Way too expensive to buy unless for business. Masters is one of those things that you let happen naturally. Sometimes an invite or tickets land in your lap. Sometimes they don’t. But have long thought that the price is ridiculous at a retail end user level. As awesome as it is I can’t help but think it isn’t worth it in the secondary market for individual use.
But if a pair of Berkmans passes end up in your lap….you go. Short of a brothers wedding or fathers funeral….go.
In your situation…..if the buddy goes every year and is cool and doesn’t need the money. You accept them and Venmo $500 apiece. On open market those are gonna go for a much bigger number.