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Originally posted by YellowJacket:

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Originally posted by AllenInWV:
I know nothing about golf (other than it's a nice walk, spoiled) but I saw a video on Facebook this morning....

Did some guy literally skip his ball across a pond out there?? Ya know, like skipping a stone? Came pretty close to the hole too!

It is a practice round tradition... pretty much everybody that comes through 16 on Monday and Tuesday (and the few on Wednesday) skip balls for the patrons.

if the players don't try to do so they get heckled from the stands. actually pretty funny, so the players just go ahead and do so. I watched Sergio get boo'd a number of years ago because we wouldn't

At the end, I noticed one of the spectators was Condi Rice.

Doesn't matter much, but just something I noticed.

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Originally posted by Sunset_Va:
At the end, I noticed one of the spectators was Condi Rice.

Doesn't matter much, but just something I noticed.

She was the first woman member at Augusta I believe

The Masters is really the only golf tournament that I watch (nearly) every year. Certainly rewarded this year, it was a great tourney with several memorable performances.

I never realized what people paid to attend The Masters; it’s incredibly expensive. Lots of variation depending on day of the week, but a pretty good rule of thumb is $1,500 to watch a round. Or am I wrong?

Yes, you do need to pay for tickets, but they are not that spendy. Of course, you have to take into account airfare, hotels, food, drinks, etc.... It'd be a spendy weekend, but one I'd love to do.

http://www.golf.com/tour-news/...2019-masters-tickets

I'd give my left nut to play just one round there. I went out on a few dates some years ago with a club pro who worked at Bethpage. She knew somebody who knew somebody who might have been able to get us an invite. Well, the relationship didn't work out and hence the round at Augusta didn't. I think she realized I was more interested in playing the round than I was in her.

Congrats to Reed though. Great tournament. Fowler will get his major soon. He's a hell of a player.

practice rounds through the lottery is priced affordably, they were $50, I see they have increased to $75 now

the food is priced very reasonably, you can get a sandwich, bag of chips and a drink for about $5 when I went. A beer was $5 if I recall

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Congrats to Reed though. Great tournament. Fowler will get his major soon. He's a hell of a player.

My congrats to both also, forgotten to do so in my earlier posting.

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Originally posted by TMats:
The Masters is really the only golf tournament that I watch (nearly) every year. Certainly rewarded this year, it was a great tourney with several memorable performances.

I never realized what people paid to attend The Masters; it’s incredibly expensive. Lots of variation depending on day of the week, but a pretty good rule of thumb is $1,500 to watch a round. Or am I wrong?

I had 2 for the Thursday round last year that I couldn't use. I put them on eBay and the winning bid was $4600.

Made it back home to Murfreesboro arond 11:00 last night. I am pooped, Thurs thru Sunday is a lot for this old man. Lol
They have really upgraded the grounds and buildings since last time I was there in 2016. It is a huge improvement for sure.
I would like to know what it profit is from the gift shop alone, a lady in front of me spent 2k. And the main shop is almost always packed.

If you are lucky enough to be on the list for badges, they are only $375 total for all 4 tournament round days. The exorbitant prices are on the secondary market.

Spieth was amazing Sunday and a little unlucky on 18. If his ball sneaks past that last branch then he would have at least had a chance for one more birdie.

But Patrick Reed was ice cold coming down the stretch. Great birdie on 12, good up and down on 15 recovering from a bad tee shot. He's got a ton of game and relishes the competition aspects.

Saturday I got to see Tiger roll in a couple of birdies, Phil take driver off the deck to 8' for eagle on #8, and a host of groups come through 4, 16, amen corner, and then 18.

Reed played very tough on the last day. Not spectacular, but he already had three great rounds, so he was in the catbird seat.

I hope to see Fowler win a major soon, and expect he will.