Masters badges were living up to their billing as one of the hottest tickets in sport on the eve of Thursday’s opening round at the Augusta National.
Prices on resale sites showed tickets for Thursday going for $7,850 on StubHub and $6,744 on Seat Geek with one four-day pass on Ticketmaster priced at more than $14,000.
“Golf’s an expensive sport,” said three-time Major champion Brooks Koepka, who will be the last player teeing off in the first round. “I’m not saying that that’s OK but everything that’s a little bit more precious is always going to be more expensive.
“That’s why Ferraris are so expensive, or whatever, all these nice cars. It’s simple. I mean, not many people have them and it’s tough to get a ticket. That’s what makes this experience so enjoyable when you do come here. That’s what makes it special.”
If person-to-person deals are more your style, there are plenty of signs off Washington Road saying, “I need tickets” and offering to sell access to the famed grounds at Augusta National.
“I’m not surprised. That’s just kind of how things go,” said Koepka, the 2017 and 2018 US Open and 2018 PGA Championshop winner. “It happens in every sport. It would be hard to stop it. I know there are ways, tracking the ticket number and all that stuff like that.
“Cracks down on it a little bit. But at the end of the day, it’s really hard to stop that.”
