Very early tomorrow morning Australian time, Matt Jones will tee off in the Masters for the first time.

It’s a dream Jones has had since childhood and one that even this time last week, he didn’t think would happen this year.

His win last week at the Shell Houston Open to earn the last invite to Augusta has been well documented but reality is still yet to sink in for the 33-year-old from New South Wales.

"It hasn’t sunk in; I haven’t had time to let the win sink in because it was such a rush getting from Houston to Augusta," said Jones who is still trying to familiarise himself with Augusta National.

"Trying to figure out where I have to go, where I can go, it’s all very new to me; I’m still not comfortable when I walk in yet."

"But hopefully I am back here next year; I will be a little bit more comfortable then."

A course until now he had only seen on television, Jones believes that he has the game style to handle his own on Augusta’s fairway.

"It was good to get out and see the golf course and play all those amazing holes that I have seen on TV so many years as a kid in Australia and then over here watching it," added Jones.

"It’s hard to explain what it’s like to be out there inside the ropes with all the fans cheering, and then hitting those shots that the legends of the game have hit for so many years before me. The whole back nine was amazing; the whole 18 was amazing really."

"It definitely should be a course that suits my game. I just need to get a good feel for the course, where to hit it, what lines I should take off tees and where I need to be hitting it on greens.

"I have to do it all on short notice but it suits my eye off the tee which is very important because if you’re comfortable of the tee it helps every other part of your game."

Jones was given some advice by his Tuesday playing partners Kevin Stadler, Craig Stadler and Mark Calcavecchia and today he will learn from Adam Scott.

"They gave me pointers on a couple of holes. But mostly gave me the pin locations on the holes so that I could practice chipping and putting to certain pins so I could get a feel for the greens," added Jones.

"I am also playing with Scotty and Thomas Bjorn. We are playing the back nine together so it will be good to get someone else’s perspective and ideas on the course."

Jones attributes much of his success last week and his journey to Augusta to his long time coach and PGA Professional Gary Barter.

"It’s so important," said Jones of his relationship with Barter, "we have worked together since I joined The Australian Golf Club when I was 15. I am 34 in a couple of weeks so that makes it 19 years of work that we have put in."

"I think he is pretty ecstatic to see me get out here because he has helped build and create the swing that I have now. It’s a lot of his work that has gone into my swing and golf game over the years."

"It’s great that we have reached Augusta and that he can experience Augusta for the first time with me as well."

Matt Jones will play alongside 1998 Masters Champion Sandy Lyle and Ken Duke for the first two rounds of his Masters debut. They tee off at 11.35am in Augusta which is 1.35am on Friday in Australia.