It’s a tradition unlike any other. No, I’m not talking about the Masters tournament. I mean the strange summer ritual when social media golfers share their collective pain – by posting the screenshot revealing they’ve been yet again rejected for Masters tickets in the annual lottery.
“We have completed the ticket selection process for the Masters Tournament and we regret to inform you that your application was not selected.”
Yes, I’ve had that painful email all too often. A little piece of me died with each rejection. Here is an example from 2022.
But here we go once more. The 2026 Masters ticket lottery is open and I’m sure we’ll all be putting our hats into the ring once again.
You probably don’t want to hear this right now. You’re undoubtedly full of hope and optimism. But what are the chances of success? What are the actual Masters ticket lottery odds?
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Masters lottery: What are the chances of your name being selected?
I’ll wonder why I’m even filling in the application, but you’ve got to be in it to win it, right? I’ve often thought about the likelihood of success in the Masters ticket lottery.
Is it a needle in a haystack? What are the chances of my name being pulled out of the Masters lottery hat and getting me feverishly booking April flights to Georgia?
Now one bookmaker has had a go and estimated the odds of winning the Masters lottery for a single-day tournament ticket to be just 0.55 per cent.
