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How much are tickets to the men’s golf majors in 2025?

The Ryder Cup ticket prices got us thinking about the four men’s golf majors in 2025.

When the PGA of America released ticket prices for the 2025 Ryder Cup, golf fans had an eye-opening – or more accurately, an eye-popping – moment.

The $750 price point for a daily pass for any of the three days of competition became the talk of the golf world. The event being held in New York at Bethpage was one of the factors, to be sure. And the event will likely sell out, as it always does.

That got us thinking about the price of tickets to the men’s golf majors in 2025. Ticket prices can vary depending on the day of the week as well as the experience, i.e., a general admission ticket is obviously less than a seat in a VIP section. We’re not going to attempt to spell out every last detail here but rather take a look at the “basic” ticket for each event.

In addition, these are the prices that are listed on the tournament’s official websites. This does not imply tickets are still available and of course does not reflect how much tickets might cost through a ticket reseller.

Masters 2025 ticket prices

Augusta National Golf Club

Date Day Price
April 7 Monday (Practice round) $100
April 8 Tuesday (Practice round) $100
April 9 Wednesday (Par 3 Contest) $100
April 10 Thursday (First round) $140
April 11 Friday (Second round) $140
April 12 Saturday (Third round) $140
April 13 Sunday (Final round) $140

PGA Championship 2025 ticket prices

Quail Hollow Club

Date Day Price
May 12 Monday (Practice round) from $69
May 13 Tuesday (Practice round) from $89
May 14 Wednesday (Practice round) from $109
May 15 Thursday (First round) from $219
May 16 Friday (Second round) from $262
May 17 Saturday (Third round) from $262
May 18 Sunday (Final round) from $262

U.S. Open 2025 ticket prices

Oakmont Country Club

Date Day Price
June 9 Monday (Practice round) $60
June 10 Tuesday (Practice round) $70
June 11 Wednesday (Practice round) $85
June 12 Thursday (First round) $150
June 13 Friday (Second round) $175
June 14 Saturday (Third round) $200
June 15 Sunday (Final round) $185

Open Championship 2025 ticket prices

Royal Portrush

Date Day Price
July 13 Sunday (Practice round) $32
July 14 Monday (Practice round) $45
July 15 Tuesday (Practice round) $58
July 16 Wednesday (Practice round) $71
July 17 Thursday (First round) $130
July 18 Friday (Second round) $143
July 19 Saturday (Third round) $156
July 20 Sunday (Final round) $169

 

Why Asia-Pacific Amateur champion Wenyi Ding is likely to pass on Masters, Open Championship exemptions

“I think more likely I should take the card.”

Wenyi Ding picked up one of the biggest wins of his life Sunday.

The 19-year-old from China, who won the USGA’s 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes, captured the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba in Japan, carding four consecutive rounds of 3-under 67 to claim the title by one shot over fellow countryman Ziqin Zhou, a freshman at California. Ding, ranked fifth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, earned exemptions into the 2025 Masters and 2025 Open Championship with the win, but he’s planning to pass on them.

The reason why? He’s likely turning pro before the end of the year to earn his DP World Tour card.

“Before I played this, I can’t imagine I’m guarantee(d) to win this tournament,” Ding said Sunday. “So, I don’t know. It’s a problem.

“I think more likely I should take the card.”

A follow-up question was then asked about when that would happen, and Ding said maybe next week.

Wenyi Ding of China lifts the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship trophy after winning the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan on Sunday 6 October 2024. Photograph by AAC.

Ding, who withdrew from Arizona State before the fall after playing the spring with the Sun Devils, is No. 1 in the Global Amateur Pathway ranking, which rewards the top non-collegiate amateur every year with a DP World Tour card. To be eligible, a player must “not be a current NCAA Division-I player” and “be at least 20 years of age by the end of the calendar year.” Ding turns 20 in November.

The winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur gets an exemption into the two major championship, with the caveat the player remains an amateur. However, Ding sounds confident he will find his way to both Augusta National and golf’s oldest major in due time.

“No matter what, I’m amateur or pro, I will still play the Masters and The Open. So if I can, I can make it later,” he said.

Last year, Ding fell in a playoff to Jasper Stubbs at Royal Melbourne to lose the Asia-Pacific Amateur. This time around, in what could be his final event as an amateur, he picked up his latest signature win and proved his worth of the professional opportunities waiting for him.

He was asked whether there would be any regrets to passing on the exemptions, to which he answered: “A person can have a lot of regrets. When I was 14, I won the amateur event in China for three years, and every time you win, you got the Volvo China Open. But the call didn’t come. So it’s hard.”

Only time will tell if and when Ding will tee it up in the major championships.

After ‘a lot of damage’ due to Hurricane Helene, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley gives status update for 2025 Masters

“As far as the golf course, it really was affected just as the rest of the community was.”

Hurricane Helene swept through the southern part of the country last week, leaving behind an extensive amount of damage to several states. The home of the Masters — Augusta, Georgia — was one of the thousands of communities affected by the natural disaster. On Saturday, Augusta National Golf Club released a statement regarding the status of the golf course.

“Our Augusta community has suffered catastrophic and historic impact from Hurricane Helene. We currently are assessing the effects at Augusta National Golf Club,” wrote club Chairman Fred Ridley. “In the meantime, our focus and efforts are foremost with our staff, neighbors and business owners in Augusta. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as well as everyone throughout Georgia and the Southeast who have been affected.”

Ridley is in Japan for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at the Taiheiyo Club, where the winner will earn an invitation to play in the 2025 Masters and British Open.

More: Drone footage shows extensive damage to Augusta National Golf Club’s Magnolia Lane caused by Hurricane Helene

While meeting with the media, Ridley touched on a few things regarding the condition of Augusta National, including whether or not the course would be ready for April.

“As far as the golf course, it really was affected just as the rest of the community was,” he said according to Golf Digest. “… There was a lot of damage and we have a lot of people working hard to get us back up and running.”

He added that the club will be up and running “sooner rather than later.”

2024 Masters
Scottie Scheffler gives a thumbs up to the crowd after winning the 2024 Masters Tournament. (Photo: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Network)

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As for the year’s first major being played as scheduled …

“The Masters will be held … on the dates it’s scheduled to be held,” Ridley said.

The first round of the Masters is scheduled for April 10.

Drone footage shows extensive damage to Augusta National Golf Club’s Magnolia Lane caused by Hurricane Helene

Watch the video here.

Hurricane Helene swept through the southern part of the country last week, leaving behind damaged communities that are now in rebuild mode. One of those was Augusta, Georgia, and the home of the Masters was not spared.

Augusta National Golf Club suffered “a lot of damage,” according to Chairman Fred Ridley, however, he said the golf course will be ready to host the year’s first major championship in April.

While there have been a few posts floating around social media showing the damage done to the historic venue, this drone footage gives a detailed look at Magnolia Lane after Helene left the area.

Evan Beck wins 43rd U.S. Mid-Amateur in dominating fashion, makes Walker Cup case

What a week for Evan Beck.

Last year, Evan Beck made it into the championship match of the U.S. Mid-Amateur but lost. This year, there was no doubt.

Beck, the 34-year-old from Virginia Beach, Virginia, topped Bobby Massa 9 and 8 on Thursday at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia. He became the first medalist or co-medalist since 2014 to take home the title, and the victory comes with plenty of perks.

With the win, Beck earns an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club and a likely invitation to the 2025 Masters. He also has an excellent opportunity to make the Walker Cup team for the 50th edition at Cypress Point in California, as well, as the top-ranked American mid-amateur in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

“It’s pretty sweet,” Beck said. “I’ve always dreamt of winning one of these. It’s incredible that it happened so close to home. To get all the way there and come up short (twice) is gut-wrenching. To be able to push through and prove that you can do it to yourself, more than anything, it’s pretty awesome.”

Beck took an 8-up lead into the 18-hole break over Massa, a quarterfinalist at last month’s U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National in Minnesota. He won nine holes in the morning session, and then won the 19th hole to go 9 up.

Evan Beck as seen with the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy after winning the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Logan Whitton/USGA)

Massa, a 36-year-old from Dallas who serves as the personal trainer for USGA president Fred Perpall, has ball speeds that reach into the 190s at points and is one of the longest hitters in the game.

However, Thursday belonged to Beck, who with his victory Thursday set up what’s bound to be an incredible year of golf in 2025.

Want to go to the 2025 Masters? Here’s how to get tickets to Augusta National

You can go to the Masters next year. Yeah, you.

You can go to the Masters next year. Yeah, you.

The Masters Tournament is one of the hottest tickets to get in sports, but it’s also one of the hardest to get your hands on. That’s because Augusta National Golf Club holds a selection process every year for the Masters, Augusta National Women’s Amateur and Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals.

The applications for tickets to all three events generally opens around the first week of June. The first step is as easy as creating an account on the Masters, ANWA and DCP websites (it’s one account, but you’ll need to visit each individual site and log in to apply for tickets to each event).

Hopeful patrons can apply for multiple days at each event but are only eligible to secure tickets for one day. Applications are also limited to one per household.

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Prices fluctuate, but the 2024 ticket cost was $100 for practice rounds and $140 for tournaments rounds. For the final round of the ANWA, it was $100; the DCP National Finals tickets were $25.

Hard to beat that value.

The only way to pay for tickets is through the website. Augusta National will inform those who have been selected in late July.

More information can be found on the official Masters website, which includes this message for anyone thinking about reselling tickets:

As a reminder, Augusta National, Inc. is the only authorized source/seller of Masters® Tickets. The resale of any Masters Ticket is strictly prohibited. Holders of Tickets acquired from third parties, by whatever means, may be excluded from attendance to the Tournament.

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Bernhard Langer, recovering from torn Achilles, confirms 2025 will now be his final Masters

Prior to his injury, Langer had faired well at Augusta, making the cut in 2020.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bernhard Langer confirmed Tuesday that 2025 will be his final Masters Tournament.

The 66-year-old tore his Achilles tendon on Feb. 1, and had previously announced that 2024 would be his last competitive appearance.

“I plan to play next year,” Langer, the 1985 and 1993 Masters winner, said Tuesday. “That’ll be my last.”

When Langer steps away, it’ll stamp a final goodbye to champions from the 1980s.

Jack Nicklaus was the first 1980s victor to cease competing in 2005, while Larry Mize and Sandy Lyle stopped in 2023.

At 48-years-old, Nick Faldo exited the stage in 2006 to commentate for CBS.
“My decision was easy,” Faldo said. “It was a cold, windy day (in 2006) and I had my son on the bag. I hit driver at the ninth hole and didn’t make it down the hill. So I’m hitting 3-iron into the wind and thought, ‘That’s it. I’m done.’”

Prior to his injury, Langer had faired well at Augusta lately, making the cut in 2020, while missing the weekend by two shots in 2023.

Still, Faldo believes the German is making the right call.

“Bernhard’s done an incredible job staying on top,” Faldo said. “But as time goes on, we start to lose touch, and you can’t play Augusta without touch.”

As for 1990s champs, four past winners have already ceased competing, including Faldo (1989, 1990, 1996), Ian Woosnam (1991), Ben Crenshaw (1984 and 1995) and Mark O’Meara (1998).

In the timeline of champions, Fred Couples would be next to depart, but the 1992 winner hasn’t announced plans to give notice.

After all, in 2023, Couples, then 63, became the oldest player to conquer the cut.

“I can’t compete with Viktor Hovland or Jon Rahm or anybody, but I can compete with myself, and that’s really why I come,” Couples said. “That’s what I like to do: make the cut here at an older age.”

Couples added: “The last thing I want to do is embarrass myself. I know I can hit the ball. What is that? I don’t know if that’s a 73 or 75, but I’m not shooting 80. There’s no way. I’m just not that kind of person.”

When Langer steps away next April, it will duplicate his contemporaries, in that no champion from the 1980s missed the cut more than 10 straight years before quitting.

In contrast, 1957 winner Doug Ford, either missed the cut or withdrew in each of his final 30 appearances.

“I’m not coming up the last at 18 over,” Faldo said. “When CBS called, I went straight to the tower.”

When 1980s champions played their last Masters

  • 1980, 1983 Seve Ballesteros — 2007
  • 1981 Tom Watson — 2016
  • 1982 Craig Stadler — 2014
  • 1984 Ben Crenshaw — 2015
  • 1985 Bernhard Langer — 2025
  • 1986 Jack Nicklaus — 2005
  • 1987 Larry Mize — 2023
  • 1988 Sandy Lyle — 2023
  • 1989 Nick Faldo — 2006