Best seat for Masters’ finish requires chair, early arrival

Empty chairs sit around the 18th green before the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Augusta, Ga. Fans get to the Masters early, waiting outside the gates for the doors to open. They set up their chairs, then leave _ walking to course to follow a certain golfer and when they come back, no one has moved their chair. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Empty chairs sit around the 18th green before the fourth round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Augusta, Ga. Fans get to the Masters early, waiting outside the gates for the doors to open. They set up their chairs, then leave _ walking to course to follow a certain golfer and when they come back, no one has moved their chair. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

By Associated Press April 12, 2015 4 min read

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Grabbing a front row spot for the chance to watch a historic finish at the Masters is easy: Be at the gate when the doors open, walk briskly to No. 18 and plop down a chair.

Then wander off.

Grab some breakfast, go shopping or walk around Augusta National enjoying the day. When golfers start on the back nine, return to find that chair still in the same spot.

Yes, the Masters takes saving a seat to an entirely different level.

“You know if you put your chair down, nobody’s going to move it,” Anne Costigan of Baltimore said. “It’s safe where it is. Nobody does that. It’s so unique.”