Dog eats mans Masters tickets

[cb6228]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/dogs-eats-man-masters-tickets-leaves-augusta-190154931.html

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</div><div>This is pretty funny. </div><div>
</div><div>I have been to the Masters a couple of times. I have never seen my dad cry. However, the first time we went to the Masters my dad somehow lost is ticket in the midst of the crowd in thememorabilia shop right after you come through the gate. As soon as he came out of the shop one of the course guards stopped him and told him he had to leave. We went to the security shack and tried to work it out for him to get a ticket. He was tearing up. The guys inside were pretty nice. Since we were the people who bought the ticket and I had written the ticket numbers down, we were able to figure out the exact ticket number he had. They issued us a new one immediately. Word of advice. If you have Masters tickets you better know all the details in case this happens. Don't ever buy one online unless the person is willing to give you his name.</div>

 

[drt7891]

I have had friends and family go, but years ago. Tickets on the street for the Saturday and Sunday rounds can go for as much as new cars. It's incredible how much demand there is. I put my name on the waiting list last year when they opened it up, but was rejected (as I expected). I still plan on trying to go someday.

That is pretty funny.

 

[cb6228]

My dad and I tried for years before we finally got tickets. We have got tickets 5 times in the 9 years since we got the first ones. I got tickets the year Katrina hit and my ability to buy them had passed once I actually had the mail forwarded. I sent them a note regarding that problem with my purchase order and they processed my order and sent me a note expressing condolences along with my tickets. The Masters is a class act. The course is more beautiful than you can possibly imagine. Even in person it is amazing to watch the putts break. Even 3D TV does not do it justice.<div>
</div><div>Keep trying. It is worth every penny. Practice round tickets are super cheap (about 40$). The course food is cheap as well. 2$ for an egg salad or ham or turkey sandwich. 2$ for a beer. The hotels are expensive as hell, even 2 hours away.</div>

 

[scdog.sixpack]

You have to go if you are a golf fan, hell just as a sports fan.

I just looked at stubhub and you can get sunday tickets for $750. Prices seem to have come down in recent years as that was well over a grand in past years. If they are around the same price next year I will be going, well worth the price of admission.

 

[coursesuper]

Until you get on the property you really cant get a perspective of the place. How much slope there is to the golf course and the severity of the greens is something that you just have to see in person to get the real picture.

 

[cb6228]

Without question. I think the most impressive slopes that you can't pick up on TV are 5 and 6. They are ridiculous. You still can't get the appreciation for 16 even sitting right on the green. It is unbelievable. I think the most breathtaking part of the entire course is walking out of the main entrance area and seeing the expanse of green grass b/w 1, 7, and 9. I cannot wait to go back. I get chills every time I have walked onto the course. Best place to sit on the entire course is left of 16 on the hill. You can see 15/16 and 6. I could sit there for hours on end<div>
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[ScaldedDawg]

That would happen.

 

[22yardpunt]

we're in the US, right .. and it's a sporting event .. so why no anthem?

couldn't they have someone out there on the first tee sing the anthem before the first group goes off .. .. </p>

 

[22yardpunt]

we're in the US, right .. and it's a sporting event .. so why no anthem?

couldn't they have someone out there on the first tee sing the anthem before the first group goes off .. .. </p>

 

[OneParticularHarbor]

When you walk through the gates near the first fairway out onto the course proper as it opens, it's surreal and breathtaking. It's every bit as spectacular as you'd expect, times a billion.

 

[DerHntr]

I was fortunate to be in Europe during The Open and have checked that one off. Two days at Muirfield in 02 was crazy. The biggest hindrance to going to The Open is paying to get there. Tickets are sold at the damn train station.We had a package deal. It included the train round trip to Edinburgh, and a bus to and from Edinburgh to the course for two days.

Getting those tickets to the Masters are just so much more difficult. I think the cost of the Masters if compared to the flight to England and the cost of the tickets (scalped) plus hotel, etc.would balance out. Like I said, I was lucky to be there at the right time.

Did I mention that I went two days early and tee'd it up at St. Andrews on Friday while everyone was at the tournament?

 

[goodknight]

Tickets to the Sat/Sun rounds are assumed to be the hardest tickets to come by bar none, NBA, NFL etc especially if somebody like Tiger is at the top of their game. Just don't get caught buying/selling within 2700 feet of the course. Undercover cops will bust you in a heartbeat. Face value of tickets is great if you can find them or get tickets to a practice round Mon-Tues-Wed through the lottery they have every year. Traffic is a zoo but handled very well since they've had so much practice.