Best Christmas present a player can get.
It comes in the mail, in a small envelope.
Open it up and you’re looking at your invitation to the 2018 Masters.
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Sergio Garcia and everyone who has won the tournament received theirs in the Christmas mail.
In all, about 80 went out. Of all the majors, this is the smallest field, typically in the 88-96 range. There’s a different name at the bottom of the invitation this year. Replacing Billy Payne as Masters Chairman is Fred Ridley, his will be the name at the bottom of the invite.
Should be about that this coming April.
The world’s Top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings received their invites as part of those 80.
Then there are your “Honorary Non-Participating Invitees.” U.S. Amateur champs who didn’t turn pro are among those. Great gig, four tickets and “expense money” to travel to Augusta.
Merry Christmas fellas.
And don’t forget to RSVP.
6 Comments
beege
Hi Tom,
I am waiting for mine to arrive–my mailman is a jerk, probably hiding it from me for a couple of extra days knowing i am waiting for it with baited breath. Oh well maybe tomorrow………………..
Tom Edrington
Would LOVE to be a “non-participating” invitee……I know Vinnie Giles has been one of those forever…..
beege
yes, i saw him play the par 3 when i was at the masters–no kidding on that one—also saw the late jack fleck play the par 3. You know they now do not say every major champion for life can play the par 3 its reserved to masters champs only. bad rule change.
p.s.–a woman standing next to me remarked how did this old man get in the par 3(referring to Fleck) took me 30 seconds to explain…………he was playing with webb simpson and robert garrigus–two guys in their 20’s. ironically webb went on to win the open at olympic that summer–when fleck of course won his—love webb for playing with fleck and understanding why he was important to the game of golf…..great little known but true fact.
Tom Edrington
Jack Fleck pulled off one of the greatest upsets in the history of golf when he won that U.S. Open.
beege
now doubt but some would say Hogan helped him a bit. here is a subjective thought: what do tiger, jack and hogan share that almost no one else does?
remember its subjective
Tom Edrington
First, they all won the Grand Slam … Tiger and Jack shared bad backs, I’m sure Hogan had his ailments as well….other than that, I give up, what do they share?