Eight celebrities will compete in the Road to the Masters Invitational featuring EA Sports PGA Tour on April 2 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET. The event will take place prior to the first official practice round of the 87th Masters Tournament.
UPDATE: (4-1) Just wanted to bump this up and remind everyone the event is tomorrow. Participants include Tony Finau, Garrett Hilbert (Dude Perfect), Lexi Thompson, TimTheTatman, Josh Allen, Iona Stephen, Eric Church and Roger Steele.
UPDATE: (4-2) The Road to the Masters Invitational has started.
Players can watch the action on ESPN+, the ESPN app or the following streaming pages:
A shorter version of the event will be shown on ESPN2 on April 5 at 7:00PM ET.
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A cross-section of participants from the worlds of sports, entertainment, gaming and social media will convene in Augusta National’s Press Building in front of a live audience to play EA SPORTS PGA TOUR: Road to the Masters, which will be available worldwide on Friday, April 7. The full list of participants will be revealed at a later date.
A crew of four broadcasters will deliver commentary throughout the event. Rich Lerner of Golf Channel will serve as the host, while Amanda Renner of CBS and ESPN’s Michael Collins and Marty Smith will provide live analysis.
Four teams of two will play in an alternate-shot format on EA SPORTS PGA TOUR: Road to the Masters. Following nine holes, the top two teams will advance to a three-hole, alternate-shot final round at Amen Corner, hole Nos. 11-13 at Augusta National Golf Club.
Road to the Masters Invitational is a private event and tickets are not on sale. The audience will be through invitation only and include the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta and the First Tee of Augusta. Expected guests also include the winners of the 2023 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur champion Harrison Crowe, 2023 Latin America Amateur champion Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, and competitors from the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Later this month the team plans to provide an EA Sports PGA Tour course playthrough. Details on that should arrive early next week. If you missed the Career Mode details, check it out here.
EA Sports PGA Tour releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC for $69.99 on April 7. Anyone that pre-orders will receive the following:
- THE PLAYERS Championship Gear
- The Grand Slam Gear Bundle (Gear items celebrating The Majors)
- Scotty Cameron Putter
Fans that pre-order the Deluxe Edition, which costs $84.99, will receive the game three days earlier on April 4. The Deluxe Edition includes the following:
- Exclusive Early Access to Augusta National
- THE PLAYERS Championship Gear
- The Grand Slam Gear Bundle (Gear items celebrating The Majors)
- Scotty Cameron Putter
- 1500 Premium PGA TOUR POINTS
- PGA TOUR XP Bundle
- Augusta National Amen Corner Gear
- Madden NFL 23
The EA Sports PGA Tour trial also arrives on April 4 for EA Play subscribers. EA Play Pro subscribers will get access to the full game that same day.
