'This year was the first time I had covered or even attended this storied event, an assignment that topped my career bucket list, and it turned out to be a Masters for the ages,' LATimesfarmer writes.
Thomas was coming off a hole-in-one in his final round, had his wallet out and was explaining to the bartender that he wanted to buy drinks for everyone in the place, as is custom after an ace. I was surprised because I didn’t think that tradition stood for a PGA Tour pro playing in a tournament, and the bartender seemed a little taken aback too, because Thomas had to politely explain it to him a couple of times.
They watched the final round from the grill room too, at a table beneath one of the TVs. Security came and whisked them away down the stretch, with the only remnants at the table being a couple of glass teapots and a handful of Jolly Rancher wrappers. Everyone gave them appropriate space to absorb the moment.
So what makes the Masters different? In a word, everything. The media center is beyond comparison anywhere in sports. It’s massive and luxurious as a Four Seasons hotel, with a restaurant so nice that club members frequently choose to come up there to eat — it’s a two-minute cart ride away from the course, and there are carts shuttling people to and from nonstop throughout the day.
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