Delta Airlines commits to a 15% boost in flights to Augusta for the 2025 Masters
The 2025 Masters is likely to be a widely attended event in golf. It always is, as it's the first of four Majors and carries an air of prestige that some of the other annual tournaments don't have. It is also held at one of the most beloved golf venues in the United States, the Augusta National Golf Course.
In 2025, however, the tournament could be even more widely attended, as Delta Airlines has reportedly committed to a 15% boost in flights to Augusta, Georgia. It has now become even easier than ever before to travel to Augusta National for the tournament.
Delta is one of the official partners of the tournament and is set to increase their daily total of seats flying into Augusta by almost 2,000 according to Golf.com. This alleviates one of the major travel issues for this Major tournament.
Augusta is not a big city and it's two-and-a-half hours from Atlanta, the nearest major travel hub. For many, the only available option is to fly to Atlanta and then drive the rest of the way, but that's both an inconvenience and very difficult since traveling by air does not allow for one to use their ground vehicle afterward.
Joe Esposito, Delta’s SVP for network programming, said:
“As Delta celebrates its Centennial year, we’re proud to welcome Masters patrons to our home state of Georgia for the iconic Masters Tournament. With new service from Minneapolis and White Plains, and increased frequency from LaGuardia, we’re making it easier than ever to connect to this world-renowned event.”
This is the second major expansion to Delta's travel in and out of Augusta in the past few years, so they are committed to making it easier than ever to get to the 2025 Masters.
Who's going to play in the 2025 Masters?
The 2025 Masters will of course be a significant event for golf no matter what, but many fans will travel to see their favorite players participate. The best of the best take the course and try to compete for four days.
So far, there are already several confirmed stars who have been given invitations for the Masters this year:
- Ludvig Aberg
- Byeong Hun An
- Jose Luis Ballester
- Evan Beck
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Akshay Bhatia
- Keegan Bradley
- Sam Burns
- Angel Cabrera
- Rafael Campos
- Patrick Cantlay
- Wyndham Clark
- Corey Conners
- Fred Couples
- Cameron Davis
- Jason Day
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Thomas Detry
- Nick Dunlap
- Nico Echavarria
- Austin Eckroat
- Tony Finau
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Sergio Garcia
- Lucas Glover
- Max Greyserman
- Brian Harman
- Justin Hastings
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Russell Henley
- Tom Hoge
- Nicolai Hojgaard
- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Max Homa
- Billy Horschel
- Viktor Hovland
- Sungjae Im
- Dustin Johnson
- Zach Johnson
- Noah Kent
- Tom Kim
- Chris Kirk
- Patton Kizzire
- Brooks Koepka
- Bernhard Langer
- Thriston Lawrence
- Min Woo Lee
- Shane Lowry
- Robert MacIntyre
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Denny McCarthy
- Matt McCarty
- Rory McIlroy
- Maverick McNealy
- Phil Mickelson
- Collin Morikawa
- Joaquin Niemann
- Jose Maria Olazabal
- Matthieu Pavon
- Taylor Pendrith
- J.T. Poston
- Jon Rahm
- Aaron Rai
- Patrick Reed
- Davis Riley
- Justin Rose
- Xander Schaufelle
- Scottie Scheffle
- Adam Schenk
- Charl Schwartzel
- Adam Scott
- Vijay Singh
- Cameron Smith
- Jordan Spieth
- Sepp Straka
- Hiroshi Tai
- Nick Taylor
- Sahith Theegala
- Justin Thomas
- Davis Thompson
- Jhonattan Vegas
- Bubba Watson
- Mike Weir
- Danny Willett
- Tiger Woods
- Cameron Young
- Kevin Yu
- Will Zalatoris
Some of these players won't participate in the 2025 Masters, such as past champions who are too old to compete, but most will be in the field.