Masters Lifts 72-Hour COVID Negative Test Result For Average Patrons

The Augusta Chronicle’s Will Cheney reports on the change in policy for spectators at the 2021 Masters:

Fans attending the practice rounds and the Masters will no longer be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to entry. Those attending are still encouraged to get tested before arriving to Augusta.

Ticket holders were notified of the change in an email Wednesday afternoon. The protocols can also be found on the Masters website under the Patron Info tab.

The new policy only applies to those with practice round tickets, daily tournament tickets and series badges. Berkman’s Place ticket holders will still have to take the at-home test 72-hours prior to arriving and an on-site test the day of attending.

This last portion is interesting for a few reasons:

—The policy makes sense given how little non-Berckmans fans would be indoors on club property.

—A 72-hour negative window is pretty pointless given how the test will be administered before the person likely hangs in an airport or on a flight.

—The club is committed to resisting the option of adding fully vaccinated patrons or health care workers in a show of support to getting the country back to normal. Seemed like a tap-in. But so was adding women as members.

-The Augusta Chronicle or Golfweek misspelled Berckmans.