Sergio Garcia leads another impressive international field at the Masters

Gary Player, the first international player to win the Masters, was one of just 13 golfers in the 1961 field who was from outside of the United States. The South African, who would go on to play in 52 Masters and win the event three times, has seen enormous change over those years, perhaps none as big as the growth of the game around the world.

When the 82nd Masters commences next week at Augusta National, there will be 46 international players in the field (with the possibility of one more based on the Houston Open), marking the 12th straight year that Americans will be outnumbered by players from outside the country.

It should come as no surprise that six of the last 10 winners have hailed…