{"id":523908,"date":"2026-04-10T19:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/523908\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:52:11","slug":"masters-fans-left-shocked-by-price-of-a-pint-amid-battle-for-supremacy-at-augusta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/523908\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters fans left shocked by price of a pint amid battle for supremacy at Augusta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Golf fans can&#8217;t quite believe what they&#8217;re seeing at this week&#8217;s Masters Tournament, where a pint at Augusta National will set you back just $6 \u2013 that&#8217;s roughly \u00a34.46.<\/p>\n<p>A receipt doing the rounds on social media shows two Crows Nest craft beers, brewed exclusively for the prestigious event and served in special green commemorative cups, came to a grand total of $13.02 including tax.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s brilliant news for the 40,000 spectators expected through the gates each day.<\/p>\n<p>One stunned fan summed it up perfectly online: &#8220;A beer at the Masters is cheaper than a water at most NFL stadiums.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"53f21\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"e66d5cd68bf26a2f4aa3daeb1382ee6c\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/golf-fans-are-loving-the-prices-at-the-masters-for-a-pint-less-than-most-pubs-in-this-country.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Golf fans are loving the prices at The Masters for a pint - less than most pubs in this country\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Golf fans are loving the prices at The Masters for a pint &#8211; less than most pubs in this country<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Others called the pricing &#8220;amazing&#8221; and praised Augusta as &#8220;a place like no other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turns out the food is just as wallet-friendly as the drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Augusta National offers 27 different items this year, and here&#8217;s the kicker \u2013 not a single one costs more than $6.<\/p>\n<p>If you fancied buying absolutely everything on the menu, you&#8217;d spend just $78.75, which works out at around \u00a358.55.<\/p>\n<p>Fans on social media have been loving it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"e2a49\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"e59bbd055bbc9cf785b49b4b1042cb48\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%203297'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/the-masters-is-notorious-for-cheap-food-and-drink-prices-keeping-a-tradition-since-it-began-nearly-1.jpeg\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3297\" alt=\"The Masters is notorious for cheap food and drink prices, keeping a tradition since it began nearly 100 years ago\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Masters is notorious for cheap food and drink prices, keeping a tradition since it began nearly 100 years ago<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: &#8220;Augusta is the only venue in sports where the concession pricing is part of the brand. $78.75 for everything on the menu is a flex that every other stadium should study. They proved you can protect the fan experience and still print money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another simply demanded: &#8220;Hey @MLB teams &#8211; just give us Masters-priced beer and concessions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The famous Augusta sandwiches remain wonderfully cheap \u2013 you can grab an egg salad or pimento cheese for just $1.50 each, while the Masters Club sandwich is only $3.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6378c\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"092c5bba63c2526e2d2ecb8a29972180\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%203333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rory-mcilroy-stormed-to-the-summit-of-the-leaderboard-on-thursday-s-opening-day-at-augusta-national-.jpeg\" width=\"5000\" height=\"3333\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy stormed to the summit of the leaderboard on Thursday's opening day at Augusta National, carding a five-under-par 67 to lead the field at the Masters\"\/>Rory McIlroy stormed to the summit of the leaderboard on Thursday&#8217;s opening day at Augusta National, carding a five-under-par 67 to lead the field at the Masters | GETTY<\/p>\n<p>New for 2026, there&#8217;s a Masters candy bar on offer at $2.25.<\/p>\n<p>Former Augusta National chairman Billy Payne once explained why keeping prices low matters so much to the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want the experience to not only be the best but to be affordable,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And we take certain things very, very seriously. Like the cost of a pimento cheese sandwich is just as important as how high the second cut (of grass) is going to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Golf fans can&#8217;t quite believe what they&#8217;re seeing at this week&#8217;s Masters Tournament, where a pint at Augusta&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,50,2331,217,101,56,54,55,741,1384,154037],"class_list":{"0":"post-523908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-sgg","11":"tag-sport","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-us-news","18":"tag-us-sport"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}