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Golf: Hadwin, Van Rooyen seeing green after sneaking into Masters

Golf: Hadwin, Van Rooyen seeing green after sneaking into Masters

Adam Hadwin and Erik van Rooyen

Canadian AdamHadwinand South African ErikvanRooyenhave snuck into the field for next year'sMastersafterfinishing the year barely inside the top 50 in the world rankings.

With no more official tournaments left on the global 2019 scheduleafterthe Australian PGA Championship and ThailandMasterswere completed on Sunday,HadwinandVanRooyenfinished the year ranked 49th and 50th in the world.

They were among 12 previously non-exempt players who ended 2019 inside the top 50 and can now start planning a trip to Augusta for the year's first major from April 9-12.

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Hadwinhas played in theMasterstwice, making the cut in both 2017 and 2018, whileVanRooyen, who tied for eighth at last year's PGA Championship, will make his debut.

Neither played last week.

Fortieth-ranked Jazz Janewattananond will also debut, though he had already mathematically assured himself of a spot before winning his home ThailandMasters.

American Keegan Bradley finished the year an unlucky 51st, though he could still play his way in, with several other avenues still open to qualification in the new year.

The 2020Mastersfield will likely be much larger than this year's 87 players.

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