Top Masters players by country of origin

Born in Long Beach, Calif., Cantlay is the 35th-ranked golfer in the world. He attended UCLA and has never finished better than 47th place at the Masters.

The 40-year-old Casey was born in England but attended college at Arizona State. He has 18 professional wins, including two on the PGA Tour. He's vying for his first major victory, and his best finish at the Masters was tied for fourth place in 2016.

The 11th-ranked golfer in the world, Day has a top five finish in every major tournament and won the PGA Championship in 2015. The native of Queensland, Australia, finished tied for second at the Masters in 2011.

Fleetwood is the 12th-ranked golfer in the world but has yet to make the cut at the Masters. He did finish fourth at the U.S. Open last year. The 27-year-old is a native of Southport, England.

Born in Murrieta, Calif., Fowler now resides in Jupiter, Fla. An alumnus of Oklahoma State, Fowler has a top five finish in every major but has yet to win one. His best finish at the Masters was tied for fifth place in 2014.

Garcia is the defending champion of the Masters Tournament, his first major win. He has 10 wins on the PGA Tour during his career. He was born and resides in Borriol, Castellon, Spain.

The 28th-ranked golfer in the world, Hoffman was born in San Diego but currently resides in Las Vegas. An alumnus of UNLV, Hoffman's best finish at the Masters was tied for ninth place in 2015.

The top-ranked golfer in the world, Johnson has 17 career wins on the PGA Tour and a top five finish in every major tournament. The 33-year-old was born in Columbia, S.C., and currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. His spouse, Paulina Gretzky, is the daughter of the great hockey player, Wayne Gretzky.

Kuchar is a native of Florida and now lives in Georgia. The Georgia Tech alumnus has come close to winning the Masters, finishing tied for fourth last year and tied for third in 2012, but he has yet to claim his first green jacket.

The sixth-ranked golfer in the world, Matsuyama has a top six finish in every major tournament but has never won. He finished fifth in the 2015 Masters.

The 27-year-old McIlroy already has 23 professional wins and is currently the seventh-ranked golfer in the world. The Northern Ireland native has won every major in his career, with the exception of the Masters, where he's finished no better than fourth.

One of the most popular and recognizable golfers in the United States, Mickelson is ninth all time in PGA Tour wins with 43. He's won three Masters Tournaments (2004, 2006, 2010), as well as one British Open and one PGA Championship.

A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Noren is the 15th-ranked golfer in the world but has never made the cut at the Masters. He did finish tied for sixth at the U.S. Open in 2017.

Pieters is just 26 years of age but finished tied for fourth place at last year's Masters. Born in Belgium, Pieters attended the University of Illinois and is the 46th-ranked golfer in the world.

Poulter has 17 professional wins in his career, including three on the PGA Tour. His best finish at the Masters was tied for sixth in 2015. His best finish in a major was second place at the British Open in 2008.

Perhaps the best young golfer in the world, Rahm just turned 23 in November and already has two PGA Tour wins. He hasn't finished better than 27th at the Masters but is hoping to change that this year.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, the 27-year-old Reed has five career wins on the PGA Tour. He's currently the 24th-ranked golfer in the world and finished tied for second at the PGA Championship last year. His best finish at the Masters was tied for 22nd in 2015.

Rose is the fifth-ranked golfer in the world and has two second-place finishes at the Masters, including last year. He was born in South Africa to English parents, who moved back to England when Rose was age five.

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Schwartzel won the Masters in 2011 and finished in third place last year. He's currently the 58th-ranked golfer in the world.

Scott was the 2013 winner of the Masters and has 13 career wins on the PGA Tour. While he was born and grew up in Australia, Scott is now a resident of Switzerland.

A native of Dallas and alumnus of the University of Texas, Spieth has won the Masters (2015), U.S. Open and Open Championship since turning pro in 2012. The 24-year-old is currently the fourth-ranked golfer in the world.

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Stenson has 20 professional wins during his career but has never finished better than 14th at the Masters. Now living in Orlando, Fla., Stenson is the 14th-ranked golfer in the world.

A native of Kentucky, the 24-year-old Thomas is the second-ranked golfer in the world. His best finish at the Masters was tied for 22nd last year, but he did win the PGA Championship in 2017.

A native of Florida, Watson is a two-time winner of the Masters, winning the green jacket in 2012 and 2014. He's currently the 19th-ranked golfer in the world.

Woods is on the comeback trail after a long stretch of personal issues and injuries. Born and reared in California, Woods now resides in Florida. He's won 14 majors during his career, including four Masters, with his last green jacket in 2005.