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American menu puts Aussie snack prices to shame

It may cost an arm and a leg to get into Augusta National for The Masters — but once you’re in, you shouldn’t expect to spend too much.

The highlight of the golfing calendar is staged at the famous course every year and they are famous for keeping fans happy with their food and drink prices.

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And it’s no different in 2016, as you can see in the photo below.

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For fans arriving early on course, a serve of mixed fruit and a coffee costs just $A4.63.

The sandwich offering is plentiful and easy on the wallet, with the egg salad and pimento cheese costing just $A1.98. No, that isn’t a typo.

The pimento cheese sandwich is renowned by sports fans and foodies alike, with four varieties of cheese included.

World No.1 Jason Day leads Australia's hopes at the event. Photo: Getty

World No.1 Jason Day leads Australia’s hopes at the event. Photo: Getty

No sandwich costs more than $A3.96 and fans can wash it down with a beer from just $A5.29.

A range of snacks are also available at just $A1.32.

Unfortunately, the cost-friendly nature of the food and drink doesn’t extend to the ticket prices.

The Masters is one of the most difficult sporting events to get a ticket to, given that most go to ticket list members or corporate packages.

The tournament does offer a batch of tickets through a lottery, but given the thousands of entrants, chances of success are minimal.

For the 2016 event, a range of Australian tour companies offered expensive packages.

To see three days of golf, including the final two rounds, six nights of accommodation and a range of other benefits, Australian Sports Tours charged $US8390 per person.

For a nine-night tour, with tickets for Thursday, Saturday and Sunday’s play, in addition to Wednesday’s Par 3 contest, The Fanatics were charging $US8990 per person.

And ausgolf’s package for five nights accommodation and tickets to all four days of play cost $US9190 for a single.

So where does it rank?

A quick comparison of food prices at other major sporting events and stadiums around the world shows just how cheap it is to get a feed at The Masters.

Not one flagship item on the menu at either of Wimbledon, Yankee Stadium or the MCG was cheaper than the food options at Augusta National.

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The disparity was most noticeable at Yankee Stadium, home of American baseball giants the New York Yankees.

The venue sells a range of basic food but also operates in the gourmet scene.

Chicken and waffles are popular at Yankee Stadium. Photo: New York Yankees

Chicken and waffles are popular at Yankee Stadium. Photo: New York Yankees

Much of that is down to baseball’s meandering pace, which lends itself to long days or evenings at the ballpark and plenty of munching.

The Yankees menu for the 2016 season was recently released and attracted significant attention.

It was headlined by the a two-foot-long cheesesteak, appropriately called the ‘Tape Measure’.

The Tape Measure will take some eating. Photo: New York Yankees

The Tape Measure will take some eating. Photo: New York Yankees

The baked roll is crammed full of steak and cheese and retails for $US27.00.

The much-criticised prices at the MCG don’t look too bad in comparison to their contemporaries, particularly Wimbledon’s Thai red chicken curry.

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