Alex Noren með í 1. Masters risamóti sínu 2017 – Listi 84 þátttakenda á Masters birtur

Það er orðið opinbert að Alex Noren muni taka þátt í fyrsta Masters móti sínu í apríl á næsta ári.

Augusta National birti í dag lista 84 þátttakenda, sem að svo komnu munu taka þátt í Masters risamótinu 2017.

Noren er meðal þátttakenda því honum tókst að vera meðal efstu 50 á heimslistanum.

Fyrir u.þ.b. 12 mánuðum síðan var Noren að hefja keppni á Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship nr. 97 á heimslistanum en lauk árinu á glæsilegan hátt í 9. sæti þökk sé frábærri spilamennsku hans seinni hluta ársins 2016, en á árinu sigraði hann í 4 mótum Evrópumótaraðarinnar af þeim 11 mótum sem hann tók þátt í.

Sá sem einnig mun taka þátt í fyrsta sinn á Masters er Belginn Thomas Pieters, en hann líkt og Noren auglýsir fyrir Callaway.

Masters fer fram í Augusta National Golf Club í Augusta, Georgia., 6.-11 apríl 2017, en þar mun Englendingurinn Danny Willett reyna að verja titil sinn.

Hér fer enskur listi yfir þá 84 sem eru öruggir inn í mótið:

CATEGORY 1: Masters Tournament Champions
Angel Cabrera (1)
Fred Couples (1)
Trevor Immelman, (1)
Zach Johnson (1, 3, 17)
Bernhard Langer (1)
Sandy Lyle (1)
Phil Mickelson (1, 3, 16, 17)
Larry Mize (1)
Mark O’Meara (1)
Jose Maria Olazabal (1)
Charl Schwartzel (1, 16, 17)
Adam Scott (1, 12, 16, 17)
Vijay Singh (1)
Jordan Spieth (1, 2, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Bubba Watson (1, 15, 16, 17)
Mike Weir (1)
Danny Willett (1, 11, 17)
Tiger Woods (1)

CATEGORY 2: U.S. Open champions (Five-year exemption)
Dustin Johnson (2, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Justin Rose (2, 11, 17, Olympic Gold Medalist)
Martin Kaymer (2, 5)
Webb Simpson (2)

CATEGORY 3: British Open Champions (Five-year exemption)
Ernie Els (3)
Rory McIlroy (3, 4, 11, 15, 16, 17)
Henrik Stenson (3, 17)

CATEGORY 4: PGA Champions (Five-year exemption)
Jason Dufner (4, 15, 16)
Jason Day (4, 5, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
Jimmy Walker (4, 16, 17)

CATEGORY 5: Players Championship Winners (Three-year exemption)
Rickie Fowler (5, 17)

CATEGORY 6: Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Curtis Luck (6, 8)
Brad Dalke (6)

CATEGORY 7: Current British Amateur Champion
Scott Gregory (7)

CATEGORY 8: Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
No additional qualifiers

CATEGORY 9: Current Latin America Amateur Champion
TBD (Tournament played in January 2017)

CATEGORY 10: Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
Stewart Hagestad (10)

CATEGORY 11: First 12 players (including ties) in previous year’s Masters
Daniel Berger (11, 15, 16, 17)
Paul Casey (11, 16, 17)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (11, 17)
J.B. Holmes (11, 13, 16, 17)
Soren Kjeldsen (11, 17)
Hideki Matsuyama (11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
Brandt Snedeker (11, 15, 16, 17)
Lee Westwood (11, 17)

CATEGORY 12: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year’s U.S. Open
Jim Furyk (12, 17)
Shane Lowry (12, 17)
Scott Piercy (12, 17)

CATEGORY 13: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year’s British Open
Steve Stricker (13)

CATEGORY 14: First 4 players (including ties) in previous year’s PGA Championship
Branden Grace (14, 15, 17)
Brooks Koepka (14, 17)
Daniel Summerhays (14)

CATEGORY 15: Winners of non-opposite PGA Tour events from previous Masters to current Masters
Sergio Garcia (15, 17)
James Hahn (15)
Charley Hoffman (15)
Mackenzie Hughes (15)
Billy Hurley III (15)
Si Woo Kim (15, 16)
Russell Knox (15, 16, 17)
William McGirt (15, 16, 17)
Ryan Moore (15, 16, 17)
Rod Pampling (15)
Pat Perez (15)
Patrick Reed (15, 16, 17)
Brendan Steele (15)
Brian Stuard (15)
Justin Thomas (15, 16, 17)
Jhonattan Vegas (15, 16)

CATEGORY 16: Qualifiers for previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship
Roberto Castro (16)
Kevin Chappell (16, 17)
Emiliano Grillo (16, 17)
Kevin Kisner (16)
Matt Kuchar (16, 17)
Sean O’Hair (16)
Kevin Na (16, 17)
Gary Woodland (16, 17)

CATEGORY 17: Top 50 on final Official World Golf Ranking for previous calendar year
Rafael Cabrera Bello (17)
Bill Haas (17)
Tyrrell Hatton (17)
Byeong Hun An (17)
Yuta Ikeda (17)
Francesco Molinari (17)
Alex Noren (17)
Louis Oosthuizen (17)
Thomas Pieters (17)
Andy Sullivan (17)
Bernd Wiesberger (17)
Chris Wood (17)

CATEGORY 18: Top 50 on Official World Golf Ranking published week prior to current Masters
TBD on April 3, 2017