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231Attend the Masters, the British Open, and the U.S. Open in the same year.

The Masters, Augusta National
Augusta, Georgia
April 6–12, 2009
golf course with rising sun
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Masters badges thrive on the secondary market as the most coveted passes on earth. Getting one isn’t going to be cheap. Premiere Sports Travel is one company with connections; it goes grand with packages like the Elite Eagle, boasting four nights in Augusta’s only five-star, the Partridge Inn. Badges to all four days of tournament play are included (from $10,695; sportstravel.com). If tourney badges are your primary concern, try a site like StubHub, which can connect you with a seller for a ten percent service charge on top of your total purchase (from $1,000 per day; stubhub.com). Be warned: Always ask your ticket broker whether it has actual badges it is issued to sell. In some instances, brokers sell only commitments and will then take those to members or badge-holding entities. If their sellers don’t have badges, neither will you.

U.S. Open, Bethpage State Park, Black Course
Farmingdale, New York
June 15–21, 2009

Despite the USGA ticket lottery having passed a year before the tourney is even played, you can still get tickets. Start straight at the source, where, on September 15, 2008, the USGA releases remaining tickets on a first-come, first-served basis (800-698-0661 or usga.org/tickets). Increase your chances by becoming a member for only $15 per year (members.usga.org). In general, though, U.S. Open tickets are some of the easiest to obtain as far as major sporting events, so secondary market brokers should be chock-full of good deals. When you do get to Long Island, be sure to reserve a table at Four Food Studio and Cocktail Salon, less than three miles north of Bethpage, where the decor represents the four seasons. Try your 18-ounce veal porterhouse with the lobster-and-black-truffle whipped potatoes. 631-577-4444; fourfoodstudio.com
 
British Open, Royal Birkdale
Turnberry, Scotland
July 16–19, 2009

For the fourth time in the 138 years of the British Open, Turnberry links plays host. Third-party brokers such as RazorGator have weeklong passes at prices easier to fathom than astronomical Masters prices (from $478; razorgator.com). But Ben Blessington, a ticket agent for RazorGator, warns that prices will fluctuate closer to the event date. “Prices go both ways, depending on how many are released by holders,” he says. “Regardless, get them early, before you fly, so you have them in hand.” Before the hour’s drive from Glasgow’s airport, stop by Guy Salmon Prestige Rental in the main terminal building, where everything from Mini Coopers to Land Rovers await. Rent an Audi A4 convertible, and cruise to the links absorbing the coastal air. $280 per day; 011-44-116-204-5069 or guysalmon.com

—Aaron Martinez
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