Golf

These six golfers in the Masters have ties to Arizona

Tournament starts Thursday

GoMax Homa, right, celebrates a putt by his son, Cam Andrew, on the eighth hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday in Augusta, Ga. Homa is the only Arizona-born golfer in the tournament.

(The Associated Press/Gerald Herbert)

Fifa Laopakdee, left, from Thailand, is currently on the Sun Devils men’s golf roster but will be playing with the pros this weekend.

(Courtesy Sun Devil Athletics)

Jon Rahm, from Spain, shoots on the fifth tee during a practice round ahead of the U.S. Open golf tournament, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Charlie Riedel

Matt McCarty hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during a practice round ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Matt Slocum

Jake Knapp acknowledges the gallery after finishing the 18th hole at -13 under par during the final round of the Texas Children's Houston Open golf tournament Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Michael Wyke

Wyndham Clark, left, and his girlfriend, Alicia Bogdanski, take a photo of Gary Woodland and his wife, Gabby Granado Woodland, with their children, Jaxson, and twins Maddox and Lennox on the third hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ashley Landis

Phil Mickelson, one of the most famous former Arizona State University golfers, will miss the Masters tournament this weekend, but six other golfers in the tournament have ties to the Grand Canyon State.

The biggest name by far is Spanish golfer Jon Rahm, who also played at ASU. Rahm now lives in Scottsdale.

Fifa Laopakdee, from Thailand, is currently on the Sun Devils men’s golf roster but will be playing with the pros this weekend.

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