Richseen Private Journeys · United States

The Masters Tournament

The Masters · Augusta National Golf Club · Augusta, Georgia
6 Days · 5 Nights
From USD 15,000+ per person
"Augusta National Golf Club — the most immaculate 18 holes in the world, where the azaleas bloom in April and Amen Corner decides the tournament that every golfer considers the one that matters most."
The Journey

Augusta,
and the Masters Tradition

The Masters Tournament is not simply a golf major — it is the most carefully maintained sporting tradition in the world. Augusta National Golf Club is a private members club that admits no visitors except during Tournament Week in April, when the gates open and the public encounters a course whose beauty — the azalea banks of Amen Corner, the flowering dogwood on the 11th, the redbud behind the 16th — has been maintained at exactly this standard since Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones designed the course in 1932. The Masters has been held every year since 1934 (bar the wartime interruption of 1943–1945), making it the oldest of the four majors played at a permanent venue, and the one whose institutional continuity — the same club, the same course, the same green jacket — gives it a ceremonial weight that no other golf event can claim.

Access to The Masters is the most restricted of any major sporting event. Official tournament badges are distributed via the Masters Patron Program, which has a multi-decade waitlist; corporate hospitality at Berckmans Place — the premium hospitality venue inside the Augusta National grounds — represents the most exclusive officially sanctioned spectator experience in golf. The combination of official tournament access and the private golf experience at the regional courses that surround Augusta makes this the most complete Masters journey available for the serious golf traveller.

This six-day itinerary combines two days of Masters tournament access (practice round and tournament day) with a private golf experience at a premier regional course, comfortable accommodation in the Augusta area, and the particular atmosphere of Augusta, Georgia, in Masters Week — when the town, the restaurants, and the entire South Carolina–Georgia region orient themselves around the most watched week in golf.

Signature Moments

Six Encounters
with Augusta

Augusta National in April — the azaleas, Amen Corner, and the green jacket tradition that makes this the most ceremonially maintained week in sport.

01
Augusta National — The Most Immaculate 18 Holes in the World
The 7,475-yard Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones design of 1932 — maintained to a standard that no other golf course on Earth replicates at this consistency, where the fairways are cut to a tolerance visible only at foot level and the azalea banks of the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes produce the most recognised flowering landscape in sport. The course is closed to visitors for 11 months of the year; the week it opens is the one that matters.
02
Amen Corner — The 11th, 12th, and 13th Holes in April
The three-hole sequence from the 11th green through the 12th (the most photographed single hole in golf — 155 yards over Rae's Creek, with the azalea bank behind the green and the swirling wind that no tee shot can predict with confidence) to the 13th dogleg: the section of Augusta National where more Masters have been decided than any other, and where standing in the gallery produces the clearest single understanding of what the Masters actually is.
03
Berckmans Place — Augusta National's Official Hospitality
Berckmans Place — the premium hospitality venue inside the Augusta National grounds, named for the Belgian horticulturalist who planted the original Fruitlands Nursery on the site. The Masters' only official hospitality programme: gourmet dining, private lounges, and elevated viewing positions overlooking the 1st and 18th holes, in the most exclusive officially sanctioned spectator experience in golf. Access is restricted and allocation is confirmed well in advance of Tournament Week.
04
Private Golf — Premier Regional Courses in the Georgia Pines
A private round at one of the premier regional courses in the Augusta area — the Reynolds Lake Oconee resort complex (six courses including the Oconee course by Tom Fazio), the Sage Valley Golf Club (the private members club that Tom Fazio built as his personal expression of the Masters ideal), or the Augusta Country Club whose 1899 layout predates Augusta National and whose membership has watched the Masters from across Washington Road for ninety years. Confirmed based on availability and access at the time of booking.
05
Masters Week Augusta — The Town the Tournament Transforms
Augusta, Georgia, in Masters Week — the town of 200,000 that orients its entire commercial and social life around the 40,000 daily patrons of the tournament, producing the most concentrated single-event Southern hospitality culture in sport. The pimento cheese sandwiches at $1.50 inside the ropes (the most deliberately underpriced food in professional sport); the Augusta National merchandise pavilion where specific items are available only during Tournament Week; and the particular atmosphere of a Southern city that has been doing this every April since 1934.
06
Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee — The Lakeside Base
The Ritz-Carlton at Reynolds Lake Oconee — the most considered luxury resort within practical distance of Augusta National, on the 374-mile shoreline of Lake Oconee 75 miles west of Augusta. Six golf courses on property; spa; and the lakeside setting that provides the clearest possible contrast to the intensity of Tournament Week on Washington Road. The correct base for the itinerary's non-tournament days, and the address whose proximity to Sage Valley makes the private golf experience most logistically coherent.
Key Highlights

What Makes This Journey

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Official Masters Access — Inside Augusta National
Official Masters Tournament badges for practice round and tournament day access, with Berckmans Place premium hospitality. The Masters Patron Program waitlist spans decades; Richseen secures access through established relationships with the most restricted sporting event access in the world. Practice round on Day 2; tournament day on Day 4 or Day 5 depending on the weekend allocation.
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Private Golf — Reynolds Lake Oconee or Sage Valley
A private round at one of the premier courses in the Augusta region — the Reynolds Lake Oconee resort complex (Tom Fazio's Oconee course), Sage Valley Golf Club (Fazio's personal expression of the Masters ideal), or equivalent. Confirmed based on access and availability at the time of booking; the Richseen concierge manages the introductions that make these rounds possible.
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Ritz-Carlton Reynolds — Lakeside Base, Six Courses on Property
The Ritz-Carlton at Reynolds Lake Oconee — 75 miles from Augusta on the 374-mile Lake Oconee shoreline, with six golf courses on property, spa, and the lakeside setting that provides the most complete contrast to Tournament Week's intensity. The correct base for the non-tournament days of the itinerary, and the address that makes the private golf experience and the Masters access most logistically coherent.
Sample Itinerary

Key Moments & Movements

The Masters Tournament takes place annually at Augusta National Golf Club during the second week of April. Tournament days are Thursday through Sunday; practice rounds are Monday through Wednesday. Official badge allocation and Berckmans Place hospitality access are confirmed well in advance of Tournament Week. The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee is 75 miles from Augusta (approximately 90 minutes by private car).

Every Richseen Masters journey is individually crafted. Badge allocation, hospitality access, and private golf arrangements are confirmed upon commitment. Masters access is the most restricted in sport; early engagement with Richseen is strongly recommended.

Day 1
Arrival — Augusta or Atlanta · Reynolds Lake Oconee
Arrive at Augusta Regional Airport (direct from Charlotte, Atlanta, or Washington) or Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson with private transfer to the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee (75 miles west of Augusta, 90 minutes). Check in and orientation: the resort's six-course layout, the Lake Oconee shoreline, and the evening dinner at Linger Longer Steakhouse on the property. The first evening of Masters Week — the town of Augusta already operating on the particular schedule that only this week produces.
Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee
Day 2
Masters Practice Round — Augusta National
Private transfer to Augusta National (90 minutes). Practice round access — the day the patrons walk the course freely, following the groups of their choice, positioning at Amen Corner for as long as the afternoon allows. The practice round is the only day the Augusta National experience is genuinely unstructured: the galleries are lighter, the players are experimental, and the access to positions that the tournament's crowd management makes impossible on competition days is most available. The pimento cheese sandwich; the azalea banks at their peak; and the first understanding of why the course looks different in person from every photograph.
Augusta National Golf Club — Practice Round
Day 3
Private Golf — Reynolds Lake Oconee or Sage Valley
Private round at one of the premier regional courses — the Oconee course at Reynolds Lake Oconee (Tom Fazio's 7,029-yard layout with Lake Oconee views from 11 holes) or Sage Valley Golf Club (the private members club whose access Richseen facilitates through established relationships). The round includes caddie service and the post-round lunch at the course. An evening drive into Augusta for dinner at one of the Washington Road or Broad Street restaurants that define Masters Week Southern hospitality.
Reynolds Lake Oconee / Sage Valley Golf Club
Day 4
Masters Tournament Day — Berckmans Place Hospitality
Private transfer to Augusta National for the tournament day — official badge access with Berckmans Place hospitality. The Masters' only officially sanctioned premium hospitality venue: gourmet dining, private lounges, and elevated viewing positions overlooking the 1st and 18th holes. The gallery experience between hospitality sessions: following the featured groups, positioning at the 12th hole for the swirling wind drama that the par-3 produces more consistently than any other hole in major championship golf, and the 16th island green for the Sunday pin position that produces the most frequent tournament-changing moments.
Augusta National — Tournament Day
Day 5
Final Round or Departure Day
Depending on the badge allocation: final round access on Sunday — the most compressed Masters experience, where the back nine leaderboard compression and the Amen Corner drama typically produce the defining images of the week. Alternatively: a morning round at the Ritz-Carlton's Great Waters course (Tom Fazio, 1992) before private transfer to Augusta Regional or Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson for onward departure. The Richseen concierge confirms the Day 5 programme based on the badge allocation and departure logistics confirmed at the time of booking.
Augusta National (Final Round) or Reynolds Lake Oconee
Day 6
Departure — Augusta or Atlanta
Final morning at Reynolds Lake Oconee — the lakeside walk, the Great Waters 18th hole view, or the spa before private transfer to Augusta Regional Airport or Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson for onward connections. The Masters merchandise purchased inside Augusta National — available only during Tournament Week, and the one souvenir whose acquisition requires the access that the rest of the itinerary was constructed to provide.
Augusta Regional / Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Luxury Stays

Where You Rest Matters

Reynolds Lake Oconee, Georgia, USA
Augusta Area — 5 Nights
Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Lake Oconee
One Lake Oconee Trail, Greensboro, Georgia
The Ritz-Carlton at Reynolds Lake Oconee — the most considered luxury resort within practical distance of Augusta National, on the 374-mile shoreline of Lake Oconee 75 miles west of the club. Six golf courses on property (including Tom Fazio's Oconee and Great Waters courses); the Linger Longer steakhouse and lakeside dining; and the spa and fitness facilities that make this the most complete leisure base available for the non-tournament days of Masters Week. Caddie service available on all resort courses; private transfer to Augusta National confirmed for all tournament days.
Exclusive Experiences

Moments Designed for You

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Masters Access
Berckmans Place — Inside Augusta National's Only Hospitality
Berckmans Place — Augusta National's only officially sanctioned premium hospitality programme, accessible only during Tournament Week from inside the club grounds. Gourmet dining prepared by the Augusta National culinary team; private lounge access; and elevated viewing positions overlooking the 1st tee and 18th green — the two most historically significant vantage points in Masters television history. The most exclusive officially sanctioned spectator experience in professional golf.
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Augusta National
Practice Round — Amen Corner at Peak Azalea
The practice round day at Augusta National — the only day the patrons walk the course freely, positioning at Amen Corner for as long as they choose and accessing the 12th green's embankment where the swirling wind drama is most legible at close range. The azaleas at their April peak; the fairways at their standard that no other course replicates; and the particular quality of standing inside the ropes at the most famous golf course in the world in the week that it opens to the public.
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Private Golf
Sage Valley or Reynolds — Tom Fazio in the Georgia Pines
A private round at Sage Valley Golf Club or the Oconee course at Reynolds Lake Oconee — Tom Fazio courses designed in the decade when his relationship with Augusta National was at its most direct influence. Sage Valley is one of the most exclusive private golf clubs in the American South; access is facilitated by Richseen through established relationships with the membership. Caddie service, lunch, and the post-round debrief that the round at Augusta National's neighbourhood inevitably produces.
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Southern Hospitality
Masters Week Augusta — The Town That Exists for This
Augusta, Georgia, during Masters Week — the town that orients its entire social and commercial life around 40,000 daily patrons for six days each April. The pimento cheese sandwich inside the ropes at $1.50 (the most deliberately underpriced food in professional sport, maintained at this level since 1966 as a matter of Augusta National policy); the merchandise pavilion with items available only during Tournament Week; and the Washington Road restaurant culture that produces the most genuine Southern hospitality available in the American sporting calendar.
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