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The Masters 2026. Tradition Reigns
Golf, Natural Beauty and the Famous $1.50 Pimento Cheese Sandwich
At the Masters, while the world's best golfers chase the Green Jacket, thousands of patrons line up for a simpler prize: a $1.50 pimento cheese sandwich.
The "pimento cheese" sandwich is a cornerstone of the Masters experience, served in a distinctive green plastic bag designed to blend into the meticulously groomed turf of Augusta National should a wrapper ever stray. Despite global inflation, the price of this Southern staple has remained at $1.50 for decades, a testament to the tournament's commitment to tradition and affordability.
The history of the sandwich is as rich as its creamy filling.
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Today, the sandwich remains a "must-have" serving as a nostalgic bridge to the tournament's humble beginnings. As former chairman Billy Payne once noted, the cost of a pimento cheese sandwich is treated with as much seriousness as the height of the course's grass. For golf enthusiasts, biting into that nondescript white bread is as much a part of April as the blooming azaleas.
