Masters 2018: Here are the rookies in this year's field

In the 81 times the Masters Tournament has been contested since 1934, only three golfers have won the coveted green jacket as a first-time participant.

Obviously honors go to Horton Smith, who won the very first Masters in 1934. 

In 1935, Gene Sarazen hit the "shot heard around the world" during his first Masters Tournament and won the last of his seven majors.

Then 44 years later, Fuzzy Zoeller took his first stroll down Magnolia Lane and outlasted Tom Watson and Ed Sneed in a playoff to win the 1979 Masters Tournament.

Jordan Spieth came close to breaking the rookie drought in 2014 when he finished second to Bubba Watson on his first attempt, but the streak stands at 38 years since a rookie has won.

Here are the rookies that will have the chance to break the streak this year at the 2018 Masters Tournament. 

Player	World Ranking (as of 3/25)	How they qualified
Xander Schauffele	26	Won 2017 Greenbriar and Tour Championship
Tony Finau	34	2017 Tour Championship qualifier and Top 50 in World Ranking
Haotong Li	41	Top 4 finish at 2017 Open Championship
Satoshi Kodaira	46	Top 50 in OWGR by March 25
Dylan Frittelli	47	Top 50 in OWGR by March 25
Patton Kizzire	53	Won 2017 OHL Class at Mayakoba and 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii
Yusaku Miyazato	57	Top 50 in OWGR at end of 2017
Shubhankar Sharma	68	Special exemption
Wesley Bryan	89	Won 2017 RBC Heritage
Austin Cook	108	Won 2017 RSM Classic
Doc Redman	Amateur	2017 U.S. Amateur Champion
Doug Ghim	Amateur	2017 U.S. Amateur Runner-up
Harry Ellis	Amateur	2017 British Amateur Champion
Lin Yuxin	Amateur	2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
Matt Parziale	Amateur	2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion

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