Loading article...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading article...
see also: Justin Hastings, Augusta National Golf Club
2025 Latin America Amateur champion Justin Hastings came the closest to the cut, but missed by two shots
For the first time since 2021 and 2022, no amateurs made the cut at the 2025 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
This year, five amateurs will tee it up on Thursday at Augusta National. Jose Luis Ballester, the 2024 U.S. Amateur champion; Noah Kent, the 2024 U.S. Amateur runner-up; Justin Hastings, the 2025 Latin American Amateur champion; Hiroshi Tai, the 2024 NCAA Division I individual national champion; and Evan Beck, the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion.
There are two amateurs who have since given up their exemptions into the Masters after turning pro. Wenyi Ding, who won the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur, and Jacob Skov Olesen, who won the 2024 Amateur Championship.
Last year, Neal Shipley of Ohio State, the 2023 U.S. Amateur runner-up to Nick Dunlap, made headlines as the low amateur and his opportunity to play with Tiger Woods in the final round. Shipley also went on to win low amateur honors at the U.S. Open.
RELATED ARTICLES
Meet the five amateurs playing in the 2025 Masters Tournament
2025 Masters Content Hub
Luis Ballester is the No. 8 ranked player in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings, and Evan Beck is the No. 2 ranked player in the AmateurGolf.com Mid-Amateur Rankings.
Hastings shot rounds of 76-72 to finish 4-over and come the closest to making the cut, but he ended up missing it by two shots. First-round amateur leader Tai finished 6-over, Beck finished 9-over, Ballester finished 10-over, and Kent finished 11-over.
No amateurs made the cut in 2021 or 2022, and 2022 U.S. Amateur champion and Texas A&M standout Sam Bennett earned low amateur honors in 2023, while 2023 U.S. Amateur runner-up and Ohio State standout Neal Shipley earned low amateur honors in 2024.
Final results
Justin Hastings: 76-72-148
Hiroshi Tai: 73-77-150
Evan Beck: 77-76-153
Jose Luis Ballester: 76-78-154
Noah Kent: 79-76-155
One of Golf's four professional majors traditionally invites amateurs who have reached the finals of the US Amateur, or won the British Amateur or the US Mid Amateur. Also included are the winners of the relatively new Asia Pacific Amateur and Latin ...
GOLF'S LONGEST DAY: 2026 U.S. Open Final Qualifying Monday June 8
Jun 5, 2026Follow along from 10 locations - our team is on the ground looking for the best stories
2026 U.S. Open Final Qualifying: A final rundown from Golf's Longest Day
Jun 8, 202612 amateurs qualified for Shinnecock at 10 sites around the country on June 8. Two of them were medalists.
2026 NCAA Men's Golf Championship: Live Coverage, Field & Daily Updates from La Costa
Jun 3, 2026Auburn defeats UCLA at La Costa to capture its second NCAA men’s golf championship in three years.
U.S. Open: Meet the Amateurs at Shinnecock Hills
Jun 14, 2026An amazing group of 19 amateurs in 2026 include 11 who qualified and another 8 who were exempted on various criteria
TEAM USA WINS THE 2026 CURTIS CUP
Jun 14, 2026Team USA reclaims the Curtis Cup at Bel Air Country Club!