Masters badges were living up to their billing as one of the hottest tickets in sport on the eve of the opening round at Augusta National.
Prices on resale sites showed tickets for Thursday going for $7,850 on StubHub and $6,744 on Seat Geek with one four-day pass on Ticketmaster priced at more than $14,000.
"Golf's an expensive sport," said three-time major champion Brooks Koepka, who will be the last player teeing off in the first round.
"I'm not saying that that's OK but everything that's a little bit more precious is always going to be more expensive.
"That's why Ferraris are so expensive, or whatever, all these nice cars. It's simple. I mean, not many people have them and it's tough to get a ticket. That's what makes this experience so enjoyable when you do come here. That's what makes it special."
"I know there are ways, tracking the ticket number and all that stuff like that. Cracks down on it a little bit. But at the end of the day, it's really hard to stop that."
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"There's sort of an element that comes with that, that just doesn't seem very healthy, and so when we are aware of it, when we know about it, we take action."
"There are certain laws regarding scalping in Georgia that have to be adhered to. It's not something we really like, but to some extent it's inevitable in sports, but we do try to be diligent in enforcing our ticket policy."
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