US EditionMasters Sticks to No-Phone Tradition, Ejects a Former Major Champion
Security escorted the 1989 Open champion off the course after he was caught using a phone, a violation that can bring immediate expulsion.
- On Tuesday, 13-time PGA Tour winner Mark Calcavecchia was removed from the 90th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club for violating the tournament's strict no-phone policy. Security escorted the 1989 Open Championship winner off the grounds.
- Augusta National enforces a total ban on personal electronic devices, including cell phones, tablets, and laptops, to "maintain a traditional atmosphere." Violating this rule results in immediate expulsion and loss of tickets.
- Calcavecchia, 65, was attending as an "honorary invitee," a recognition reserved for major championship winners. When contacted by media, he did not deny the incident, stating "I've got nothing negative to say about Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters."
- Enforcement of these rules is common among all attendees. Last year, Arizona State University coach Matt Thurmond was removed for wearing shorts, while broadcaster Charlie Rymer lost credentials in 2011 after using a cell phone.
- To accommodate visitors needing to communicate, the Masters partners with AT&T to provide banks of traditional telephones on the grounds. The club maintains strict requirements that all attendees leave personal electronics behind.
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Former British Open champion Mark Calcavecchia was booted from The Masters earlier this week for rule breaking. The “honorary invitee” was removed by security for using his phone. Augusta National has a strict no-phone policy, which applies to all attendees. Calcavecchia found out the hard way. He’s since responded publicly, though it’s done little to provide clarity on the situation. Electronic devices to include cell phones, tablets, laptops, …
The Masters Kicks Out Major Champion for Breaking Augusta's Strict Rule
It doesn’t matter if you’re a first-time attendee, a longtime member of Augusta National Golf Club or Tiger Woods himself; when you’re on the grounds for the Masters Tournament, you’d better not get caught with a cell phone in your hand. Mark Calcavecchia, a 13-time PGA Tour champion and winner of the 1989 Open Championship, just learned that lesson the hard way.According to Golfweek, Masters security removed Calcavecchia from Augusta National t…
One of the arts of attending Augusta National is to comply with the strict prohibitions of the Masters. It is forbidden to run, wear the cap with the visor behind, tear off any object from the field and, above all, to speak by mobile phone. In fact, the safety of the tournament is enabled to remove until the exit any electronic device type tablet, searches, cell phone if they detect that you carry it above.
Golf star kicked out of Masters after breaking strict rule
Mark Calcavecchia, who claimed The Open Championship title in 1989, was removed from Augusta National this week after breaching the venue's stringent mobile phone rules.The 65-year-old American had been present at the Georgia course as an "honorary invitee" ahead of the 2026 Masters, a privilege extended to him as a major championship winner.Security personnel escorted Calcavecchia from the premises after discovering he had violated the device b…
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