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Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 11, 2024 General view as a caddie holds the flag on the 18th hole during the first round REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 11, 2024 General view as a caddie holds the flag on the 18th hole during the first round REUTERS/Mike Segar
Getting a ticket to Augusta National for the Masters Tournament is not for the faint-hearted. Many golf enthusiasts are well aware of the years of pain often endured to make it into the ballot. While some are willing to wait in that line indefinitely, others try to find ways around it, operating in areas that aren’t exactly black and white.
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That gray area, however, is exactly where Augusta National now draws the line. Those attempting to buy tickets through unauthorized sellers should know that strict restrictions will prevent that starting this year. The Club officials have cracked down on such sellers this year. And that has forced a major ticketing portal to back out of selling the tickets in 2026.
As Danied Roberts of Front Office Sports reported, “Last year @_DavidRumsey and I reported on the extensive new crackdown by Augusta National on resold Masters tickets. Now as a direct result, SeatGeek sent out notices saying it won’t sell Masters tix this year.”
SeatGeek is an authorized website used to buy and sell official tickets. But considering the strict policies of Augusta National, the ticketing portal disabled the option for individuals to sell the Masters Tournament tickets through their website.
When you visit the tournament’s page on the portal, they have put up a message saying, “Bummer! There aren’t any events.” The major is not even listed in the golf calendar for the year. They jump from the Valero Texas Open to the 2026 RBC Heritage in the men’s golf schedule.
They had also released a circular confirming that they won’t be selling the Masters Tournament tickets in 2026.
As revealed by Scott Friedman of Ticket Talk, “SeatGeek will not be selling tournament badges or practice round tickets for the 2026 Masters, and will not be on site for the event,” the notice read. “We appreciate your support as a seller on SeatGeek and will reassess our approach for the 2027 Masters at a later date.”
A four-day series badge for this year’s Masters has exceeded $500 for the first time in the tournament’s history.
But compared to other premium sports ticket prices, it’s a steal.
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This doesn’t come as a surprise, as the course officials were already working on exercising stricter ticketing policies since last season.
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The Augusta National Golf Course officials are very strict about rules. Patrons have faced fines for using phones, running, yelling, and carrying signs, among other things. Just ask Clayton Baker, who had to pay a $20,000 fine for trying to grab some sand from the bunkers as a souvenir in the 2012 Masters Tournament.
Among the rules, reselling of tickets is one of the biggest red flags for the course officials. In 2025, they did a major crackdown on hundreds of patrons who were suspected of purchasing unauthorized tickets. Many of them were also kicked out and banned from the tournament entirely. However, the huge number of patrons with illegal tickets must have been alarming.
Hence, the ANGC management must have decided to take action on the situation months before the tournament is scheduled. This explains why SeatGeek was forced to take the Masters Tournament out of its calendar.
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