Any visit to Augusta National is special, but a first trip down Magnolia Lane is something every professional player will remember forever.
But what do players do with their first invitations from Augusta National? Depends on the player.
Some players like Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris got theirs framed. The less sentimental types like Stewart Cink, Billy Horschel and Brian Harman couldn’t tell you where theirs went. A few players don’t even read them anymore.
In the latest edition of Golfweek’s 2024 Masters Survey, we asked past champions and competitors in this year’s field what they did with their first Masters invitations (and some of the responses may surprise you).
I save them all. Getting that around Christmas is such a good feeling to know you’re in it. Hopefully when I’m 60 years old I can frame them all or something.
I don’t know. I’m not a big memorabilia guy.
I’ve kept some but I believe the first was donated to charity.
I’m not a sentimental guy. I remember how I felt when I got it but I didn’t frame it or anything.
I have them all in a drawer. Half the time I don’t even open them.
I have it framed in my office.
It’s at my parent’s house but I couldn’t tell you where.
It’s in a frame in my mom’s house.
I don’t even know if I still have it.
Framed and hanging in my golf room.
They are all together and I’ve been meaning to get them framed.
My mom has it in an album she made.
I never saw it. I think it went to my manager.
I don’t know where it is.
Not the invite but I framed the check from my first Masters and the four scorecards and have it hanging in my trophy room.
I took a picture of it, that’s about it.
I’m not sentimental like that.
I framed it. I have both of them in my office at home.