Masters ticket prices are on the rise (but remain an insanely good value)

It appears nothing in life is actually inflation-proof.

On Tuesday night, Augusta National launched the newest spherical of Masters badges, and prices to attend the famed occasion this April are larger than ever.

In 2023, a weeklong Masters badge will run followers $450, the highest worth ever for event badges, and an improve of some $75 over 2022. The improve marks the newest worth bounce for golf’s first main, which has additionally adjusted the price of some event concessions and attire over current years to higher meet rising prices nationwide. (These numbers come to us courtesy of The Aiken Standard‘s John Boyette.)

But worth will increase solely inform half the story for the Masters, which has constructed a not insignificant piece of its legend round being considered one of the sports activities world’s nice bargains. Even as prices rise for entree to golf’s first main, the total worth of event attendance stays amongst the lowest in golf, even for these flying in from out of state.

Yes, even with ticket prices rising, the price of attending the occasion stays comparatively inexpensive. With the improve, the get-in worth for the weeklong badge, which is good for all 4 event rounds, works out to only $112.50 per day — cheaper than each the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, whereas touchdown near the price of day by day tickets to the Open Championship. And, no, that doesn’t embrace the price of parking, as a result of it’s free for all who attend the event.

And when you’re inside the gates, the prices solely drop additional. A month earlier than the PGA of America discovered itself in sizzling water over the price of a 24-ounce Michelob Ultra ($18), Augusta National made beer the most costly merchandise on the Masters meals menu in 2022. The price of a pint was $5. Other menu gadgets, like the famed Pimento Cheese Sandwich, remained regular at their longtime worth of $1.50. (The Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich, on the different hand, disappeared from the menu altogether.)

Still, profiting from any of those prices is assuming you could find a manner in the door, and that’s removed from a certainty. Masters badges remain the most elusive ticket in skilled sports activities, and annually hundreds discover their manner into the tournament’s lottery system with hopes of incomes the proper to buy tickets. Those who aren’t affected person sufficient to attend pay nosebleed prices on the secondary market, usually shelling out hundreds for badges of their very own.

For these liable for saddling the burden of an further $75 per badge, that’s the good information. If you’re not prepared to pay the full charge, you may relaxation assured there’s somebody on the market prepared that will help you make your a refund (after which some).

James Colgan

Golf.com Editor

James Colgan is an assistant editor at GOLF, contributing tales for the web site and journal. He writes the Hot Mic, GOLF’s weekly media column, and makes use of his broadcast expertise throughout the model’s social media and video platforms. A 2019 graduate of Syracuse University, James — and evidently, his golf recreation — remains to be defrosting from 4 years in the snow. Prior to becoming a member of GOLF, James was a caddie scholarship recipient (and astute looper) on Long Island, the place he’s from. He will be reached at james.colgan@golf.com.