The $50,000 Way to Watch the Masters
And travel tips to do it on the cheap (if you must)
This article is for subscribers only.
During one of his many trips to attend the Masters Tournament, retired insurance executive Charles Cramer faced a dilemma: To place his chair down on the edge of the 18th green—so he could have a good view of the winning putt—he would need to get to the Augusta National Golf Club’s main entrance gate by 6 a.m. and wait in line. When that gate opens, ticket holders dash for the 18th to place their chairs.
“I thought: It sure would be nice to have a runner to do it for me,” Cramer, 73, says in a phone interview.