Laurie Canter is set to make his Masters debut next month after the Englishman made his way into the top-50 in the Official World Golf Ranking earlier this month
Laurie Canter is set to make his Masters debut after breaking into the top-50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). The Englishman’s first trip to Augusta National marks another milestone in a what has been a successful 12 months on the DP World Tour.
Canter returned to the European circuit after two seasons with LIV Golf, having been one of the first players to join the breakaway league in 2022. After playing throughout the league’s inaugural season, Canter came back as an injury reserve in 2023, stepping in for Sam Horsfield and joining Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Henrik Stenson with the Majesticks.
He then returned for two events as a wildcard the following season before being replaced by Anthony Kim for the rest of the campaign.
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Canter was then able to make his comeback to the DP World Tour thanks to his exemption category, and he has not looked back since. His first victory on the circuit came at the European Open last June, before he went on to end the year 24th in the Race to Dubai Rankings.
Canter’s form has since carried over into 2025, playing in the Team Cup in January and tying for third place at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic a week later. His second Tour win then followed at the Bahrain Championship in February, before a runner-up finish at the South African Open, which earned him a spot to play in this month’s Players Championship.
His appearance at TPC Sawgrass was a historic one, as he became the first LIV player to play an event on the PGA Tour (not co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour) since the breakaway league’s inception. Although he failed to make the cut, his early-season ensured he found himself in the top-50 come the Masters cut off.
As recently as January, the idea of teeing it up at Augusta National seemed distant for Canter, who was more focused on securing himself a PGA Championship spot come May. He said in Dubai: “My first goal is trying to get in the PGA [Championship] in May, and you never know, have a crazy couple of weeks to make it to Augusta.”
Those “crazy couple of weeks” have since followed, and now the Englishman is gearing up for a chance to get his hands on the famous green jacket.
Canter has six major appearances to his name, five at The Open Championship and one at the 2022 PGA Championship. His record at The Open is a solid one, having only missed the cut once as an amateur back in 2010, and finishing in the top-25 in his last two appearances at Royal Liverpool and Royal Troon.
