April 9, 2015
(UPDATE 4/8) Thursday’s opening round is still the most expensive of the Masters Tournament. The current average price of Masters tickets for the first round is $1908.33. The second most expensive round is the second on Friday. That will be the last day of the tournament before the cut is made heading into the weekend.
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Tee times have been announced for Friday with the same groups as Thursday at different times. The only change in the groupings will be the absence of Marc Leishman. Leishman withdrew from the Masters on Wednesday morning to be with his wife, who is recovering from a serious illness.
Pairings on Saturday and Sunday will be determined by the standings after the previous round of play. The main attraction, Tiger Woods, will be playing earlier in the morning on Friday compared to Thursday with a 10:30am tee time.
Below are the Masters Tournament tee times for the second round on Friday:
- 7:45am - Ian Woosnam, Erik Compton
- 7:56am - Trevor Immelman, Kevin Stadler, Scott Harvey
- 8:07am - Ben Martin, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale
- 8:18 am - Sandy Lyle, Seung-yul Noh, Bradley Neil
- 8:29am - Bernhard Langer, Bernd Wiesberger, Geoff Ogilvy
- 8:40am - Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els
- 8:51am - Angel Cabrera, Louis Oosthuizen, Matias Dominguez
- 9:02am - Mark O’Meara, Chris Kirk, Shane Lowry
- 9:13am - Padraig Harrington, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Bjorn
- 9:24am - James Hahn, Mikko Ilonen, Hunter Mahan
- 9:35am - Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell
- 9:57am - Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Billy Horschel
- 10:08am - Fred Couples, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee
- 10:19am - Luke Donald, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden
- 10:30am - Tiger Woods, Jamie Donaldson, Jimmy Walker
- 10:41am - Jason Day. Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler
- 10:52am - Charley Hoffman, Brian Harmon
- 11:03am - Larry Mize, Danny Willett, Byron Meth
- 11:14am - Tom Watson, Gary Woodland, Camilo Villegas
- 11:25am - Mike Weir, Ben Crane, Corey Conners
- 11:36am - Vijay Singh, Russell Henley, Darren Clarke
- 11:47am - Jose Maria Olazabal, Brendon Todd, Kevin Na
- 12:09pm - Jonas Blixt, Kevin Streelman, Stephen Gallacher
- 12:20pm - Patrick Reed, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter
- 12:31pm - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Anirban Lahiri
- 12:42pm - Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, Gunn Yang
- 12:53pm - Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Antonio Murdaca
- 1:04pm - Morgan Hoffman, Steve Stricker, Matt Every
- 1:15pm - Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner
- 1:26pm - Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey
- 1:37pm - Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sangmoon Bae
- 1:48pm - Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore
- 1:59pm - J.B. Holmes, Martin Keymer, Brandt Snedeker
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Tiger Woods has been driving up prices on the secondary market for the 2015 Masters with his participation. Masters tickets on Thursday currently $1656.23, the most expensive day of the tournament. Those in attendance and watching on television will have to wait most of the day to see Woods actually tee off during the tournament’s first day of competition on Thursday. Woods tee off at 1:48pm along with Jamie Donaldson and Jimmy Walker, the second to last group of the day. Below are the tee times and groupings for Thursday’s round at Augusta.
- 7:45am - Charley Hoffman, Brian Harmon
- 7:56am - Larry Mize, Danny Willett, Byron Meth
- 8:07am - Tom Watson, Gary Woodland, Camilo Villegas
- 8:18am - Mike Weir, Ben Crane, Corey Conners
- 8:29am - Vijay Singh, Russell Henley, Darren Clarke
- 8:40am - Jose Maria Olazabal, Brendon Todd, Kevin Na
- 8:51am - Jonas Blixt, Kevin Streelman, Stephen Gallacher
- 9:02am - Patrick Reed, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter
- 9:13am - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Anirban Lahiri
- 9:24am - Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, Gunn Yang
- 9:35am - Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Antonio Murdaca
- 9:57am - Morgan Hoffman, Steve Stricker, Matt Every
- 10:08am - Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner
- 10:19am - Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey
- 10:30am - Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sangmoon Bae
- 10:41am - Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore
- 10:52am - J.B. Holmes, Martin Keymer, Brandt Snedeker
- 11:03am - Ian Woosnam, Erik Compton, Marc Leishman
- 11:14am - Trevor Immelman, Kevin Stadler, Scott Harvey
- 11:25am - Ben Martin, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale
- 11:36am - Sandy Lyle, Seung-yul Noh, Bradley Neil
- 11:47am - Bernhard Langer, Bernd Wiesberger, Geoff Ogilvy
- 12:09pm - Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els
- 12:20pm - Angel Cabrera, Louis Oosthuizen, Matias Dominguez
- 12:31pm - Mark O’Meara, Chris Kirk, Shane Lowry
- 12:42pm - Padraig Harrington, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Bjorn
- 12:53pm - James Hahn, Mikko Ilonen, Hunter Mahan
- 1:04pm - Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell
- 1:15pm - Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Billy Horschel
- 1:26pm - Fred Couples, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee
- 1:37pm - Luke Donald, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden
- 1:48pm - Tiger Woods, Jamie Donaldson, Jimmy Walker
- 1:59pm - Jason Day. Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler
2015 Masters Tickets Up 19% From Last Year
A tradition unlike any other, the 2015 Masters Tournament will take place on April 9 and conclude on April 12. The four day tournament is the biggest of the year in golf and typically sees the highest ticket prices on the secondary market. That will continue to be the case this year as the average price for 2015 Masters tickets for each individual day of the tournament exceeds $1,000.
The exclusivity of the tournament is also a factor in the high prices as a relatively low number of tickets hit the secondary market. This year, a four day badge has an average price of $5,264.25 with a get-in price of $4,767.26. That’s 19% above last year’s four day average of $4,420.37.
Individually, the first two days will be most expensive on the secondary market. Masters tickets on Thursday have an average price of $1475.47, while Friday’s round has an average price of $1476.24. Surprisingly prices go down after the cut to the weekend as Saturday’s round has an average price of $1,459.06. The final day of the tournament on Sunday has the lowest average at $1,264.60.
The full field is not yet set for the Masters and the biggest player on the fence is Tiger Woods. Golf channel analyst, and former Stanford teammate of Woods, Notah Begay says Woods is 50/50 to play at the Masters. Woods has not played in a PGA tournament since the Farmers Insurance Open in early February. Woods withdrew from the tournament due to back issues after missing the cut during the Waste Management Phoenix Open in his previous tournament appearance.
Back in 2013 Woods was making a comeback to the Masters as the world’s no. 1 golfer and ticket prices spiked significantly for the event. A four day badge had an average price of $13,820 that year in anticipation of Woods’ participation. While there could be a slight boost in price if Woods decides to play, his recent success level has not been close to that of 2013.
The week will start with practice rounds on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. As expected practice round tickets will be well below the average for the actual tournament, but should not be considered cheap. Monday’s practice round has an average price of $354.07, Tuesday will average $440.63 and Wednesday’s round is currently listed at a $897.33 average.
