You’ve Got Mail: 14 players set to make Masters debuts

IT’S a holiday tradition like no other: Masters invitations are in the mail.

The majority of the field for the 70th Masters was set this week when the final world golf ranking of the year was published. Invitations were extended to 99 players, although eight are former Masters champions who are not planning to compete, including Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.

Fourteen players will be making their Masters debuts, including Sean O’Hair, Tour Championship winner Bart Bryant and Augusta resident Vaughn Taylor. They should be careful opening the mail this week, because the invitations are not trimmed in gold, much less green.