US Masters - 9 - 12 April, 2009, Augusta National, Georgia, USA. For US Masters holidays, US Masters tickets and US Masters hospitality packages, Your Golf Travel.com offers a variety of options to ensure that your US Masters experience is unforgettable.The Masters Tournament, commonly referred to as The Masters or The US Masters, is one of four major championships in men's professional golf and is the first to occur every year. The final round of the Masters each year is scheduled for the second Sunday in April. Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held at the same location every year - Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club estate in Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Ticket Inclusive Packages
Practice Round Package 6th - 8th April 2009
2 Night's 4* accommodation at Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites, Inclusive $185 per room per night food & beverage credit, US Masters practice round tickets (Mon-Tue), Services of Your Golf Travel.com event staff, Daily Transfers to The Masters (based on double occupancy)
Price - £1,165
The Par 3 Tournament Package 6th - 9th April 2009
3 Night's 4* accommodation at Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites, Inclusive $185 per room per night food & beverage credit, US Masters practice round tickets (Mon-Tue), US Masters Par 3 Tournament tickets, Services of Your Golf Travel.com event staff, Daily Transfers to The Masters (based on double occupancy)
Price - £1,615
The Weekend Package 10th - 13th April 2009
3 Night's 4* accommodation at Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites, Inclusive $185 per room per night food & beverage credit, US Masters weekend round tickets (Sat & Sun), Services of Your Golf Travel.com event staff, Daily Transfers to The Masters. (based on double occupancy) Price - £2,589
The Opening Rounds Package 8th - 11th April
3 Night's 4* accommodation at Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites, Inclusive $185 per room per night food & beverage credit, US Masters Par 3 Tournament tickets, US Masters opening rounds tickets (Thu & Fri), Services of Your Golf Travel.com event staff, Daily Transfers to The Masters. (based on double occupancy)
Price - £2,925
The Championship Package 8th - 13th April 2009
5 Night's 4* accommodation at Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites, Inclusive $185 per room per night food & beverage credit, US Masters tickets to all four rounds (Thu-Sun), Services of Your Golf Travel.com event staff, Daily Transfers to The Masters. (based on double occupancy)
Price - £4,800
The Masters Package 6th - 13th April 2009
7 Night's 4* accommodation at Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites, Inclusive $185 per room per night food & beverage credit, US Masters practice round tickets (Mon-Tue), US Masters Par 3 Tournament tickets, US Masters tickets to all four rounds (Thu-Sun), Services of Your Golf Travel.com event staff, Daily Transfers to The Masters. (based on double occupancy)
Price - £6,339
The US Masters
The Masters was started by Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones, who designed Augusta National with legendary course architect Alister MacKenzie, but at first one of the world's most famous and beautiful golf courses was nothing more than 365 acres of simple farming land. Due to the foresight of Bob Jones and Clifford Roberts, Fruitlands Nurseries purchased the land for $70,000 in 1931 and it is now home to the revered Augusta National Golf Course.
After the course was completed, its creators came up with the idea of organizing an annual tournament drawing all the best players from across the world. For the first five years of the tournament, it was called the Augusta National International Tournament but in 1939, its name changed to The Masters.
In line with the other majors, winning the Masters gives a golfer several privileges which make his career more secure. Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship for five years. In 2006 the prize fund was US$7 million.
European players collected eleven victories in twenty years in the 1980s and 1990s, by far the strongest streak they have had in any of the three majors played in the United States since the early days of the U.S Open. Jack Nicklaus became the oldest player to win the Masters in 1986 when he won for the sixth time at age 46. In 1997, headlines were made around the world when Tiger Woods won the Masters by twelve shots at age twenty-one. Jose Maria Olazabal was the last European to win the Masters in 1999.
Like many other courses, Augusta National's championship set-up has been lengthened in recent years. In 1998, it measured approximately 6,925 yards from the Masters tees but in 2006 it was almost 500 yards longer at 7,445 yards. As well as the course being extended, the teeing positions have been altered. Some experts predict that Augusta may now play as many as three shots more following the changes, which would be approved by Jones and Roberts, whose vision was to challenge the best players in the game of golf.
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