23rd for the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, and 53rd in the Open Championship. As LIV golfers struggle with earning official rankings, here’s a look at the golfers who have met the criteria to compete for The Masters next year.
LIV Golf 2025 Masters Qualifiers
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