How To Get Tickets For The 2025 Masters

Editor’s Note: The ticket window opened on May 31, a day earlier than expected. It runs through June 20.

Everyone wants to attend the Masters.

There is a mystique and exclusivity about the tournament that puts the experience on a different level than any other sporting event. There are old-school rules that help everyone be present in the moment, and there are enough activities for one jam-packed day of being a patron.

We all know it’s a special place—but how do you get a ticket?

This is an elusive pursuit for many of us. Augusta National doesn’t reveal how many patrons attend the tournament but the avenues for getting inside the gates are limited.

The Ticket Lottery

Assuming you don’t know someone who has a badge or an extra ticket on their hands, your only shot at reasonably priced tickets will be through the lottery system.

The Masters allows the general public to apply for tickets, awarding an undisclosed number of passes.

The application window begins May 31 and closes June 20. If you won (or did not win) tickets, you will be notified around mid-to-late July. At that point, winners will be able to pay for them through the Masters web site.

Want to apply? Here is the link that will become active for ticket applications on June 1.

In your application—only one per house address is permitted—you will be able to apply for any and all days (Monday-Sunday). The number of days or number of tickets you apply for does not impact your chances of winning. If you apply for multiple days and win, you will only be awarded one of the days. However, you will win the number of tickets you applied for.

You can choose up to four tickets during the practice round days (Monday-Wednesday) and up to two tickets for the tournament days (Thursday-Sunday).

For 2024, ticket prices were $100 for practice round days and $140 for tournament days. Prices for 2025 have yet to be announced as of this writing but any increases are likely to be modest.

The tickets arrive in a beautiful green envelope—although it’s not until around the third week of March. Last year, I received tracking info on March 20 and the tickets came a few days later.

Here is the Masters FAQ for tickets.

The Best Strategy For Winning Tickets

There is one blatantly obvious strategy available if you really want to go to the Masters.

Start by making your own application. That is one entry. Now you need to get everyone you know—preferably people who don’t know what the Masters is—to also apply.

Remember, even if five people are living in the same house, you can only have one application. And if you have two homes, you can still only apply once. Business addresses or a temporary residence don’t count.

So round up everyone you know who lives in separate locations—family, friends, old college roommates—to apply on their own.

Make sure all of those people know what the arrangement is if they win. Maybe, in some cases, the tickets are split and whoever sent in the winning application will get to go. Maybe you pay an extra $50 per ticket to the person who won them for you or you agree to get them some Masters merch as a thank-you.

Whatever the case, just make sure you are on the same page.

Is There Any Other Way To Go?

Yes, of course. How much money do you have?

Masters tickets will be available through secondary markets like StubHub. The price is significant, however. This past year, I waited in line with a guy who paid $1,800 for a Tuesday ticket. Prices vary but it’s likely going to be in that range.

Given that the whole trip is so costly to begin with—flights, hotels, rental cars, merchandise, food, etc.—spending that much money per ticket is not feasible for most people.

If you use a secondary market, I would also be cognizant of shipping details/timing and whether the ticket is real. It’s worth it to choose a more secure option.

There is the option of going to Augusta without a ticket and hoping prices drop—or you could find a scalper on Washington Road. While day-of prices can drop, it’s not a strategy I recommend. It’s tough to plan around that and you should really get a full day to experience everything.

If you desperately want to see the course and aren’t overly concerned with it being Masters week, you can also apply for tickets to see the Augusta National Women’s Amateur the weekend prior.

The dates for that application are the same as for the Masters.

That’s about it. Best of luck to you! May the Masters gnomes be with you.

If you have any specific questions about tickets, you can send me an email at [email protected].