#A hat in time badges series

One current badge-holder who spoke to applied during that 2000 opening. How many of these badges actually exist though?

It opened again briefly in 2000 and hasn’t been open since. It became so flooded with names it closed in 1978. In 1972, the club created a waiting list for those looking to sign up for the badges.

#A hat in time badges series

As the Masters grew in popularity, so did the value of the series badges. From 1958 to 1966, that trio won eight of the nine Masters. CBS broadcasted its first Masters in 1956, and stars such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player made good use of the increased exposure. It was easy to get tickets in the early years, either by walking up to the gate or securing series badges, which are good for the four tournament days.īut this all changed as the tournament evolved. Much of this was due to the Great Depression, and the club had little money to expand on its original grand plans.

Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones co-founded the club, but their tournament didn’t immediately take off and attendance didn’t either. Augusta National Golf Club opened in 1932, and the first Masters - then called the Augusta National Invitational Tournament - was held in 1934. But these belong to a very small, and lucky, group of people.īut first, let’s backtrack.

While most patrons gain access to the Masters and Augusta National Golf Club by entering the lottery and getting lucky to have their names drawn for a practice or tournament round, there are many who own series badges - a.k.a annual tickets to the tournament. Masters tickets are some of the hottest items in the sports world, but when it comes to Masters series badges, those beauties are on a whole different hierarchy of coveted tickets. Masters tickets are hard to get, but securing a Masters series badge is almost impossible.