AUGUSTA, Ga. – Brandon Holtz says he had a Caesar salad for an appetizer, steak, potatoes and cauliflower for a main course and apple pie and ice cream for dessert.
But on Tuesday morning, he could do more than that i remember what did he eat on monday night
“Oh, man, I still can taste today,” he said.
“It’s so good.”
That was his assessment of the food served at the Masters amateur dinner. While a dinner chair is most coveted on a long Tuesday night Masters Dinner of Championsthe meal prepared for him and five other amateurs the day before seemed to be equally memorable.
Hungry for more? Dig inside. (Sorry.)
Who went?
The guests of honor were notable – six amateurs playing in this year’s Masters: Holtzdefending U.S. amateur middleweight champion; Mason HowellUS Amateur winner and Jackson Herrington, Amateur runner-up; Ethan Fang, winner of the amateur championship; Fifa Laopakdee, Asia-Pacific Amateur champion; and Mateo Pulcini, the Latin American amateur winner.
But, Holtz said, about 100 people attended the meal served in the founders’ dining room inside Augusta National’s clubhouse, including Fred Ridley, chairman of the ANGC and the Masters, and other golf dignitaries.
What was the schedule like?
According to the Masters websitethe event started just before 7pm, at six in the morning the photos were taken about 15 minutes later, then the food arrived.
Each player sat at a different table, and there were a total of 14 tables.
What was officially served?
Below is the food menu, courtesy of Masters, with some Holtz thoughts:
– Caesar salad, with baby romaine, anchovies, parmesan, croutons, black sea salt and traditional dressing
– Filet mignon, crispy potatoes, baby cauliflower, bordelaise (Holtz said the cook had it medium rare, “but I like it that way. It was great. Everything fit.”
– Apple pie, vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce
And to drink? Summer.
-A chardonnay (2021 Julien Fayard, Ritchie Vineyard, Russian River Valley)
– A cabernet sauvignon (2017 Spottswoode, “Lyndenhurst”, Napa Valley)
(Holtz said he had two glasses of wine. “I’m pretty sure you could have whatever you wanted,” he said, “but it was just light, kept it light for the waiter.” He had cabernet sauvignon.)
Was there a speech?
had. Ridley spoke, along with Howell and USGA and R&A officials.
Notably, Ridley made his first of three Masters appearances 50 years ago, following his victory at the US Amateur last year. Holtz said Ridley talked about his overnight stay in the Crow’s Nest, a set of rooms on the club’s third floor where amateurs can stay overnight. (Holtz said he was there Sunday.)
Something else?
According to the Masters website, each of the six amateurs received a copy of The Life and Times of Bobby Jones.
The dinner also started in 1948 – which was four years before the first Champions Dinner.
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