Wonke umshayeli wegolfu udinga ukuzwa iMotters Tournament ku-Augusta, eGeorgia ngesikhathi esithile empilweni yabo. Wonke umuntu odlala ezemidlalo kufanele athole lokho. Kukhazimulayo kangangokuthi ngisho nemikhakha yomkhuba kanye nomncintiswano wePar 3 ku-Augusta National Golf Club udweba izixuku eziningi. Izizathu ezinkulu zokunakekelwa kweMasters ziwukuphela komcimbi kanye namanani amathikithi okuya emidlalweni yomqhudelwano omkhulu wokuqala ekuqaleni kuka-Ephreli.
Ngeke ukwazi ukuthola ukudlala inkambo, kodwa ukuhamba ngezindawo ezifana ne-Amen Corner noma umgodi we-18 yizinkumbulo ozothola ngazo zonke izinsuku. Ngeke ukwazi ukuthatha izithombe ngesikhathi sokuncintisana, ngakho-ke izibuko ezingqondweni yakho kuzodingeka zihlale futhi zenze. Jabulela isangweji le-pimento ushizi bese uthatha ezemidlalo endaweni yayo ehlanzekile.
Amathikithi
Ngenkinga enkulu kakhulu yokuya eMasters ukuthola amathikithi. Kunesistimu ye-lottery, kodwa ngeshwa amathuba akho okuthola amathikithi kunoma yimiphi imijikelezo emine ayincane. Izicelo zesistimu ye-lottery kumele zithunyelwe ku-intanethi nge-website ye-Masters ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi ngonyaka ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo sakho. (Uzodinga ukudala i-akhawunti ngaphambi konyaka wokuqala ozisebenzisayo.) Abafakizicelo bazokwaziswa phakathi no-Juni nge-imeyili ngokuthi banganqobile noma bangayinqoli yini. Amathikithi omjikelezo ngamunye kusukela ngoLwesine kuya eSonto abiza ama- $ 100 ithikithi.
Inhlanhla kuwe uma ufaka isicelo ngoba uzodinga inikezwe amanani amancane amathikithi abelwe.
Ukuya emigqeni yomkhuba kungase kube inketho engcono kuwe uma usanda kuhlangene no-Augusta National. Lezo amathikithi nazo zitholakala nge-website ye-Masters ohlelweni lwe-lottery, kodwa eziningi eziningi zabiwe ngokuqhathaniswa nokujikeleza komqhudelwano.
Ukuzikhandla kweLwesithathu kuhlanganisa nomdlalo odumile wePar 3, onabadlali abahamba phambili, engqondweni yokuzijabulisa. Abadlali baphinde bazame izinto ezifana nokweqa i-tee shot ngaphakathi echibini kwi-Par 3 16 th hole kanti abalandeli benza izinqola ezincane empumelelweni yabo. Imithetho yamakhamera iphinde ibe yilala njengoba sizofika esikhathini esizayo. Amathikithi emigqeni yokusebenza ebiza u-$ 65 ngamunye futhi izicelo kufanele zibe sekupheleni kukaJuni ngonyaka ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo sakho. Abanqobile bazokwaziswa ngasekupheleni kukaJulayi.
Uma kwenzeka uhluleka ngokusebenzisa iwebhusayithi ye-Masters futhi ungenalo inhlanhla yokuthola amathikithi avela kumthengisi noma abalingani bebhizinisi, khona-ke kukhona njalo emakethe yesibili. Ngokusobala unezinketho owaziwa njengeStubub noma i-aggregator yethikiti njengoSetiGeek noTiqIQ. Amathikithi aphakeme kakhulu ngokuncintisana komjikelezo ngamunye wezindleko okungenani u-$ 1,300. Imikhakha yomkhuba ngokuvamile ishibhile, kodwa amathikithi e-Wednesday afika eduze namanani ahambisana nomdlalo we-tournament ngenxa yokuthandwa komdlalo we-3. Sizokulinda uma uya embhedeni ukuze ufune ushintsho olwengeziwe.
Ukufika ku-Augusta National
Unezinketho ezimbalwa zezindiza uma kuziwa ekufikeni ku-Augusta, Georgia. Kunezindiza eziqondile ku-Augusta Delta kusukela e-Atlanta nase-American Eagles esuka eCharlotte naseWashington, DC
Njengoba izindiza zimbalwa futhi ziphakathi, zibiza kakhulu futhi ukutholakala kuzobe kunciphile. Okungenzeka ukhethe ukungena e-Atlanta, okuyinto yokuhamba amahora amabili ukusuka ku-Augusta. Isikhumulo sezindiza sase-Atlanta yisona esibucayi kunazo zonke eMelika, ngakho-ke kuzoba nezindiza eziningi ukuze ufike lapho ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zase-US. I-Atlanta iyinhlangano ye-Delta, ngakho-ke iyoba yindlela enhle kakhulu yokuhamba kuyo. Izindiza zithengeka kakhulu uma uzibeka ngokwanele kusengaphambili.
Ungabheka futhi ezindizeni ukuya Columbia (cishe nje ihora ukuya ku-Augusta), i-Savannah (ihora lamahora amabili nesigamu ukusuka ku-Augusta), no-Charleston (ngaphansi kwehora elilodwa ukuya ku-Augusta). Unganquma ukuchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa emadolobheni amabili okugcina ngaphambi noma ngemva kokuhamba kwakho ku-Augusta ukuze uthole okuningi eholidini lakho.
Unganquma ngisho nokuhlala e-Columbia bese uhamba ngezinyawo zakho ngoba kunzima kangakanani isimo sehhotela. I-Kayak (i-aggregator yokuhamba) ingakusiza ukuthola indiza yezidingo zakho ngoba ihlanganisa zonke izinketho zakho.
Ngeshwa ukuthutha komphakathi kuya ku-Augusta kusuka kuphi akuyona inketho ngempela. I-Greyhound inikeza inkonzo yamabhasi ngamanye amadolobha endaweni ejwayelekile, kodwa uzofaka amahora ambalwa ohambweni ngenxa yezimoto nokuyeka. Ungcono ukushayela uma ukwazi.
Uzohlalaphi
Njengoba ungalindela, ukuthola amahhotela angaphakathi nase-Augusta azungeze kunzima kakhulu. Kukhona amahotela ambalwa kuphela edolobheni kanye neqembu elingaphandle kwe-I-20 eduze ne-Augusta National noma i-I-520. Amahhotela amahle kakhulu angeke atholakale ngisho nonyaka kusengaphambili ngenxa yabadlali, amaqembu abo okuhamba, kanye nabezindaba. Ithuba elihle lokusebenzisa amaphuzu uma ungafika emakamelweni ngaphambi kokuthengisa. Inketho yakho engcono kakhulu yokuthola amahhotela kuzoba ngokusebenzisa i-Trip Advisor njengoba ingakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngokusesha kwamahhotela atholakalayo ngenkathi ihlinzeka ngezibuyekezo eziphezulu kusuka kumakhasimende wangaphambilini.
Ungathola amahhotela aphansi aphansi ngase-I-20 uma uzimisele ukukhokha okungenani u-$ 400 ebusuku bese ubhala izinyanga eziningi kusengaphambili. I-off ye-I-520 ayabizi kakhulu, kodwa futhi iphansi elula. Enye indlela ukuhlala kwelinye lamadolobha azungezile (Columbia, Atlanta, Savannah, naseCharleston - ngokude ukusuka kude no-Augusta) uma amahhotela ku-Augusta ahlanganisiwe. I-Columbia ibona ithrafikhi eningi kakhulu ngoba iseduze no-Augusta, ngakho lezo zhhotela zizobiza kakhulu futhi zizothengisa futhi ngokushesha.
Ngaphandle kwalokho ungabheka ukuqasha izindlu kunoma iyiphi indawo eduze kwase-Augusta noma enye yedolobha eliseduzane. Kunezinketho eziningi futhi abanikazi bekhaya bazobheka ukwenza amabhakede ambalwa noMasters edolobheni. Lokhu kufanele kuholele ekuthengeni okukhulu emakethe futhi ukuncintisana kwabathengisi abangenalwazi kufanele kuholele ekwesabeni okuthile. Lokhu kuzoholela ekusebenzelaneni okunye okuhle ngakho, ngakho kufanele uhlole njalo amawebusayithi afana ne-AirBNB, i-VRBO, noma i-HomeAway.
Esikoleni
Kunokuthakazelisa okuningi okumele kube khona uma usuqhuba esikoleni, ngeke nje ukwazi ukusibhala. Amafoni ayikaze avunyelwe esikoleni phakathi neviki lamaMasters namakhamera awavunyelwe phakathi kwemigqa emine yalo mqhudelwano. (Kodwa-ke bayavunyelwa emigumbini yomkhuba ngoMsombuluko-NgoLwesithathu.) Awuvunyelwe ukuletha izikhwama, ama-cooler, ama-purses, izimpawu noma ama-radios. I-Charis ivunyelwe, kodwa ayivunyelwe ukuba ne-armrests.
Manje ukuthi imingcele ayisekho, singagxila ezintweni ezijabulisayo. Okokuqala inkambo ihle kakhulu kunokuba ubone ku-TV. Ukuhamba inkambo kuyisimo esimangalisayo. Wonke amaqabunga otshani asesimweni esiphelele. Enye yezingxenye ezinhle kakhulu ukuthi ungagcina indawo enkambini ngesitulo sakho esingenalutho (noma isihlalo sakwaMasters esanda kuthenga) noma yikuphi ngemuva kwezindophi ngegama lakho noma ibhizinesi lebhizinisi. Ungaya futhi uhambe njengoba uthanda usuku futhi indawo yakho izoba khona. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi ungaceli i-autograph ngaphandle kokuthi kusezingeni lomkhuba noma inkambo ye-Par 3 ngoba kuvinjelwe ngenye indlela.
Iningi labantu lizokutshela ukuthi uye esitolo sempahla ngokushesha uma ufika esakhiweni. Thenga noma yini oyidingayo usuku nosuku ofuna ukuyithatha ekhaya. Into enhle ukuthi banayo i-UPS kusayithi ukuze ukwazi ukuthumela konke okuvele usithenge ekhaya. Izivumelwano ziyizicucu ezincane uma ungakaze uzwe. Ama-sandwich aphakathi kuka-$ 1.50- $ 3 kufaka phakathi intandokazi yendawo, i-pimento ushizi wesangweji. (I-sandwich yenkukhu inhle kakhulu futhi.) Amanzi kanye ne-soda yi-$ 1.50 futhi ubhiya ngu-$ 4 uma kusetshenziswe i-domestic and $ 5 uma kungeniswa. (Bayeka ukukhonza ubhiya ngo-4 ntambama) Uzofuna ukugcina izinkomishi zakho ngoba ziphethe uphawu lwe-Masters oluhle futhi ziyi-keepsake enhle.
Phuma ku-Augusta
I-Masters ingumcimbi onjalo wezokuthutha ukuthi i-buzz enyakatho yedolobha lase-Augusta ayizukulu njengoba ungalindela umcimbi omkhulu. Kunezinketho ezinhle, kodwa, ukugcwalisa isisu sakho. I-Southbound Smokehouse iyinhlangano yebhayisikili engcono kakhulu ehlangene endaweni enamaphiko futhi idonsa izingulube zezinkukhu zigcina abalandeli bejabule. Bane-patio enhle. I-TBonz yenza u-steak omuhle ngezinzuzo zangaphambili ezifana ne-Fred Couples no-Fuzzy Zoeller eziya lapho zihlala lapho edolobheni. I-Craft & Vine ihlinzeka nge-pizza engcono kunazo zonke endaweni, kodwa abanye bazithola beya ku-Pizza Joint noma ngisho ne-Mellow Mushroom chain ukuze kube nesigaba eshibhile. Ukunikezwa kukaLuigi kokubili ukudla kwesiNtaliyane nesiGreki, okuyinto inhlanganisela eyithakazelisayo, kodwa eyodwa abantu abayithandayo ngempela.
I-Farmhaus Burgers ne-Frog Hollow Tavern ziphethwe yiqembu elifanayo futhi zombili zihlonishwa kakhulu. Kuzodingeka ulinde umugqa e-Farmhaus, kodwa ama-burgers ayakufaneleka. I-Frog Hollow ingaphezulu kokuhlala phansi nezingxube ezifakiwe zesifunda kanye nohlu lwewayini oluhle. Bane-Burger omuhle lapha futhi, kodwa kunzima ukuhlala kude ne-cowboy-eye-eye. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi wenze kusengaphambili ukubhuka kwakho ngoba kungenye yezindawo zokudlela ezidumile edolobheni. Ungase ungalindele ukuthola inkukhu enhle yasePeru Peru ngo-Augusta, kodwa yilokho okushiwo yi-Peri-Peri Café kaDiChickO nge-dynamite peri peri sauce ngaphezulu kwesifuba senkukhu eSikhumini Saso Sokubomvu Esivamile.
Kunezinketho ezimbalwa ze-bar ezizoshaywa ngaphambi noma emva kokudla kwakho. Abathandi bebhiya bazofuna ukushaya i-Hive Growler Bar ngeyodwa yamabhere angu-59 kumathinathi ajika njalo. I-Stillwater Tap Room nayo inezinhlobo ezithile zobhiya ezimpompi zokuhamba nomculo wabo we-Bluegrass noma waseMelika. Ungathola futhi umculo obukhoma e-Sky City phansi komgwaqo. I-Surrey Tavern iyisishicilelo sesitayela se-English esizokwenza ube nomuzwa wokuthi uzoba se-British Open kune-Masters. Isixuku esincane singase siphele eTipsey McStumbles.