{"id":1934,"date":"2018-03-02T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2018-03-02T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T15:26:46","slug":"getting-tickets-for-the-masters-and-how-badges-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/02\/getting-tickets-for-the-masters-and-how-badges-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Tickets for The Masters and How Badges Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

The course is beautiful, the scenery spectacular, and even the concessions are super southern. The Masters at Augusta National is one of golf\u2019s most impressive venues and it\u2019s a tough ticket to get, but it\u2019s not impossible. If you\u2019re willing to spend the money…<\/p>\n

You can get tickets to The Masters (excuse me, \u201cbadges\u201d as they\u2019re called on tournament days) from certain reputable sellers<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>online ticket marketplaces<\/span><\/a>, and maybe corporate sponsors if you\u2019re a valued client or \u201cfriend\u201d (aren\u2019t you<\/em> something?!).<\/span><\/p>\n

Augusta National also offers an undisclosed number of tickets and badges – though it\u2019s safe to say it\u2019s a very, <\/span>very<\/span><\/i> limited number – directly through <\/span>their lottery<\/span><\/a> if you\u2019re feeling lucky. Sorry, they actually call it a \u201cpre-qualification drawing\u201d because they don’t give<\/em> them away exactly. Those who win will get the option to purchase tickets for a practice round at $75 or a tournament day at $115. And you can only win for one day.<\/span><\/p>\n

As it stands right now, online ticket marketplaces<\/a> are selling full-week badges for The Masters starting at $11,250. Yeah, whew!<\/em> If you\u2019re trying to make it a little cheaper, check out practice round tickets for Monday and Tuesday, which are a more palatable at $500 to $850. Wednesday\u2019s practice round tickets, however, may run you over $1000 because of the famed par-3 contest.<\/p>\n

Masters Badges surge to $1600 to $1800 on tournament days. If you\u2019re trying to hit Augusta for all four days of the real action, you\u2019re looking at $6,800 for Thursday through Sunday play.<\/p>\n

Fun Fact:<\/em> There are no refunds if it rains or rain checks if they close the course for weather!<\/p>\n

So how else do people get their hands on these coveted Masters badges? Well, many brave folks show up in Augusta and try to scalp tickets from guys who set up along Washington Road with those huge \u201cNeed Tickets\u201d signs.\u00a0And it helps that scalping is legal in Georgia, so long as you do it far enough away from the venue and<\/em> with a licensed ticket broker.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other clever and not-so-risk-averse people head to Augusta hoping to do a little badge swapping. They\u2019ll simply wait around outside the course for other patrons who are exiting the tournament early. Then they ask (or offer to pay) for the badge of the guy who’s leaving so they can use it to gain entry to The Masters for the rest of the day. Like scalping, if there’s money involved, you\u2019re only supposed to attempt this neat little swap outside of Augusta National property. At least 2,700 feet away to be exact!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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