Masters 2010

After 15 years of my Dad (and usually Mom, sometimes Dean) going to the Masters, I finally got an invite! (Well, I kinda invited myself, but that's another story.) It was about the most fun thing I have ever done! The golf course is the most beautiful I have ever seen and we had the best time walking the course. (It's quite a bit more hilly than it looks on TV.)

Reese loved it too! All that space to run around (even though you aren't supposed to run), are you kidding?

Lacey and Ashton were at the Masters and it was so much fun to get to see them. Lacey knows all the ropes and was kind enough to clue us in...she may have also had to help me with a few names of some of the golfers.
Kim brought some binoculars and once Reese got a hold of them, she was NOT letting go! She wasn't quite sure how to use them properly, but she was having a blast trying.
That is Tiger putting on the 16th green. Check out the crowd following him! One of the fun things the crowd loves to see is the golfers skip the ball across the water in front of the 16th green. It was awesome! Tiger and the two guys he was playing with all did it at the same time. The crowd went WILD!!!
Reese LOVES Lacey...and especially loved putting on her lip gloss. I think she sat on Lacey's lap putting on her lip gloss for about 30 minutes, without making a peep!

In front of the clubhouse. I love the flowers in the shape of the United States! So cool. Notice the line of people behind us, waiting in an insanely long line for their chance to take a picture in front of the clubhouse.

Tiger again. It was really interesting to see how the crowd responded to Tiger at his first tournament back after all the drama. They were very supportive and warm. I have to admit, I got a little giddy to see him golfing in real life!

Can you count how many cameras are pointed at Tiger?

As she does wherever she goes, Reese was making all kinds of friends at the golf course. For example, we happened to be walking by Rory Sabbatini as he was chatting with a couple people and he picked Reese out of the crowd and said, "How are you? You don't have to work today?" And Reese, in her sweet voice, said, "No, I don't have to work today." Then Mr. Sabbatini went over to his golf bag and got a ball to sign for Reese! And then took a picture with her!! It was so nice of him and we giggled about it for the rest of the day. After that Michael worked with Reese on saying, "Hi, Mr. Mickelson!" just in case we got close enough to try our luck getting an autograph from him.

Ian Poulter and Paul Casey. They were having some kind of contest during the practice round and were really fun to watch. I saw Ian Poulter waving his white towel, so I think he might have lost.

Having lunch at the clubhouse. Reese was making more friends. She got a little riled up and ran down to Nick Faldo's table to give him a smile. When Michael caught up with her and brought her back, she saw some cookies at a table along the way and said, "I need a cookie!" And, what do you know, the kind people at that table couldn't resist! Reese stole every one's heart!

Another highlight of the trip was going to the Mayor's Masters Reception. It was the 40th Anniversary of Billy Casper's win at the Masters in 1970. To honor him, the Mayor of Augusta gave him the key to the city. As one of Billy Casper's guests, we were included in the police-escorted motorcade to the reception. Michael and I were both pinching ourselves! It was really moving to hear him speaking about winning the Masters and coming back each year to Augusta National. After spending just a couple days there, I caught a glimpse of just what an amazing place it is!