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Here's a rundown on all you need to know if you're coming to the Tournament.
Tickets | Hours | Cameras | Food & Drink | Autographs
Souvenirs | Parking | Pro-Shop | Best Spots | Searching

Tickets
Tickets for practice rounds are pre-sold for the third straight year. If you don't have a ticket already for the Masters Tournament, you're out of luck. There are no ticket booths open for the tournament.

To get on the list for updates on future Masters practice round tickets, send your name and address to:

The Masters
P.O. Box 2047
Augusta, GA., 30903
They'll send you information on the ticket lottery.

The Augusta National Golf Club has a tape with practice round ticket information. Call (706) 667-6000.

Hours
Gates open at 7:30 a.m. and close after dark.

Cell phones, Cameras and Electronic Devices
Cell phones, beepers and other electronic devices are strictly prohibited on the grounds at all times. Cameras are strictly prohibited on Tournament days. Anyone violating this policy will be subject to removal from the grounds and the permanent loss of credentials (tickets).


Prohibited Items
  • Cameras*
  • Cell phones
  • Bags, Backpacks, Purses, Packages**
  • Beepers / Electronic devices
  • Weapons of any kind
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Beverage containers / Coolers
  • Flags / Banners / Signs
  • Folding armchairs / Rigid type chairs or stools
  • Ladders / Periscopes
  • Radios / TVs / Tape recorders
  • Strollers
  • Walkie talkies
*Cameras are allowed on Practice Rounds days - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
**Personal bags/belt bags/purses no larger than 10"W x 5"H x 5"D are allowed.

Food & Drinks
No coolers or containers of any type in which beverages can be carried are allowed on the course. Checkstands are located next to the parking lots at the entrance gates. Fans who bring their lunch may check them without charge. Picnic grounds are near Gate 10 and at the end of the patrons' corridor, near the main entrance. Here are some prices of food and drinks at Augusta National:

  • Sandwiches - $1-$2.50
  • Drinks - $.75
  • Souvenir cups - $1.25
  • Beer - $1.50-$2.00
  • Snacks - $.50
Autographs
There is a no-autograph policy on the golf course. Autographs will be allowed only on the parking lot side of the clubhouse.

Souvenirs
Here are some prices of souvenirs in the outdoor golf shop at Augusta National:

  • Visors - $9
  • Ladies clip-on visors - $11
  • Old-time baseball hat - $21
  • Bag towels - $9
  • Bag tags - $7
  • Lapel pins - $6
  • T-shirts - $18, $16 children
  • Men's shirts - $46-$115 (Bobby Jones brand most expensive)
  • Women's shirts - $38-$100
  • Shirt with collage of Masters Series Badges - $68
  • Balls - 3-$9; Dozen-$36
  • Umbrella - $33
  • Suntan lotion - $4
Parking
Parking is available at Lot 1 off Washington Road and Lot 2 off Berckmans Road. No permit is necessary during practice rounds, but is needed for the tournament. Overflow parking is available for a charge at area businesses and homes. Spectators parked at Gates 4 and 5 on Washington Road will be directed downtown on Washington Road to connect with River Watch Parkway going back to Interstate 20. Those at Gate 6 on Berckmans Road will be steered to Washington Road, then left directly toward I-20. Drivers leaving Gate 10 will go left on Berckmans Road then right onto Wheeler Road to eventually get to I-20. Need to get downtown during the week? Try River Watch Parkway, Walton Way or Gordon Highway. Try leaving downtown in the afternoon on Walton Way or Gordon Highway. But avoid River Watch Parkway in afternoon as some traffic leaving the golf course will be steered from Washington Road to 15th Street and onto River Watch Parkway.



Pro-Shop
Only those with proper credentials will be allowed in the pro shop. Souvenirs may be purchased from stands on the grounds.

Best Spots
Driving range (260 yards from middle of teeing area to base of 65-foot high restraining net); putting green. The vantage points on the course include behind the second green, which gives access to the second hole, third tee, seventh green and eighth tee; behind the 12th tee, where spectators can see approach shots to No. 11, the entire 12th hole and tee shots and second shots on the par-5 13th; and the hill behind the 18th green, where spectators can see approach shots into the final green.

Searching
A legend of who is on the course is posted, with starting time, at the No. 1 and No. 10 tees during practice rounds. Give each group approximately two hours to complete nine holes. A "program'' sheet is made up each day during the tournament.

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