How many days until The Masters?

About The Masters

The Masters Tournament is one of men's professional golf's four major championships and the only one played at the same course every year, Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Its date shifts somewhat from year to year rather than following a permanently fixed formula, though it reliably falls in early April, generally scheduled around the first full week of the month, with the tournament's organizers, Augusta National itself, setting the precise dates for each edition individually. Because the club sets the specific dates on a year-by-year basis, exact confirmed dates for editions more than a year or so into the future are not always available until officially announced. The tournament holds a distinctive place in professional golf as the first of the four annual major championships played each year, often described as the unofficial start of the golf season's most prestigious stretch. It carries a number of long-standing traditions unique among major sporting events, including a ceremonial opening tee shot struck by past champions, and the awarding of a distinctive green jacket to the winner, a tradition that has become one of the most recognizable symbols in golf. A common misconception is assuming the Masters follows a strict, permanent formula like "the first Thursday of April" in the way some holidays are defined; while it does consistently fall in early April, the exact dates are set individually by Augusta National for each edition rather than being locked to an unchanging rule, so the specific dates should be confirmed rather than assumed from prior years' patterns.

Dates on this page are checked against public calendar sources. Spot something wrong? Let us know.