READ ALSO:\u00a0Shane Lowry\u2019s Masters Final Round Nightmare Comes With Big Financial Hit<\/a><\/p>\n Rory McIlroy Could Get Exclusive Honour At Augusta<\/p>\n \n Recommended\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Rory McIlroy spent a huge amount of time at Augusta National ahead of this year’s Masters, something many felt was an unfair advantage.<\/p>\n What is clear is that he has an excellent relationship with those who run the course, something that could lead to a huge honour a bit further down the line.<\/p>\n Augusta National is one of the most exclusive golf courses in the world, with only 300 members allowed at any one time. You must be invited to become a member at the venue, something very few professional golfer have been given the opportunity to do down through the years. Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer have been among the exceptions.<\/p>\n Speaking on Dan on Golf, golf reporter Dan Rapaport predicted that Rory McIlroy would be the next player to join that very exclusive club.<\/p>\n “I think Rory McIlroy is kind of the perfect ambassador for Augusta National.” pic.twitter.com\/KFk7PsqpTV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dan on Golf (@DanOnGolfShow) April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n I think Rory McIlroy will become the next in a very, very short list of professional golfers who become members of Augusta National.<\/p>\n I’m not just talking about past champions who are honorary members, I’m talking like a full on member of the club. Jack Nicklaus is a member, Ben Chrenshaw is a member, Arnold [Palmer] was a member, Annika Sorenstam is a member.<\/p>\n I think Rory will. He’s now a multiple Masters winner. If you think about the other multiple Masters winners in our generation, I don’t think Tiger is getting it, a little too much off the course stuff.<\/p>\n I don’t think Phil [Mickelson] is getting it, a little too much off the course stuff. I don’t think Bubba [Watson] is getting it, doesn’t scream Augusta member.<\/p>\n I think Rory is kind of the perfect ambassador for Augusta National. I think he’s going to get it.<\/p>\n As someone who classes themselves as something of a golf historian, becoming a member at Augusta National is no doubt an opportunity that Rory McIlroy would jump at if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n It is said that new members must pay an initiation fee of somewhere between $40,000-$200,000 to join the club, followed by annual membership of somewhere between $10,000-$30,000.<\/p>\n SEE ALSO:\u00a0American Golf Fans Develop Bizarre Conspiracy Theory On Rory McIlroy Masters Win<\/a><\/p>\n
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