Masters Tournament Field Set

Posted by Alan L. Hammond Mar 26, 2007

Tom Lehman, Rocco Mediate, Kenny Perry, John daly, Justin Leonard and David Duval are among the most notable veterans that won't be joining reigning champion Phil Mickelson at the 2007 Masters Tournament.

Duval, who has been steadily improving toward his old form, simply wasn't able to climb the rankings quickly enough. In fact, he has been sitting around 350 in the Official World Golf Rankings for a few weeks. He's also currently 165th on the PGA Tour Money list, near Kenny Perry and John Daly, but well above Justin Leonard, who is at 209 on the Money List.

Tom Lehman, who has been playing well of late and has visions of making the 2008 Ryder Cup team after captaining the last team, is at 68 in the Official World Golf Ranking and 81st on the PGA Tour Money List. Neither position was good enough to rate an invitation to Augusta.

Rocco Mediate, a fan favorite and near winner at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, missed the Masters field. Although hes 22nd on the Money List and 95th in the World Rankings, a few missed cuts likely kept him from making the trip to Augusta.

First timers receiving Masters invitations this year include, among others, J.J. Henry, Johan Edfors, Bradley Dredge, Camilo Villegas and Robert Karlsson. U.S. Amateur Champion Richie Ramsay, Public Links Champion Casey Watabu, Mid-Amateur Champion Dave Womack and British Amateur Champion Julien Guerrier are among the amateurs invited to attend.