We’re less than 48 hours from the start of the 2013 Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
And if you happened to come looking for tickets, you might have done a spit-take when you saw the prices for Masters badges.
No, they weren’t a mistake.
The Masters really is that expensive this year.
From a recent piece in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
“Compounding the effect of Woods’ resurgence on Masters ticket prices is the fact that Augusta National is golf’s most storied course, and The Masters golf’s most storied event. This year, a single-day pass for any of the four days of tournament play will run no less than $1,215, and that would be for a pass to Friday’s round. Comparatively, the average single-day passes for this year’s U.S. Open range from $182 to $295, depending on the day. The PGA Championship checks in between $203 and $234. All other days of Masters play run over $1,000.”
We’re not convinced that Woods moves the needle for ticket buyers as much as the media likes to claim, but there’s no denying the draw of the tournament.
Read the rest of the AJC piece here.
