Masters 2024

[BROD3]

First time going to Masters on Saturday and Sunday Tournament round. I know this has been posted before but would love to hear any and all advice. I know about getting there early, pro shopping and shipping it home, buying a chair and placing it in a good spot for later. Would love to hear the rest! Doesn’t feel real that I am going and won’t till I get there. Would love to hear from you guys. I’m pretty young (mid 20s) so not sure if I can spend $1k on pro shop but was thinking maybe 300-400 getting maybe a couple polos, jacket, and flag 

[dmbolp]

Last year tee times started at 11:30 for SAT and 12:30 for SUN, so no hurry to get there unless you want to place a chair on 18 on SUN.  But since you're young:

 

SAT

6:20am - Park

7ish am - Get thru ticket scanner at North Gate, see amazing sunrise 

7:10am - In merch store, buy your stuff, check it next door for pickup later, don't bother with chair

7:30am - Have first beer

8:00am - Enter, head left and around clubhouse, get photo taken at Founders circle

8:30am - Begin to walk the course backwards, seeing it with no one on it

9:30am - Get 2nd beer 

11:30am - Watch the first group go off #1

Noon - Watch some action at the range

1pm - Get 3rd beer

Rest of day - If you have a favorite, follow them around.  If not bounce around the course

 

SUN

6:20am - Park

7ish am - Get thru ticket scanner at North Gate, see amazing sunrise 

7:10am - In merch store, buy a chair, and anything you forgot yesterday

7:30am - Have first beer

8:00am - Enter, head left and place chair on 18 greeen

8:10am - Back around clubhouse, get another photo taken at Founders circle

8:30am - Walk the course forwards, seeing it with no one on it

9:30am - Get 2nd beer 

12:30am - Watch the first group go off #1

1pm - Get 3rd beer

Rest of day - If you have a favorite, follow them around.  If not bounce around the course

4pm ish - Watch the last groups at 18 green

6pm ish - Watch the Green Jacket ceremony on the putting green by 18 green

[dmbolp]

And hit up TBonz after the rounds

[mstuewe]

1 hour ago, dmbolp said:

Last year tee times started at 11:30 for SAT and 12:30 for SUN, so no hurry to get there unless you want to place a chair on 18 on SUN.  But since you're young:

 

SAT

6:20am - Park

7ish am - Get thru ticket scanner at North Gate, see amazing sunrise 

7:10am - In merch store, buy your stuff, check it next door for pickup later, don't bother with chair

7:30am - Have first beer

8:00am - Enter, head left and around clubhouse, get photo taken at Founders circle

8:30am - Begin to walk the course backwards, seeing it with no one on it

9:30am - Get 2nd beer 

11:30am - Watch the first group go off #1

Noon - Watch some action at the range

1pm - Get 3rd beer

Rest of day - If you have a favorite, follow them around.  If not bounce around the course

 

SUN

6:20am - Park

7ish am - Get thru ticket scanner at North Gate, see amazing sunrise 

7:10am - In merch store, buy a chair, and anything you forgot yesterday

7:30am - Have first beer

8:00am - Enter, head left and place chair on 18 greeen

8:10am - Back around clubhouse, get another photo taken at Founders circle

8:30am - Walk the course forwards, seeing it with no one on it

9:30am - Get 2nd beer 

12:30am - Watch the first group go off #1

1pm - Get 3rd beer

Rest of day - If you have a favorite, follow them around.  If not bounce around the course

4pm ish - Watch the last groups at 18 green

6pm ish - Watch the Green Jacket ceremony on the putting green by 18 green

Why not buy the chair Saturday so you can use it Sunday, and skip the time at the merch store?

[dmbolp]

3 minutes ago, mstuewe said:

Why not buy the chair Saturday so you can use it Sunday, and skip the time at the merch store?

 

I'm not a chair guy; I'd prefer to walk and see the whole course on Saturday, and not camp out in a chair at one spot.  But I'd be willing to do a chair on 18 Green on Sunday.

[BROD3]

33 minutes ago, dmbolp said:

 

I'm not a chair guy; I'd prefer to walk and see the whole course on Saturday, and not camp out in a chair at one spot.  But I'd be willing to do a chair on 18 Green on Sunday.

Getting there from a red eye out west Saturday around noon. Plan would be to hit pro shop first, walk whole course and just take it all in. Sunday get there early to get chairs and set up. Thinking setting chair at 12/13,16, or 18. Any opinions? 

[dmbolp]

3 minutes ago, BROD3 said:

Getting there from a red eye out west Saturday around noon. Plan would be to hit pro shop first, walk whole course and just take it all in. Sunday get there early to get chairs and set up. Thinking setting chair at 12/13,16, or 18. Any opinions? 

 

Place chair on 18 Green on SUN.  Holes 12, 13, 16 all have grandstands you can sit in.

[BROD3]

Just now, dmbolp said:

 

Place chair on 18 Green on SUN.  Holes 12, 13, 16 all have grandstands you can sit in.

What time do you think we should get there SUN to get a good seat?

[dmbolp]

1 minute ago, BROD3 said:

What time do you think we should get there SUN to get a good seat?

 

I gave you an hour-by-hour schedule above 🙂

 

[BROD3]

1 minute ago, dmbolp said:

 

I gave you an hour-by-hour schedule above 🙂

 

Dumb of me lol. Any pro shop tips or just spend as much as possible and forget about the CC statement when it comes in.

[mstuewe]

2 hours ago, dmbolp said:

 

I'm not a chair guy; I'd prefer to walk and see the whole course on Saturday, and not camp out in a chair at one spot.  But I'd be willing to do a chair on 18 Green on Sunday.

Right but buy it Saturday at the store so you can use it Sunday.  Pick up end of day. 

[dmbolp]

Just now, mstuewe said:

Right but buy it Saturday at the store so you can use it Sunday.  Pick up end of day. 

Or, buy it Sunday at 7am well before the gates even open at 8am, place it when the gates open at 8am, no need to drag it around all day on Saturday

[mstuewe]

7 hours ago, dmbolp said:

Or, buy it Sunday at 7am well before the gates even open at 8am, place it when the gates open at 8am, no need to drag it around all day on Saturday

can you buy the chair before entering the gate? 

[dmbolp]

1 hour ago, mstuewe said:

can you buy the chair before entering the gate? 

Ticket scanning begins at roughly 7am.  Merch store is open at 7am.  Gate to the course opens at roughly 8am.

[mstuewe]

48 minutes ago, dmbolp said:

Ticket scanning begins at roughly 7am.  Merch store is open at 7am.  Gate to the course opens at roughly 8am.

thank you.  I didn't realize the store was in between tickets and the actual gate.  

[Dellish]

Will be there Friday afternoon through Saturday full days and looking for some tickets that might be less expensive than Stubhub.  I'm willing to chance it and try the day of but not sure where to start looking.  I had read that there was a stubhub house or location where you could possibly rent badges or buy tickets for cheaper later in the day on the day of but I have no details on where that might be located today.  

 

Any help would be appreciated.  

[dmbolp]

12 hours ago, Dellish said:

Will be there Friday afternoon through Saturday full days and looking for some tickets that might be less expensive than Stubhub.  I'm willing to chance it and try the day of but not sure where to start looking.  I had read that there was a stubhub house or location where you could possibly rent badges or buy tickets for cheaper later in the day on the day of but I have no details on where that might be located today.  

 

Any help would be appreciated.  

 

Every thing you need is here; the Stubhub house address for this year hasn't been released, but most likely the same as last year, or nearby

 

 

[ScruffytheJanitor]

Wouldn't get your hopes up about putting a chair down near the 18th green on Sunday unless you're a member/have clubhouse access.  Scruffy watched the members and their guests let onto the Course early on Sunday morning a few years ago and they take most of the good spots.  Crowd is also largest around the 1st tee so if you want a spot up there better put a chair down early.

[Hankshank]

Wish i’d be able to be part in the latter conversations, but since my last journey over the big waters was in 1983, Its the TV sofa that gotta be occupied, used to be a battle too before the young ones moved out.

[Mcfly]

Don't eat breakfast before you go.  Once you get there, the egg salad sandwich is the breakfast of champions.  

 

[Big Cat 3]

On 3/27/2024 at 4:49 PM, dmbolp said:

Last year tee times started at 11:30 for SAT and 12:30 for SUN, so no hurry to get there unless you want to place a chair on 18 on SUN.  But since you're young:

 

SAT

6:20am - Park

7ish am - Get thru ticket scanner at North Gate, see amazing sunrise 

7:10am - In merch store, buy your stuff, check it next door for pickup later, don't bother with chair

7:30am - Have first beer

8:00am - Enter, head left and around clubhouse, get photo taken at Founders circle

8:30am - Begin to walk the course backwards, seeing it with no one on it

9:30am - Get 2nd beer 

11:30am - Watch the first group go off #1

Noon - Watch some action at the range

1pm - Get 3rd beer

Rest of day - If you have a favorite, follow them around.  If not bounce around the course

 

SUN

6:20am - Park

7ish am - Get thru ticket scanner at North Gate, see amazing sunrise 

7:10am - In merch store, buy a chair, and anything you forgot yesterday

7:30am - Have first beer

8:00am - Enter, head left and place chair on 18 greeen

8:10am - Back around clubhouse, get another photo taken at Founders circle

8:30am - Walk the course forwards, seeing it with no one on it

9:30am - Get 2nd beer 

12:30am - Watch the first group go off #1

1pm - Get 3rd beer

Rest of day - If you have a favorite, follow them around.  If not bounce around the course

4pm ish - Watch the last groups at 18 green

6pm ish - Watch the Green Jacket ceremony on the putting green by 18 green

no chance  doing merch tent, getting a beer and getting a chair at 18   ZERO NONE be lucky to do one of those in 40 minutes.  ....   get a picture too but get there early long line if not

[dmbolp]

2 hours ago, Big Cat 3 said:

no chance  doing merch tent, getting a beer and getting a chair at 18   ZERO NONE be lucky to do one of those in 40 minutes.  ....   get a picture too but get there early long line if not

 

It's exactly what I did last year Wednesday, but placing the chair in the front row of the 1st tee of the Par 3

[airmax]

Heading to Atlanta and driving to Augusta tomorrow late night and hoping to score some practice tickets so we can do some early shopping (we won Sunday tix).  If anyone has recommendations on things to do, places to eat, and / or get lucky and score some practice round tix - let me know.  Excited to see this place!

[stinger_gc]

Are you gonna go to the Augusta hooters 

[ScruffytheJanitor]

On 4/3/2024 at 4:17 PM, dmbolp said:

 

It's exactly what I did last year Wednesday, but placing the chair in the front row of the 1st tee of the Par 3

Scruffy calls BS on your notion that putting a chair down on the first tee at the Par 3 contest is the same as placing a chair on 18 green on Sunday.