The Citizen (Gauteng)

Masters by the numbers

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250 000 - The number of people who visit the Augusta, Georgia area each year for the Masters and related events

$1 366 - Average resale price for a ticket to the final round of the 2017 Masters, cheapest of the four rounds

$1 566 - Average resale price for a ticket to the first round of the 2017 Masters, the most expensive of the four rounds

620 - Percentage increase in live telecast hours for the Masters from 1956 (2.5 hours) to 2016 (18 hours)

$250 - Cost of producing each green jacket

1 - Months it takes to make a green jacket

1949 - First year a Masters champion was presented a green jacket

$682 000 - Price of 1934 and 1936 Masters winner Horton Smith’s green jacket sold at auction in 2013

$12 998 - 2016 auction sale price for a vintage Augusta National member’s green jacket

90 - The percentage of the world’s golf carts that are manufactur­ed in the state of Georgia

61 - Number of magnolia trees dating to the 1850s along Magnolia Lane, the main auto entrance that runs 330 yards from Washington Road to the Augusta National clubhouse

300 - Estimated number of members at Augusta National Golf Club

3 - Known women members at Augusta National: Condoleezz­a Rice, Darla Moore and Ginni Rometty

$4 000 - Reported annual membership dues at Augusta National

$30 000 - Reported initiation fee at Augusta National

$161 900 000,000 - Reported estimated net worth of Augusta National’s two richest members, Bill Gates ($86.5 billion) and Warren Buffett ($75.4 billion)

$35 000 000 - Estimated Masters 2016 ticket sales revenue

$1.50 - Cost of egg salad or pimento cheese sandwich at concession stands, the cheapest sandwiches

$3 - Cost of grilled chicken wrap or chicken sandwich, the costlist sandwich at concession stands

$5 - Imported beer price. Domestic brews are $1 less, with bottled water $2

$2 - Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich, with Georgia Pecan Caramel Popcorn costing $1.50

1952 - The year Ben Hogan began the tradition of defending champion’s picking the menu for a gala dinner of winners

12.4 million - Estimated number of viewers watching Sunday Masters coverage on US telecaster CBS

4 - Minutes of commercial­s allowed per hour of Masters television coverage

More than $6 million - Amount Masters partners and global sponsors pay for ad time

$25 million - Cost of internatio­nal Masters broadcast rights

0 - Number of amateurs to win the Masters and number of Wednesday Par-3 Contest winners to win the Masters in the same year

$117.5 million - Estimated impact of the Masters on the Augusta area economy. –

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