This Master’s Tee Time Confirmation Is Every Golfer’s Dream

Imagine it’s April 14, 1996, you’re watching the Masters on CBS on television, and you see Sir Nick Faldo win his third Green Jacket behind yet another collapse of Greg Norman at Augusta. You turn the TV off, knowing that tomorrow you will be playing on the same course because Augusta National confirmed your tee time that Sunday.

That’s exactly what someone felt because the recent discovery of a tee time confirmation during a house showing by a realtor revealed Augusta National solidified a tee time just one day after the 1996 final round.

A Real Estate Agent found this letter while showing a house. Insane find! 👀

(📸: Mward2002 / Reddit) pic.twitter.com/WisRGa8uGb

— Caddie Network (@CaddieNetwork) February 27, 2023

Historically, the day after the Masters has been reserved for the media lottery round, where twenty-eight journalists from all across the world are selected to play 18 holes at Augusta. It’s (somehow) even harder to win than the traditional ticketing lottery.

The day after the tournament, seven foursomes are selected to tee off at Augusta, and you get the full experience: a drive down Magnolia Lane, a spot in the Champions Locker Room, on-site breakfast, and a few swings on the range before your caddy takes you to the first tee (or in this instance, the 10th).

According to Golf.com’s Josh Berhow, who had the opportunity to play in the Media Lottery Round, it’s one of the fastest and most surreal experiences of your life. As golf fans, we’d all envy anyone invited to play at Augusta.

Although it’s not exactly the same, finding an invitation for the media round is pretty cool, and getting to chat it up with one of the journalists who has been lucky enough to play in it would be one hell of a conversation.

One of the coolest stories I’ve seen about the media round was just after Hideki Matsuyama won in 2021. Zach Klein won a spot in the 2018 Media Round and played with a 60+ year old writer from Tokyo.

Klein wrote in reference to Shota Hayafuji’s bow after placing the pin in the 18th hole following Matsuyama’s triumph:

“When he stepped up to the first tee…He looked down the 1st fairway and bowed.”

To give you an idea how big Matsuyama’s #Masters win is in Japan…when I played in ’18 after winning the media lottery, one of the gentleman I was with was a 60+ year old writer from Tokyo.

When he stepped up to the first tee…He looked down the 1st fairway and bowed.

Chills pic.twitter.com/uXrkugIx86

— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) April 11, 2021

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