The Masters celebrates its champions well, whether they won last year like Scottie Scheffler or 40 years ago like Bernhard Langer.
There were 18 past champions in the field at Augusta National Golf Club this week. Some of them are in contention heading to the weekend. Others are competing in their final Masters. Some are heading home early.
Here's a look at which past Masters champions made the cut at the 2025 Masters.
Which past champions made the cut at the Masters?
There were nine past champions who have reserved themselves some weekend tee times.
Scottie Scheffler, 5 under (68-71)
Hideki Matsuyama, 3 under (73-68)
Patrick Reed, 3 under (71-70)
Bubba Watson, 1 under (71-72)
Charl Schwartzel, 2 over (74-72)
Jon Rahm, 2 over (75-71)
Zach Johnson, 2 over (72-74)
Jordan Spieth, 2 over (73-73)
Danny Willett, 2 over (75-71)
Which past champions missed the cut at the Masters?
There were nine past champs packing up and heading home early.
Dustin Johnson, 3 over (74-73)
Bernhard Langer, 3 over (74-73)
Sergio Garcia, 4 over (72-76)
Mike Weir, 4 over (75-73)
Fred Couples, 4 over (71-77)
Phil Mickelson, 5 over (75-74)
Adam Scott, 5 over (77-72)
Jose Maria Olazabal, 7 over (77-74)
Angel Cabrera, 11 over (75-80)
Who's the most recent past champion to make the cut?
That would be defending and two-time champion Scheffler. Only three golfers – Jack Nicklaus in 1965 and 1966, Nick Faldo in 1989 and 1990 and Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002 – in the 88 previous Masters went back-to-back and Scheffler, three shots off the lead with 36 holes to go, seeks to join them.
How many combined green jackets do the past champions have?
The past champs heading to the weekend have a combined nine green jackets, with Scheffler and Bubba Watson each having two.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Masters past champions: Notables who made the cut at Augusta National
