Prexys Moon said:
jel***06 said:
It was incredible walking Augusta National this weekend for my Pop's 70th birthday. Thank you for all the tips and good luck with the Pro Shop line! We shipped everything home and can't wait to distribute it to friends and family. Also I would recommend this restaurant in North Augusta, SC called Bistro 55. Great food and service. there were so many people for ANWA and I cannot imagine what a regular day would look at The Masters.
how was ANWA? At this point in my life I'd love to go to the Masters but even more just to walk the course. Thinking ANWA would be a great way to do that. Is it cheaper tickets, fewer people?
This was my 3rd visit to Augusta National - the previous two visits being practice rounds at the Masters, and this one being the ANWA for the first time.
The course was beautiful and the overall experience was great. I was happy to walk the course with my wife, and we even were able to greet Cooper and have a brief conversation with her prior to her teeing off on number one. The food as well as most of the experience was similar to what one would see Masters week.
However I did have one issue where things were different from the Masters practice rounds I attended. It actually seems awkward to say this, but AN had a logistics issue that imo led to a highly inefficient situation.
They only had the north gate open and one main gift shop open (by the north entrance). This led to long lines that wrapped around multiple layers with wait times of an hour or more. We tried to come back a few times during the day to hopefully get in the shop, but it didn't happen (our priority was the course anyways).
I'm not sure if there were more people at the ANWA this year than previous years, but if they are going to increase attendance at that event, it would be good to have the second gate and shop open.