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How to Get Masters Tickets: A Simple Guide to the Ballot and Packages
- Sports Travel Tom
- Apr 10
- 4 min read
A practical guide to getting Masters tickets — and why most people miss their chance.
If you’re watching The Masters this week and thinking you’d love to be there one day, you’re not alone.
It’s one of those sporting events that pulls you in. The setting, the tradition, the drama of it all year after year.
But what most people don’t realise is this:
By the time you start looking into tickets, you’re usually already too late.
Because unlike most major sporting events, The Masters doesn’t work on general sale.
It works on a ballot — and it’s one of the hardest tickets in sport to get.
At a Glance
Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, USA
Ticket system: Ballot or travel packages
Ballot opens: Typically June
Results: Later in summer
Packages: £4,000–£10,000+ (typical)
Key tip: Apply for every day
Watch the full ticket guide on YouTube below.
How Masters tickets actually work
The Masters operates one of the most unique ticket systems in sport.
There’s no traditional on-sale date. No queue. No general release.
Instead, everything runs through an official ballot.
Each year, you can apply for:
Practice round tickets (Monday–Wednesday)
Tournament round tickets (Thursday–Sunday)
You submit your application during a fixed window — usually in June — and then wait.
If you’re successful, you’re given the opportunity to buy tickets.
If you’re not…
You try again next year.
Only one person per household can apply, and you can request up to two tickets per day.
If successful, you’ll only be offered one of your selected days — and you must purchase immediately.
So the best approach is simple: apply for everything.
To enter the ballot, you’ll need to register and apply via the official Masters website here.
Always make sure you’re applying through the official site — The Masters are very strict on ticketing.
When you need to act (this is where most people get it wrong)
This is the moment that matters.
And it’s where most people fall short.
Because the ballot opens months before the tournament, typically in June, at a time when most people aren’t thinking about booking a trip to Augusta.
For 2027 Masters tickets, the ballot will open on June 1st, 2026 and remain open until June 20th, 2026.
It can pass by in a flash, and before you know it, another year has gone by.
There is one important step you need to take before you will be allowed to enter the ballot too, you must register on the Masters website and create an account. This part is free.
How much are tickets to the Masters?
One thing that often surprises people — the tickets themselves aren’t actually that expensive. The hard bit is actually getting selected in the ballot.
Typically practice round tickets are priced at $125 (Monday & Tuesday) and $150 (Wednesday — includes the Par 3 tournament).
Whilst tournament round tickets are priced at $160.
The other way in: Masters travel packages
Not successful in the ballot? You won't be the only one. But there is another way to get to the Masters.
And it’s the one most people end up taking if they’re really serious about going.
Travel packages (through specialist providers)
These are sold through specialist sports travel companies and typically include:
Guaranteed Masters tickets
Accommodation
Transfers to and from Augusta National
Sometimes hospitality
The key trade-off
This is where the decision becomes clear.
Ballot = low cost, no guarantees
Packages = expensive, far more certainty
Packages for The Masters are not cheap however.
You’re typically looking at:
£4,000–£10,000+ depending on:
days
ticket type
hotel
extras
What you’re really paying for is certainty.
Map & Flag Hospitality
Map & Flag is the only hospitality offering at The Masters.
It is located just outside Augusta National but provides food & beverage, tickets to The Masters, an outdoor garden area and its very own merchandise store.
For 2027, you can now register your interest here, where you'll be asked how many tickets you are looking for as well as what days you would like to attend and whether your trip is for business and personal reasons.
Who this route is actually for
This option makes sense if:
You don’t want to rely on luck
You’re planning a bigger US trip
It’s a bucket list experience you want to lock in
Important note
The Masters is extremely strict about ticketing.
Tickets are officially distributed through controlled channels.
So if you are looking at packages:
Use reputable providers (Your Golf Travel & Luxury Golf Holidays are well known)
Understand exactly what’s included
Be cautious of anything that looks too good to be true
What kind of tickets should you go for?
Most people think: Sunday at The Masters
But realistically: Practice rounds are your best chance
And they’re still incredibly special:
More freedom to walk the course
Closer access to players
A more relaxed experience
You can also only take a camera into Augusta National during your visit to The Masters on practice days, and you can't take your phone in at all.
So if you want to capture your time at Golf's first Major of the year, practice days are the best option.
Is it worth it?
There aren’t many sporting events that carry the weight that The Masters does.
It’s often said your chances in the ballot are less than 1%.
That's because it’s not just a tournament.
It’s somewhere people talk about like it’s slightly out of reach.
But even with those odds, is it worth putting yourself in the mix each year?
Absolutely.
Because if your name does come out of that ballot… that email from The Masters in late July to confirm your attendance will probably feel just as good as actually winning The Masters.
If your name isn't selected, then you can always go all in on a package.
And if it’s something you’ve always wanted to do… you’ll only regret not going.
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