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Major 2018 Bucket List Sports Events + Experiences

Major Sports Events in 2018- Any Of These Your Bucket List?

 

May 19Preakness, post time 6:48 p.m., Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Md.; Justify seeks to win second leg of Triple Crown.

May 27-June 10:French Open, Roland Garros, Paris; Rafa Nadal’s playground. He goes for an 11th title. To play the French Open or not? Selena Williams has a big decision to make. Played on the infamous clay courts of Roland Garos.

May 27Indy 500, 12:20 p.m., Indianapolis Speedway; Patrick says she’ll race here, too, before her full retirement.

End of MayStanley Cup Finals begin; April 11: first day of NHL playoffs; Forget those regular-season standings. Hockey begins now.

End of May until as late as June 17NBA Finals; Golden State was the prohibitive favorite going into the season. Now the Warriors are just one of six teams with a good shot.

June 9Belmont Stakes, post time shortly after 6:30 p.m., Elmont, N.Y.; If a Triple Crown is at stake, this is tremendously fun. If not, it’s still a party!

June 14-17U.S. Open (golf), Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.; This is where Phil Mickelson blew the Open in 2004. Welcome back!

June 14-July 15FIFA World Cup Soccer, various venues in Russia; This year is different. The Americans and Italy did not qualify for the world’s soccer tournament. The beautiful game now leads the pack among youth sports participants now in the US.

July 2-15Wimbledon, All-England Club; The ageless Roger Federer, the defending champ,goes for a ninth Wimbledon title. Only major still played on grass.

July 7-29Tour de France, throughout France, ending in Paris; This year will mark the 105th edition.

July 17MLB All-Star Game, first pitch sometime after 7:30 p.m., Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.; The Home Run Derby, the day before. It’s a weekend extravaganza celebrating basketball not just a one day event.

July 19-22British Open, Carnoustic Championship Course, Angus, Scotland;

Aug. 9-12PGA Championship, Bellerive Country Club, Town and Country, Missouri (a St. Louis suburb); Been 26 years since this course hosted its last major. Nick Price won the PGA title in 1992.

Aug. 27-Sept. 9U.S. Open (tennis), National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY;  Most attended US sporting event. Polo and Mercedes regular sponsors of this prestigious event. Playing surface are the famous blue colored courts.

Sept. 6Opening Thursday night game of NFL season, in home of NFL Super Bowl champion;

Late SeptemberWNBA Finals; Would help if it weren’t Minneapolis-Los Angeles for a third time in a row.

Mid-OctoberNWSL final; Women’s soccer showcase.

End of OctoberWorld Series; Astros? Dodgers? Cubs? Red Sox? Indians? Yankees look good this year!

Early DecemberMLS Cup final; Toronto is a very cold place in December, but get used to it.

Dec. 31College football semifinalsCotton Bowl (Dallas) and Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens); Historic college football venues.

Major Sports Events in 2019 include NCAA College Football Championship, Super Bowl. Daytona 500, NCAA Basketball Tournament, NCAA Frozen Four, The Masters, Kentucky Derby and the FA Cup Final.

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by Nick Giammusso

Masters Golf Tournament

The Masters Golf Tournament is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year. Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held each year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in the city of Augusta, Georgia.

 

Masters Golf Tickets

Although tickets for the Masters are not expensive, they are very difficult to come by.  Even the Masters Golf practice rounds can be difficult to get into.  Applications for Masters practice round tickets have to be made nearly a year in advance and the successful applicants are chosen by random ballot.  Tickets to the actual Masters tournament are sold only to members of a patrons list, which is closed.  The Masters also began allowing children (between the ages of 8 and 16) to enter on tournament days free if they are accompanied by the patron who is the owner of his or her badge.

The Masters Golf Practice Rounds are the first three days of the Tournament, Monday-Wednesday.  Masters Practice Round tickets are sold as Daily Grounds Passes (or Badges).  Although sold-out from Augusta National, these daily Masters Grounds Passes are readily sold in the secondary market or on sites such as VIPTIX.com starting at around $300 per ticket.  The Masters Tournament play gets underway on Thursday and culminates with the awarding of the traditional green jacket on Sunday evening.  The Masters Grounds Badges, whether for practice rounds or tournament play are sold (or rented) to attendees and need to be returned to their owner immediately upon leaving Augusta National.  Masters Golf tickets are only distributed just 30-60 days prior to the tournament.

 

Masters Golf Hotels

There are not very many Masters Golf Hotel properties located in and around the Augusta, Georgia area.  For such a major corporate sporting event, there are no 4 or 5-star high end luxury hotel properties available in the area.  Many of the tournament attendees are forced to stay in nearby Aiken, Georgia or as far away as Columbia or Greenville, South Carolina.  Although you will surely encounter ‘No Vacancy’ signs at almost all hotels during Masters week, a good idea would be to check with a hotel broker or a sports travel company such as VIPTIX.com for Masters Golf Hotel rooms.

Masters Golf Hospitality

The Masters Golf Tournament is played outdoors often in the hot sun.  There is Masters Hospitality conveniently available just steps from the main gate that will allow you to catch a break from the heat.  Entrepreneurs have purchased depressed housing on Magnolia Drive just outside the main gates and remodeled them to use as a hospitality venue just for the Masters Golf Tournament.  The Masters Golf Hospitality houses are callled The Lodge of Augusta, The Executive Club, Club Magnolia, 1018 Club and The Lodge on Magnolia.  The Masters Hospitality includes high-end food and drinks as well as offering a great place to meet with friends, employees and clients in a classy atmosphere with golf decor. 

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