![]() Like the Wunders, they were stuck Tuesday morning in fan purgatory. “The bucket list,” said Julie Cousineau, who was there with her husband Luke. They make special trips from around the globe, often with the parents or grandparents that introduced them to the game or the children and grandchildren they hope will embrace it like them. So whether they doled out big money (Tuesday’s round were fetching around $1,500) or won the annual Masters ticket lottery, the opportunity is treasured. Yes, three grand and it’s not even the actual Masters. It’s why tickets for Wednesday’s session were fetching $3,000 on the secondary ticket market. So is the limited television broadcasts – focused mostly on the back nine.Įveryone wants to come here and see it, even for the early week practice rounds. The club’s exclusive access makes it even more mystical. It is the only major championship that is staged on the same course each year. ![]() (AP)įans around the world, just like the Wunders, grow up watching the Masters on television and form a bond with the place. Golf patrons evacuate the course along the first fairway as a weather warning closes the morning practice round for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Unlike Disney, there are no crying children or overpriced concessions here.) “I just started crying,” said George’s brother, Nick, who along with George’s son, Justin, and wife, Amy, traveled down here from outside Baltimore for what is often a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.įorget Disney World, the happiest place on Earth is usually Augusta National during Masters week, where the golf-obsessed get rare access to some of the most hallowed, historic and picturesque acres in the sport. What did Wunder first think when he heard the weather horn blow that called for evacuation of the grounds? They killed time pacing about, praying for sun and thus a reopening, while trying to stave off disappointment with an appreciation that, hey, at least they got a couple hours on the inside. ![]() The scene outside the gates were of golf fans such as Wunder who were making their first visit here. Just like that, thousands of pilgrimages here were put on hold. Tuesday, but at 10:05 the weather got nasty and everyone was told to leave for safety’s sake. ![]() The course opened to the patrons, as the Masters refers to fans, at 8 a.m. ![]()
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