A strong finish in the just concluded Black Mountain Masters in Hua Hin earned Prayad Marksaeng a berth in the US Masters at the Augusta Golf Club from April 9-12.

After two mediocre rounds which saw him trail leader Johan Edfors by 10 strokes in the Black Mountain Masters in Hua Hin, Prayad crafted a brilliant 8-under-par 64 on the final day to wrap up with 15-under-par 273, which was two shots behind the Swedish winner.

As a result, Prayad moved up three places to a career-best 47 in the world rankings this week, which automatically awards him a slot in the first Major of the year for the second straight year.

In 2008, Prayad received an invitation to the Masters but back injury forced him to retire in the second round.

"After I withdrew with injury at last year's Masters, I always wanted to play my way back into the tournament. There were people who looked down on me after my withdrawal and said I would never be invited back. So I wanted to prove very badly that I could qualify on my own merit," said Prayad. Taiwan in the Masters.

"I feel I can play the golf course. I still remember every detail of the course from last year's experience and I hope to play well in the Masters."