This is exactly what you are in the master every day

Hello friends, welcome to use today’s Rogers report! After a full day of Masters, I returned to the News Building. When I rolled on Amazon last week and bought some last-minute essentials this week (sunscreen, hydration tablets, allergy medicine), I found myself at the Augusta National online shopping spree (as if there were no Walgreens on the road). This is how I bought my first pedometer, friend.

I know I’ve walked a lot in Augusta, but I’m never sure how much. I’m not an Apple Watch or a holder person (knowing my heart rate, recovery and sleep metrics are always stressing me!), so the only thing that really tracks my steps at home is my iPhone. The only clue about how many steps I take in the Masters every day is usually how tired I feel at the end of the night. But, this year, I want real data.

Enter the pedometer. For $18.34, I can get Amazon Prime “step counter with Clip & Lanyard, Fitness Tracker Large LCD monitor, accurate step tracker for men, women, children and seniors”. Sounds like a deal to me! When I arrived at the News Building before 9:00 am on Thursday, I fired it (clicked “ON”) and we were so happy to go. My plan is to walk all 18 holes and continue to enjoy the day as usual. Let’s correct the numbers, okay?

I took the shuttle from the media toward the route and made sure to zero the pedometer before Augusta’s adventure. I met a friend on the 10th tee and decided to go with her. We followed Joe Highsmith, Zach Johnson and Chris Kirk. When the group ended at 18, I looked down at my steps: 5,900 or 2.95 miles.

Afterwards, I walked back to the News Building from the club for lunch. I then took the shuttle back to the first t-shirt and walked the first nine. When I started the journey I was 7,950 and the last group of the day was 5th, so I walked around a very vacant first few holes in Augusta National – an absolute dream. Since the holes didn’t happen to golf, I found myself walking around until I finally caught Sahigara’s group on No. 8. I walked the first nine in less than 90 minutes and when I returned to the clubhouse I walked 14,013 steps. Total measures taken by Augusta’s first nine? 6,063, or 3.03 miles.

Adding them together, I’ve totaled up to 11,963 steps, or 5.98 miles on 18 holes around Augusta National, and we’ll put together 6 in the Rogers report. Six miles! It was a great trek and we didn’t even take into account all the hills. After I walked 18 holes, things continued to get interesting. I went back to the media building to check with some colleagues and headed to the range for a few minutes. From there, I went to the founders circle in front of the clubhouse where customers could take pictures. After that, I met a friend and went back to the 18th green spot where I saw my colleague Sean Zak, who was heading to 15 years old, watching Ludvig Aberg, Akshay Bhatia and Rory McIlroy ended.

Zach and I walked to No. 15, walked the last three and a half holes with Amberg’s group and returned to the club. From there, we went to the Quick Quotation Area, listened to Viktor Hovland’s post-interview, returned to the series and finally walked back to the News Building. My total steps in the Masters that day totaled 21,875, or 10.36 miles.

Here are a few things to consider. First I spent the whole day in the Masters. I was here at 9am and when I wrote this I was still here at 8:44pm, another one was that the media didn’t get into the Augusta National’s gate through the customer entrance, which could add 10 minutes of in-and-out lessons. My biggest takeaway is that even if you don’t take Masters courses, you still walk a lot. Wander between the first Tee, 18th Green and Clubhouse, you’ll still move a lot in the end.

This is what I can tell you. If you head to Masters and intend to get the most out of your day, you will be At least Six miles. You need footwear with the steps you want to take and the hills that will conquer the Master. Now isn’t the time to try new shoes with zero support. There is a reason so many caddies wear Hokas!

As someone who covers many golf games, long treks on my golf course are not new to me. In other events, I averaged about 12,000 steps per day. Augusta Nationals is definitely bigger than many of the websites I visited, but the truth is this Masters are the real reason why people walk so much here. You only have too much time to experience this place! I spent more time at Masters than most other activities, and I knew the customers here wanted to get the most out of the course. That’s exactly what I’ve done today, almost 22,000 steps, I won’t change anything.

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