Patrick Reed won his first major title with a final round 71 (−1) for 273 (−15), one stroke ahead of runner-up Rickie Fowler.

Officially, the Masters remains an invitation event, but there is a set of qualifying criteria that determines who is included in the field.

Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking list on March 26, 2018 19. International invitees Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Tom Watson won the Par 3 Contest with a score of 21 (−6).

[6] Playing a day after dislocating an ankle during the Par 3 Contest, Tony Finau finished two shots back, along with Matt Kuchar.

[7] Four-time champion Tiger Woods, playing the Masters for the first time in three years, was three-over after a bogey on the 12th but rebounded with two birdies to finish with 73 (+1).

[8] Defending champion Sergio García hit five consecutive balls onto the green which rolled back into the water on the par-5 15th and carded a one-putt 13, the highest score on that hole in Masters history, and tied for the worst in history on any hole.

[10][11] Source:[12][13] Friday, April 6, 2018 Playing in the afternoon, Patrick Reed made nine birdies to go along with three bogies on his way to a 66 (−6).

[14] First-round leader Jordan Spieth fell back with a 74 (+2) to end the day at −4 overall along with Rory McIlroy.

[18] Marc Leishman began the day in the final pairing and two shots out of the lead but failed to make a birdie in a one-over round of 73.

Source:[12][13] Sunday, April 8, 2018 Patrick Reed's one-under round of 71 was enough to hold off charges from Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth for his first major championship.

Reed began the day three shots ahead of Rory McIlroy but bogeyed the 1st and failed to make birdie on the par-5 2nd.

McIlroy had a four-foot (1.2 m) eagle putt on the same hole that would have tied Reed but missed, settling for birdie to cut the deficit to one.

Jordan Spieth began the round nine shots behind Reed but mounted a charge to get back into contention.

Reed faced an eighty-foot (24 m) putt on the 17th which hit the cup and rolled five feet away, then saved par.

[23] Jon Rahm got to within two of the lead before hitting his approach at 15 into the water and making bogey, finishing alone in fourth place.