Key numbers for the 81st Masters that begins on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club: 250,000: The number of people who visit the Augusta, Georgia, area each year for the Masters and related events. $1,366: Average resale price for a ticket to the final round of the 2017 Masters, cheapest of the four rounds. $1,566: Average resale price for a ticket to the first round of the 2017 Masters, the most expensive of the four rounds. 620: Percentage increase in live telecast hours for the Masters from 1956 (2.5 hours) to 2016 (18 hours). $250: Cost of producing each green jacket. 1: Months it takes to make a green jacket. 1949: First year a Masters champion was presented a green jacket. $682,000: Price of 1934 and 1936 Masters winner Horton Smith’s green jacket sold at auction in 2013. $12,998: 2016 auction sale price for a vintage Augusta National member’s green jacket. 90: The percentage of the world’s golf carts that are manufactured in the US state of Georgia. 61: Number of magnolia...
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