The Masters by Numbers
Updated | By AFP
The Masters by Numbers
Information from a WalletHub.com report on the 2016 Masters based on insights from sports business experts and management professionals:
$3,975 (R59,625) - Average price of a four-day tournament pass on the resale market (down 36 percent from 2015)
$34.75 million (R521.25 million) - Estimated revenue from last year's ticket sales
$250 (R3750) - Cost of producing each green jacket
1 - Months it takes to produce a green jacket
$10,000 (R150 000) - Reportedly the annual dues for members of Augusta National Golf Club
90 - Percentage of golf carts used worldwide that are produced in Georgia
2016 - First year since 2007 that four-time Masters champion Arnold Palmer will not hit a ceremonial tee shot on Thursday
4 - minutes of US television commericial time allowed per hour
$6 million-$8 million (R90-R120 million) - Total amount IBM, AT&T and Mercedes Benz for advertising time
14 million - Average number of people watching US television coverage of Sunday's final Masters round
$25 million (R375 Million)- cost of international broadcast rights
300 - Reported Augusta National Golf Club membership total
3 - Number of women members
$25,000 (R375 000) - Reported Augusta National member initiation fee
1 - US President as a member, the late Dwight Eisenhower
250,000 - number of people who visit Augusta annually for Masters-related events
$115 million (R1.725 billion)- impact of the event on Augusta economy
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