The first was to add the current NCAA Division I Men's Individual Champion a spot in the field, provided that he remains an amateur at the time of the tournament.

Special invitations[11] Wednesday, April 10 Rickie Fowler won the par-3 contest with a score of 22 (−5).

There were five holes-in-one recorded, by Sepp Straka, Luke List, Gary Woodland, Viktor Hovland, and Lucas Glover.

[15] Phil Mickelson made the cut for the 28th time, surpassing Raymond Floyd and Bernhard Langer to move into solo fourth place for most cuts made at the Masters, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (37), Fred Couples (31) and Gary Player (30).

[16] Rookie Ludvig Åberg posted the lowest score of the round, a 69, and advanced to a solo 7th place.

[17] Bryson DeChambeau, before making a birdie on the 13th hole, moved a large directional sign that was in his line of play.

Two-time major champion Justin Thomas played his last four holes in seven-over to miss the cut by one shot.

[20] Saturday, April 13, 2024 Scottie Scheffler, beginning the round in a three-way tie for the lead, chipped in for birdie on the first hole.

[21] Collin Morikawa birdied his first three holes in a three-under round of 69 and finished at six under, one shot back of Scheffler.

Max Homa, tied for the lead at the start of the round, didn't make a birdie in a one-over 73 and fell two back at 5 under.

Bryson DeChambeau was also atop the leaderboard to begin the round but hit his third shot in the water on the 15th and made double bogey.

Ludvig Åberg, making his Masters and major championship debut, was four under on his round until a bogey at the 14th.

[26] Scheffler began the round with a one-shot lead and birdied the third hole to go two shots ahead.

[27] Scheffler bogeyed the seventh to create a three-way tie with Åberg and Collin Morikawa at six under, while Homa joined the lead with a two-putt birdie at the par-five eighth.

Scheffler then hit his approach on the ninth to within a foot for another birdie to get to 8 under and again in sole possession of the lead going to the second nine.

Homa got back within one with a close approach to the 10th, but his tee shot on the 12th flew over the green into the bushes and he was forced to take a drop.