Anybody been to The Masters?
- Thread starter MadJack
- Start date
Masters tickets aren't impossible to find, but they are among the toughest tickets in all of sports to get. And if you are able to find Masters tickets, it will require a lot of money - perhaps even thousands of dollars - to purchase one.
Tickets to tournament days have not been available from the tournament directly to the general public since 1972. That year, Augusta National opened a waiting list, but due to demand, the waiting list itself had to be closed in 1978.
Twenty-two years later, in the year 2000, a new waiting list was opened. But it is now also closed. There simply is no way to get badges for tournament days directly from the tournament.
There are options, however; some of them relying on luck and all of them requiring a good bankroll. The options are much more limited for tournament days, but open up a bit for passes to Masters practice days.
Masters badges are "among the most coveted tickets for any event, sporting or otherwise," according to Brian Talbot. Talbot should know - he works for a ticket broker, TickCo Premium Seating.
"From my experience, it?s safe to say these are probably the toughest tickets to get in the world," Talbot said, "with Super Bowl tickets running a close second, depending on which teams make it and where the Super Bowl is hosted."
So what options exist for golf fans desperate to attend The Masters during tournament play? Ticket brokers are the easiest route, since many ticket brokers have been buying tickets from Masters patrons for years. But those tickets are hugely expensive. Talbot said tournament badges at ticket brokers might begin around $1,500, and he's seen prices as high as $12,000 ... for one ticket!
Talbot says to buy early if you're going the ticket broker route, since brokers have a limited supply (the larger, most established brokers might have 100 tickets available, Talbot said, while smaller brokers may have only one or two).
The auction giant eBay is another option, although you're more likely to find practice tickets than tournament tickets that way.
Tickets to Masters practice days are much easier to come by than tournament badges, although you'll still need a little luck and a lot of cash.
Augusta resident St?ppler said that practice tickets usually run in the mid-$200-range per ticket. And practice tickets are more readily available through brokers and on eBay.
However, Masters practice tickets are actually still available for purchase by the general public from The Masters itself. A limited number of practice tickets are sold in advance by The Masters, by application only. Whether you get tickets - and how many you get - is the result of a random allocation among all applicants.
Applications for the next year's Masters are usually mailed around mid-year (in June for the following April's tournament, for example) to those who applied the previous year. But if you haven't applied previously, you can get yourself onto the list by mailing a request.
...........................................................
Harder to get than a Super Bowl ticket :scared
I dont think I would want to go watch a practise round of golf >?
Sounds like a hard ticket
Tickets to tournament days have not been available from the tournament directly to the general public since 1972. That year, Augusta National opened a waiting list, but due to demand, the waiting list itself had to be closed in 1978.
Twenty-two years later, in the year 2000, a new waiting list was opened. But it is now also closed. There simply is no way to get badges for tournament days directly from the tournament.
There are options, however; some of them relying on luck and all of them requiring a good bankroll. The options are much more limited for tournament days, but open up a bit for passes to Masters practice days.
Masters badges are "among the most coveted tickets for any event, sporting or otherwise," according to Brian Talbot. Talbot should know - he works for a ticket broker, TickCo Premium Seating.
"From my experience, it?s safe to say these are probably the toughest tickets to get in the world," Talbot said, "with Super Bowl tickets running a close second, depending on which teams make it and where the Super Bowl is hosted."
So what options exist for golf fans desperate to attend The Masters during tournament play? Ticket brokers are the easiest route, since many ticket brokers have been buying tickets from Masters patrons for years. But those tickets are hugely expensive. Talbot said tournament badges at ticket brokers might begin around $1,500, and he's seen prices as high as $12,000 ... for one ticket!
Talbot says to buy early if you're going the ticket broker route, since brokers have a limited supply (the larger, most established brokers might have 100 tickets available, Talbot said, while smaller brokers may have only one or two).
The auction giant eBay is another option, although you're more likely to find practice tickets than tournament tickets that way.
Tickets to Masters practice days are much easier to come by than tournament badges, although you'll still need a little luck and a lot of cash.
Augusta resident St?ppler said that practice tickets usually run in the mid-$200-range per ticket. And practice tickets are more readily available through brokers and on eBay.
However, Masters practice tickets are actually still available for purchase by the general public from The Masters itself. A limited number of practice tickets are sold in advance by The Masters, by application only. Whether you get tickets - and how many you get - is the result of a random allocation among all applicants.
Applications for the next year's Masters are usually mailed around mid-year (in June for the following April's tournament, for example) to those who applied the previous year. But if you haven't applied previously, you can get yourself onto the list by mailing a request.
...........................................................
Harder to get than a Super Bowl ticket :scared
I dont think I would want to go watch a practise round of golf >?
Sounds like a hard ticket
Tickets aren't the problem.
The question is about accomodations nearby the event :shrug:
Tickets can be had easily on ebay and stubhub for about $700 per round.
oh
Well I have been to Augusta maybe 3 times. Talk about a boring drive down I-20 east.
Accomadations during the golf tournament would be brutal.
I heard that Holiday Inn charged 599 a night and you had to bring your own sheets.
I think that was the Orange roof special.
:scared
Well I have been to Augusta maybe 3 times. Talk about a boring drive down I-20 east.
Accomadations during the golf tournament would be brutal.
I heard that Holiday Inn charged 599 a night and you had to bring your own sheets.
I think that was the Orange roof special.
:scared
They are badges that you have to give back. I don't know anything about being personalized. I was just checking around on ebay and stubhub this morning and might think about going to the Saturday and Sunday rounds.
That would be a cool thing to have on your sports resume. I have been to one golf tourney (Senior PGA Championship) and I really liked it.
- Mar 19, 2006
- 38,792
- 636
- 113
- 75
- Feb 12, 2000
- 10,652
- 39
- 48
- 51
I have practice round tickets for Wednesday this year for Masters. My name was drawn from the lottery. I think it was $35 per the four tickets that I received.
I have never been on weekend, but I actually preferred the practice round days to Thurs/Fri.
I have never been on weekend, but I actually preferred the practice round days to Thurs/Fri.
...........................................................
well Jack needs two
how much ?
- Mar 19, 2006
- 38,792
- 636
- 113
- 75
Hey Jack,
I had a couple of buddies who went for the weekend rounds a few years back.
They drove like an hour and a half to Columbia, SC to find reasonable accomodations??
:shrug:
I had a couple of buddies who went for the weekend rounds a few years back.
They drove like an hour and a half to Columbia, SC to find reasonable accomodations??
:shrug:
Jack,
I've been going for the past five years. We always stay in Columbia SC at Embassy Suites. Booked our rooms last week at 179.00 a night. The drive is an hour to Augusta. They sell lots of badges on Washington Ave, but you will have to leave a deposit of around 3,000.00 which you get back when you turn them in. Day badges will run you between 500.00 to 700.00 per day. We always get there around 7:30 am and leave around 3:00 pm. I always love watching peoples reactions when they are walking around Augusta for the first time. Without a doubt the most beautiful course in the world. The Masters is not about the players, its all about the course.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.
I've been going for the past five years. We always stay in Columbia SC at Embassy Suites. Booked our rooms last week at 179.00 a night. The drive is an hour to Augusta. They sell lots of badges on Washington Ave, but you will have to leave a deposit of around 3,000.00 which you get back when you turn them in. Day badges will run you between 500.00 to 700.00 per day. We always get there around 7:30 am and leave around 3:00 pm. I always love watching peoples reactions when they are walking around Augusta for the first time. Without a doubt the most beautiful course in the world. The Masters is not about the players, its all about the course.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.
So there's no problem getting badges the days you go? You get them right there? Very cool.
