Mini-photo gallery of locations to buy Masters tickets

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Getting ownership of a Masters badge is something that requires getting on a waiting list and having decades of patience.

In other words, forget about it.

But like every other event in sports, if you're willing to pay a hefty price, you can get a ticket (they call them badges) to the Masters. I've talked to many people here the last few years who bought from scalpers.

They pay. Oh, they pay.

The ticket-brokers work in varying locations, as the following photos I took this week in Augusta show:

And now, I'm off to have my last look at Amen Corner. Later today I'll file some stuff from the course, and tonight I'll have a column on either the 2009 Masters champion or a player who is leaving here with a broken heart.