Hi, my name is Hannah Liebel, and I have worked at the Main golf shop at the Augusta National for the past three years. I began my sophomore year of high school and have returned every year for that fateful week. The Masters Golf Tournament is an internationally known event, but what is rarely known is the thousands of workers who clock in every day from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM to keep it running. In Augusta, they always advertise to high schoolers in the area that the course is hiring for the tournament, and as soon as I was old enough, I signed up. As an eager high school student, I was sure this job would be a great addition to my resume. The first year, I was placed as a T-shirt Sales Attendant in the North (Main) Golf Shop, and I have been in this position since. What does a sales attendant do, you might ask? Well, patrons tell me what number shirt they like, tell me what size they need, and I grab them, however many they want. Although a seemingly simple task, it is repeated thousands of times a day for hours on end. Working the Masters has been one of my greatest experiences during my high school years and brought me many key character-building moments. The air at the Masters is truly different; all the patrons, whether first-timers or veterans, are so excited to be there. I got to hear so many cool stories and meet people from around the world, along with a couple of celebrities. However, it was where I first learned that not everyone feels the need to be polite to workers or have respect for younger employees. As a high schooler, I was one of the youngest people behind the counter while most of my coworkers were older college students, using the job to earn credits for their sports management classes. Getting to work around these students was the best part of the job; my coworkers and I quickly became friends, going on breaks together and debriefing how the previous customer “insisted she knew we had the shirt in the back.” During our breaks, we grabbed some of the famous sandwiches and Arnold Palmers from the concessions and quickly ran to the nearest hole to see if we could catch a glimpse of the golfers in action. Championship Sunday always makes the week worthwhile; with the patrons all on the course, we also head out to ‘Amen Corner’ to watch the golfers pass through. At the end of the day, we quickly go back to the shop to catch the last few customers and watch the final putt from the break room iPad as the whole store erupts in cheers.