It’s a fan’s dream, to wander the aisles at the Masters merchandise building. But what about the players?
—
TheconcessionitemsarestillpricedasifRichardNixonwasstillinofficebutthemerchandiseshop,that’swheretherealmoneyisbeingmadeatAugustaNationalGolfClub.ThelinetogetinresemblesthewaitatDisneyWorld’sSplashMountainandmoveswiththesameclockworkefficiency(thoughalightninglanepassforquickerentryisanuntappedrevenuestream).
Beingacontestanthasitsprivileges,includingaccesstotheproshopbutitalsomeansgettinghituptobringbackMasterscaps,shirts,gnomesandthelistgoesonandon.Apparently,mostoftheplayersaretoobusypreppingfortheirchancetowinaGreenJacket—whoknewhowmanyhavenevershoppedthere—butfortunatelytheyhavespouses,relativesandmanagerstohandletheshoppinglist.Somechecktheircreditcardstatement;otherssayignoranceisbliss.Let’stakealookathowmuchtheprossaytheytypicallyspendatthemerchandiseandproshopsduringtheMasters.
AdamHadwinNotasmuchaspeopleprobablywouldthinkbutIboughta$1,500putterlasty
