Membership has its privilege, and there may be no more desirable place to be in the club than to be among the green jackets at Augusta National Golf Club. How much would Masters participants be willing to pay to join? That’s the latest question of the 2024 Golfweek Masters Survey.
The responses ran the gamut from no interest to willing to fork over into the millions and everywhere in between. More pros than expected were non-plussed at the idea of joining captains of industry in the roll call of one of the most exclusive clubs in the world but there were several whose eyes widened and broke into a smile at the thought. Keegan Bradley said it would be “the coolest thing ever” to be a member while others such as Padraig Harrington and Matt Kuchar felt that if they had to pay to join it would diminish the honor. A couple pros noted that they would have to check with their wife, with 2008 Masters champ Zach Johnson declaring, “my number is a lot higher than hers.”
Perhaps Harris English said it best: “People who think about how much they will have to pay probably aren’t going to get invited.” On to the answers below…
Billy Horschel hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2023 3M Open. (Photo: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports)
I could care less to join there. I would have no desire to join there. If I can join one club for the rest of my life, Augusta National wouldn’t be it.
Brian Harman plays his shot from the second tee during the third round of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Photo: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
Cameron Young watches a video he took of himself practicing on the driving range prior to the 2024 Sentry at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Club. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
I wouldn’t. I’d be too afraid to break the rules.
Collin Morikawa acknowledges the crowd after making his putt on the 15th hole during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
I travel so much as it is that I just want to be home. Hopefully I’ll be able to play there every April when I win.
Gary Woodland hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during a practice round of the 2024 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)
I wouldn’t pay too much but I’d pay more to be a member there than anywhere else, let’s put it that way.
Harris English watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
I don’t know. People who think about how much they will have to pay probably aren’t going to get invited. It’s one of the most special places in golf. It would probably be a lot more money than I have.
Jason Day reacts to a putt on the ninth green during the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship. (Photo: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports)
I would be worried if I complained I’d be sent a bill for the replacement.
Justin Thomas tees off on No. 1 during a practice round for the 2023 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Network)
I’m fine with how it is. I’d love to be a member but it just makes it even more special for me to get to play there.
Keegan Bradley walks up the 13th fairway at the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
I would pay whatever they asked. Being a member at Augusta is probably the coolest thing you could ever do.
Kevin Streelman plays his shot from the sixth tee during the second round of the 2024 Valspar Championship. (Photo: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
How much would my wife let me pay to join Augusta? That’s a pretty priceless opportunity. It would be in the seven figures.
Lucas Glover eyes a putt on the 18th hole during the second round of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis. (Photo: Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal)
Matt Fitzpatrick looks on from the fifth tee at the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. (Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
The same as I pay for the clubs I’m already a member at.
Matt Kuchar chips to the first green during the third round of the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson. (Photo: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports)
I think it would take something away from joining. You could argue anything they asked but also that buying your way in shouldn’t be the way it’s done. I don’t really have an answer.
Nick Price hits from the bunker on the third hole during the 2023 PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. (Photo: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
It’s a big thing to be a member there but I don’t want to.
Padraig Harrington plays his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
If I had to pay, I wouldn’t want to join. It’s worth big money commercially to join but for me I could only join for the honor and I wouldn’t want to buy my way in.
Rickie Fowler walks up to the fourth green during the final round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. (Photo: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
It would be in the millions.
Steve Stricker walks off the 16th green during the first round of the 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club. (Photo: Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
I don’t love golf that much.
Tony Finau walks to the ninth tee during a practice round prior to the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course. (Photo: Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
I’d pay a couple million but I don’t know if I want to be a member there. I’m happy to play in the Masters there, I’m happy that through the members I know I get to play there once or twice a year. I don’t know if I’d want to be a member because my friends would expect me to take them and I don’t want to do that. (Smiles)
Viktor Hovland smiles on the range prior to the 2023BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, England. (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
It’s cool to be there and play but I wouldn’t want to pay to join.
Will Zalatoris tees off on the 16th hole during the final round of the 2024 Genesis Invitational at Riveria Country Club. (Photo: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports)
There’s not enough money in the world.
Wyndham Clark tees off during the fourth round of the 2024 Players Championship PGA at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo: Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)
Zach Johnson looks on from the second green during the first round of the 2023 Masters. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Network)
A lot. I don’t know the number. I have to confer with my wife on that but my number is a lot higher than hers.
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