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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.
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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 ...
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