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BY TRIPP BOWDEN<br />
an insider’s guide<br />
TO THE ULTIMATE MASTERS EXPERIENCE<br />
First, let me say welcome to Augusta! We are so glad you are here.<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
My name is Tripp, and I pretty much grew up at Augusta National, home of the<br />
Masters, and have spent many of my days behind the scenes on those hallowed<br />
grounds. If you are fortunate enough to have tickets in hand, be they practice<br />
rounds or daily badges, then here are a few MUST DOs that will make your Masters<br />
experience as unforgettable as your wedding day, the birth of your first child, the<br />
memory of your first kiss. This is my 40th Masters in a row, and I can’t wait to share<br />
my inside nuggets of navigation with you. I wish I could be there with you as your<br />
tour guide, but since I can’t, these little tidbits should suffice, at least I hope so.<br />
Might I recommend taking this Newcomer’s Guide with you when you go?<br />
If so, let’s rock and roll. No one knows the Nash like I do!<br />
1. LET’S START WITH THE BASICS, beginning just a little inside the gates of<br />
Augusta, 101. Leave your cell phone and anything electronic back at the house<br />
before you even think about walking out the door of wherever you are staying.<br />
They won’t tell you to turn it off. They won’t confiscate it. They won’t hold it for<br />
you. They will send you back to the car (or to the corner of Wicklow and Heath),<br />
and that is a Walk of Shame you do not want to take. Likewise, no cameras of any<br />
kind are allowed, except during the practice rounds. Also, if you have golf shoes,<br />
wear ‘em. The hills and slopes at Augusta are slicker than a used car salesman if<br />
you catch ‘em before the sun burns off the dew!<br />
70 | THE NEWCOMERS GUIDE: GREATER AUGUSTA
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