First-timer’s information to The Masters: What is it prefer to be at Augusta National? Five observations | Golf News

What is it prefer to have a phone-free sporting expertise? How does Augusta National examine in particular person to TV? If Tiger Woods mania as busy because it appears? Three of Sky Sports News’ first-timers at The Masters share their experiences…

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As The Masters will get underway at Augusta – we glance again on the historical past of the legendary Green Jacket.

The slogan of ‘a tradition unlike any other’ is synonymous with The Masters, though the catchphrase can solely be actually appreciated when you’ve skilled Augusta National in particular person.

The event is likely one of the stand-out moments within the sporting calendar and the Georgia structure affords a few of the most recognisable holes in golf, with virtually each side of the opening males’s main of the 12 months completely different to another occasion within the calendar.

What’s it prefer to attend The Masters for the primary time? Sky Sports News presenter Dharmesh Sheth, producer Andrew Hawkins and digital journalist Ali Stafford share their observations…

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No telephones allowed

Signs studying “no cell phones” are plastered throughout each automobile park and most entry factors across the course, whereas even cameras are banned exterior of follow days, with these caught with any offending gadgets being requested to depart the course.

In a world the place persons are continuously partaking with expertise and maintaining updated with one another’s lives by way of social media, you may initially really feel just a little misplaced with out a telephone in your pocket.

The pure intuition when at an occasion is usually to make use of a tool to verify scores, take pictures of no matter you are watching and message all of your pal teams about your experiences, though these choices are instantly taken away from you with the requirement to depart them elsewhere

Patrons have been allowed to return at full capability for the 2022 version of The Masters

The guidelines additionally apply to the media, who’ve lockers to retailer their gadgets within the Press Building or the Content Centre – relying on the world they’re working from. What began out as frustration quickly grew to become liberation, with the sight of patrons really watching the motion, quite than by way of a tiny display screen typically pointed at themselves, a pleasing expertise.

What a view!

For a first-timer, Augusta National is a masterpiece. Before coming right here, I saved listening to “you don’t realise how hilly and undulating the place is compared to watching on the television” from individuals who had been.

A behind the scenes have a look at the Sky Sports Golf studio, which is located near the par-three course at Augusta National

They had been very fast to regale tales and now I’m right here, you realise what they imply.

One beautiful spot is an amphitheatre between the eleventh inexperienced and the twelfth tee. The twelfth is iconic – the eleventh is underrated. The expertise is unforgettable.

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We check out a few of the worst scores on the world well-known twelfth gap on the Augusta National, together with Tiger Woods’ 10 from 2020!

Dreams and nightmares are realised on the 18th, with one shock being the way it seemed loads smaller in particular person. Oh, and you do not realise how hilly…

The Tiger frenzy is actual

“Way to go Tiger!” and “Come on Tiger!” are two quite common phrases round Augusta National, with the patrons paying homage to The Pied Piper of The Masters.

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Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley replicate on a powerful opening spherical from Tiger Woods on his return to motion at The Masters.

When he performs, everybody follows and the frenzy is certainly actual. To coin a line from a 1983 basic, “every move you make, every step you take, I’ll be watching you”. And they do. If you need an obstructed view of the golf at Augusta, observe Tiger.

If you wish to see the course and a few others enjoying some mighty tremendous golf, observe the group behind Woods. You can nonetheless hear the roars and be a part of the “way to go Tiger” brigade.

Packed fairways have greeted Tiger Woods all week in his Masters return

Merchandise insanity!

You’d be forgiven for considering Woods was within the merchandise constructing, given how packed it has continuously been this week. The queues of individuals stretch a whole bunch of metres exterior and zig-zag the same distance as soon as contained in the constructing.

Once you weave by way of the hoards of patrons, the store is so jammed that have been would little probability of swinging a membership in there! Whatever golf merchandise you may probably consider, chances are high you’ll discover it in there with The Masters emblem on.

If you’re after presents for family and friends, my recommendation is head straight to the checkout space. There, you will see that the flags, the towels, the pitch repairers, the balls, the markers – virtually all the pieces you may think about. Job completed.

Patrons take precedence with pricing

The meals costs at Augusta National need to be seen to be believed!

Speaking of purchases, one factor the patrons aren’t short-changed by is the price of foods and drinks when attending The Masters, with costs a few of the most cost-effective I’ve ever seen at a sporting occasion.

The Pimento Cheese sandwich, a weight-reduction plan staple on this a part of the world, prices simply $1.50, with a wide range of bread-based merchandise being charged at the same value and all coming in Masters-branded packaging. Where else would you discover these costs?!

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