The Masters is an incredible experience! Any golfer or fan of golf must attend the Masters at some…read morepoint! I've golfed (very poorly for the most part) for about eight years, mostly on public golf courses and I've played several Robert Trent Jones courses in Alabama in Huntsville (Hampton Cove) and I believe, Cullman Alabama. The most lovely course I've played is the Ledges in southeast Huntsville, high atop a mountain and it's a really beautiful private course with very expensive homes in the neighborhood. The Augusta National Golf Club golf course puts any golf course I have seen or played on to shame in terms of absolutely manicured tees, fairways, bunkers, greens, and entire grounds!
Pro tip: enter the lottery each and every year! This year, my husband won four practice round tickets for Tuesday, April 7, 2026! Face value of the tickets was $500.00 and it is free to enter the lottery you just provide your name, email, and mailing address.
Tuesday is a fantastic day to be at the practice rounds because it's not the traditional Par 3 day which is Wednesday, and the players are out and really practicing along with their caddies who are working their rear ends off taking copious notes about each hole. You would be amazed at the great views you get of the world's greatest golfers!
We saw: Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Daniel Berger, Sam Burns, Nicolas Echavarria, Harris English, Sergio Garcia, Harry Hall, Sungjae Im, Michael Kim, Si Woo Kim, Jake Knapp, Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Mateo Pulcini, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Adam Scott, Sepp Straka, and Cameron Young.
Go early! We got there around 6:30 AM and stayed till around 3:30. The eats are cheap and fairly good. We loved the (locally Church made) egg salad sandwiches, and my step-son-in-law liked the BBQ (?) chicken sandwich. The legendary pimento cheese, to me, is just okay. All the sandwiches are on a white Wonder bread type of bread which is not my favorite, and it's not toasted. Still, each sandwich is only $1.50. You can't bring in food or beverages. They sell a type of sports drink that tasted like hydrated powdered Gatorade that was awful in my opinion, beer, wine, water, and not delicious coffee. They probably have other beverage options.
Wear comfortable clothing and avoid denim anything. You cannot have a cell phone on practice round days, bring a digital camera with an 8 inch or less lens, or a lot of people were using disposable cameras.
The lines for merchandise are ridiculously long and remained that way the day we were there. Plan on 30 minutes just to get into one of the merchandise areas. There are smaller booths selling just Masters baseball styled hats in various spots around the course and those lines appeared to move more quickly.
Richard S., is right: the folks working the tournament are very uplifting, polite, and helpful. The restrooms are truly spotless and again, you would be hard pressed to find a more lovely golf course!
Given the opportunity do see the Masters in person! I'm so hopeful we get to see the tournament on an actual tournament day! You truly feel you are a part of history!