According to a Tuesday filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Richard Globensky has been charged with transporting millions of dollars worth of Masters merchandise and memorabilia over a 13-year period from 2009-2022 from Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia across state lines to Tampa, Florida, “knowing the same had been stolen, converted and taken by fraud.”
If convicted, Globensky would forfeit any property and cash from proceeds traced to the stolen items. Augusta National has yet to comment on the case.
Last weekend saw Scottie Scheffler win his second Masters in three years by four shots over Ludvig Aberg in the 88th playing of the annual event.
At Stand 12 — located in the heart of Amen Corner — designs being sold are called “The Hogan Bridge,” “Azalea” and “Florals.”
Each pair is $39.
According to a Goodr representative, the Hogan Bridge, which had black rims and an emblem of the famed stone bridge, is sold out.
“I love the case they come in,” Andy Mitchell, who attended his first Masters on Wednesday, said of the Florals pattern. “Even when I leave the course today, it’ll feel like I’m still here.”
From Stand 12, the nearest satellite stand is adjacent to No. 14 tee box, which are selling designs called “Augusta Pines,” “Badges” and “Peach Ice Cream.”
Similar to The Hogan Bridge, Augusta Pines was gone by Tuesday afternoon.
“These are perfect,” said Liz Garrett, who purchased two pairs of “Peach Ice Cream” glasses. “I forgot sunglasses at home, and was worried they weren’t going to sell any here.”
The final shop, Stand 7, is near No. 7 tee, and they sell orange rims called “Pimento Cheese” and blue glasses coined “Skip It.”
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Ahead of the 88th Masters Tournament, Augusta National announced only one minor course adjustment: a 10 yard addition to the second hole.
On the grounds, however, a sizable structure was erected.
Adjacent to No. 8 tee and No. 18 fairway now sits a stone building with restrooms, concessions and a satellite merchandise stand.
“Every April there’s a new improvement,” said Zach Thomas, of Atlanta, who’s been coming since 2010. “The concession lines are definitely moving faster than previous years.”
According to Anthony McCullough, an assistant supervisor at Stand 8, there’s a basement beneath the new concession area, where three mechanical lifts deliver items to the six concession aisles.
“I’ve been here since 2017 and when an aisle needed something, we used to carry the item above our heads,” McCullough said. “It would occasionally impede the patron flow, but things are way more smooth this year.”
Also new at Stand 8 are yellow cup coolers for $5; the coozies used to be sold only at the golf shop.
Last April, the space between Nos. 8 and 18 was occupied by multiple fixtures. There was a telephone station, food options and merchandise, but the structures would be removed following the Masters Tournament.
The lone permanent building was the restroom area, which was torn down and upgraded.
“This structure, the stone and steel beams, it’s all so beautiful,” said Bethany Thurman, who attended her first Women’s Amateur Finals. “It just fits right in with everything else.”
Daily prizes and overall tournament winners will be awarded.
The Masters logo is one of, if not the, most recognized symbols in golf. Augusta National Golf Club’s exclusivity makes the merch with the Masters logo all the more desirable.
If you don’t have a ticket to the upcoming 2024 Masters and still want to get your hands on some merch, you better pick a solid lineup. Masters Fantasy returns in 2024, and there’s more on the line than just bragging rights.
The free-to-play fantasy game online (or via the Masters app) allows users to create pools and compete against friends, family and fans from around the world. The top three performers for the whole tournament will be awarded, and daily prizes per round are also up for grabs. Fans from India and Mexico are also able to compete this year. Official rules can be found here.
Each lineup will consist of four players from four different categories: Former Masters champions, players born in the United States, players born outside the United States and a wild card player.
The following prizes will awarded: Grand prize, first runner-up; second runner-up and daily prizes. Winners will be notified by email.
A glorious weekend at the Masters has come and gone.
What can we do to pass the time while we wait another year for the return to Augusta National? We have eight glorious Masters-themed accessories to help you daydream about April 6, 2023.
During the past week we’ve helped you find some of the best Masters-themed apparel and gear which, in case you missed it, you can find here:
As you continue to boost your wardrobe, this list should help you round out your newly christened green and yellow closet.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – They move the little, ceramic elfin guy around the store. It’s a game played by the folks working in the quaintly named “Golf Shop’’ at Augusta National Golf Club. (The Golf Shop is bigger than the Garden Center at Home Depot.) If you want a “Gallery Guard Gnome’’ you better be willing to look for him. Consider that quest the patrons’ version of trying to read a Masters green.
“It’s kinda like a scavenger hunt,’’ one employee told me. What he didn’t tell me was his name, because he wanted to keep his job. We’ll call him Bobby Jones. “It’s crazy,’’ Bobby said Friday.
Everybody wants a Masters garden gnome. Nobody can tell you exactly why. They know that it’s a little weird to be standing outside the gates in the chill at 6 in the morning, an hour before the gates open. They know, too, that if they run even a step or two toward The Golf Shop, their patron day will end before it begins.
But they have to have this.
Forget glassware, coffee mugs, beer glasses, rocks glasses, wine glasses, head covers, polo shirts, T-shirts, wind shirts, blouses, sweaters, socks, belts, posters, prints, playing cards, golf towels, ball markers, pin flags, bag tags, divot fixers, key chains, candles, koozies, calendars, caps, visors, baby clothes and folding chairs. They’re all meaningless in the face of the garden gnome.
Psychologists would have a field day. Marketers would want to study the phenomenon, bottle it and label it, “How to create an irrational desire for a frivolous item.’’
People who love bourbon understand this. Acquiring certain bourbons can become an obsession. How they taste is immaterial. Bobbleheads, too. The Reds sell lots of tickets on bobblehead nights, to people who get the bobbler, turn right around and walk out of the ballpark.
“This was the hardest gnome to get,’’ John Boyette said Friday. Boyette is the executive editor of the Aiken (S.C.) Standard, a former sports editor at the Augusta Chronicle and a veteran of 35 Masters. His quest this year started last week, at the Women’s Amateur, also at Augusta National.
He tried one day and the gnomes were already gone. He tried the next day, arriving at the gates by 7, and again he was too late. Early this week, he was told by a Golf Shop security guard that patrons would be getting first crack at the shop’s treasures. Media heathens would have to wait their turns.
It wasn’t until Wednesday that Boyette scored. “My long gnome nightmare is over,’’ he announced on his Facebook page.
The gnome is a foot tall. He sells for $50. You can get a shorter gnome, but nobody wants that one. Bobby Jones said they’re gone each morning in 15 or 20 minutes. “They only have like 350 of them,’’ he said. Like everything else in the shop, you can only get the gnome in the shop. Unless you want to get scalped on eBay. The gnome is going for $399.99 there.
The Irrational Desire Factor is on full display here. The lines entering the shop are so long, you could spend 10 minutes weaving through those Kings Island-style snakelines before even reaching the merchandise. They have hand-held baskets for holding your treasure. They should have grocery carts. Or U-Hauls.
I don’t know. But I’m guessing half the patrons here would rather score at the Golf Shop than watch the golf. You can always catch Tiger Woods making history. That’s what televisions are for. You can’t always buy a Gallery Guard Gnome.
Boyette already has “four or five’’ of them, he said. They’re on his mantle at home, trophies no less stalked than a lion on an African safari. Meantime, Bobby Jones spends notable time apologizing to patrons, for the one item among thousands they can’t buy.
He shrugs. “They need to get here early,’’ he says.
The Masters lights up the golf world every April, its spiritual setting warming hearts around the globe. Among the awakening are the players who take to the architectural gem framed by an explosion of colors. To the man, they love to talk about the unparalleled tournament between the Georgia Pines at Augusta National Golf Club.
The gathering every spring is matchless, from the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt competition through the ceremony at Butler Cabin.
Ahead of the 86th Masters, Golfweek conducted its annual survey, this year getting takes on many things Masters from 25 players, nine of whom have won a green jacket, 12 major champions in all.
What is the most you have ever spent in the gift shop and what was the best item you ever bought?
“I don’t think I’ve ever bought anything. Maybe an umbrella. Barbara, however, has spent a lot of money in there – getting gifts for the kids, grandkids and friends. I don’t know what the most expensive item would be, and I don’t think I want to know.” – Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus
“I probably spent about $1,000 the last time. And I have this all-white, buttoned-down, really nice dress shirt with a tiny Masters logo in green. I think it looks so clean.” – Abraham Ancer
“Man. Most of the time my wife handles all the shopping. What I do enjoy is watching the pros come out of the gift shop with bags upon bags upon bags of stuff. I remember Tyrrell Hatton walking out with five Scotty Cameron Master putters. I’m like, what are you doing? You just spent like $500 a pop on each putter. He’s like, ‘It’s like when we were kids and we walked into a toy store.’” – Kevin Kisner
“I think we spent like maybe 3,000 bucks. I went crazy. Like, I bought a cigar holder that I would never use. But I looked at it. I’m like, ‘I gotta have that.’” – Jason Day
“Oh, man. Probably like $2,000 one time. And the Masters putters, the limited editions ones are really great.” – Matt Fitzpatrick
“I did get an Augusta National Golf Club hat one year. I really wanted one of those.” – 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize
“I actually went into the gift shop for the first time in 2020, when there weren’t many people there. I spent maybe 300 bucks. That’s about it. I bought some hats.” – Marc Leishman
“I spent quite a bit of cash in there. You have a lot of friends that you want to get things for that is related to Augusta National. It adds up. You spend a few bucks. But people are really extremely happy when they get their gift. That makes it all worth it.” – Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal
“I’ve spent a lot. I don’t know how much, but it’s a lot. It wouldn’t surprise me if I spend, I don’t know if I should say, but $8,000 to $10,000 a year. Crystal, the special Scotty Cameron putters. It’s not for me. I buy a lot of stuff for my family, friends, my sponsors. For me, I always buy two Masters flags. But when Tiger won in 2019, I went over and bought a bunch more.” – Kevin Na
“That’s a question for my wife. I buy like a commemorative headcover every year. That’s my thing, but I don’t know if we’ve run it up too bad yet.” – Max Homa
“Oh, gosh, it has to be in the thousands. The best thing I bought were a couple of special glasses, crystal Highball glasses, and they have the logo, so they are very cool. Pretty unique glasses.” – Ryan Palmer
“Oh my gosh. There’s a lot of things I get. The gnomes are the best things. And the reason why because at (my) driving range, we were making the shelf and we’re putting the gnomes up so every year that we buy a gnome it goes on the shelf.” – Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson
“I haven’t really been in there that much, so like $500, and it was a gift for someone else.” – Justin Rose
“Every year I probably hit it. I do hit pretty hard. The pro shop has some unique things in there compared to the main merchandise area. Wine glasses, shot glasses, head covers, ball markers, sweaters, vests. Dog collars. Favorite things are probably like the wine glasses. Those are really cool.” – 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir
“I haven’t gone in the gift shop when I’ve actually played in the Masters. But you walk into the gift shop and you want to get everything. And they have everything.” – Harris English
“Too much. And I’d say the putter headcover. I bought it in 2018 right before the week of the Masters started and I used it that week and won with it.” – 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed
“I usually get stuff for other people, so the people in my crew have those special limited putters from each year. And my putting coach and caddie buy a special putter every year hoping when I win the Masters I will sign it for them.” – Xander Schauffele
“Oh, man. I’ve probably spent $5,000 there at a time. Between clothes, hats, glasses. I go to the gift shot if I’m there before Christmas to get my dad a nice jacket. And I go in there with that in mind and I still walk out with three, four gift bags of stuff. The best thing I bought? I got a really expensive bag there one time.” – 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth
“I bought one of the custom-edition Scotties (Cameron Masters putter) this year, which I didn’t realize how much it cost until after I left the gift shop.” – Will Zalatoris
“Well, I’ve never spent a dime in the merchandise building or the shop.” – Billy Horschel
“No more than a couple thousand bucks. The best thing I ever bought was a money clip. I still have it. Got it 20 years ago and it’s always in my pocket. Look, the logo is starting to wear off but it’s still the best.” – Brandt Snedeker
What is the best thing you’ve ever eaten at Augusta National?
A view of the concession stand menu during the first round of the 2016 The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
“Anytime you’re involved with the wine cellar is one of the greatest meals you will ever have.” – Graeme McDowell
“I do like the sandwiches, but I take the club and the Pimento cheese sandwiches and combine them and then I get after it.” – Abraham Ancer
“I’m going to be totally honest with you. It was the Champions Dinner that VJ (Singh) prepared. It was Thai food. With all due respect to the rest of the players, and all the dinners that we have had up to today, that was the best dinner. The food was extraordinary was excellent.” – Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal
“It still stands out to me despite the great menu but it’s simple – the cheeseburger. It is simply amazing and maybe the best cheeseburger in the world.” – Matt Kuchar
“Everything. But I remember the first thing I ate there was a waffle and it had like a golf club and ball imprinted on it and I was like this is amazing.” – Matt Fitzpatrick
“Prior to the Masters dinner, we always have a little sushi and seafood bar, and I think all the past Champions really enjoy that. To me that’s the best food of the week.” – Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus
“I get the Taste of the Masters every single day. And they have a great breakfast I get every single time. I get scrambled eggs, two pieces of bacon. And sometimes two sausages and best biscuits and make a little sausage biscuit and then eat the other stuff.” – Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson
“The fried chicken in the caddie hut they used to have with ranch dressing. I don’t know what they dip the chicken in, and I don’t want to know how many calories there are, but it is pretty insane.” – Justin Rose
“The egg salad sandwiches.” – Two-time Masters champion Tom Watson
“My Champions Dinner. Bone-in ribeye, mac and cheese, cream spinach, Caesar salad, the whole nine yards. There was a lot of healthy stuff for the healthy guys. Just a great dinner.” – 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed
“All the food is incredible, but in the men’s locker room they had some crab and some sort of sauce that is unbelievable.” – Xander Schauffele
“Any of the Champions Dinners. And one time, one thing that really surprised me, was the sushi that Tiger served one year. It was a sushi appetizer, but Zach Johnson and I ordered an extra couple of plates of that to go with dinner.” – 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth
“They have their own chips, which I think is a highly underrated thing. Of course I’ll get the Pimento Cheese sandwich. But their barbeque chips, their own Masters edition chips, are so good. I think after every round I grab at least a couple of bags.” – Will Zalatoris
“My favorite is every time we go and have breakfast. I have corned beef, poached eggs and bacon. Fantastic.” – 1991 Masters champion Ian Woosnam
“The chocolate chip cookies are really good there.” – Billy Horschel
“I eat the egg salad sandwich. The fried chicken in the caddie shed. I very rarely go to the locker room to eat. I think a lot of the players go to the caddie hut because it’s just right off the driving range. And I just eat the fried chicken that’s unbelievable.” – Jason Day
“The breakfast is so good. They will cook you whatever you want. Some good Eggs Benedict works for me.” – Marc Leishman
“During Masters week, I love to just eat it in the caddie house with the guys and all those sandwiches that are there. And if you go stay overnight the other parts of the year, everything they serve is pretty fantastic. A big old T-bone is great and the waitstaff is awesome. I love all those guys.” – Kevin Kisner
“Jumbo lump crab meat. The best.” – Brandt Snedeker
“My dinner was pretty good. A good buddy of mine, who is a chef from my hometown, cooked out that night. That was a great Tuesday night dinner. Adam Scott’s was really good. Some nice Wagyu beef from Australia. That was a really good Tuesday night dinner. The best thing just around are the sandwiches. I know Dustin Johnson talks about that. But their sandwiches are so good. Just their tuna sandwiches are unbelievable.” – 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir
“Growing up in the South, I’ve loved Pimento cheese. I’m not a huge Pimento cheese sandwich fan because it’s kind of too soft. But Pimento cheese and crackers in one of my favorites. And the Pimento cheese at Augusta is off the charts.” – Harris English
“The fried chicken. All the food is so good. And their sandwiches are always right there if you’re hungry. They’ll make you burgers, they’ll make you pasta. They have like this pink pasta that they make year and it’s so good.” – Kevin Na
“Oh, man. That’s always a tough one. I’ll go with Nick Faldo’s Shepherd’s pie. That was awesome.” – 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize
